The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-01-28
The Trgi1,iG Contention
ORDERED BY CONGRESS TO
FRAME A STATE CONSTITUTION.
THIRTY.sTxTH DAY.

THIRTY-STxT DAY.
MONDAY, January 81, 1868.
The Convention met at the usual hour
Prayer by Rev. Peter Randolph (nanhood)
pastor Eben ezer church.
WILD BEASTS, BIRDS, AND FISH.
Brother HoDaEs offered the following
which he asked to be referred to the Com
mittee on Limities and Guarantys:
| Whereas there are large tracks OF I'M
cultivated and unoccupied wood lands,
swamps. and marshes, which are inhabited
with wild animals, geese, ducks, birds, and
6sh: and whereas hunting, gaming, and
fishing are honorable, and often necessary,
and sometimes profitable; and whereas
there are many poor laboring men in this
State which circumstances makes it neces-
sary for them to hunt, gun, and fish, to
enable them to serport themselves and
family; therefore be it
"ReSolUed by this Convention, That all
wood land, swamps, lakes, and bays in this
State shall be free for all persons to hunt,
gun, and fish on or in, as the case may be ;
provident they do not destroy any privit
property in so doing" Referred.
QUALIFICATIONS OF MEMBERS.
Mr.. HrNE called up his resolution re-
quiring that every member should be re-
quired to have been registered voter in
order to be eligible to his seat, and called
for the previous question, as members had
made up their minds on the subject.
Mr.. WADDELL arose to point Of order.
The Convention had decided the point in
volved in the case of Mr.. SoUTHALL, and
could not decide against itself. The
CHAIR did not rule that the resolution was
out of order. The decision of the Conven-
ton in the case of Mr.. SOUTHALL involved
other points than this.
Mr.. SoUTHALL asked if this point was
not involved in his case, and ifhe was not
eligible to his seat by decision of the Con-
vention. The CHAIR answered in the az
firmatiye. Mr.. SoUTHALL said that the re-
solution did not concern him, then. He
would add, however, that did the ConVen-
ton pass the resolution it would stultify
itself.
Other points of order were raised, and
the question, "Shall the main question be
put P'' was decided in the negative-ayes
A; noes, 45.
Mr.. C. GIBSON moved to postpone the
resolution indefinitely; which was carried
by close vote. .-... s
RESOLUTIONS.
By PETER JONES Instructing the Com
mittee on the Legislative Department tc
inquire into the expediency of ENGRAVING
into the Constitution provision imposing
fines, imprisonment, and perpetual dis
Reimbursement for malfeasance in Office
instead of taking and enforcing bonds. Re-
ferred.
By ANDREWS Setting forth that Fay
cite Mauzy is ineligible to his seat, ano
declaring it vacant; and that John Minor
Bolts is entitled to it.
| PER DIEM FOR TUKEY.
The resolution of Mr.. SNEAD providing
that pay as member be given Mr.. Turkey
the contestant for Mr.. SoUTHALL's seat, w
| to the 7th instant, was called up.
Several motions were made, and some
discussion followed; pending which the
morning hour expired.
| TAXATION.
The report of the Committee on Taxa
| ton and Finance was then taken up, the
following substitute of Mr.. OWENS to the
third section being under consideration:
"The General Assembly may levy taz
on incomes, salaries, and licenses, but NJ
tax shall be levied on property from which
any income so taxed is derived, or the
capital invested in trade or business in re-
spect to which the license so taxed is is
sued.'
Mr.. THOMAS offered the following substi
tute, which was accepted by Mr.. owens
"The General Assembly may levy tax
on incomes, salaries, and licenses, but nc
tax shall be levied on property from which
any income so taxed is derived, or the cap.
ital invested in trade or business in re.
spect to which the licenses so taxed is
issued provided, thatthe tax imposed upon
licenses Shall be in proportion to the amount
of sales or business which has been or may
be done, and shall not in any case exceed
that on an equal amount of other taxable
property"
An extended discussion ensued; pend.
ing which the hour for recess arrived.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention met at 4 o'clock. The
discussion on the second section OF the re-
port of the Committee on Taxation and
Finance was resumed by HUNNICUTT, who
concluded his oft-repeated speech on tax
alton.
Il BAYNE followed him in speech favoring
a relief from license tax, but the imposi-
ton of q heavy tax on oil lands, whether
occupied or not. BE came down On circus
horses, on whom he contended heavy
tax ought to be placed ). but when he came
to de clown, he didn't think he ought to
be taxed, because he made de boys larf
an grow fat. (BAYNE is selfish in this
view of the circus question: $1,000.
He said dat Virginia was one hundred
years behind Massachusetts,, because dey
had pigs up there what weighed over four
hundred pounds, and dey called 'em pigs !;
and down here de playhouse and de hem
roost was all de same. And all dis come
from de license system of taken folks. He
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