Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1852-03-20
HOUSE OF DELEGATES,
RlcuY oND, March Is, 52.


You have; bcfore ihisaate, seen that
the Revenue BIZ has passed The lower
House BY vote Of 81, being four more
than the constitutional number II has
caused much bitterness Of feeling between
The east and west; but q few western
men voted 10, it. II the Tax Bill is fam.
ed on such return as prescribed to the
commissioners, then thers will be no e.
quality in ta1ation. There are exemp.
lions in the Bill, and the advantages Of
exemption arc in favor Of the rich. will
give few instances Of it's inequality. |,
is said that the Exchange Hotel Of this city
has 1000 worth of furniture in it; yel
HE owher Of the establishment pays no
tdx on said furniture; bu, mere license
only equal TO the Landlord whc has not
over $500 worth Of furniture. Again,-a
few rods from where write, OH beau.
,iful lawn in The rear Of splendid man.
sion, surrounded By vines and evcrsreens,
serpcnline walks, shady bowers and sum.
mer uscs,-stand seven pieces Of mar
Bile sta,uary, all beautiful beyond desc'ip-
ton, costing, perhaps, seven. Ten or fifteen
thousand dollars. and yet the Merchant
prince" who INDUCES his fancy in luxu.
ties; has bis nude marble yimmen'' ex.
enp,ed from taxation, because Brother
Goode 81. Alechlinburg desires 10 encout-
age the arts, and, suppose, sciences also.
Anothes instance. was requested few
days since BY bachelor friend, 10 look at
some paintings in his chamber, and trust
he viii excuse me for what ! write. In
that small room were twelve paintings, all
very valuable, but three Of them Of very
grss. value. One has no equal in the
Union, no. even the great paintings pur.
chased by Mr.. Robb, Of New Orleans, at
the Bonaparte sale, are equal TO the one
alluds. They were all painted in Italy by
the Dlasters,-some Of them by the young.
er Raphael; yet the many thousond dol.
lars worth Of property i'll that room IS free
Of taxation, because Brother Goode de-:
tires "to encourage the arts.'
I will not weaty you moro with these
dull details. thrust the Bill will be killed
in the Senate, and such an one framed as
will exempt nothing except property TO
the amour, Of 5000 in the hands Of the
poor. One of the Delegates Of your Coun.
ty, by motion had the bill amended to ex-
empt tall work on hand Of mechanics, for
salo.p The same amendment had before
been defeated several times in different
form.
The Bill PASSED last week by the House,
extending the time for commencing the
Morsan,own Wire Suspension Bridge was
passed BY the Sens,e; but it was discor-
cred lha, it was not in accordance with the
Constitution, and it was reconsidercd. a.
mcndel and passed again. Il will coms
back to the House to day for concurrence,
and will pass.
The Hon. Henry A. Wise is still! in the
city, and is advocating strenuously the
right Of way actoss Brooke county for the
Pittsburgh. s,eubsnville and Ohio Rail
Road. tits rumo,ed that be is employed
BY the city Of Pittsburgh.
The Senate las'passed bill providing
for the County Elections, and fixing the
time on the 4,h Thursday Of April, which
] earnestly hope vii! be concurved in by
the Housc.
The House has aIie passed 9 Bill p:osi.
dihg for distrclins the coun,ies into Mag.
islertal Districts.
As the time approaches TOY holding the
State Conventions, there is some interest
felt in Presidential ntrigues. It is very
uncertain who gets the Democratic vote
Of Virginia. But from the line Of the
Whig Press, one is led 10 believe that Fill.
more is the favorite Of the Virginia Wings,
yet i, is certain lha, Gen. Scott is to be
The Wing candidate. lie is the favortc Of
The North, and Virginia Wings may as
well suceomb; for Seward and Greedy are
determined 10 pour the /" !licriean Nus
tang Linimcn" down their threats.
Messrs. Nel6on & Knote, Of Wheeling,
have just left this city. They we're here
as the agents Of their city, 10 close the
con'raa as 10 the State Guaranty OF the
100000 Bonds to the Baltimore aud Ohio
Rail Road. The State is secured by the
Bonds themselves, and the addition Of the
Water Works and Wharf.
have omitted much llla. | desired 10
write but will have more time in my
next. Twill no, 80 into details Of legis.
ls',on. because your rea,ers-sss all in tho
papers; but ! will write Of things rarely
seen in print, in The future.
England imports from tho continent