The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-04-21

lent Capitatfou-Tax Tfckefs-Tax Bill
Passed senate-Bin to Allow DanviIie
Railroad Company to Increase Their Capt.
tnl Stock Eugrossed, with a Proviso that
the Company Shall Release Its Exemption
from State Taxation.
In the Senate yesterday the resolution
OF the House proposing that the General
Assembly take a recess from the 22d in
slant to June 9TH came up and was re-
iected-
AYES fINFAvoR OF THE n REsoLUTIoy).-- -Messrs.
Bailey, Barnes. Bliss Elliott. Eskrdge, Jones, Mar
tin, Norton, POWELL Rawles, Riddlcbergcr, Stevens,
Walker, Webb, and Wood-l5.
Diggs, Edmunds, Glasgow, Hale, Heaton, Hurt,
hoiner, Lovens.ein, Lybrook, Newberry, Thur
man, Twyman, Williams, Wlngfeld of Hanover,
and Wingheld Of Albemarle-15.
Mr.. Smith was paired off with Mr.. Will
cox; Mr. Fletcher with Mr.. Mayo (who
has gone home), and Mr.. Lowell with Mr..
James (who was compelled to be absent for
half an hour. Mr.. Rue was not recorded
he was probably absent from the chamber.
COMMISSIONERS OF LAND SALES.
The request Of the House for a commit
tee Of conference on the disagreeing votes
OF the two houses with reference to the
bin creating the Office of general commits
sioner of sales was rejected, and the bill
having been killed was thereby buried out
OF sight.
AYES .qS FAVOR OF THE REoUEsT).-Messrs.
Bailey, Barnes, Bliss Elliott, Eskridgc, James,
Jones, Martin. Norton, Powell, Rlddleberger, Rue,
stevens, Walker, Webb, and Wood-16.
NoEs.-Messrs. Atkinson, Berry, Christian.
Diggs, Edmunds, Gla,gow Hale, heatop, Hurt
koiner, Lowell Lovenstein. Lybrook, Newberry,
Thurman, Twyman, Williams Wingield OF Han
over. and Wingfield of AlDemarlc-lo.
TAX-DILL-FRAuDULENT CAPTTATIoY-TAx
TICKETS
A number OF amendments to the taX-bill
were offered and adopted, and the follow
ing offered by Mr.. Atkinson was rejected:
1t shall be the duty Of the Auditor OF
Public Accounts to have prepared blank
forms OF receipts for delinquent property
and capitation-taXes, which shall he bound
in books and numbered and attached to
blank stubs bearing corresponding num-
bers, sufficient number OF which he shall
furnish to each clerk or other officer all-
thorized to collect delinquent taxes. And
every such clerk or officer receiv-
ing delinquent taxes. shall fill up one
OF such receipts and deliver the same to the
persons paying such tax, and shall also
note on the stub from which such receipt is
detached the date OF payment, the name
OF the taxpayer, the name OF the person
paying the tax, and the amount OF tax
paid. And no clerk or other officer shall
execute any receipt for delinquent taxes
except in the mode herein presented.
Every such book shall be open to inspection
like other public records, and when used
by any officer authorized to receive delin-
quent taxes shall mt the expiration OF his
L al, .tfa ff
his county or corporation court. Any
person violating the provisions OF this
section shall upon conviction thereof be
fined not exceeding 800.
The vote on the amendment was as fol-
lows:
AYEs.-sIessrs. Atkinson, Berry, Christian,
DIegs, Glasgow, fIeaton Lowell, Loyensteiu, Thur
man, Twy1nan, and Wingfeld Of Albemare-ll.
NOEs.-Mcssrs. Bailey, Barnes, Bliss, Edmunds,
MaT5 N4 oron e Po@
Rue, Webb, Williams, and Wingfeld OF Hanover
20.
On motion OF Mr.. Lovenstein, the tax on
sewing-machinc agents was fixed at 5000
for the privilege OF the whole State, or $50
for the first county and 80 for each other
county. The old law was decided uDcon-
stitutional, and for some time they have
paid no tax at all.
On motion OF Mr.. Berry, the bill was
amended in several sections to get rid
OF certain obiectionably inquisitorial fea-
lures.
Mr.. Lovenstcin offered an amendment to
the 3lst section OF the tax bill, in regard to
sample merchants, which was adopted, as
follows:
Provided, That nothing in this section
shall be construed to allow any manufac-
tllrer to sell by sample any goods, wares,
or merchandise unless he shall have been
taxed and assessed on the capital invested,
as provided in the fourth classification OF
Schedule G of this act, or shall take out the
license tax required OF sample-merchants,
as provided in section 80 OF this act.
The Iatitudinous right OF searching junk
shops. day or night, was omitted, on mo-
tion Of Mr.. Walker, who contended that it
was in violation Of the Bill Of Rights.
After other amendments were agreed to,
the bill was passed, and at O'Clock the
Senate adjourned. The tax bill now goes
back to the House.
House Notes.
Shortly after the assembling OF the House
Yesterday morning Senator Hurt appeared
with message that the Senate had rejected
the House amendments to the appropriation
bill. and had also rejected the resolution
providing for recess. The appropriation
bill was placed on the calender, on motion
OF Mr.. Pollard.
40 MILEAGE.
Mr.. Griggs offered the following:
Resolved by the House of Delegates, That
the Auditor OF Public Accounts be, and he
Is hereby, directed to pay mileage for the
extra session to the members Of this House.
Mr.. Pollard moved to table. Rejected.
The resolution was defeated by 4 vote OF
ayes, 30; noes. 46.
A motion to reconsider was passed by.
TO DE APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR.
Senate Joint resolution requiring all con-
tracts and agreements entered into by the
commissioners OF the sinking fund under
the act approved February II, 1882, de-
claring yirginia's equitable portion of her
debt. TO be approved by the Governor, was
placed on the calendar under suspension
OF the rules.
THE RICHMOND AND DANyILLE RAILROAD
COMPANY.
House bill to authorize the Richmond
and Danville Railroad Company to increase