Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-04-06
..G,ss,.,rsTnm Of VIRGINIA.
FRIDAY. iRiL :, 1852.
EIsN ATE

fS's sEy ar !. 1851
ar s,.rr,ropo lrnu, lie coInmittcr 81 oensral LAVE
r.our,rd Senate bill 10 incorporate The North Shenanuohh
Mining und Manufacturing Company
Mr. TIM .p.aS from; the committee on Agriculture and
Cencrce r. period House bill 10 incorporate the Little ka
nuwlla Mining and Manufacturing Company
Mr. STUART from The join, committee on Executive TX
ocnL;iu:cs sucaiitlcd report.
IN motion Of Nj No.crnE the vote passing bill TO dis
ic The c5rcs nd appointing commissioners was recon
sidc:cd in crdcr enable him 10 offer an amendment The
amendment adopted tit divides Caroline county FIRE
Districts instead of sS,) and the bill passed
Mr. SHErFEr directed TO inform INC house OF Dele
gates OF the passage ll!citni. , ~.
On mocn of Mr. BRAxroS the Senate resolved itself into
committee of the wol-Mr. Mason in the chnif-and re-
sumcd the consideration ol the bill concerning Commis"n-
arS of The Revenue.
'rhe head of each family shall be entitled to hold, exempt
from taxation CATTLE hogs and siiecp o Inc aggregate
hundred dollars, or in lea thereof an equal
of any personal property not otherwise exempted
from taxation ,., ,,,
family" and inscrt leach rocr"
The amendment carried
Another amendment the clause was voted down.
The following clause being under consideration
"A rled wood and TIMBER all plantations Of oysters,
ard all fshrrirs"-
Mr. SuAcxsLroRp proposed amend BY adding after the
word limber" the words (which shall not be held to eS-
ciude lumber"
used in the bill and the amendment proceeded to address the
committee against the whole BILL contendlng mat The policy
nf
Mr.. BAssELL likewise opposed the 6ih he wanted 10
break down the dsncons Of East and West He
lated himself that the Senator from Richmond Mr MERE
u1T had seized the true point OF Issue. ne es nao me
numerical naloy-hna inc ras'i P@t''Su''1H VIC et'ien,
must look 10 il.
Mr. C,ypnvtL next occupied the committee; maintaining
the wisdom the Constitution in establishing hxed and
nvsrable ratio for the taxation Of land slaves and copoa-
ton taxi showing how it was impossible Tor Inc andhoder
the save-hoder the nonproperty the one 20 op
press the other without al the same 'ine increasing ms
cd n
cpr of taxing capital rather than labor for The propTey OF
the tax on neat cattle sheep and hogs and ios me e1emp
lion Of agricultural productions n Tue nanus u h i' Xii
he opposed 10 The clause under CONSERVATION VIZ pro-
posing lo exempt in the hands of each head OF 1dmHy
S00 worth of CATTLE or in lieu thereof sou oil oher proper,
IVY The declares taxation shall be equal
and uniform" TO The same properly 10 Tue hanas OF
one man and exempt In the hands OF anohe would vo-
late this ruIe of the Constitution; tax the horse OF A,
wbo ia bachelor and exempt the horse OF b. who Is The
head Of family would be uniform taxation; to exempt
$50 worth 800 worth any ad vaorem amount OF pro-
pey from taxation most dangerous principle 10 en-
graft upon the first financial bill under this Constitution
II was invite agrannsm into the halls OF ie2salioni 10
spring warfare between the poorer ana rche classes OF
the community which must end in mischief to onh Inc
same prncplc which would exempt Sl00 worth Of property
would exempt $500 81 000 Mr. c. held this principle TO
be Injurious 10 Eastern Virginia. and dangerous wnen
the West should get the power in both Houses ana MAIN
tanned the only true rule of exemption TO be- an exemption
of property in kind and not in value.
Mr.. SHacKELroRp addressed the COMMITTEE against Inc
principle exemptions in gross and conenccd was un
constitutional and asrarian in lis character &C. II was
principle il carried OUT most dangerous 10 the East ana
would in the end be destructive of its interests, &C. MIR
S. concluded by Withdrawing his amendment believing II
would be provided for in the License law
Mr.. MARTIN proposed 10 strike out
't agricultural productions and provisions ana wool oil
the last years clip; and all mineral productions in the hands
Of the producer or miner.
Mr.. MARTS said that he did not occupy sectional posi-
ton and in tn. Convention which framed the Constitution,
he made distinction between East and west. lie was
in favor OF bill that would not discriminate and ne
could show that by this bill Disseminated in favor OF the
East TO the amount OF six millions Of dollars II no! only
does that but il discriminates between man ami man. Mr.
~ showed this By reference the tax laid on land and 10
the exemption proposed in the clause he proposed to strike
He opposed thus arraying man against man,
and predicted that persereret il would cause coubna-
lion Of the West against East Although the East had now
the advantage in the productions of agriculture, yet the
time distant when the productions Of the West
would exceed those of the East He hoped that this com
nttec would report bill that would be acceptable to The
House acceptable the people, and would not exempt either
ich or poor for he opposed these ing exemptions
Of tie poor :,an. He desired that all men should bear por
lion Of the burihens of government Although not nos
sectional question: there danger OF liz becoming one
Mr. AMBER reprlcd the idea that he swayed by sec
iiona feelings this BILL was his sworn duty 10 assist
In providing for the eSpenHes OF The commonwealth, and
nuH the Treasury nearly bare and We must resort to
borrowing carry The government. This was bad
system and he in favor OF passing this OIL and sending
it, or something out tho commis oners in order that the
revenues may DO collected. IL erroneous opinion
that The Constitution had established fixed rule upon which
all the property Of the Commonwealth was 10 be assessed
Inc terms 'cqual anu 'uhilom mcIo ""' i''c'ucu '"
mean by the Of the Constitution, that in making
the tie value Of all The property was 10 NC as
certancd The fact that negroes under IL years oil age
were exempted entirely by the Constitution and that you
limited The amount of tax TO he levied upon negroes
above age proves that the stakeholder the State !sp'
resens both capital and labor Those two great anasons-
tic principles united here and hence the true conserva-
tive condition Of the South The proposition 10 amend was
wrong because taxed twice the products Of agriculture
while uth,i in crcss taxed but once ~
Mr. WTcHE addressed the committee in favor o he ni
and agnnst The proposition to amend.
The committed osc and the Chair reported and leave Wac
granted sit again.
Mr. BRowS offered the following resolution:
Resolrsd That the committee of the whole be discharged
from tho further consideration OF the bill concerning Com
missuners Of the Revenue
On motion of Mr. SmAcKELYoRp, the Senate adjourned.