The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-04-05
General Assembly Of Virginia.
EXTRA sEssrON--Eighfh Day.
y -; TrnrpanAx Anril q. 1872.
THuRspAY, April 4, 1872.
SENATE.

SENATE.
The L,EurENAfT-G Governor In the chair
Mr., IAruRop was granted leave of absence
THE TAX BILL.
House bill entitled "an act imposing taXcs
for the support of the Government and Tree
schools, and to pay the interest on the pup
lie debt" yesterday laid on the table ION mo-
ton of Mr.. QUEsENBERRY, instead OF Mt.
.HUkDlsy, as reported), was taken up on mo-
ton of Mr.. THOMAS.
MIR. ROLLER moved that in the considera-
ton of the bill any section shall be open 10
amendment after the bill has been reao
through section by section; and the questl9h
on agreeing thereto being put, resultea:
Ayes, Il; noes, II. , ,.,, III
The Senate being equally divided, me
pprs,nryr voted NO." and announced the
question determined In the negative.
On motion of Mr.. JOHNSON, the Senate
nroceeded to consider the bill section by sec
ton.
MFR. SMITH moved to amend the second sec
ton of tho bill relative to "taXes on lanus
ond lots" bv striking out the words entity
cents on the hundred dollars and inserting
in lieu therefor "forty cents OH the hundred
dollars"
On this proposition Mr.. HUNULEr demands
ed the pending question; which was ordered,
and being nut was determined In the neSil-
tive-ayes, u; noes, 10. ~
Mr.. FReScH moved to amend the seventh
section in relation to the "tax on income
by increasing the rate from one 10 Two per
cent. Rejected.
Mr.. PRIpEaoRE moved to amend the eighth
section so as to prevent the collection OF
taxes on bonds of railroad companies held by
foreign bondholders, and also 10 prevent the
SUPERVISORS Of counties through which rail-
roads pass from imposing taxes upon the
same for county purposes.
Messrs. French, LAKELAND, and TAYLOR
of Norfolk. advocated, and Mr. SowLlN OF
posed the adoption of the amendment.
It was adopted-ayes, Il noes, 10.
AIR. TAYLOR, of Norfolk, moved further to
amend the 9Th section by striking out the fol-
lowing words: " If such road or canal lies
in part only within this State, the tax here
bv imposed upon the Indebtedness Of such
road or canal, and required to be retained
out of any interest payable thereon, shall
bear the same proportion to the whole in
debtedncss Of the company which that part
of its line in this State shall bear to the whole
length of its line, provided the collection OF
the tax upon the States interest in the stock
of the james river and Kanawha canal be
POSTPONED for the current year."
Mr. NowLE moved to amend tho amend
ment by striking out all Of the Sth section
except the first paragraph, leaving all that Is
left of that section to read Us follows:
con the real and personal property OF
every railroad and canal company there shall
be q tax of fifty cents on every hundred dol
lars OF the estimated value thereof, the pro-
ceeds of one.ffth of which shall be applied
to the support of public free schools Of the
State"
+ MI NowLIS's motion was adop!cd-ayes,
10, noes, II.
The amendment as amended was adopted
ayes, 10; noes, ~.
Mr.. THOMAS moved further to amend the
9Th section by inserting after the word
"State,' last line, the words "and on the
gross earnings of every such railroad and
canal company for the preceding twelve
months; also, the amount ofal interest paid
or payable, and all dividends declared by
such company within the twelve months
next preceding, the tax shall be one-half of
one per cent. on such gross earnings, payable
each year, to be ascertained and paid into
the Treasury as prescribed in section 81 of
the assessment act in force"
After considerable debate, Mr.. THOMAS
withdrew his amendment for the present.
Mr.. KIRKPATRICK moved to reconsider the
vote by which the amendment Of Mr.. TAY-
IoR, Of Norfolk city, rs amended on motion
Of Nh. NOwLlS, was agreed to, which was
carried.
Then, on motion of Mr.. MASSEY. the amend.
ment proposed by Mr. PRIDEMoRE was recon-
sidered--aycs, %; noes, 10; leaving the sec
ton standing as it came from the House.
The bill was then read through, engrosscd,
and passed.
AYEs,z,Messr=. anderson CT Rockbridge, Ander-
son Of Piltsylyal1, Geaziey, Boyk; &. Gomay
Lakeland, Meem, Nowlin. PER- in, Pridemore, Que
sencrry. Roller, Taylor Of Londonn, Taylor of Nor.
folk. Terry. Thomas, Ward. WEnne-M
NoEs.-Alessrs. French, GreGver, Martin, Norton
Patterson, Rue, Robinson, Smith-S.
APPROPRIATION BILL.
4 message was received from the House Of
Delegates by Mr.. CUMMINGS, who Informed
the Senate that that House had passed bill
entitled ".An act approprating the public
revenue for the fiscal year 1SI1-'f2"; which
was subsequently taken up and twice read.
Mr.. GREENE made Intellectual attempts to
have the appropriations for the Eirginh,
Military Institute and University stricken
out. ,...a
On motion Of Mr.. ROLLER, the 54th line
was amended (by vote of Is to III so as to
appropriate only $1,000 tout of the amount
which shall have been paid within the fiscal
year into the Treasury for the hire of con
victs "-saving, as stated, about $4,000 to
the Commonwealth.
Mr.. MARTIN (at 1920 moved to adjourn.
Lost-ayes, Il; noes, 10.
The bill was they passed.
MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES
were received announcing that that BODY
had passed Senate joint resolution for leave
to introduce bill in relation to the reassess.
ment Of lands, and the passage Of bill In
relation to the collection of taXcs--No.2 2.
REAssEssMEN1, OF LANDS.
Senate bill to authorize the Board of su.
pelVisors Of Loudoun county to convene for
the purpose Of considering the question of a
general reassesSment Of the lands in said
county was taken up and read the second
time, when Mr.. TAYLOR, Of Loudoun, pre-.
scented substitute therefor making the ap.
plication general to nil of the counties.
AT $3.50 motion to adjourn was made by
Mr. FRENCH and rejected-ayes, II !; noes, II.
Mr.. HUSDLEY spoke very earnestly In favor
Of the bill. :. Sos.
1t was opposed by Mr.. FRENCH.
During the discussion of this measure great
noise, disorder, and confusion prevailed upon
the floor of the Senate.
AT o'clock Mr.. LAKELAND moved to ad.
jo,un. The vote resulted-aycs, 10; noes, 8.
~ HOUSE OF DELEGATES