REMARKS IN THE SENATE, ON A BILL REMOVING CERTAIN OBJECTIONS TO JURORS,
JANUARY 22, 1866.
Mr. Clark, of New Hampshire, called up a bill, reported by
the Judiciary Committee, “in relation to the qualifications
of jurors and to writs of error in certain cases.” The first
section removed the objection to jurors serving in certain
cases by reason of having formed or expressed an opinion
founded upon common notoriety, public rumor, or statements in
public journals. The other section provided a writ of error on
questions of law, where the punishment was death.