The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-03-17

Sas0o ssa ssa unoer $foOO, VA; II $3.50 and under
s - e76; If SI00 900 and under SIS 600
sn% - sisooo 10 and under 20 eOo siI,; il $4,000
ooo $2os and If s5occo ,hsn .dd;, uades "a 49, -
sa ocnn nam OF Sioooo excess over the ssid sum Of
Ana insert the following
And on the whole capitsi inv....s
49,. ol business Of such merchant or Inercsnt;le
.Ss ., 10y cents on every Hundred doiIsys vsI,,s
matiour 70 aseerslned on oath or afir-
mt cfANARD addressed the House &, s,,,,,- -
.h ne s.ehaInent explaining the difference bet,rssn
ci..ss. e Imposed upon the commercial and other
fhens imposed upon them. oA0'ous Dur
THE BANKS 4 7a,
Ear. STANARD was interrupted by a mess..
has aom .ne senate by Mr. TURNER, that that bodv
tne Dill re-chartering the Bank of Virginia NJ
EDMUSDs complaining that the Senate had t.I.n
an unusual course in failing to ask for a eonfaranoa
upon the bills passed by this House. would. in con-
sideration of the Importance of the subiect ara a.
propriety of the two bodies representing the Same
constituency, comforting together on a Question 40
deeply interesting to the people At large. move
tnat this House take . different course from that
pursued by the Senate, and ask tor committee of
conference with that body on the Bank Bin origi.
mated by 1t. Mr.. STANARD concurred in hi, mo.
tlon. 1t was unanimously agreed to, and Mr. Ed
Senate. ' ~ 'A'
-, oA'n announced the following gentl tlemen
as the committee of conference ON the part of the
House: Messrs. Edmunds, Johnston, Deane Pres
ton Seddon, Smith and Pitman.
THE TAX BILL
Ihe message from the Senate, on the Banks
being disposed of the House resumed the discus.
sion of the Tax bill pending the question on Mr.
STANARD's amendment. Mr. IMBODyN supported
the amendment, arguing that the tax now levied
upon the wholesale trade destructive to it. and
maintaining that the proposition to tax capital em
q IN a do fnfr
sidered the amendment of Mr.. STANARD liberal
efer from the mercantile classes intimating their
Willingness to bear 80 per cent more of taxation
than was proposed to be imposed on the agricul.
turists of the country and he hoped it would be
accepted.
Mr. GARNETT replied opposing the amendment
of Mr. STANARD, contendng that the section as II
stood lessened the tax on wholesale merchants
that 1t was probable the wholesale merchant had
to pay the tax levied on him, and was just that
IL should be lessened; but as the consumer paid the
tax levied on the retail merchant, it was proper
that 1t should not be diminished. He defended the
principle of taxing the sales and not the capital
employed by merchants. Mr.. IMBODEN replied to
Mr. GARNETT. The debate included great many
points on both sides which, from the lengthy ses-
sions of the House, we cannot undertake to notice
Mr.. DOYLE moved to amend by striking out
nearly all of the bill proposed to be stricken out by
Mr.. STANARD and inserting provision fixing a
tax of 40 cents on every hundred dollars of gross
sales of the merchant.
Messrs. STANARD and ELLYSON objected to the
amendm ent that although it would not make the
tax heavier on merchants whose sales were light
1t would increase the tax the larger class of mer
chants considerably above the rates of the bill
After speech in its support by Mr.. DOYLE, his
amendment was rejected without division
The question recurring ON Mr. STASARD's
amendment, hAr FLOYD expressed himself as not
altogether satisfied with it. He would have pre-
ferred tax of one per cent on the capital He ar
gued against the principle of taxing sales adopted
by the finance committee. The debate was con.
tinued by Messrs STANARD and GARRETT taking
wide range, embracing the general merits of the
question.
the question being taken upon the amendment, it
was rejected by the following vote: s
AYEs-Messrs. Anderson, Baker, Bass, Bondurant,
Brady, Brown, Bush, Carter, Christian Clarke Davis
Of G.. Davis of A, Deane, Dejarrette, Dickinson of
Haynes, Heiskel Herbert, Holman, Howell, Lee,
Mallory Mays, McChesney, Murdaugh, Nowlin, Pat
terson, Paul. Pitnlan Preston sam1els, segar Spit
Wood. Woodhouse, Wright and Yancey-48
NoEs-Messrs Crutchheld, (Speaker,) Arnett, Ash
by, Burwell Of p. Burwell of B., Byrd, Bywsters,
Crabtree, Craddock, Croker, Crockett, Dabney Dick
inson of G., Dillard Doyle, Draper, Dromgoole. Ed
munds, Edwards, Garnstt, George, Hardy. Hays,
r., Jones of g., Kelly, Kemper, Kirby, Langftt,
Lantz, Lundy, Martin, McIver, Nelson, Newton,
Ncolson, Nottingham, Parsons Pendleton of L.,
Sinclair, Spady. Thomas of NJ, Thomas of Wsrren,
Thompson, Thrift, Tomlin, Walton, Wellman, Wei
ton and West-67. ------
Mr. ELLYsoN moved to amend by the addition of
the following to the end of the section on mer-
chants sales:
Provided, however, That upon the resale of
any article bought of a merchant In this State, no
tax will be imposed"
Which, after brief conversational debate, in
which Messrs ELLYsoN, CLAYBROOK, FLOYD and
GARNETT took part, was rejected.
Mr. STANARD moved to amend the bill by dirni.
nj shng the specific tax on merchants beginning
business with capital of ever $500, from $50 to
$50. Supported by Mr.. STANARD, and opposed by
Mr. GARRETT and lost-ayes AZ, noes So
A motion was here made by Mr.. BoNDURANT 10
lay the tax bill the table, for the purpose of TAX
ing up Senate bills, number of which were on the
table. He called attention to the fact that among
them were a number of bills deeply interesting to
which, if they discharged their duty, were bound
to have hearing. They could not be passed af-
ter the tax bill were disposed Of a number of
gentlemen would immediately leave. The motion
was rejected; but before any progress was made
with the tax bill st.
Mr. FLOYD renewed the motion, for the purpose
of awaiting the printing of the bill providing a
tax on oysters. He wanted to see the character of
that bill, and hear what gentlemen had to say up
on the subject. 1t might turn out that that bill
might pass, and then it would be proper to make
changes in the bill now pending.
Mr.. GARNETT opposed the laying on the table
and incidentally assailed the oyster tax, which he
pronounced unjust The people who lived on the
shores of the 'oyster fundum," were already tax
ed for their fishing and oyster privileges through
their lands, the value of which was settled in
measure by their avocations. He spoke OF their
representation as being very limited in the Legs
lature and said that they were At the mercy OF the
Legislature, which would impose the tax but ne
would consider it itoppressive, &c.
Mr.. KEmPER desired to reply to MT. GARRETT
on the oyster tax; but gave wsy to Mr. SEGAR
who read resolution he desired to offer declaring
that the session shall be extedned until Monday
week provided that no appropriation bill shall pass
after-Iueeday He urged the propriety of laying
the tax bill on the table to allow him TO offer this
resolution.
Before the question on laying on the table was
decided, the hour for the recess arrived and the
House adjourned
SATURDAY EVENING, March Is.
The House met at O'Clock and the Speaker g
vacated the chair TO sign enrolled bills. At
o'clock he again resumed the chair and the House
proceeded to the consideration of business.
On motion of Mr.. ToNLIs, Senate bill snb
hitting to the voters of King William county the
question Of abolshing the present fence laws Of
said county was taken up and passed.
sa BILLS PASSED.
The following engrossed bills were read third
time and passed: $50 ~