The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-04-06

names Of members In alphabetical order. aud con
tinue the call during the day and night sessions
and any member present when bis name 10 eatieo
may call up any ons bill OF resolution, Witoo ~
reference to iss position Ga the calendar ana tne
said bill shall be thereupou finally disposed OF !
that no dscussioa on any one bill shall continue
logger than thirty minutes, nor shall any mem mem
bsr speak longer than i've minutes at one tune
and the speaker shall not entertain any houon
to suspend any provision CT this resolution, pip
vided, that nothing herein contained shall be con
strued to interfere with the consideration OF 'he
tax bill or appropriation bill.
Mr. Seldom objected 10 tho consideration OF the
resolution.
Mr. KEMpER moved suspension OF the rules, IN
order that the resolution might be forthwith con-
sidered. Agreedto.
The resolution was then adopted-yeas So, nays
1S.
PERSONAL El.isole--Mr. SWEENEY, Of Wheeling,
arose to submit privileged personal statement.
lie said received through the post Office. yea
terday morning, circular addressed to the Speak
er Of this House. and the President OF the Senate
] think IL bears the ear-marks OF man VINO has
had great deal to do with the government, ID
connection with the State bonds, with lirm at
Washington. / think that this individual with
cailous heart and characteristic impndence, has
intruded himself often enough upon the members
of this House. But wherever the author ell the
| paper may be. IL Ia due to myself and my consf
tueuts TO declare it to be tissue of unmitigated
falsehoods and misrepresentation, from beginning
| to end, and, ii am not mistaken, he deserves a
| lodging place with Col. Morgan, on an adjoining
hill, rather than the privilege of trayersng this
| Hall.
| The Tax BM-The House resumed the eonside
ration of the bill imposing taxes for the support
of government. The pending amendment propo
siDg modification of the tax on salaries, was re
| iected-yeas 33. nays 10.
! Mr. SEpDoS moved TO amend the same section o.
the bill in the clause prescribing that the tax shall
| be assessed on salaries, IT the same be not more
than $3.50, by substituting $3.50 in lieu OF the
| amount designated in the bill. Negatived
Mr.. SWEENEY proposed to substitute "s5oo." Ike
jected.
Mr. ToMLIN moved to strike out the clause. ex
cepting officers receiving salary out OF the Urea
sury. Agreed to.
| prescribing the tax on clearinghouse keepers
| by striking out "$l0,' aud inserting so. he
| jecied.
MIR. MCKENZIE moved to amend the same section
| by excepting boarding houses, "kept by widows
| and women" from the tax prescribed. This pro
position gave rise to a jocular debate, and it Wa
| then rejected. 81
| On motion of Mr.. CHRISTIAN, the said section
was amended, by adding the words ''nor shall IL
cense be required for boarding houses for schools
or for houses boarding pupils of schools exclusive
ly.
Mr. Seldom moved to amend the 18th section
prescribing the tax brokers' licenses, by strik
ing out $3.50" and inserting $780,
On motion of Mr.. WARD, the ques ton was divl
died. and being first put on striking out $3.50,
was determined in the negative.
On motion of Mr.. seldom. the tax on stockbro
kers was increased from $3.50 TO '225,
On motion of Mr.. JOHNSTON, of H., the section
prescribing a tax Of three per cent. on foreign in
surauce companies, amended by suhjecting
foreign mutual companies to a tax of only one per
cent on the whole amount of premiums received
and assessed by the agent.
On motion of Mr. PAXTON, the SPEAKER vacated
the chair until O'Clock, p. NJ.