Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-04-06
LEGISLATURE OF VIRGINIA.
TAuRsDAv, ArnIL |, 1852.
SEN ATE.
Prayer b. HE Rc". D.. Howell, Of tho BAPTIST Church
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COMMUNICATION from lie House OF Delegates was rcal.
. Tire bills Rad Gua re.cTTcd.
The bill to :inai ciap.cr Isl OF the Code, was with the
House nmenncn ordered 10 liz the table on moon Q;
1 Mr. Whrsos.
Mr.. srovAL from the Committee on Finance e. :epor.
ted Senate bills assessing license TAX Tor tile years !s' ana
1888; creating commissioners r sink!ng und providing
Tor The payment Of the in;ercat on ani Fcdetp
ii2 II the public dchi and providing for transeng ana
canctns certain stocks held BY The Board o rnoc WORKS
anI releasing II William iedon The right OF the Common
! wealth 10 lo Of land in the town OF Alexandria
. Mr SnErFEY, from the committee on Roads, Nc report
g! bill To amend and ecnact act entitled an act 10 IN.
corporate the Fairfax and Potomac Plank Road Company
The bills taken up OF their order on the calendar,
+; read and ordered TO printed.
l Mr.. CowAS, from the joint committee the Armory,
made report which read and ordered 10 be printed
Inc bill relation to bail IL certain cases. came up the
unInishCd business.
The Committee of Cou,!s of Justice reported substitute
for the House BILL and the question STRIFE all OF
{ the substitute except the first section.
Mr. SHEFrEv offered amendment 10 the substitute
which would the discharge of defendant held in
custody unGe. existing laws. Carried.
Tn" bill was further amended motion OF Mr. BaEST
who then Withdrew the amendment first offered the sub
slifuc.
O.e amendments adopted and ;he bill passed Mr.
SuurrEv proposed the title "A bill repeating The Act
passed the 3lst day OF March lS5l allowing bail ccrtan
rsscs and requiring, in lieu Of the provisions of said act
ha The delenan IN certain cases and on certain cond!.
tone shall answer ntnrrogatnrcs before Judgment"
On motion of Mr. Thomas the Senate resolved itself into
Committee Of the Whoa-,i. Mason in the Char-anI
stunned c consideration Of the bill concerning Commission
ers oi the Rcvtnac.
Mr SmAoKELroRp moved strike from the bill the follow.
ing ciausa:
The ead Of each family shall be entitled 10 hold exempt
from asat!on neat cattle hogs and sheep of The aggregate
value Of one hundred dollars or in lieu thereof equal
hmoun; any personal property not otherwise exempted
I tom laGatiDn."
i Mr. ::mAcxELroaD sustained his amendment.
Mf STUART offered the following amendment 10 the
\ amendment:
The Revenue shall the property oi any head OF
family whose whole personal property in the estimation of
tie Commissioner, Is not worth more than sou.
hr. STUART addressed the committee ii favor OF his
amendment.
Mr.. AAGrR cxhoried members make this proposition
question This bill had been before the Senate
weeks and while there -, he did like, and he
clause desired be amended particularly objectionable
he nevertheless was anxious thai the bill should be passed
by the Senate with few alterations possible. He ad
visrd that members would combine and vote down amend
mGnts. We were n1w in the third month OF the session.
and exceedingly important that haste should he made
To relieve the Stale from impcnlnc pccuniay difficulty
Mr. STovALL WINS in a'ni OF making alterations in the
bid Mr. s. who Chhrman of the Finance Committee
produced statistics ~ show that the constituents OF the gen.
.ieman who had snukcn n bill exempted To
greater degree than ha constituents, and there was no
foundation the complain. which had been made lie
,;ew showed that ,herr very opinion
The value Of The tobacco crop. He likewise showed that
the tax bill would have to be framed upon conjectural es
the bill rassed 1twas not proba-
Die that any gcnemans opinions would be changed upon
Il tia bilI
Mr. MAn7lv desired to know If the Senator from Halifax
intended abandon his amendment He had submitted
long proposition to amend.
ST. Si that ma Ohlcc 10 prevent o!scHs
sion. IL would abandon his umcndmen all that he de-
sired ,.a., that members would proceed to vote.
MI STUART would vote against striking out. Bu II the
claus" stricken he desired his amendment inserted.
r SuacxELFosD replied to the Senate from Louisa He
r"ncGcI that The collections not paid over until The
l5tE Decrger and il wss not expected that
licenses could be paid until after the usual me-lst o.;
! June.
r M.R7t roul vote for the proposition strike out
md would do principle because he was opposed Ia
nI exemptions The proposition to exempt was small
matter 1t would exempt some poor men from small tax
who would much rather pay IT, bear some OF the ourhens oi
government and stand up FREQ fio bel;e"ed toe
IT.: clause violation of the Constitution Ihc same pro-
position hnd been made in the Convention and voted down
again and again II was intended TO give The Legislature
power only exempt public property For the reasons
already given, he could vote for the proposition OF The
; gentleman from Patrick, tMf. STrART)
u 81 DESEALE surprised at the appeal made By the ST.
from Louisa for gentlemen to override their objections
IL the bill and Vote down amendments
Mr. AMBLEa explained.
Mr. DEsEaLE continued He read from the Con :tution
ard con,sadet that this exemption was unconstitutional
and he for cxemPng any portion OF the pro-
per;y uf the Commonwealth. His constituents enjoyed the
advantages of the Internal improvement policy Of the State,
ard willing 10 be taxed TO support The government lie
saw danges ahead There was settled policy on the part
o the great political parties Of the counry-;o Judge BY
the conduct Of th" to make this suhec. great
political question. He loved his party, and ne
bcrcd The effects Of bill previously passed by Demo
cratic Legislature although that necessary 10
save tie cred OF the Siuc II this policy Is TO be pursued
he should be extremely careful how he voted appropriations
hereafter. 1t the duty Of gentlemen to reouSe these
cr Of their presses 10 make party capital OUT OF these
FtHHlihlcs.
/ Mr. CowAs would vote for the proposition 10 strike out
He favor Of cSempting cattle. sheep and hogs
The Senator from Halifax hal said that twohirds 81 the
people Of Russell would tc taxed under this bill Even
s he opposed TO ali exemptions. unde this bill, the
ca;ic nj his constituents unusy and epprcssVeiy
taxed while the tobacco and other products OF the councs
Pitsyl"ana and Halifax escaped comparatively free from
bnrihebs. fc woula 20 humc md show his people how
Easern Virginia made them the taxes All Of The Sem
utorS West of The iiIeghanv had taken the ground
Mr. STovALL continued the debate. He had been opposed,
1T The last election, by talented and influential gentleman
and ii wos contended against him thr 81 that tie
man, because he thought that certain amount OF
personal property ought TO be exempted which, he thought
would irn. the burthcns THAI class OF population VINO
able bear it, The principle right md he did not
inquire upon whom fell lie should vote agans! striking
ou although he preferred the payer 10 "head Of
, famit:.'
In the course Of his speech Mr. STovAL was Intercepted
by McSsrs. C0wAS, WARD, DESEALE and RAssELL.
Mr. CEEIGH made Argument against the inequalities oi
thr bill, ana in reply 20 the Senator from Halifax.
The proposition strike los-ayes H. noes r.
Mr. SAUNDERS moved h. the committee rise. Lost, by
l rira rocc vote. ~
Nj DESEALg moved that the committee r!se and the bill
and amendments be reported 10 the Senate
II Mr. SACwpEa. moved that tho committee rise Carried
!! 5ya rising votc-ayes 2l, noes
IT:r3re TIC question taken Mr. SnAcKELroRp tasfcd
know il the motion was in ORDER no business having IN
crrenc since first motion 10 rise had been voted do%n
The Chair decided il TO be in order
The committee rnsc the Chairman reported and leave was
.r-ntcd s again.
On motion OF sir STovALt Senate bill authorizing the ia
OF coupon bonds, taken out Of its order An
amendment proposed by Mr SHRrFET was adopted and The
oi ordered TO It's engrOssmeni.
T,, nf Mr Senate adjourned.