Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-02-25

NJ. ANDERSON. o. Hot.soas,. replied 70 ID. OBJ.
jetou as.irs; inser log counts, namely that there
we're no arms to put IN their hands Every house in his
county had one some four rifles Blu. even we're h rot %,
We can make pixies. We must hyht With any arm or
without rather Ihan submit to nation OF robbers
whose Congress has passed Law reducing our States
the condition of territories and parcene cut our lands
to their cut throat ennis ies Who will not prefer death
to such dishonor' II Is now question Of liberty or
| death Shall vrgipi.ns hesitate . moment, he oped
| the motion TO reconsider would prevail
The SPEAKER here announced that the hour fer
taxing the special order being the report the salt
| question, had arrived.
On motion of Mr. ANDERSON, Of Rockbridse. Il O
special order postponed u4t IL o'clock tome rros
The preston reconsidering the vote striking out
"eits and town" from the mill airy bill rteurtg Mr..
| BARBOUR moved 10 suspend its consideration b =
minutes TO enable him 10 submit the Tax Bill and move
| its entroSsmeu'.
M BUF0RD, moved to lay the Tax Bill on thu table.
an dispose of the Military Bill a. Il is in potan, At
should be passed At once division being called for
the Military Bill was laid the table and the Tex Bn
taken up. Several nis we're proposed by he
| committee, most OF which we're adopted Among thess
one imposing tex of one and half mills on every
passenger transported railroads and canals In the
STATE, and making il the duty Of the company owning
sUch railroad canal to collect the An addioa-
nj license Of 90 per gallon on all distilled Kquors
is mpostd and the dst!ler requir,d TO make monthly
repors
clause was also reported, providing that should
any person engage In any occupation requiring cerse
without having frat taken out such license such person
shall be subject to penalty not less than $40.
A message received from the Senate informing
the House that that body had passed Hots, Bill provid
ing for railroad connection between Strasburg aud
| Winchester.
The amendments proposed by tbe Committee On II.
nance, also embraced the following Que requiring ell
vendors Of ardent spirits TO report monthly to the Clerk
oil the Court Of their respective countless the quantities
Of ardent spirits manufactured Of the State sold by
them, and that for every gslon Of such spirits so sold
| they shall pay tax OF twenty cents.
An amendment providing that no license shall TO
granted TO any suer other person proposing 10 sell
near q camp military station, without the certificate
OF the commanding officer, and imposing penalties for
| violation Of this law.
| Also, an amendment requiring NEW beginners" in
trade report to the Commissioners Of the Revenue m
medately ar their sales shall exceed the amount fer
which their license calls and take license thu TO-
| under penalty OF 800.
| M. WILSON, Of Isle Of Wight offered an amend.
meat eIempng from taxation the sale Of ardent spirits
| manufactured out OF fruit
| Mr. STEGER OF Richmond, opposed the amendment.
The gentlemen avcriug IL acknowledge that fruit is
their chief product. The exemption would ther fore,
enable them TO escape from their share OF the State en-
| penses.
| hr LYNN did not see WHY tho House should Gems
down rilh lis "tledss hammer upon poor, old czets,
who had nothing but their little orci ards and did
make over from Eve to twenty five gslIos Of brady in
| the year.
Mr.. ANDERSON, OF Botetourt, represented both sids
Of the question. 10 bis county large quantities Of apple
brandy made in good fruit years but be does
perceive the justice Of eIemprg such brandy when sold
| from It's share Of the public taxes.
| Mr.. ANDERSON, of RockbIidge. II we diicuss this
fruit question longer, It would the State money
than the whole tax would amount to- H. therefore call
ed the question. The amendment rjected-syss
| IS, rays 81
| Mr. CAZENOVE explained that Mr.. PRrxcE, OF Sout'-
smpton, and Mr.. RVS that Mr.. COLLIER, OF Peters
burg. absent from their from ndispostion.
similar explanation made for Mr.. BURks OF I'D.
| ford.
| Mr.. DABNEY, Of Powhatan, entered into q lengthy
and elaborate argument against predica,Dg the
slaves according TO their market value. He sub ect
the word "vIlue" to critical ansys defining the dit;
ference between the value for and tho value for
change, and Illustrating the dsproportion between item,
reference to this species Of property by sdverng
the patriarchal condition Of family slaves His conclu
sions that the use value and not the ezehangs
market value should be the standard OF taxation.
Mr.. BARBOUR, having suggested to Mr. DADsY that
he can oRer bis amendment by way Of rider, moved
that the bill be engrossed and 80 ordered BY the
House.
o. motion of Mr.. SAUNDERS, the House resolved
Itself int session TO consider an important bill
ported Friday evening, and after hah hour spent
therein, adjourned this evening" IT o'cloc
when the consideration OF said bill will be continued in
| secret session.