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Senate Debate on the Removal
of Disabilities.
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MIR. COnkling's New Steamship
Project.
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THE ONO NATIONAL ASYLUM CASE.
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The Brooks and Hastings Quarrel
Again Before the House.
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the OHlO NATIONAL ASYLUM CASE.
A HOT SHOT FROM HASTINGS.
GEORGIA MEMBERS QUALIFIED
The Ocean Telegraph Bill Passed
in the House.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16, 1871,

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, jan I6, 1871.
TIE LINCOLN STATUE.
The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a
communication from the supervising architect or
heICapitole asking that place be assigned
Ter the statue OF the late President Lincoln, executed
by Miss Winnie Ream. Referred 10 the Committee
on Public Buildings
ANOTHER STEAMSHIP PROPOSITION.
Mr.. CoNKLING introduced bill to aid In the con-
strIcton OF twenty more first class iron steam.
ships together with ship Yards machine shops,
TO the government the use OF the same for
postal naval and other purposes. 1t was
The BIN proposes to incorporate W. II.
Webb Clarence II. CLARK. John ). Griswold, John
Roach, Paul N Spoiiord, Henry Steers and others
under the name OF The American Mail and Ocean
TRANSPORTATION Company, Tor the purpose above In
aicalea, ana provides that the government of the
United states shall the interest the first mort
gage bonds Of the company to the amount OF
s2o,o0o.ooo In gold for thirty years, not becoming
respons bic however, for the payment OF the prlnc
pal In return the company's steamships are 10
carry the United states mails and government
agents free OF charge.
80 SURVEY or PRIVATE LAND CLAIMS
Gatl Wn motion ol Mr. WILLIAhs tepl OF oregon the
peuite the survey OF private land claims.
Mr. WILLIAMS, III response to Inquiries bv Mr..
Harlan, exp aimed tnat The Till the result or con-
siderable legal research and II would expedite the
settlement OF boundaries If old Mexican land tracts
Upon the Importance o. the measure TO sections or
tne Unled States In which land claims existed, he
SAID owners OF thousands OF of land in Caor-
MIA ana tue Territories unable to OBTAIN patents
because there was no way of determining the boun.
daries OF their tracts. rhe bill would 70 a great
extent take these questions from the jurisdiction or
the Land department ana give them TO the courts OF
the country where the titles have been confrmed
the parties thereby being enabled TO bring their Wit
nesses and have the questions adJudicated more
1sfact0rilg.
REMOVAL OF POLITICAL DIS SATELLITES.
on melton Of Mr. LEWIS, rep, O va the Senate
resumed Consideration OF the House nil TO rereye
political disabilities OF some fifty citizens OF ylr-
ginia.
upon Mr.. Trumouli's amendment 70 extend general
relief from AL such disabilities, excepting only
former Congressman ana military and naval officers
OF the United States who joined the rebellion and
members OF the secession State conventions.
MI HARLAN. rep.l OF Iowa, moved to include
among the exceptions judges OF the United States
ceur;s who joined the rebellion.
,aHas Messrs: LEWIS and a., WAsNEE trepl Of Aa, ap-
ment, which the lat.er declined to do, remarkIng
that he thought the tine hal come Tor Congress TO
act On the general subject
Mr. ABBOTT hoped the Senator Mr. TrumhulD
would not preclpate the question Of general
thing III the attitude of the South TO justify the
government in taking such long step. He was
opposed 10 the amnesty movement for public rea-
sons, mainly because large portion OF the people
OF the Southern states nov as bitterly hostile
TO the government as ever before.
Mr. TRUMBULL stated, In support OF his amend
ment, tas leaving out the authors Of the secession
ordinances he dld not suppose the whole number OF
persons Included IN the executions would amount
10 more than two or three hundred.
MIR STEWART, (rep. OF New, spoke or the partial
and unsatisfactory character Of the legislation In
tended 10 meet individual cases. and the necessity
of legislation by classes.
The morning hour expiring Mr. LEWIS reiterated
his appeal to Mr. irumbuil for q withdrawal OF the
amendment, as lis adoption would operate a
virtual defeat by compelling them to return the bill
to !ae House. II was measure OF great importance
70 the people OF his state.
Mr.. TRumBULL rephei by inouring whether If
the amendment prevailed, II would not embrace
every person named The bill. 1t was certainly
unpleasant; for him TO refuse the personal appeals
OF The senators; but he persisted In his refusal as
the most effective means OF ending the practice
OF plecemeal legislation in removing disabilities
general bill could be had While special bills
were allowed TO go through. Referring toa sug.
pestion 10y Mr. stewart Mr. Trumbull intimated his
Willingness TO Withdraw his proposition If the Sen
ate would agree not TO pass any more special bills on
general BILL.
Several senators objected
TIE ONO NATIONAL ASYLUM.
Mr.. SHERMAN, rep.l oil ohio then demanded the
regular order which was the bill ceding certain
jurisdiction TO the State or ONO This bill then
taken up and debated by Messrs Sherman and
Thurman, the senators Cf Uhio for several hours.
The b gives the State oi Ohio jurisdiction ana
title over The property purchased by the Upied
States lor NAT onal asl luns for disabled soldiers
Mr.. SHERMAN explained tnat the bill was made ne
cessary by tine decision OF the supreme Court
OF Ohio, under which some three or four hundred
soldiers III the asyl0n near Dayton, under the laws
OF the state and Otherwise eligible vote We're dis
franchised as nonresldents because within the one
nile square ceded by ONO to the general govern
ment preparatory TO establishing the institution lie
went on TO show That the acceptance OF this land by
the general government was upon condition that
no resident upon II otherwise eligible should by
that change or jurisdiction be deprived OF lis right
to vote. He commented upon The judicial decision
referred TO as shock TO the feelings OF every citizen
OF the STATE and said there was strong pubic sem
timent in OHIO nat the right TO vote should be re-
stored 10 those soldiers.
Mr.. THURMAN defended the decision referred TO as
having been rendered uninnuenced by denagogism,
BY an independent and incorruptible judiciary. Re-
gardnQ the inevitable effect 0I tue passing ofthe bil
as the destruction OF the charity known the Day
Soldiers Home he proceeded 10 show the justice
and propriety Of the decision, which had been made
by nve republican judges against the wishes OF their
ME- SHERMAN remarked he would prefer the
abandonment OF the asylum to disfranchsentnt OF
tho country's defenders.
Mr.. THURAAN did not propose to be carried away
by unmeaning glor.hca'ions OF the soldier. While
ne earnestly appreciated the soldiers OF the late
war, he Thoughts that where they owed no allegiance
to and partOok OF none OF the responsibilities OF
stale IL was no great hardship to deny them parcl
patton In its government Tor The time being. He
had been one the first to secure the ballot to the
Ohio soldiers In the field In 1862, but tnat not
perfinent The bill was unconstitutional in ceding
10 the State OF OHIO The jurisdiction over this
asylum.
eral Butler as chairman was read al the request OF
Mr.. Thurman, showing how some OF the inmates
urocured their discharge The time approached Tor
the payment OF their pensions and that after draw
ing their pensions they ran into excesses becoming
debauche,i and diseased and finally street vagranis.
some OF them Piled the hand organ IN the temporary
employ OF foreigners, the latter appropriatlng the
iioas share OF the proceeds received by these SOL
dieM as charity. Notwithstanding the migratory
habit OF these men. shown by the report, II was
now attempted TO treat them as permanent resi-
Seuts ar the state and TO permit the whole OF them
n vote whe her sixteen hundred or sixteen thou
sand, because the managers could onng
as many soldiers as they pleased 10 tne
asylum. In this way general State election might
be decided by hoso votes. senators ouenl NOT ~
40 violence TO their consciences by voting Tor
bll merely 10 secare party votes.
Mr. SHERMAN. after expressing regret that bis col
aearun had wasted MI amount oI eloquence upon y
vcrr sruple subject argued that the Supreme Cour
OF Ohio had erred IN assuming as matter Vi iaS. I,
sat clusiye jurisdiction over the land coVeIeu ..
the asylum grounds was ceded TO the United states @
sle held thai the land the property: not OF tn'
United States but OF he soldiers, being hea III ius
for them by the Board uf Managers 60.
Mr. THuRMAN again spoke al Length on .le shp
iecf In suppOrt OF bis po-illOn, cumming ,nal ~