Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-07-04


NoRSiSo SrssIoS--The Convention purSuln; to a!.
Iournncn after prayer BY inc Rev Dr. Lee Of '"e Me
;hudisi Church. the journal III Tuesday vas read and aP
proved.
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT.
On motion, the CVnyrnun resolved He'll into COMMITTEE
of Whole upon TIC Ieg..la"" Rsnp't. Inc i' ar wa
taken up Tor consideration Tic II scytna rrts ldNa
ton stall be equal end niiuu ITyu ,hp"i the State All
property shall b. taxed IN pr"poTtrn - lis n; 10 So "a
rrraned b. law No species o property -'hl oc t'S;
higher than another Species o: property al @q va'Ge ~;
mich snail b" levied hut property ." rA:ip'
ed from taxation by nnjnri,g Of III" whole Number OF r'
bCra elected tn serve in each House III Assembly
Mr. GARNET proposed strike The words 'ihh
shall cquu and uniform throughout the Suir an.
10 insert the words "axon shall be Ius, equal ia ia
5uens AMI BENEFITS ana neither the people property OF
section OF the shall be taxed for exclusive be-
n4i, Of another. Ih- Committee, question pu,
disagreed 10 The amendment.
Mr.. FAuLKSER in III: latte. portion of the LIT section,
proposed strike out the word naJorty and to !"aci IL
stead Of il "thrcr f'!s.'
The amendment agreed ty-aYes So noes 81.
r. GoupE move! 10 add 10 the l.. suc'; ~ rla i'o"in2
"aad shall hecscdon sivc VIM has 60. "a'"e'
lie age OF II years"
h!r. MCtRE moved to strike from tie spirent TX al"
y insert IS,
the Committee r.as occupied during The moaning session
discus .Ia u5y; tie taxation VI aG' exemption .i
certain i;iatters
The arguments used ware those presented in the Geaa'c
upon the -= question The hI. past having
arrived tie char taken ~ Ia President, ami tnca i"e
Convention TOOK r So rniil AZ Oh
~ iGrNUON SESSION.
The PRxs;pE.T the In If ! !. ucnrt the tire
20 whi:n ,,,a L,nsentiun took rccr-s.
Mr. LY&cH presented lac proc GiaGt "f several '"eia.'
held in counties OF C-Hpo" and Il ifrd IN sc:i"!'
with rao,t,ns udDpted b. thosc meeting" ac snso
III HE p-on. taken the COMPROMISE -::n'h r"s1'h
IN Instructions their -c tie !turr. npi "nn
:Jr fccons !crat:oU vi hr csilt cJmrros,a 4" '
.arcs, practicable AttdCtlc ~: Ins'rh .: n-
Bedford 100 sina:ucs, those 1M lamp.
bell o93
II stated 6s H LYScH that tier, s'ii 'ih"' pl.
pcrS received BY Gn wa,in.,'nef ~ litter ~
mcrou-!y sgGed-uno from Gcd;1:d WIKI ocp hint'rc u!
more 81 .nai,Ircs.
Mr. "ISorIELp stated Inst he had not examined me M
strpcocs nccivcd they 81 D'i'y !" II" coz
s;iluent, and gave notice t'ai, tn 9 ~ Jazz, hf VIZ
Reconsideration, unless ercats should ,ftn-cr u
which had frvwed.e. The proceedings ". W
motion, laid upon the able.
LEGISLATIVE REPORT. -
On notion the Cs:"rniion resolved itself into C0El'-
| OF the WIZ L. upon TIE Legislative R,p'r'. ,g
| Nr. MuuRE win TIA consent Of the Cor, rG., ="
his amendment for sSiGE out IL md n-e:;!n- { M
Nr HYsuR presented III. following, GdiiiIeA - "
amendment OF IL. GUIDE: INA
Nor .ivTac: mules, ard Other cattle IE4| ,
ac five years; nogs ard =h=.p udes e age d ~
! yeas" .
! The question being pat upon The Amendment, it vas
| &C -rve- IS nscs52 ,n
". FLOYD Jared tie following amend ncn IS IN '
TO- 10 the amendment CT W.. GooD- "Nor On n-A :'
! q. 0! hogs" .h,,
! On mo'ion tbs Committee :o-e, and nc coaTe".'a wv
] a 'afnrd.
/ Ir. Webster has returned " asn.:cn from Va |' -,
Springs where lie partopk Of pubic hin, rr On '"'
az well as those Of Sir Henry Bu!~sf Dir. Levin I. ~