| Henry Wilson - 1864 - 466 Seiten
...proceeded to its consideration ; the question being on the amendment reported by the committee, to add, "that, in the courts of the United States, there shall...of any witness on account of color." Mr. Collamer said, " The bill is sufficiently explicit in itself; but the committee were of the opinion, that if... | |
| Henry Wilson - 1864 - 420 Seiten
...moved to add as a new section, " That, in all the judicial proceedings in the District of Columbia, there shall be no exclusion of any •witness on account of color." Mr. Powell (Dem.) of Kentucky demanded the yeas and nays ; and they were ordered, — yeas 25, nays 11.... | |
| United States. Congress. Senate - 1864 - 1062 Seiten
...the competency of witnesses" was before the Senate, I perceive that an amendment you proposed, " that there shall be no exclusion of any witness on account of color," was rejected after debate. At the present session, a bill to effect the same object has been offered... | |
| Edward McPherson - 1865 - 680 Seiten
...to а new sectiun proposed by the Commutée on Post Offices and 1'ost Roads — as follows : Src. 2. That in the courts of the United States there shall...exclusion of any witness on account of color. Mr. PO\VEI.L moved to amend by inserting after the word "States" the words: "in all cases for rubbing or... | |
| Edward McPherson - 1865 - 676 Seiten
...to a new section proposed by the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads — as follows : Sic. 2. That in the courts of the united States there shall...exclusion of any witness on account of color. Mr. POWELL moved to amend by inserting after the word "States" the words: "in all cases for robbing or... | |
| 1865 - 870 Seiten
...because he is a party to or interested in the issue tried. The entire amendment was as follows : , That in the courts of the United States there shall...be no exclusion of any witness on account of color, nor in civil actions because be is a party to or interested in the issue tried. It was concurred in... | |
| Edward McPherson - 1865 - 680 Seiten
...proposed by the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads— as follows : SEO. 2. That in the courte of the united States there shall be no exclusion of any witness on account of color. Mr. POWELL moved to amend by inserting after the word "States" the words: "in all cases for robbing or... | |
| Edward McPherson - 1865 - 676 Seiten
...SOMNEU moved these words as an addition to the 14th section : And in all proceedings nndor this act those rights which must be surrendered and those which may be r Which was rejected — yeas 14, nays 25, as follows : YEAS— Messrs. Chandler, Grimes, Harlan, Howard,... | |
| Horace Greeley - 1866 - 804 Seiten
...signature on the 2d of July, 1864. Mr. Sumner proposed 97 another Amendment to this bill, providing that "in the Courts of the United States, there shall...exclusion of any witness on account of color." Mr. Buckalew moved to add, " or because he is a party to or interested in the issue tried." This was agreed... | |
| HORACE GREELEY - 1866 - 808 Seiten
...signature on the 2d of July, 1864:. Mr. Sumner proposed 97 another Amendment to this bill, providing that u in the Courts of the United States, there shall be...exclusion of any witness on account of color." Mr. Buckalew moved to add, " or because he is a party to or interested in the issue tried." This was agreed... | |
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