Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-03-18
SATURDAY, MARCH Il. 1876.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES,

The following Senate bills communicated from III,
Senate ihir morning, were advanced through ttei
different stages, nll passed:
An net 10 prevent the sale u! poisonous drugs Il
free negroes and slaves:
An act 10 establish Il branch "l the Bank Of tlt
Old Dominion. at Pearisburs, in Giles county.
BANK Is rINCAsrLE.
On motion of Mr.. MAYS. House bIll extending tho
tim" FOR the commencement OF the Bank in the Town
of Fimcastle, WAS taken up, read II third time and
passed.
BANK ~ HARRISBURG.
On motion of Mr.. JOHNSTON a bill Ia establish a
Brunch Bank at Clarksburg in the county Of ltarri.
son, was taken up, on is second rrn!ing. and being
amended, was read n third time and passed.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
TIE following Senate bills We're then taken Up in
regular order, read Il third time and pissed
An act to amend the LIST section of an net passed
March 2lSt, 1879, entitled M Hci 20 authorize n State
subscription tn the capital stock of the WytirviiIc
and Grayson Turnpike Company, 81 NJ To rcpeal. the
provlso in relation 10 the average cost per mile vi SAID
rnad-ay"s lG2. noes H..
COAL. RIVER SAviGATIoN COMPANY.
Senate bill authorizing the increase of tho capital
stock of the Coal River Navigation Company, aud
authorizing Il subscription upon III. pari of the State
u! thrcriiifhs OF SlOD,CWl 10 said increased stock;
and authorizing certain chartered companies to take
stock therein, was taken up on motion If Mr. As
DERsoY.
Mrssrs. ANDERSON, SISSLAIH, DorLE aud SMITH,
advocated the bill.
The previous question was then called and sus.
tanned, and The question benz taken upon lis pss-ngr,
WAS drc!.ird in The ncsntive-nyrs ~, noes L..
OW motion OF NJ. Dickinson of Gray>nr, the vote
by which the bill WIS rejected, was re.copsidcrcd,
aud it was ilIcreup0n laid upon the table.
TAX OS OYSTERS.
Mr.. kEMrER, from The select committee appointed
Ia consider that part of the Governors message as
related 10 II tax upon oysters, reported n bill Ia pro.
vide II r.vrnue from the trade IN oysters and other
shell fish ter'api's ana Wild fowls.
Ar. CHRISTIAN, from n select committee reported
n bill +" authorize n Strir subscription 10 the stock Of
The Short Creek Turnpike Company.
TN TAX maj.
The House then pr"ctr,!"I 10 The consideration of
the Till imposing taxes fnr the support 81 govern.
m"ur, the further consideration ui the Seuate bills be.
ing passed bys
.Hr. EARLY offered mn amendment proposing 10 i'm.
pose a tax ct five per rrlt. upon HE premiums and
as.e~- merits OF foreign Insurance companies, within
the Commonwealth.
Mr.. FLOYD Opuoscl tho amendment upon tbp
n-nuud Tim, m. effect of hi, inp,sj;inu w.,uid h.. IN
,Jriv. the,e cu,u,.auir, from III, ro,unnpwcu,tb. mud
cru.,. rro::rrty owurrs 10 insure il, BuIriuor, ur
,sewhrre.
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of Conference, and that they appointed a committee
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Ur EnNrxnS usI;nl that tho U,rs. comn;,t,o IVA
and moved TINT they be permitted Ia st
during The g, sSious Of the House.
Mr.. GAaSErr then resumed his remark. in
to the amendment "f Mr.. SrASARI,
showing TIM. there was inequality III the pr"p0-
pn.i;irn Of tax, proposed to be imposed in The origi-
ual bill, upon the lnrrcantil. class. H., maintained
tina, tn" tax, so far as the retail merchant was coasi.
drrrd. fell upon the consumer, while the reverse WIS
tn. cas-. with regard 10 Wholesale merchants, md
hence, the prnpricty of imposing a larger proportion
of INK upon that cluSs.
At This s'ayr of the drbatr, the SPEAKER announced
the following III the Committee of Conf renee. ~
the part If the House, In consider the diff renee he
tween both lrilirhrs uf the General Assembly, with
rrfrrcur" IN the Bank hiils: Mrssrs. EDMrSDs. J"iia-
srnS. DEASE, PEtsT"*.S EI'p1N, Smith and PITMAN.
Mr.. GARyETr agnin resumed his remarks IN "ppn.
sI'Iui 10 the amendment. lie maintained tiih: ms
amendment proposed 1" revolution re Tue "hoir sys-
tenn of taxation us hitherto pursued. lie trusted, in
conclusion, that no further ilnp"sts would be- cntai!cd
urnu the farming interests, nlrcady too much oppress-
,i. which would be the result of the police which the
o,nruImcut proposed would inauuuraic. The def
cheney thus created would necessarily have to be sup
pluri from another source.
Nh. IMnuIEN Hgujm advocated the amendment.
Mr.. DOYLE offered n substitute, imposing n TAX oil
10 cents on every SlhO OF the gross amount Of sales,
10 be ascertnincd by oath mr. affirmation, or by III in
srectinn OF their books, ut the discretion of the com
mi-.inIcr.
Ater n brief debate, 1t was rejected.
The pending amendment was further discussed ny
Mcssrs. FLOYD, MALLORY, DiLIAhD, nrAN'Rb anu
GARNET.
The question on agreeing TO It was then taEen ny
yeas and nays, nna decided III the neSaiiNe-ye"s To-
nays G7.
Mr.. ELLYsOS offered the following amendment, 10
come III nj tie end Of the 9h section. "PrnrIded,
however. TINT upon tn" resale oi nny article bought
of Il merchant in this State, no TAX shall he imposed
Mr. B0SpunAST moved to lay the tax o!l upon 'hr
, ,%,;. Goor ~ :, Ivan rir. M nuu"rtuniiy for n hearing upou
In, -, ,,bi.S otb.r. were iutrr .stcd. He was in ia.
vnr ri extending the session not, however, To the ex
tom, nrouo.rd bv the Scnntr's resolution. but for a sui
,;c.u, nm. =, ruahl. some action ln be hal upon Lill
in whi,h s.v,rul members here lind an interest.
NJ E,ryyrr nnn,,s.d il.
/ 1t WIS rejected.
Mr., STASatp moved iurti'sr 10 a'"rnI lte az see