Arkansas intelligencer., 1844-09-07
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ON Fire. A..

30 Lashes for Sctting the ~
On rtre. to6,
SWEET HoME, Sept. lss.eGi.
Lear S'r III you have at hand N. oog
OF tho Senate for the last session of In, iosl
Assembly pIease refer 10 it and infor1 1eri
many OF your readers if Dnvy Waikai iaas
10 ihnict % iashes upon the bare back = uA
viouai VINO should be convicted oe .1ssS.
woods on hre. Now Mr.. Editor glrdo Ia
u IS inct that Walker did vote to
Of his constituents infamons bv ;nH;.rsio
them the rogne's lash. at the rhipt s-3Ihh.
offence (f offence it may he styicdsn ration
not under the head Of felony. voks a. ifrsi
or when he was candidate for the S,,ceol
but did not think that he held me mn, 81
theirs and neighbors in such low esii2IhE },
vote to infict upon our bare backs ptr T."
rs though We were his NEGRO SLAio yaL
is again candidate, and want TO kny .isY
cast such votei And If he did. bo, ,basio
ask US ablect woodsmen to support hir y isli
Yours respectfully, .roei
In compliance with the request of
pondent we have referred to the Jour. ~,
trnct from which we give him and hi, ..n.,,A
Extract from hhe Journal of the -
SATURDAY, 3lst Decemb -
lfages l4I and l42,
Mr.. Black asked leave to introduce
entitled "an act to prevent persons frf
hire to the woods, and for other purnoss.a .rnl
| Which was read a first time. aE'.at'
on motion of Mr.. TuIly, the rules y
nate were dispensed with, and the bill ~, - 2sd
'eeond tina by title; and =, IN 'laoih
d. Cn further motion of Mr.. Tully, 81 saps
''e senate were again dispensed with.
was read a third time,
amendment: "e IL. 2 ;,
strike out the 18th Of February y
| sec.Ion' and insert the 18th of March Il,
Which was lost. I'd
Mr.. Nicely moved to lay the bill unon n. .. |,
tili the first day Of July next '"' ''o' -"
Upon which, Mr.. Black cdIed for the ve..,.
nays.
The roll being called, thev vote appeared !, =
feas-Messrs. Clark, Finley, Hudson. -i-y,i
Scott, OF Sewer, Walker Of Washine,o." " sol
Yell-7.
Nays-Mossrs. Black, Byrd, Ficklin, v 9
Mitchell, Scott. of Crawford, ThompsI ''a...S ~,
Mr.. Presdent-l2. L1a5r
And the motion to lay on the table v
Mr.. Walker Of Washington, offered ..L.y-l'
the first section Ms follows:
:, strike out 18th February ond inser.
Mr.. Yell moved to strike out {" 18th Feb,,.r 80
and insert lst February"
Which was lost.
The question was then l.akel upon the nr.na
ment offered by Mr.. Walker, of Washipr,on m. m,
the amendment was adopted.
Mr.. Scott, Of Crawford, offered the follo~ins
amendment, TO wit:
Amend by striking out all after the words "this
act IN the second line of the Sd section, and in.
sertng "upon conviction thereof, shau receir,
on MS bare back not more than fly lashes nell iaia
Upon which Mr.. Thompson called for tho yea,
and nays.
Mr.. Black moved to lay the amcndmen, on tn
Which was lost.
And the question being now put upon tb
amendment, it was adopted.
WhereuPon, on motion Of Mr.. Adams, MI
fickln IN the chair, the rules we're dispensed :,
and the amendment was read q second and ,..-
time and the question recurring on the Eass
Of the bill as amended.
Mr.. Nicely called for the yeas and nays.
And the roll being called, the vote appee red .
feas-Messrs. Black, Ficklin, Magness, Nit
ell, Scott, Of Crawford, Thompson. T-imbIe, Tt
~, Walker, Of Benton, WALKER, of Washi, :
ton, Williamson, and Mr.. President-l2.
~ Nays-Messrs. Byrd, Clark, Finley, lIu Loo :,
Nicely, Scott, Of Sewer, and Yel!-7. NO
And the bill was passed; and the House in vs.
ed thereof. :" -saua