The true Democrat., 1856-12-02
HOUSE.
Eridgu. Nov. 2lst, lSs

El0 o'clock.
 HOUSE.
 Friday, Nov. 21st, 1856.
 House met pursuant to adjournment
 Prayer by the Rev. MT. Lea, chaplain.
 The journal of yesterday was read and ap- proved.
 Mr. Yancy presented the petition of sundry citizens of Jackson county, praying the legis- lature to grant Isaac Gray charter for bridge across Cash river in Jackson county EsWhich was, on motion of Mir. Yancy, refer red to a select committee of five.
 MT. Edmundson of Sebastian from the se- feet committee to whom was referred House bill, No. Il, made the following report:
 MR. SPEAKER--The select committee to whom was referred House bill, No II, called bill to be entitled " An act concerning free negroes" have had the same under considera- ton, and have instructed me to report the ac- companylng bill as a substitute therefor. and recommend its adoption.
 EDMUNDSON, of Sebastian, Chm The substitute bill, accompanying said re- port to be entitled, An act for the removal of lee persons of color beyond the limits of thls State, and for the preventing their return anu future immigration into this State" was read.
 Mr. Abbott one of the select committee to whom said bill was referred, submitted the fol- lowing minority report:
 Mr. SPEAKER-A majority of the select com mlttee to whom was referred House bill, No. Il, to be entitled An act concerning free ne- groes," have had the same under considera. ton, and have adopted substitute for said bill and haverecommendedt the passage of the same; put the undersigned minority of said select committee cannot concur in the report of the majority, and would most respectfully offer the following objections to the bill recommended by said committee.
 lst Your committee is of the opinion that sad bill is in conflict with article second section ten of the constitution of this State, which pro- vldes that, "No free man shall be taken or dis seized of his free hold, liberties or privilege or out-lawed, or exiled or in any manner destroy ed or deprived of his life or property but by the judgment of his peers or the law of the land" Your committed believes that the above secton includes all free men, and that the fra ners of the constitution intended to embrace all free men of whatever color.
 I'd. Your committee cannot consent to a po- Hey which would expatriate, banish, imprison and enslave any human being without any cause whatever, as the bill under consideration does. Your committee is of the opinion that the legislature possesses no power under the constitution, to deprive any human being of his lfe, liberty or property unless he forleits his Fights to the same, by committing crime.
 3d. Your committee believes that suitable laws can be made concerning free negroes. whereby the wicked, mscheivous and the troublesome may be made to suffer punishment hot State, and the industrious we'll disposed and law abiding ones Gf any such there bel can be allow ed to remain. At any event all humane policies should be tried to remedy the evils of free ne- groes, before the oppressive and tvranical legis- lation recommended by the majority of the Committed
 Your committee regret the existence of free negroes in our State, would be gratifcd to have them all removed, but believing said bill is un- Constitutional, your committee beg leave to enter his dissent against the report of the ma- jonty of said committee
 ABBOTT, Minority
 of the select committee.
 Which was read
 MT. Hunter introduced bill to change the tune of the auditors sale of public lands and town lots, forfeited for the non-payment of taxes, which was read first time
 On motion of MT. Billingsley, the Cairo and Fulton railroad bill, which was on yesterday ordered to be engrossed and made the order of the day, at hall-past 9 o'clock to-day was taken up and read third tme
 Alter some amendments were offered, which were laid on the table, the vote was taken upon its final passage:
 Those members voting in the affirmative were, Messrs. Abbott, Ashley, Ayers, Barker Bean Bilingsley, Block, Bobo, Boone, Bow den Bunch, Butler, Childres, Cook, Douglas, EdmUndson of Crittcnden, Edmundson of Se- bastan, Estes, Ford, Gentry, Gibson, Gray, Griffin, Harris, Hefington, Hill Of Ashley, Hill of Perry, Hudson, Hunter, Jackson, James, Jeffrey, Kelly, Kllgore, Lea of Dallas, Lee of Scott Lowry, Mcconnell, Mansfield, Montgo- mery Moody, Moss, Neal, Newton of John son, Newton of Union, Oates, Oliver, Parks, Patterson, Pettigrew, Polk, Quarles, Stephen son. Trotter, Turner, Venable, Watson, Will Hams of Lawrence, Williams of Marion, Will liams, of Pulaski, Wilson, Yancy and Mr. Speaker-63
 Those voting in the negrtive are, Messrs Cal vert, Haralson and Moore-3.
 They passed bill to repeal the law declar. lng the sherlils of each county of this State ex-officio assessor of taxes so far as relates to the counties of Columbia, Washington, Ran dolph, Prairie Benton, Jackson, Phillips Hemp stead, Desha, Sebastian Clark and Poinsett
 House adjourned until tomorrow morning, g o'clock.