Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-01-31


Prayer by tho Rev. DR.. EARLfr' Oh Tue "e'"o''s'
church
The journal Of the preceding day was READ ana ap-
proved f.sO9
,xxpxxpIrupKs roa FITTING UP THE oHuHcH.
Mr. HAYS have been requested to oner resoiil-
tion for the consideration OF Tue IS "
authorize the Secretary 10 audit an account for coal and
ether articles Of fuel and glasses pitchers &c. which
~, ,id h. ,ba Sergeant at Arms have been furnished
for the nae Of the Convention The resolution is Us fol-
Iowa: a.. ,r..,..,..: H.
an,horssd to certify for payment the Within account in
favor of A. r. Thornton being for articles furnished for
tha vac. of the Convention, amounting to S49.S4.
NJ sHEFFEY However correct the account may
Ia Il should be examined by some committee Of the
nvention and hope the resolution will DO referred to
she committee of which Mr.. b. GARNET is chairman,
whose duty it was to superntend the refttng Of this
building L think that ell Of accounts, whatever
they may be- should be examined by committee
appointed for that purpose and even then doubt maen
it. without an act Of tho General Assembly, the Auditor
viii pay these accounts
The PRESIDENT. It may DO doubted whether the
select committee of which Mr. a. GAaSEIT was char-
man not Tsncfss oFeio would suggest the proPrie
~ of the raaing of COMMITTEES on Accounts 10 cosst
Of three members.
Mr.. SHEFFEY. suppose tho select COMMITTEES Is
1eess oseio and will therefore move to lay the reso-
luton on the table with view to carry out the sug
gsstion Of the President. 80
III.
OF it
The resolution was laid on tho table
APPOINTMENT or A COMMITTEES on ACCOUNTS
Hr SHEFFEY now move that committee OF
three members be appointed examine and report upon
all accounts for the incidental expenses of the Conven.
ton
The motion was agreed to. and
The PRESIDENT appointed the committee to consist
Of the following named gentlemen. Msssra u GAaSETT
Ssowpxx and NxxxozrH:
usIrolx SYSTEM OF TAXATION.
Mr. Bolts Il will be recollscted by the Convention
%fat when il was the month of October LAST
Isusmitted resolution Of inquiry, which was referred
to the Committee ON the Legislative Department upon
the subject of uniform system of taxation II was
INV uurnose at the time to nave foowedup that resolu
ton with some other resolutions connected with the SUB
iect but the Convention however adjourned, before
had matured in my own MUD the form IN which those
resolutions ought to be presented he Legislative
Commit "a learn have the subject now under consde
ration and beg leave to offer the accompanying resolu
ton which 10 modification, in some particulars of the
resolution which / FIRST submitted
Resolped Tint the Committee the Legislative De-
partment of the Government be instructed to inquire
into the expedency of incorporating in the Constu
ton. the following provision:
There shall be uniform system of ad valorem taxa
tion on every description of property real personal and
mixed except such may be specially exempted, BY a
vote of twohrds of the whole number elected of each
male adult shall be liable to tax, in not less
than cents.
will simply state in explanation Of the exemption
which this resolution proposes to make that it has
CURED that there might be some articles which
it would be proper to exempt from taxation and
which without the exemption proposed here, this prov
would impose upon the Legislature the necessity OF
taxing. For example such articles wearing apparel
family provisions mechancs tools Libraries and some
of the descriptions of public property might very pro-
pery be exempted and therefore desire to put it in
the power of the Legislature by vote of twothrds OF
nth branches to make that exemption. The accompa-
uyib,g resolution is as follows:
al sail not be lawful for the Legislature to create
a nuhc debt without, at the time, making such
an increase in the per centage of taxation as will be
sufficient to the payment of the same, when 1t be-
comes due"
TIC chico. If this Is to make those persons response
he for the debt who createdis think it will perhaps
have the effect Of preventing extravagant and njudi-
,op, ouays Of pul Vic money, and at the same time,
revben public con 6dence in the credit and stocks of
the State. The other opposition is as follows
No bill making an appropriation or creating q pub
lie debt for a sum excee Jng - dollars Shall be-
come law without the nction OF majority OF the
whole number elected Of och b.aneh Of the LegsLa-
trre"
offer these resolutions ana ask their reference 10 me
Committee on the Legislative Department.
The resolutions were so referred under the rule.
PRINTING rHE TABLES OF POPULATION EEruRAS
Mr.. WATTS, of Roanoke. offered resolution ,aroy
ding for the printing of 1900 extra copies of the tou
lar statements of population but subsequently wthdre
IL on the ground that he informed that the state
ent referred inaccurate and needed correction
REGULATIONS OF EXPENDITURES BY COUNTY AUTHORITIES.
Mr. CARTER Of Russell. offered the following resolu-
ton and il referred to the Committee County
Courts
Resolred, That the Committee County Courts in
quire the rroprety of withholding from the county
tots Of the poor and all other county trbu
nas the power to grant extra compensation in any case
after public service has been performed or after
contract entered into for the performance of the
And ALSO of Withholding from them the power to grant
by appropriation otherwise. any amount Of money on
any claim real pretended, where the shall not
have been provided for by preeXistng order And Also
Of withholding from them the power increase d.
uniah the compensation fees or other allowance OF
any Office employment during the thon existing term
Of the same
Mr. JOHNSON If there is nothing before the Con-
vention move that it now adjourn.
The motion was agreed to- md the Convention ,d
journed until toi morrow at o'clock
TURSDAH J, January %, 1851
ITO Convention met nursuant To adjournment.