The true Democrat., 1856-12-30


 On motion of Mr. Boone, Washington count was added.
 On motion of MT. Wilson, Johnson count was added
 On motion of MT. Patterson, Desha count was added
 On motion of Mr. Watson, the vote reiectin. Mr. Hunters amendment was reconsidered.
 Upon reconsideration of tho vote Randolp county was added.
 On motion of Mr. Moore, Prairie county wa added.
 On motion of Mir. Anderson, Green count was added.
 On motion of Mir. Mcconnell, Sebastian coun ty was added.
 Ou motion of Mir. Williams of Pulaski, th bill was amended su as to give the assessors fo the year 1857 until February l, to file their af fdavits.
 On motion of MT. Turner, the bill was reat third time and passed.
 Mir. BillingSley moved suspension of rules so as to take up Senate bill No. G. more fully to define the duties of clerks and mparins Justices of elections.
 Mir. Gibson objected, but on vote Mr. Bil llngsley's motion was sustained.
 The bill was then read third time and pas sed.
 On motion of MT. Gibson, the morning busi ness was further suspended, and House b No. 75, to be entitled "An act to rid the State of Arkansas of all free negroes and muattoes, ; was taken up Nr. Oates was called to the chair. I~ The chair stated the question to be on thu adoption of the majority report.
 After some discussion, Mr. Polk moved to lay the bill and report on the table indefinitely, ane called for the ayes and noes on the motion which being ordered stood ayes 57, nays 27.
 Aftirmatve-Anderson Ashley, Ayres, Bar ker, Bean, Block, Bowden, Bunch, Calvert Childers, Cook, Cotterell, Douglas, Estes, Fo reste. Gentry, Gray, Griffin, Harris Heffington Hill of Ashley, Hudson, Hunter, J Jeffrey, Kel ley, killgore, Moss, Newton of Union, Parks Pettigrew, Polk, Qnares, Stephenson, Turner Watson, Williams of Lawrence, and Wilson
 Negative-Abbott Beal Bilingsley Boone Butler, Edmondson of Sebastian Gibson Graves, Hill of Perry, Lea of Dallas Lee ol Scott Mcconnell, Mansfield, Montgomery Moody, Moore, Neal, Newton of Johnson, Oates, Oliver Patterson, Ross, Venable West Williams of Marion, Williams of Pulaski and Mir. Speaker.
 Mir. Hill moved the adoption of the mino- rity report, on which motion Mir. Bean called for the ayes and noes Before the roll was called, the House took,,a recess till 2 o'clock, F. M
 ~21a o'clock House convened
 MT. Foreste was called to the chair.
 blr. Oates moved to recommit the bill re. ported by the minority to committee ol five.
 The motion was lost.
 Alter an animated debate, MT. Watson re- newed the motion to lay the bill and report OIL the table indefinitely
 MT. Mcconnell called for the yeas and nays
 Those members voting in the affirmative were, Messrs Anderson, Ashley. Avres Bar ker, Block, Bowden, Bunch, Butler. Calvert ChIIders, Cook, Cottrell, Douglas Estes, Fores- te, Gentry Gray, Haralson, Harris, Heffine- toD, Hill ot Ashley. Hudson, Hunter, Jeffrey, Kelly, hillsore Montgomery, Moss, Newton of Cnion, Oliver, Parks, Pettigrew, Polk, Charles, Stephenson, Turner, Vena5le, Watson, "llllams ot Lawrence, Williams of Marion, and Wilson-4l
 Those members voting in the negative are, Measrs Abbott Beal, Bllingsley. Boone, Ed. mondoon ot Cnttenden, Edmondson of Sebss tan, Gibson, Griffin, Hill of Perry, Lee of Scott, Mcdonnell, Mansfield, Moore, Newton of Johnson, Patterson, Ross, Trotter, West, Will liams of Pulaski, Yancey, and Mir. Speaker --22
 So both the bills relating to free negroes and mulattoes were laid on the table indefinitely. Mir Williams of Marion introduced House { DIII No. lo4, an act to amend existing laws on the subject of free negroes and mulattoes.
 This bill provides where there is a doubt as to the defendant being "mirei" his personal appearance may be taken as evidence
 The bill was read second time and refer red to the judiciary committee.
 On motion of Mr. Venable the House ad- journed.