Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-05-07

tion of any law for which there Is no special Appreciation
and any other which the governor may deem
ny proper. No payment is made out OF 1t except upon
the governors otde! ~ disposed 10 tiinS SIS 600
enough put Under the Governor control fer either rha
next yenTs Nor should he proceed under any idea ,hn
because during the last year The expenditures charged -
the contingent fund had exceeded the appropriation
be so hereafter We have now constitution dec,ins
tar,ce f. 2G that mo money slai tc drawn The
treasury bat in pursuance Of appropriations made by la.
ard il is The duty of The members Of tic legislature who a
oath, support this constitution compel its faithful
Observance II The chairman of committee of finance
instead Of proposing To pu, larger than SIS 600 under
the Governors control during either Of next yesrs
will into consideration the clause Of the constitution
Just referred clause which teen referred 10 the
mtee OF fnancc-and bring in bill 10 prevent,s violation
he, Dir k"BsSsnS would be disposed IN for such ui IL
seemed 10 him il would liz gurg prescribe nun
shmen or any auditor who shall issue any treasurer who
shall pay warran, dawnG money from the treasury other
wise than in pursuance O appropriation made BY law
The last OF he omissions alleged By the chairman as 10
the Washington: Nonumsnt In the Auditors Annual Re.
port, p IS among IN" rsraCd disbursements for the PEE
sent fiscal year - S3 UtD for what hd been paid Lgrn,
h1 portion ~ The preceding the estimate and FOR a.
ditOna expenses estimated b. the architect of The monu
ngnt fer the year ~ his estimate or the neat ,e,
tic Auditor has included s. 900 80, being all rha vii re-
main Of the 500 600 appropriated hy the ." lsiSa
TIE chairman of Tie committee q! tna:ca inss mat ,hs
Auditors estimates under Ibis head shout! b enaget-
Nlltn by The evidence accompanying the report OF
the committee the Washington Monument. that the p
who is called the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES been allow.
e! 20 become the agent o! rs'aiser of stone
has been agent for vcntcr and vcDdre, AMI paid
BY boh! is imross!!c feel some d!stfGst in his
infringement, and some Doubt III respect 10 any estimate
'G"rtsH o! which may he affected By that management
Still Tie Auditor has proceeded. the stn"c work unoa
the best data he .c;-hc OF the afchtGc2rt
according 70 nat estimate" II Is 70 be completed win the
SO UUU ~ I" The sa'car?, j. appears mat Tor "ha Mr.
EfawiJTd aS been contracted with, ;hc.e has been agreed 70
oe paid S52SIo in part, o. which hc has receive! SO co.,
leaving Sl29I5 10 b" paid him hereafter Re has gGI tho
22i Of FEBRUARY, 1856 pieic the WORK. and lie Audi
Dr'a estimate is Sufficient aneSs tie work done before the
30h September ISL, shall cn;!t!c Mr. Crawford more
han 81 COO So cents in a.'iion 10 tie $4,000 advanced
No doubt there vii be ocrusior for appropriation here
ate: S35 91t 81 cop'y with the contract But whe,h
or any part this Val De required in;iag the two
years isa matter ahGCt which no very exact opinion can e
!.nt without .TI!cr information IS ~ Mr. CtawO!d,
PROCESS in his work.
II is mol perceived lint there such omissions in the
AUDITORS estimate as anto,!za the conclusion that, 10 NEE.
demands under existing laws there Is required higher ats
Of iaXJpn than his estimate IS BASED np0n.
The motion 10 strike ont strsny ire shond therefore PIE
vail! and in place nf those words, ol'nH shnul! rema
until other sections passed brcau-e those sec'oti
contemplate additional iceGses and additional taxes, AZ
the with which the blank on4h 10 &c filled WI! :
"ss il much be ootanci from The additional licenses ar
taAss than i. hut little b. Oh aat d.
In examining his bill cinno, but be struck with lie
great difference in Virginia. between prea5eS and rcsola
The hand and legislative acts on Tue other We
hud not long since Southern CGnvrnun In when there
speCcls and reports and resolutions IN favor OF IL
rect trade between Virginia and Europe. Snch TAXATION
This bill proposes is Incompatible with direct trstew d.
afg. wholesale business ard make The Nlfgnia merchants
mere retailers 81 goods bought al the North Inc great In
crease proposed the wholesale dealerw best be m
dcrstood y comparing IG tax nc II was -! I'VE odr u 1iS
with the 2iih section of this BILL unccr thu Cod" the
license merchant or mercantile n t"h"n II Is in BRO
portion 10 the sas is they under $500 SlO $3.50
and under 5000 SIS: $1,000 and under 10 0Oo SIS $1,000
and under SIS 900 $50; il 10 600 and nn:e S2UvJO S3j
$50 900 and under $50 600 si5 If 80 900 and nn" O0
$751; il $4,000 and under IS 900 $50 and II $4,000
more sUO BY the 2i;h Of Ire bin, now before
the House if the of sales OF regular merchant shall
exceed StU0 900 The The license IL be S!I5 win
$50 added FOR each sum OF $40 coo excess OF slcs
500 co., So that if the sales tie $500 Co., tie tx >; this
bill would be s275 Instead II SOD un:er the Code they
be $500 000 re would b. Sj75 instead Of SiV; they
be 500 600 the tax woui be SIS instead OF oVV ana soon
Can such this be Ju=tiheii Is II lust! lsh
wise Thu per ceaIagc Of profit becomes smaller on large
Tie Code proceeds on !his idea but the Oh.
dccs not.
How rrea, The difference between lie cgsi,ion 10
wholesale merchant. Virginia AMI ~ New "r~ In New
York The personal ppariy Includes household f"fni
,urc MONIES ,ad. bills DISC from s,str; rNUt,, public
stocks and slocss in "uaied corporations Ai I"ch'n'
Xix. any citizen phys the value "i az me ie;
suna property owned by him after ccdur'iHg IN" ls irt
owing bv him. The only LICENSES which trN-e ate re-
oulred under The Revived Statues New f'rk, 70
awsers and pe.r and keepers OF inns ahd g'c'Es "H
sell liquors wines IL qntntitiG+ "ss man Hsc S''"n"
How .,auri uni.r system Ut L.! :. lion, oG'
aud capital should concnnt,ic /" Ne" OK ~"
nu:ufa Tia: u.er such s.stcn Of gi,tt"n as Il no"
popuscd the Wholesale business should even TO ntalc'eI
TEN than heretofore depart from pig.na I" New York
seems 10 b. suppI."d ~ i.it :.r taxes lad or
the me- chants tall less them than on the CONSUME
There H. g:ci diferenr. II tas respect "ct"er
the wholesale mech and The rc.ner laDse who has
70 buy at w', sale vii buy from the wholesale ncTcha
al the Nort instead IF IN virginia they fled That III
wholesale merchants here rn1hle 20 sell 81 Sc go&I
the Northern merchants; ard there IS qrC CANCEL
Of such result ii grn b. mp"Sd "a tha Wholesale me-
chants here such high a has bal proposes.
If such policy be pursued rs this BIZ prnpns"s, Virgins
~ il! ha W. creht trade cities al great sze
large capital Concentrated wifnn her lns IN" viii con-
want the which iigc cities world at,ri her
of p.shin. . her lines Of internal Improvement.
The wiss=i and bear in ;nr long the course
principle and Of policy wunt be 10 tx At the snG" rate
DER c"n;um al capital and al property not entitled 10 et
emp ion 90 prcuar grounds This course, Mr. RDhns1r
aA would prefer II II hc taken il may b. pTageI
70 consie: ;!c plan suggested In The memorial o tile me-
chants
fir would suggest that aftcr gentlemen had r-csert
suc:I Vows they mieht desire ~ present in reference
lIv finances Of The State, this bill be laid The 1bs
in order that the bill "a 10 The sinking fund might be S
and hc bank in il filled; and after tha bill! i ac! %
and persons.
The idea Of some n hc that the bill laying ana
property should n"r be acted on until rec,vc;0
he 5rcasn II Dc lii Of Il cc!a
eninn what ill Per Cantam should DC depends ~ t4
'nre ot The subjects taxed; aud Ia Of the .hsf
Ne are AZ present without iaiJmlan Of their TaiIe NV
Dc @!t 10 vail 90! suct before bill ay III
=. taxes on property is qnaly rpht - w:r or em;
"rc oyng the taxes c.ns +; Tor any rcrcasr Of
licenses should nrt !c than in fair and Just 2ropot:a
% The increas. Of tax property. III
air. Eatinson enid his Impression .rGs Tic necessity
.'slan'c Ia rrn;aC It's SESSION hryon tie muaih oi !!
10 obtain them. He would be willing . Il tax :. d
wIihon; such returns. IL canh lay per -
value as the Auditor mg!, find upon receiving the retn1h,
wnn'd Yield ccrian be specified IN the ri
even with zach data have the OF ~
;cn.nm rght he specified III shy. bi'l 10 his fleet: IA
h'ie sa's he yearly tax AT the rate OF cents r.
very hnndd dollars value all property other ;h1n sasGts
Except 'rc property is n1y he exempted nom tax IL
inn Every slave who has attained tho ago " Twelve yrG II
hn be assessed with ycaiir tax .! - cents: and ca; III
alton tax Q! shli hr levied ~: every white M
nh"it VINO has i;tT.d The o! Il years except 80
~ Hfay b" exempted fpr bodily inruI;y.
O BIZ oi 'hs KIND the u.y question %oui be -K
he .!ins Oi snc!i question, nc tnDu9ii The Ira
}, internal nprrv cmei.t I4hf, IN aspect,
lie Chairman %! The c0IInrc Of Finance II they, II a.
ne Auditor, 'h:n. tax of siNtc; property II -
axes on ccrss u poao tn VII yield income suffer 4
Ectf I'll tn!agcnrs uEdcr cA:s'ing laws GEt TIE Chf
ran iAkS lie tx should nc twenty 1-cah uf ccr In
hcy might ccacur VIII! ! ~ laying taN twenty cent
nj use TIC s0riu:, beyond what rcquTed FOR existing
a!thths as iEd - pay Interest any money that m
y borrowed 10 nec; appropriations AZ This session the Gel
raj Assembly iIC weiss ot iutcrna Improvement, r.
u! ~ either o! the MODES i4i lie hal suggested S dr
essd laying taxes On property ard parsons, he rnnG
ohcHt 10 bill passed ~ in! Tie mccclntfJ
o:nn'tniiy in fair and just prnpOt,jnS. Hi
Inc Harness and business Of lie adopted, in aYnl
axes on merchants and others. will be- wittou; hefn3
fkp {, L.,