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

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The motion to lay on the table was rejected--5I
to 81
Mr.. SrASARD moved to amend by reducing the
tax on merchants sales under 81, 600 from go to
Sia bis object was 10 test the principle this sim
sie amendment. the bill doubled the tax ON mer-
chants, and he proposed 70 make It an increase of
yyPr cent II this motion prevailed, II would
De understood that the other items in the merchants
tax should be reduced in the same proportion
Mr: 9ARSErT demanded the previous question
wnicn was sustained. and the amendment was
Mr.. GARNET moved to amend by striking out
the words, 'if under eI ,000 eI5v and insert s.if
under one thousand and dollars t,oenfg doilors
Mr. GARRETT supported the amendment and
contended that the vote just taken ON the amend
ment of Mr.. STANARD, was little more than haf
Of the House. If the amendment Of Mr. g. stood
as the sense of the House, It would reform the
whole bill, and the tax on merchants would not be
increased equal to the increase on farmers He
demanded the ayes and noea
Mr.. STASARD contended that the merchants al
ready paid six times as much As the farmers, and
the doubling on that six times was but to make the
proportion still more onerous, notwithstanding the
doubling on the farmer Increase the taxes said
MI g., but don't double them on the merchant
The argument was further continued by Messrs
STANARD and GARRETT
- Mr- NELSON supported the amendment of Mr.
GAREErT. -
Mr.. BosDURANr said that this mode of taxing
merchants had not always prevailed He was in
the Legislature in 40'4l when IL was .first intro
duced, when sales were for the first time taxed-
He voted and spoke against 1t then and Though n
farmer. he felt bound to say that the tax on mer.
chants was most unjust and unequal He ilIustra-
ted his argument by cases cited from thetax bin.
The question was taken on Mr. GARNETr's
amendment and it was adopted-ayes Sc noes 81
0 of fha -
en- on Mr.. STASARD's proposition.
Mr.. 1MBoDEN moved to amend the 9Th section
by increasing the tax on brokers from $500 to
$3.50. Mr.. /. represented the profits of brokers
as enormous-citing the case of their drafts upon
the Central Bank at Stauntou, and estimating their
clear profit from returning the notes of that Bank
At about $6001 ~ + e... s+r>
Mr.. GARRETT replied, contending that brokers
were already taxed heavier than other classes,
and as heavily as could be borne by them. He
considered brokers very useful class of people
They rendered an important service to the coun.
try, in relieving it to some extent of the deprecia
ted paper in circulation Were it not for the bro
kers, the Virginia bank note currency would be at
much greater depreciation than 1t was
Mr.. IMBoDEN's amendment was rejected
Mr.. PAUL. moved to amend the tax on the circu.
lation of banks, by including the "deposites and
the debts due to other banks" but much objection
being raised to taxing "deposites" Mr.. p. with.
drew his amendment and moved TO diminish the
tax from quarter to one sirth of one per cent,
which motion was agreed to.
Mr. HOGE then moved to strike out this section,
taxing the circulation of banks
This motion was opposed by Mr.. GAkNETT and
supported by Messrs HoGE, LEE and IMBoDEN,
and rejected-24 to SIS. ... ..-.
Mr. GARNETT moved to amend the 28th section
by making the tax on express companies, 0ne.hdlf
Gnstead of one) per cent. on their total receipts
and on telegraph companies too Qnstead Of one)
per cent, on their receipts. Agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. HoGE, the House struck out
the tax on telegraph companies
Mr. SEGAR moved to amend the tax on brokers,
by increasing it from $500 to $750-Mr. s. assuming
that the vocation was exceedingly profitable; as
an instance he stated that broker In Norfolk last
year made $4,000. Mr.. GARNETT had no idea
that such enormous profits were made by brokers'
If the Norfolk broker made $4,000, he no doubt
invested it or 1t assumed some shape in which 1t
was reached by the tax gatherer. He objected to
the making of this brokers' tax, already too high,
prohibitory. '
The amendment was rejected
Mr.. STANARD moved to add to the 20th section
a prohibition interdicting any Express company
from doing the business of broker unless it shall
pay the brokers' tax of $500 This anendmesat
was adopted
|, Mr. ANDERSON moved to increase the clsss, tax
on lawyers from s. to $40; rejected. 81,
On motion of Mr.. LEE, the tax on private
boarding house was reduced from $40 toss; and
if the yearly rent of the house shall be $50, $40
instead of S12
The bill was then ordered to its engrossment, and
Mr. GARNETT moved a suspension of the rules that
the bill might be read third time this day. On
this motion the ayes were demanded and sustained,
and the motion was rejected-syes 81, noes 3d.
Not majority of too thirds, which Is necessary to
the second reading of a bill the same day.
THE BANKS. @at
The Senate during the consideration of the tax
bill sent messages that they had passed the Bank
Bills agreed upon by the committee of conference
of the two Houses. Mr.. EDMUNDs aow moved TO
t.La tha
The bill was then read, and the question being
on its second reading, the bell was ordered to be
rung for absentees.
was too near Sunday morning to continue' the
session. The vote on this motion was carried IN
the negative, no quorum voting. =
Mr. GARNET was in favor of q continuous ses-
sion until Monday nightnas the only means OF al
iourning on Monday. He moved a call Of the
House-negatived. ss. .s
Mr NELSON movedthe adjournment-negatived;
no quorum voting.
Mr. NELSON moved a calling Of the House--neea-
tiysd-no quorum voting. - r.
Mr.. NELSON repeated his motions with the same
result. >.
Al half test eleven the motion to adjourn was
s,ain made by Mr. CHRISTIAN and the vote was taken
by ayes and noes and decided In the nesatiSe-syes
q, noes 81. .-s., ~
Mr.. LEE supported the motion, hoping the ques.
tion on agreeing to the report OF the Committee OF
Conferences on the Bank bills would be submitted to
full house on Monday morning. He proceeded at
some length to urge reasons why the bill should be
Land on the table, the parties in the House-one
for putting through" every thing by steam and ad-
iournng Monday, he other for taking time" and fin
;shins up the work. l. e. for extending the session
cot in good humor and very much amused ut the
manner in which each for time held in check.
At last the party for going ahead finding that they
could not progress inch yielded, and Mr.. LEE
derstanding that there disposition 70 adjourn
desisted, and on motion of Mr.. NELSON, at quarter
to II O'Clock, the House adjourned.
MONUMENTS or NISEvEH.-In a private note
to the editors of the Boston Traveller Mr.. Wood
American Consul for Syria informs us that Efy
bores of the monuments of disinterred Nineveh.
procured for different New England Colleges, reaeh
ed Beirut in October, and only four days after the