ys.--Messrs. Armstrong, Aston, Baldwin, Baylor, Berlin, Blow, Boggess, Boyd, Bront, Brown, Burdett, Burley, Byrne, Campbell, Caperton, Carlile, Carter, Clemens, Coffman, C. B. Conrad, Robt. Y. Conrad, Couch, Critcher, Custis, Dent, Deskins, Dorman, Dulany, Early, Echols, French, Fugate, Gillespie, Gravely, Gray, A. Hall, E. B Hall, Hammond, Haymond, Hoge, Holiday, Hubbard, Hughes, Hall, Jackson, Janney, Marmaduke Johnson, Peter C. Johnston, Lewis, McComas, McGrew, Marshall, Maslin, Masters, Moffett, Moore, Orrick, Osburn, Patrick, Pendleton, Porter, Price, Pugh, Rives, Ro. E. Scott, Sharp, Sitlington, Southall, Spurlock, Staples, C. J. Stuart, Summers, Tarr, Tayles, Waiter, White, Wickham, Willey, and Wilson.--79.
The question recurring upon Mr. Scott's amendment, Mr. Wise said he had one or two more amendments to propose.
He moved to amend by adding thereto the following:
"And in the event that the said Congress shall not concur in measures of adjustment of pending diffic
B. Hall, L. S. Hall, Haymond, Hoge, Hubbard, Hall, Jackson, Marmaduke Johnson, Peter C. Johnston, Lawson, Lewis, McComas, McGrew, Masters Nelson, Osburn, Parks, Patrick, Porter, Price, Pugh, Sharp, Sitlington, Spurlock, Staples, Chapman J. Stuart, Summers, Tarr, Willey, Wilson, and Wysor.--64.
Nays.--Messrs. Ambler, Blakey, Blow, Boisseau, Bouldin, Conn, Forbes, Garland, Gravely, Gregory, Thos. F. Goode, Addison Hall Holladay, Isbell, Kilby, Leake, Charles K. Mallory, James B. Mallory, Moffett, Morris, Richardson, Southall, Strange, Thornton, Whitfield, and Wickham.--26.
Thus the prolonged contest on this subject of taxation has at last resulted in the passage of this resolution:
Resolved, That a committee of thirteen be appointed to inquire into the expediency of so amending the 22d and 23d sections of Article.
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of the Constitution of Virginia as to provide that taxation shall be equal and uniform throughout the Commonwealth, and that all property shall be taxed i