Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-02-02

Wednesday,, Jan. 26th. House met.
 Prayer by the Chaplain.
 House bill No '147, "to remove the free negroes aud mulattoes from this State.~ wa, taken up and the amendment pending. to-wit Amend section II by adding until after said free negroes or mulattoes come to the ace o zl years;'' was adopted.
 Mr. Hill offered the following amendment
 Strike out 9th line of section 6 and in,er, " The proceeds of such hiring to be placed r the county treasury to be paid to such free ne. gro or muiatto as soon as he or she shall arrive at the age of Fl years and agrees to leave the oIa'e as thls law directs" which was read and adopted
 Mr. Duval offered the following amendment:
 Amend the 4th section by adding the follow Ing: That Tn case any of the negroes so of- lered Tor sale and sold under the provisions oi thls section shall be the mother of child or children under the age of seven years the pur- chaser shall be required to take such child or children, and may keep them until they arrive to the age of 21 years, when such purchrser shall give such child or children, each one sui! of comfortable clothing and twenty-five dol lars, and such child or children shall imme- diately depart beyond the limits of this State: and 1t he, she or they remain, or shall be found within this State three mouths after his or her or their arrival at the age of Fl years, he, she or they shall be dealt with in accordance with the second, third and fourth sections of this act; provided, such purchaser may, if he or she desire it, deliver said children to the sheriff upon their arrival at the age of Nven years to be hired out in accordance with the provisions Of this act" Read and adopted.
 MT. Duval offered to amend section 6, as fol- lows: provided, that if any such minor shall be the mother of children under the age of seven years, the hirer shall take such children until the mother shall arrive at the age of twenty-one years, and he shall if she leave the State Tn accordance with the provisions of this act, be required to remove such child or children, beyond the limits of this State" Which was read and adopted
 MT. Duval offered to amend by striking out In the oth line of section g. the words "sub- Ject only to the restrictions contained in section four of this act" and insert the words "that such master or mistress shall be required to take the minor child or children of such free negro or mulatto, upon the same terms as are required of the purchaser of free negroes and muattoes, by section four of this act" which was read and adopted
 Mir. Duval offered to amend by adding sec- ton 12 providing for the support of minors under seven years of age out of the county treasury; and for those who are old and iniirm, and for those that cannot be sold after being offered, etc.
 Read, and Mir. Carroll moved to amend by striking out county treasury" and insert the words proceeds of the sale of said negroes and mulattoes,' which was accepted by MT. Duval, and was adopted
 Mir. Garland offered the following amend. ment: Amend section 2i by inserting after the word " "mulatto'' in the fourth line the words " and to take him forthwith to the court house door and hire him out at public out-cry, to the highest bidder on twelve months credit, that the person so hiring said free negro or mulatto. shall be required to give bond with good and sufficient security for the hire of said free ne- gro or mulatto, and furnish him the usual amount ot clothing that is annually given to hired slaves, that the proceeds arising from the hire of said free negro or mulatto, shall be paid him by the sheriff when the time expires for which he was hired, with instructions by the sheriff to leave the State iD 30 days"
 If at the expiration of the thirty days, any Of the aforementioned free negroes or muIat. toes, are found in the State, then the provisions of the bill which provides for their sale must be enforced;" which was read, and Mr. Stuart offered the following amendment to the amend ment:
 l By inserting after the words free negro or muIatto, the words the hire of said negro or mulalto to be paid to the said sheriff quarterly Tn advance;' which Was accepted by Mr. Gar land, and Mir. Carroll offered the foiowin. amendment to the amendment: That the sum due such free negro or mu latto on account of hiring shall be liable to a pro rata deduction to pay to the support of the lndIgent the orphan or any of those free ne- gFoes who shall be unable to leave the State D Read, and on the question of its adoption, was lost
 MT. Dnval offered the following amendment:
 Insert after the word State in the last clause of the amendment, the words {" he or she shall be arrested by the sheriff and dealt with in &C., cordance with the third and fourth sections of this bll;'' which was read and accepted by Mir Garland
 MT. Edwards offered the following amend ment to the amendment:
 By inserting after the words 30 days tho words provided, hat the free negro or mulattC so hired shall be taken and held for the time SC hired out, as slaves are now held;" which wa. read and adopted.
 Amendment offered by Mr. Garland was ther adopted.
 MT. Murphy offered the following amend meut:
 Amend section l by reading " that no free negro or muatto shall be permitted to reside wihlR the limits of this State after the frs day of January, 166l," which was read, and or the question of its adoption was lost MT. Mitchell offered the following amend ment:
 By inserting in the 4th line of the second section after the word "mulatto" and before tn, word " and'the words "and after giving twenty days notice at five of the most public place, in the county shall:" which was read and adopt | ed.
 MT. Quarles offered the following amend ment:
 "Amend the 5th section where it reads com mon school fund in said countv.n and insert "common State school fund.-" read and MT, Duval moved to amend the amendment b, striking out the words "common State schoo fund" and insert the county treasury" Reac and adopted
 MT. Duval offered the following amendment
 hii0hu SeCJipu Dy StrlKlDg out the words "the hrer shall be required to give such ne gro or mulatto one suit of comfortable clothing and twenty-five dollars in cash" Read anc adopted.
 MT. McKean offered the following amend ment:
 Amend the 4th line, 4th section by addin! alter the word negro" the word, or mulat to-" Read and adopted.
 MT. Mccoy offered the following amendment to-wit
 Amend the bill by striking out section Il and inserting in lieu thereof the following, to- wit:
 That no free human being who resides in this State and has complied with the laws o sad State shall be sold into bondage. or de pnved of life, liberty or property so long as said human being complies with the laws of th land, and conduct themselves in a moral man ner Read and laid on the table.
 Mir Montgomery offered the followin. amendment:
 Amend section 8, by adding the following Provided that any free negro or mulatto wo. man who may have children under the age o seven years, who shall be sold into slavery un. der the provisions of this act, or shall elect tc chose master and go into voluntarily servitude said children who shall be under the age o seven years, shall 50 into slavery with thei mother and remain with them whether sucl mother be sold or shall elect to go into volun