Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-07-17
TUESDAY JULY H. 1877.
MAJOR DANIEL AND THE
STAMP TAX.

We publish most chceltulIy to-
day the letter from Prot Winston,
touching Maj, Daniels connection
with the Stamp Tax Bill, a bill
which we always understood Mai.
Daniel to be the patron OF, and
we know he voted for, and, at va
rous stages Of its passage, made it
the special object Of his attention
and solicitudc, Maj. Daniel either
favored this bill or opposed it,
Let us sec. On page 277 of the
Senate journal we find this:
mo. 55, Senate bill, imposing tax
upon stamps upon contracts and
"other Instruments of writing was Ia
"ken up, read n third time, aud the
Question on its passage being put,
was determined in the Affirmative
ayes, %; noes. 10. The vote was
recorded as follows:
"Ayes -Messrs. Allen, Bland, Clark,
"Ulaughton, Critcher, ID A n Il l.,
"Eastham, Elliott, Eubank, Finney,
"Grimsley, Hairston, Herndon, Hurt,
johnson, Lawson, Num-, Quesen-
cherry, Sinclair, Smith, Tanner, aud
"Wortham. o."
"NOes-Messrs. Dawson, Dickinson,
Duffield, Hinton, Maddox. Newberry,
SIemp, Splitter, Ward, and Wood. 10.
Ordered that the clerk Inform the
House of Delegates, and request their
concurrence therein"
This was on the LIST of March,
1876. Going back to February
oath, we find Maj, Daniel moved
to make it the special and continu>
ing order for the next day.
On the 25th of February, page
1853, Senate Journal, Mr.. Dan
icI moved to further amend the
bill by inserting the following in
dependent section :"
70 Z BE it further enacted 10y the gen.
crai assembly, That-t'lrst, every per-
son who shall after this act goes into
effect, travel in this State by any rail
way, steam, boat, packet, or other
mode of conveyance, chartered under
;he laws of this State, and who shall
he required by the proprietor, or com
uany, or concern operating the same,
tuIay u fare for his or he passage,
shat pan for the benefit Of the State, a
tax of five cents for every trip exceed
iug ten miles, but not exceeding TWEEN
ty.tive miles in distance, aud ten cents
Tor every trip exceeding twenty. five
miles III distance, In the manner
herein after mentioned"
Crhe act then provides for the can
ceiling Of the stamps by the csmpa
les Issuing the tickets for the fur
ui.hing of the stamps by the Auditor
and then continues)
Fourth. Every company namct
in this act, shall charge an dddHtOH 4
its ,'eUuLar rates of passenger fare
live cents for every distance less thar
Is and more than ten miles. and tel
cents for every distance more than 2
miles, and shall recciCe and cOt(cc
from ere7y passenger, to whom it is
sues stamped ticket, as provided fol
in this act, the said amount for tn
benefit Of the State"
(1'he act then provides for report
to be made by the Companies, ant
then adds
"Sixth.-Any Company or agen
thereof, who shall after the first day
of June 1875, Issue any ticket to
passenger, whom it requires TO pa,
fare, without first stamping the same
according to the terms of this act, oil
who shall fail to require the pdSSenge
to pay the five or ten cents dddhtoRd
to his fare as required by this act
shall be deemed guilty of II misde
meanori ; and every passenger WIZ
shall receire q ticket not duiy stamped
according TO the provision Of this act
shall likewise be deemed guilty of
misdsmeauor and such Company
agent or passenger, on conVlctiol
thereof in the Court having jurlsdlc
ton of the same, shall he fined no
less than two hundred dollars, no
more than five hundred dollars, in tn
discretion of the Judge OF said Court
provided however that such Compan,
or passenger shall have issued sucl
tlcke' with intent to evade the pro
vision of this act. But the fact, tina
any such ticket was issued or receive
without being duly stamped shall b
deemed Prinld Jdcic evidence OF sue
Intent"
(The remainder of the amendmen
provided for making reports by tn
Companies and in default of paymeu
Of the tax by them, for their bein
placed in the hands of receivers, &c.
Ca motion then of Mr.. Daniel the
hiIl was delayed until his amendmen
could be printed.
On the Goth of February III
bill was again Getore the Senate
and Gen. Bradley Johnson move
to amend SO as to require all tick
cts committing travel for speci
lied number of miles to be stampe
at the rate Of ten cents for ever
100 miles.
Mr.. Smith also moved to amen
50 us to require all FREE PASSES al
all HALF FARE TICKETS shall
stamped at tho same rate. The
amendments were voted down |
the Senators who had free pass
in their pockets. but they left I