Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-06-04
FRIDAY MORNING, JUNEl 4, 1852.
LEGISLATURE OK yiRctsIa.
MONDAY, Max 81, 1852.
SECAT.

EVENING SEssmS-'lhe Senate hrf past O'Clock
| Lieut.. Gov Lrakc in The chair.
II was resolved 10 cacCd with the tax BILL the resolution
adopted this morning srng the AFTERNOON sessions 10 The
| calendar. 10 Tie contrary Notwithstanding.
The blanks in The substitute had been flied excepting ht
tax On sa:!ics.
hir SHrrrEY propose! tho amcn!ncnt which was adopt
ed and recognized in lie till by its bang encioset
within brackets.
M sweeney proposed Gil ths blank with the f,llaw
ing:''tcn each hundred dcars excess il
The BE- aan S400 and fifty cnt ,u
dc dollars Of such cxress if The be than $780,
This rr"rusiiar was opposed Dy Mcssls. REGER, BAs
SELL DENEALE SHErrEy Rn DnuoLAs; and supported BY
Mcssrs. SWEENEY, CARLISGruS and WATSON.
Mr. SWEENEY said he WAS opposed 10 taxing the labor
far thai labor is necessary 10 tie support Of h
iamy. Probably much money could be raistd by h:
proposition as v any other .. had offered. Tr pro-
position exempt SlU0 worth Of personal property had beer
fully discussed IL The Senate ard l been Decided uro 10y
this tJdy. He did no! hleyea ml's luDn should be es
mated capital. There neither justice equity in
such assumption The man who works his own farm
not lie taxed because he ece"ss salary The getting
500 for his services has not 81 At the end Of the year
ard you tax him, wslie e who ducs his work is
charged wi aNs At all the proceeds of his labu
II lie be faxed and il has DECIDED he stall be
h. suud be- laNut more than propert on The game
amount In addition il must be remembered, tha, lie la
bor!GG has 10 pay caniiann tax 1t wonld he hard
to rqlre dhoIing man TO pay more taxes on labor than
the c. palisl has tu pay capital
Th: ayes and being demanded, the amendment OF
Mr.. SwEE:Er WAS lost, as fellows:
hYEs-Mcssrs. Amber, Rsnxlon, Darlington, Saunders,
Stuart. Sweeney, Ward, Watson, Whi,e.-9.
NoEs-h hies=rs. Barnett BassciI Brent, Boykin Brown,
Cnbeli, Cowan, Crcgh Dcnnlle Dnuglas Funscn Gran
than, Grave:, hcredith Muncure, Parker Paxtpn, Ptn,
Roger, Shscks!iod, Shands, Shelley, Shcr!crd Stova,
Tate, Thonas-2G.
Mr. WARD proposed 10 amend by inserting The following
egheea every hundred dollars OF such excess"
Mr. nnuGLAs called ihc ayes and this amendment
and il was lost, follows:
AvEsilessrs. An,ber Carrine,on, Cowan, Douglas
T5caSe MSnS%Te a Rss Si"n4es Stuart Sweeney
NrEs-Me Barnett, Bussri B.axon Brent Boykin,
Brown Cubei Creig Dcneale. Funsten GranthaD Mere
dith Parker Paxton Pman Shackelfcd, Shands Shfiey
Shcrrari, Storal, Tate ThumGs-22.
The question was Then taken Mr.. SHEFrEY's amend
n,eu, s sweeney calling the ayes and noes II vas adopt
ed by the following vote:
AyEs-Ncssrs Barrett Bossei Braxton, Boykin Brown,
Ca5ell Carringon Cowan, Cregh Deneas Douglas, Fun
stcn, Granhaw Grcaver Moncure, Parker Paxton Pman,
Roger, Saunders Shackeo.d Slands Shc.ty Shcrrard,
Siuvall Stuart; Tate, 1homas-2S
NoEs-Messfs. Amber, Brent Meredith Sweeney Thomp
soE, Ward, Watson, Whites.
The bill proceeded WITH but without concluding
ton thereon motion Of Mr.. BsAxroS II laid the
table,
The President laid before The Senate communication
from the Executive transmitting communication from the
Superintendent of Public Buildings in relation 10 The Ar
mory
On motion of Mr.. BRAxToN the Clerk directed to in
The House of the passage OF tho resolution concern
ing tho Petersburg Volunteers, and TO transmit TIC bills
passed.
On motion of Mr. SHErFEy, leave granted 10 report
certain bills which reported and read the first tine
On motion of AIr. WHITE, The Senate adjourned