...United States there shall be no exclusion of any witness on account of color, nor in civil actions because he is a party to, or interested in, the issue tried. No. 478. — JULY 4, 18C4. CHAP. CCXUX. — An Act further to regulate the Carriage of Passengers in...

...be no exclusion of any witness on account of color. Mr. Huckalew moved to add: Nor in civil actions because he is a party to or interested in the issue tried. Which was agreed to; and the amendment as amended was agreed to — yeas 22, aye 16, as follows: YEAS...

...section, I think, which is at all pertinent to the subject under discusssion. It is as follows: SEC. 838. In the Courts of the United States no witness shall...he is a party to or interested in the issue tried. * * ' In all other respecta the laws of the State in which thn «onrt is held shall be the rules of...

...United States there shall be no exclusion of any witness on account of color, nor in civil actions, because he is a party to, or interested in, the issue tried." 2 And in 1865,3 this aci was amended by a proviso, " That in actions by or against executors, administrators,...

...United Siatei there shall be no exclusion of any witness on account of color, nor in civil actions because he is a party to or interested in the issue tried. It was concurred in by the following vote: YEAS — Messrs. Anthony, Brown, Chandler, Clark, Conness,...

...there shall be no exclusion of any witness on 13 atat. 881. amount Of color; nor, in civil actions, Kay & Brother"; Brightly Frederick Charles" Frederick Ch (6) s March ISM { l. 7. In actions by or against executors, administrators or guardians, in which judg18...

...the other party. The provision of the act of congress upon the subject is as follows : " Section 858. In the courts of the United States no witness shall...executors, administrators, or guardians, in which judgments may be rendered for or against them, neither party shall be allowed to testify against the...

...Congress of July 2d, 1864, which says that there shall be no exclusion of any witness in civil actions because he is a party to or interested in the issue tried does not give capacity to a wife to testify in favor of her husband . Lucas v. Brooks, 436. 3. Where,...

...that in courts of the United States there shall be no exclusion of any witness in civil actions, " because he is a party to or interested in the issue tried ;" and tho amendatnr^y act of March 3, 1865, making certain exceptions to the rule, applies to civil...

...Buckalew, of Pennsylvania, thereupon moved to amend the amendment by adding, "nor in civil actions, because he is a party to or interested in the issue tried." Then came the following passage. MR. GRATZ BROWN (to Mr. SUMNER). That is just what other people say...