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Mr. Gill demanded the yeas and nays,
The demand being sustained,
The question being on the adoption of the amendment,
The yeas and nays were called and appeared as follows:
AFFIRMATIVE.
Messrs. Franck, Ritchie,
Alvey, Garey, Stoddert,
Bennett, Gill, Syester,
Brewer, B. city, McCormick, Toadyine,
Brown, Peters, Wilkinson—16.
Cunningham, Pole,
NEGATIVE.
Messrs. Flaherty, Marbury,
Vansant, P't, pro. Franklin, McMaster,
Austin, Galt,. Merryman,
Barnes, George, Mitchell.
Bradley, Giddings, Morris,
Brent, Groome, Murray,
Brewer, of Mont., Henderson, Page,
Brooke, Hoblitzell, Parker,
Buchanan, Hodson, Parran, C. S.
Carter, Horsey, of Fred. Parran, John
Chambers, Horsey, of Som., Rider,
Denson, Howison, Riggs,
Dobbin,. Hubbard, Ringgold,
Duvall, Jones, Walsh,
Emack, Kilbourn, Watkins, of M.,
Farnandis, Mackubin, Wethered—49.
Ferry,
No the amendment submitted by Mr. Pleasants was re-
jected.
The question then recurring upon the order submitted by
Mr. Archer, viz.:
Ordered, That the report by the Committee on the Legisla-
ture be recommitted with instructions to report the following
additional section:
No person shall be incompetent as a witness on account of
race or color, unless hereafter so declared by act of the Gene-
ral Assembly;
The question being upon its adoption,
Mr. Merryman demanded the yeas and nays;
The demand being sustained,
The yeas and nays were called and appeared as follows:
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