The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-04-24

tho ,oath section, it,effect to redttse the tazz
IN purchases oil, merchants so assB Pr aols
Chat where purchases are over wv ,oVV Ing
rate shall be e10on every S1O, QUE
Tho amendment was urged ID q stroes
snaaeh hy. Mr,-DUHPIgED. Messrs. .GRfTeHEH,
PPM. and MoFPETT opposed, ana M IL Ola
E nv. .ru1or and RAGLAND supported IL, anu
It WINS rejected by the following vote:
Ailaur Cochran. DsTson' D oet
ned Evans HGldlsany, pridenRore. Aasiand
eP'a gIspd GrsiaS Hcrn.
nam EaDan1 iaMson, Moem, Aofett. Nsrnerry'
Penn, Quessnberr1, ste'eh'' : -
~ w. WINE offered an amendment to the
154th section, so as to provioe tnas ~ -
rth;s uection. shall be in lieu ofall taxes fof
o. o.a IS nr,rnoses on the capital actually em-
ninS.d in said business" Rejected.
p'J IL WYNsE offered an amendment. to the
oosth section. so as to provide that where
1;c.nses are granted to manufacture ardent
.T;rits or malt liquors for less than year,
the tag shall bear such proportion 10 inc
whole annual tax as the space OF tlme DC,
tween granting the same and 30th OF April
hears to the whole year. Rejected.
Mr. PR1pBIoRa made vain endeavor to
;ncI,1de in this bill among the taxable sub
iects railroad, telegraph, express, ana other
such companies. -L.,.,
his amendment Producing the tax on distil-
lersl was rejected be reconsidered. He was
unayoidably absent when the vote was taken,
and be wished to be put Alright upon the re.
cord. .......
The CuA1a ruled that he could not move a
reconsideration, as he did not vote with the
prevailing side. -"..
Mr.. COCHRAN had the floor making per.
soual explanation, complaining because the
vote was discourteously taken in his absence.
The hour of 10 O'clock having arrived the
CHAIR announced that the time fixed for
taking the vote on the engrossment OF the
bill had come. ...... .-.
Mr.. SIXTH, OF Russell, moved to postpone
| the taking of the vote until O'Clock to-nor-
row. Mr. TAYLOR moved to amend so that
A vote be taken at II O'Clock tonight II not
sooner had. This was rejected. Mr.. Smith,
Of Nelson, moved to amend by fixing the
time at IL o'clock tonight. This was also
reiectetl-ayes, 8; noes, rs. The motion OF
air SMITH, Of Russell, was rejected-ayes,
-; noes, 81. ... -,
On motion Of Mr.. THOMAS, 1t was ordered
| to be entered upon record that nau mr..
COCHRAN been present when the vote was
taken he would have voted for bis amend.
ment reducing the tax on dlstillers.
The bill was ordered to third reading, and
was then then put upon its passage, and re-
| jectedTor want Of constitutional majority
| [22 yotes] by the vote following: e.. ...
A1Bs-Messrs. Baaaley, Bland, Griteber, East East
| ham, Eub.nk, Finuey, Grimsley, Herndon' DO, hol'
Oue.enberrJ, Eagland, Smith Of Nelson, Taylor
Serry Thomas, and Wynne-21.
EoEs.-Messrs. Allan. Cochran, Dawson, Dur
aeld, Evans, Graham. Greever, KirkpatrtcI, Lack
lsuo, Lathrop. Maddox. Newberry, Pridemore
Smith Of Russell, and SteYens-15. .s...... ...
| ABsEST.-Messrs.C Clark, Cornat1y, Massey, Now
lin, Patters )n, Rue aud Ward-7. -..#l e. a.s.>
At 1885 Mr.. COCHRAN moved that the
| Senate adjourn. Not agreed lo-ayes, 9
noes, o., :,
! Mir. PR1DEMoRH moved to reconsider the
| vote by which the bill was defeated fol
! want OF a constitutional majority. Agreed
to--ayes, u; noes, s. .. 49,.
The question recurring upon the passage
| OF the bill, on motion eli Mr.. PENN, o'clocE
| tomorrow friday was fixed for the taking
| of that vote. He further moved that whcr
the Senate adjourn it would adjourn t
meet tomorrow at 10 o'clock. Agreed to-
ny es. "a; noes, II.
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