The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-02-04

for taxes. /. ~ ,.os
- Another item Mr.. HENRY attacked was
tt,af the penitentiary was charged WIZ
rvi,at If Ind received last year, but was noe
credited with $4,000 it had paid INTO tue
Mr.. TArrArs nRo said that the commitIee
did NOT consider that reliable, because s,'c
cnnyicts now hired out upon p1lDlic. Wolhs
m;pft be thrown back upon the lnst'tu.iop.
Tn fhat or other ways the penit'e,nItiary
might fail to pay anything into tue : feas-
ury. ,,;s .r;e,d
with not seeking light, but with not nnohs
It. That, be thought, might be que 70 Ine
murky atmosphere OF the committee-foolni
i'm which he bad labored. ;.
Mr.. HENRY contended that even II tnese
conyicts were returned to the penitehtisIy
they would be employed in the lnstit.ltloh
or employed in some way to be producll'eo Oh
Mr.. HENRY pointed out another incorrect
item, where the State was charged VIII
$4,000 for printing records, and was circuit
ed with only $500 in return, whereas luz
law required that these records snouia not We
printed until the clerk was paid 1or thenl;
Mr. TALIAFERRo explained tha5 the lhior-
nation on that point was obtalhea from INC
Auditors report OF last year. .,
Mr.. TALIAFERRo desired to make TURNER
explanation, but Mr.. HENRY askea not W
be again interrupted.
Mr.. HENRY then dwelt upon the iact tnat
in the statement OF the resources ny Ine
Finance Committee no alluSion was maze
to what was TO be expected from the Moi
fett liouour-law, though the Auditor hao
expressed the opinion that the increase
there would be S33S,000.
Then he claimed that there was nearly
million OF dollars OF interest put down as
principal, the effect being to appal tue pup
tic mind with debt which exists only IN
name. There would be saving OF nifty OF
sixty thousand dollars. TO get rid OF this
supposed debt it is only necessary to repeal
the funding bill. Mr.. HENRY expressed
his surprise, after all that had been SAID IN
Remuneration Of that bill, that it had never
been repealed. Making all these correc-
tions-using the assets Of the State to retire
more OF the debt; by reducing the cir
cults from eighteen to fifteen, and
thereby saving $4,000; by correcting
the committees report where it charges the
State $1,000 for records that the law re-
ouired suitors to pay for in advance; by
reducing the criminal expenses 100000;
by saving the unpaid extra appropriations
to Backsburg and for the extension OF the
asylums (s67, Oo0), as they will soon expire
by law-the necessary expenses couiu De
brought down very nearly within the reve-
nue-so near that the increase OF the value
of our bonds to something near par would
nearly make up the tax from that source
alone.
Farther, Mr.. HENRY expected Though he
didn't include in his estimate) SO, 1000 to be
saved on public printing by the change
from annual to biennial sessions OF the
General Assembly. Then, too, the General
Agent OF the Penitentiary encourages the
General Assembly to believe that that insti-
tuition would soon be seli-sustaining. The
State could probably be rid Of the entire
cost by leasing it out. By proposed changes
in the Moflttt liquor-law, to increase its
efficiency, considerable more revenue than
estimated BY the Auditor may reasonably
be expected. BY biennial sessions OF the
General Assembly and proposed reduction
OF pay 100000 will be saved.
Mr.. HENRY's statement was as follows:
Amdsint of revenue rs reported by
Finance Committee. ............. S2.4f9,2l4 Ok
Add for tax on State bonds.......... sJ.S5u -
Add for receipts from peniientilry. lS.34o 10
Add additional amount from print o
Ing L, cords. Z,ooo w
$2,555.921 SO
Add for Noffett ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $4,000 90
Total revenue. 81. S93,92l SO
Interest Oh debt and
literary fund us
reported BY COM
lnttce.... sl,S27.2S5 &c
Take OF interest on
error OF one mil
lion In principal
and amount due -
sinking fund.-. 10000 90
ADD 70, .cooos.... sl'4 757:2ss Sc
-- 2,214,99S 81
Leaving for expenses. .............. 67s.a23 O5
Amount OF expenses reported by
cOmmlttcc..... .................. Flu io.SSO 90
on saving In biennial ses-
Savings in public print
observation-disclosures. 1u.pUU
xtra appropriations
Saving In crsnal cx-
penscS and pcniten-
Saving from reduction Of
$4,000 90
s79O,ss6 80
Additional saving from expenses
increase of revenue from Moi
fett.......... 12u'OUU
s79O.ssG 33
Revenue. ay......................$ 2.9O0,0O0 90
Off interest ut six per cent. and
schools, ay...................... s2.Zlo,uUu w
Leaving for expenses. .............. 1865 900 90
Ordinary expenses for old State be-
fire the war, say................ S5S9,O0O 90
Amount in excess. .................. $4,000 90
Mr. HENRY said the current expenses had
been put by the committee at Sl,000,000.
For ten years previous to the war, as had
been repeatedly stated, the current en-
Denses were less than 100000. Can't these
expenses he reduced to the antc-war tig-
urcs? No doubt OF it.
Mr. HENRY asserted that an oath to sup
port the Constitution included an obliga-
ton to levy only such taxes rs are abSo-
lutely necessary. He thought the world
would laugh us to scorn when we declare
our bankruptcy yet maintain expenses
100000 above those OF 1860, when we were
rich and prosperous, and our population
and territory one third greater than now.
Speaker ALLEN General TALIAFERRO hay
ing been in the chair during this debate on
the debit asked Mr.. HENRY il it be true
that the present rate OF taxation Is sufficient
to pay the school fund, sustain the govern
ment, and pay the interest on the public
debt, how was it that Mr.. HENRY was OPP
posed 10 the bill which sets apart to each OF
these three things its due proportion Of
revenue; only reserves, in fact, for GOV
eminent expenses SI50,000.
Mr.. HENRY said he would answer all that |
in time.
Mr.. HENRY gave way to motion to adj
iourn.
Mr. TA1IArERRO of Norfolk got the floor |