Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1867-12-18
THE KNOXVILLE WHIG
Knoxville, Tenn, December Is. 1867.
The Legislature.

Two very important bills passed the third
reading IN the House on Tuesday the 10th
inst. One enabling all citizens to sit on iu-
ries and hold Office without regard TO race
or color; the other establishing a commits
sion to examine claims under the loyal in
demnity bill, preparatory TO presenting
them 10 the General Government for pay
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We are gratifed at the passage by the
House Of the bill wiping out the 10th see
ton. We ardently hope the United States
Government will compensate the loyal pco-
pie Of Tennessee for losses sustained by and
in support Of the Federal armies and cause,
as It has done those Of the other States.
Alive ask is equal and exact justice and this
we have a right to ask
Below we give the bin cxpunging the
disabling clause as it passed on the third
and last reading.
House bill No 172-To remove all disa-
bilities for holding Office and sitting on iu-
ries on account Of race or color.
The following is the bill in full
SECTION l. Be It endctedby the General Is
semJly of the State Of Tennessee, That from
and after the passage Of this bill, there shall
be no disqualification for holding office or
sitting on iurics on account ofracc or color.
SEC. 2. Be It further enacted, That all laws,
or parts of laws in conflict with the first
section of this act be and they are hereby
repealed, and that this act take effect from
and after its passage.
The bin was passed by the following
vote:
AYEs-Mcssrs Anderson, Brown, Bloom,
Cary, eagle Cason, Dowdy, Griffith, Gil
mor Hcwatt, Hamilton ofShelby, Hunt,
Hacker, Jordan, Kcrchival, Lillard, Med
lin, Mckinley, Morris, Morton, Mynatt,
Mason, Moore, Poston, Porter, Prosser,
Prestwood. Pitts, Reeves, Robinson, Shep-
hard, Sparkman, Taylor of Perry, White
of Greene, Woodcock Walker Williams,
Wines and Speaker Richards-39,
NOES Mcssrs. Agcc, Baker, Rowles,
Blackman Childs, Cordcll, Dyer, Graves,
Grayson, Hale, Hodges, Hummer, Inman.
Of Cooke, Inman Of Knox, Johnson Meyers,
Pucllet, Reed, Smith, Thornburgh of JEFF
erson, Thompson, Woodard Welsh--23.
We give, herewith, the synopsis Of the
bill for the indemnity ofloyal citizens, with
The single remark that this bill is better
than none but VIC think its provisions are
not what they should be Under the pro
visions Of this act We fear that a greater ex-
pense viii be incurred than is necessary to
carry out the purpose Of the bill.
House bill No. 226-To secure to the loyal
citizens of Tennessee rccompensc from the
United States, for the losses incurred du-
ring the rebellion, was considered.
The bill provides for the appointment of
one general claim commissioner, and three
commissioners, in each county OF the State,
TO examine and audit all claims of loyal
citizens for losses incurred by the rebellion;
defines the character of claims TO be allowed
and the manner Of classifying them, and
provids that, when audited, they shall be
presented, by the Governor, TO tho general
government Tor payment.
AIr. AGEE offered amendment, liking
the salary of the county commissioners at
three dollars day instead Of four, Adopt
ed
MIR SHEPHERD moved TO strike out
Che clause allowing a clerk TO the general
commissioner. Adopted.
Mr.. HAMMER offered an amendment
providing that there shall be one commits
sionor in each county instead of three
Laid upon the table.
The previous question was called and th'
bin passed by vote OF DO TO J.