Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-04-13
LEGISLATURE or VIRGINIA.
FRIDAY, April Q, 1852.
SENATE.

Lieut.. Governor LEAKE IN the Chair.
4 communication from the House was received.
The bills transmitted herewith were read and rcfcrred-
The preamble and resolutions in relation 10 military land
w,rrsn. vas on motion Of Mr. SHRFFEr laid on the table
The Senate resumed Reconsideration of the bill
ing Commissioners Of the Revenue The first paragraph o
the 7th section Of The bill reads thus:
~ From the lists thus furnished the Commissioner OF
the Revenue for each district shall mako state
nenls in the be prescribed and furnished BY the Au
tltor Of Public Accounts, which shall truly and distinctly
set urlh:'
The following paragraph of the section being under
siderRtiuD.
"Hc shall ascertain from each person residing his district
the of his income in money during The year,
lover and above hundred doar in consideration OF the
discharge of any office employment in the service of The
State oiher than that OF officer Of government receiving
salary Of the treasury considera of The dis
charge Of any office employment in the service of
poaion created by This State (ohcr than fire associations
in the service of any company firm, person. except
where the service that OF minister Of The gospel Tor is
one al labor IN some mechanic art trade handcaf or man
ulactufr.')
Mr. SwggsEY proposed amend The 7th section BY str
king out the above, and inserting
"Hc shall ascertain from each person residing in his dis
cr, the amount of interest profit which may have been
received by such person. or been converted into principal
eo to become an interest bearing suJec otherwise
appropriated within The year next preceding the Isl day OF
February whether arising from money loaned from bonds
notes other securities for money acquired BY purchase
from bonds or certificates OF debt OF this any other
State in the Union foreign State of public
corporation created by This any othor State except such
interest profit as is exempt by law.
ale shall ascertain from each person residing his die
ct the aggregate amount of solvent bonds and other
rites dGc such person. and included in preceding
paragraph after dedncng hereirom the amount due from
slch person as principal debtor"
The proposition ia!!cd-ayea Is, noes II.
Dir. Tn MAS moved 10 add TO The paragraph oIempting
The income OF certain persons from taxation those employed
in mechanic and clerks in whose salaries
$500 ana less Rejected.
Mr. THoMAs again moved 10 exempt gas and work,
after the OF the principal and interest OF
such property and the expenses Of keeping the same the
vote heretofore rejecting being recondeed upon motion
Of Mr.. CREGH. Rejected.
Those portions Of the clause (Hiihin parenhesisl
stricken The first motion of Mr. CAMPBELL; the
cond motion Of Mr.. Mason; the third motion of Sir
DrSEALE; aud The fourth the motion of Mr. SHAcxEL
FORD.
Mr.. MASON proposed 10 amend by adding the section
the following:
"And in order 10 place the Agricultural and other interests
upon footing not less favorable than that of bond holders
and money lenders he shall allow each person engaged in
farming otherwise assessed with taxable property de
due, thereom in hike manner the amour, due from such
per.un 10 Others"
In Offering this amendment, Mr.. MASON stated that he
opposed 10 this whole system OF audits and exemp
tons as operating partially and for the benefit OF those
able bear but If they be introduced in hi,
BILL the settled policy Of its friends he fel, constrained
use hs efforts 10 protect the grsa, agricultural interests oil