The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-01-31

gentlemen rs constituting the COMMITTEE on
House expenses Mcssrs. ,ToSEs, HA$sBAR"EN'
DEsKINs, BRowNISG and BOOKER
ORDER OF THE DAY.
The House resumed the consideration OF the
bill in relation 10 assessment of licenses
On motion of Alr. GRArrAS, the RUE iil 'he
case was suspended, and the House 'ooN "P
part. of the bill acted upon yesterday. -.
MIR. GRATrAS then moved 10 strike out Lro h
the twenty sixth 10 the THIRTEEN s'ctlous VI ~
bill, inclusive. These sections ~ ,,,mr
licenses for the manufacture of iron ana o'hei
metals: the manufacture aud SAFE OF ooo'1'
shoes, harness. &c the manntactnr" o. GOV
ton and wooden fabrics, leather, ana ho"i'
and meal. =, ,.s1 -,
licenses were required TO bc taken out ny 'i'
manufacturers of these articles IN. mp ',s,
ton of license TAX upon them tleh wis., va
measure 1t was very announcement 10 CON-
Try millcrs and others. Their property VIZ
t,ypd an, how. The subject OF license Tux nv"
been carried 10 very great tAtTelhcS ~ " ~.
State and this was the uttcrInost verge u wv
extreme -.;,,, ,.o
vailed and the sections named were stricken
The House then proceeded with the blil-
several Intellectual motions hrihs ln1"e, -,
amrnd-to its conclusion: WheFr"poi' oh
,rntiou of Mr. TURNER, the House agreed ~
reopen the bill to amendments ard that gen
tlrrtan moved 10 strike out the thlrty-hTsI
II
ufacturr Of wine and spirituouS liquors
I-uon this motion Il spirited debate sprung
up in which old Bourbon ana APPieJ''h
figured largely. MesSrs. TURNER ana BAYLOR
supportrd the motion, anu VT. TRAfIAN
oui,o-rd it. Mr. TURNER c0ntcndcd that the
heavy i,nposition Of the Federal Government
of two dollars per gallon rendered mahulac-
turers in this Stale poorly abIe 10 pay Il 6lIl'
tax: and he believed the result would be me
abandonment of the o >ucsS OF dIstIlllng by
,I,,
and that our people would thus be drpFlNtu 81
their very superior liquor, and be- comprllcd
To buy the inferior and poisonous STUN i'"'
outside the State.
Mr.. GrArrAX, in reply, contcndcd that
ardent spirits was the Hing Of all others ttat
could bear taxation. IL" did not brlIeNr thll
Il tax 10y the stat" would restrict l'' Hl'iIu-
ftrturp II il did. he thought the country
vould be- 40 worse oil for ii. II" believed IL
would be- especially not injurious 10 the noun
tain region alluded 10 by Tie gentleman from
Fauqucr. He had heard that the number Oh
deaths OF old men in that part OF the country
generally indicated the extent OF the apps"
crop When that was good. the old men crank
50 freely of The new brandy that they dled
RAPIDLY IL" confessed Il kind regard Tor Tood
brandy. and spoke patrOAlIinLly OF OLD BOuE-
bon But lie thought nothing could stand
taxation butter than liquor. and II "" were
to let of every subject that was taxed W
the Federal Government, he could not see
what they would tax for every SUBJECT ne hao
. rvauiuri WAS taxed by that Government
,,'ti-.
Mr.. TURNER yiudicatcd AppieIack from the
!. o,,I .,s.rrad th1t il was in no wise
~ -, nv such d,.,th dealing A. had
~ ,!1r,r TIL. unnuln ,v,r,. liberal
p''H La" ~ - t,, .,tt,I,nI ti,, y.qr.>
III ~ u>r-'.',t o., ,,r., r..ydt ',rhav
Cl"t ~ .''i 1,s,,;,.'iI, ,rI drank an uuhli.,
were Etnl'l anu no '''I,' i ,.,.io,,
1SC, tohr' ,In, ,,, , ,rtl for. In.Irryity
iI IL -, t.,iI;,viat rnuII .L,.y rs many hale