The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1865-11-16

iatidbdtCHlF, " tuleiOu, OdPSrtou, Oarler
Co'e, DA, iel, U4ason, Dotson. Duff Ellis
Foxworth, Grace. Gresham, Hamilton
Hen y, Huiyer, Hudson, Huffman, Irby
Kennedy, Kendall, Labauve, Lewis, Lew
ers. Luse, Lyles, Mabry, Manning, Mar
able, Martin, Mayson, Morris, McElroy
McInnis, McRaney, McRae, Murray, Nye
Owen, Penny hacker, Philips, Phipps
Pound, Reid, Robertson, Seal, Shannon,
Suratt, Thompson, Wall, Webber. Webb
of Amite, Webb, of Franklin-63.
Nays-Acker, Arnold, Barry. Blan.
chard. Boddie, Burress; Burton, Crom-
well, f Elsterling. Gillstrap, Graham. Han.
son, Hearn, Hunter, Liddell, Meares,
| Merrill, Medearis, Morphis, McNiel,
Murdock, Simral, Tankersly, Tlndall,
| Walker, WIlIiams-26.
| Mr. Martin then ofiere as a sub ii ute
| for the 4th section as amended the same
amendment offered by him yesterday.
Ga motion OF Mr. Murray, the amend
ment WIS laid on the table,
The question recurring on the adop
ton OF the section as amended, it was
decided in the affirmative by yeas and
nays as follows:
Yeas - Mr. Speaker, Barry, Beauchamp,
Blanchard, Boddie, Brown, of Issaquena,
Brown, of Kemper, Bridgers, of Talla
hatchie, Burress, Burton, Cameron, Cole,
Ellis, Gillstrap Grace, Griffin, Hamilton,
son, Huffman, Irby, Kendall, Lewis, Lew
ers, Liddell, Luse, Manning, Marable,
Meares, Medearis, McInnis McNiel,
McRaney, McRaa, Murdock, Murray,
Nye, Philips, Simrall. Tankersly, Thomp
son, Walker. Webb, of Amite, Webb, of
Franklin-47.
Nays-Acker Arnold, Boone, Bowden,
Bowen, Brown, of Yalobusha, Brooks
Bridges, of Choctaw, Cayerton, Carter,
Cromwell, Daniel, Deason, Dotson, Duff,
Easterllrg, Foxworth, Graham, Gresham,
Henly, Kennedy, Labauve, Lyles, Mabry,
Martin, Mayson, Merrill, Morphis, Nor.
ris, McElroy. Owen, Penny hacker,
Pnipps, Reid, Robertson, Seal, Shannon,
Suratt, Tindall, Wall, Wcbber, Will
liams-43.
The following is the section as adop.
ted:
Sec. 4, Be it further enacted, That
In addition to the cases in which |
freedmen, free negroes and mulattoes
are now by law competent witnesses,
freedmen, tree negroes and mulattoes
shall be competent witnesses in all cases
in which the freedman, free negro or
mulatto offering himself or herself as
shall be party to the record,
and In which freedmen, free negroes and
nulattoes shall be parties to the suit
both plaintiffs and defendants and in all
cases when the offense charged
vas committed against the person or
property OF the freedman, free negro or
offered as witness, provided that
10 Iieedman, Tree negro or mulatto shall
% examined IN any case whatever ONLY c
lpon the stand In open court.
lhe NTH section being under conside
atlor, Mr.. Bowen offered the following a
s a substitute for the same,
Be 1t further enacted, That every y
'eedman, free negro or mulatto shall on
he second Monday of January 1866, and L
nnually thereafter, have lawful home
employment tor the year, and shall a
ave written evidence as follows
1t living IN any incorporated city or Ia
'Wn, ne shall have license from the
layor'an If living outside of any incorpo- q
lted city town or village from the mem
ers OF the board of police of the dis. t2
let in which said freedman. free ne.
o or mulatto mag reside, provided. that pl
shall be lawful for every freedman, tree Sc
,gro or mnlatto to perform irregular or
b work Tor less term than one year bv Gil
'lalnlng license from the police court of Oe
. county In which such freedman, free "a
gro or muiatto may reside. Is
Mr.. Martin offered the FOLLOWING
lendment to the substitute. mC
Amend by striking out "for the YEAR,
Mr.. Manning moved to lay the amend. sec
ent on the table, which was decided in
9 affirmative by yeas and novs % tio
lows. % am
Yeas-Mr Speaker, Messrs Ack.r Ar /
~, D parry bauchamp, Blanchard, Bod gai
= : bowen, Brown of Issaquena, B, own 1
hemper, Brown of Yaio6usha Brooks am
"gers OF Ial!Ahatchie, Cameron, Caper- L
J, Carter, Cole, Cromwell, Daniel. Dea- lars
/, Dotson, Duff, Easterling, Ellis Gil \
ap, Grace, Graham, Griffin. Hamilton me
nson, Hearn, Henly, Hunter. Hudson l
Hman, lrby Kennedy, Kendall La. the
We; Lewis, Levers, Luse, Lyles, Ma the
!, Manning, Marable, Mears, Merrill n
1earIs, Morphis Morris, McElroy, Nc mel
l, Nc cRea, Murdock, Murray, Nva. S
n, Penny hacker, Philips, Phipps' LII
nas' robertson, Seal, Shannon, Sim line
Thompson, Tindal, Wall, Walker to
90 OF Amite, Webb of Franklin, and twel
liams-73.
aays-Messrs Boone, Bowden. BRIDGES ame
Jnootaw, Burress, Burton, Gresham. A
TN, Mclnnis, Reid, Surratt, and ishn
kersly-ll plac
Motlon or Mr Slmrall, the suhsti NJ
was LAID on the table, ame
Dotson offered the following Al
ndment which was lost. WORD
heno 81 line, 5th section by INSERTING the
the word employment, the words MI
ne year. amer
Morphis moved a reconsideration An
vote by which the House 1eiected 18th
,mendment offered by Mr. Dotson and
nlotion prevailed. his b
: Dairy offered the following amend. Mr.
:; amen
d to end of section 6, provided oil Str
Us hlfing who do not make crows after
give bond and security for the bire "by /
= - ieeo1nen. than
motion of Mr.. Labanve the amend. Mr
was laid on the table. amen
motion of Mr.. Manning, the Ho,.a Am
sldered the vote by which tbe after
: nftsn.' .L oAefeq by Mr. Barry, was line.
= pa .ne eaoIe. No
POUNDS moved tbatFthe House al the g.
until o'clock P. NJ, which wss The
ding the further considers,;o, 81 M
nendment offered by Mr.. Barrv on M was 10,
OF Mr.. Burton, the Honsa aG ~ The
d until o'clock. az was .,
o CLOCK, Pm. The
Sc met. S;.a,
!; j. A, Peace presented his ~. which
! IS as member elect from the copnty That
noma, and took his seat clerl, q