New-York tribune., 1871-01-17


10 refuse Tho personal appeals of the Senators but h.
persisted IN hs refusal the most effective of
cnang e practice ol plccemeal legislation IN removing
Ci bills allowed to 40 through Referring Ia a s0
gcstion by Mr. owart Bfr. Ti.UMBULL intimated hi,
wouldagree not 10 pass any more special bis on tie
subject until dofnite action taken upon general
Several Senators objected.
TIE UNITED sTATEs Asftrs T'omo.
Mr.. sUEI.MAN Rep OhiCl then demanded the rec71-
lar ORDER which the bill ceding certain Jurisdiction
10 the state OF Ono. This bill was then taken ION an
and debated y MossFs sherman aud Thurman, tho SEN
ators from Ohio, for seyfrais I, hours; ..,-.
er1 purebaei b. e Uaisd States for National Asys for ciid
Mr. SHERMAN Rep, Ohio, explained that the bin
was made necessary by the recont decision the sl-
preme Court Of OHIO, under which some go or
tO) soldiers I'm the Asylum near Dayton, under tbs
laws Of the state, and otherwise eligible TO vote were
disfranchsed uonresident bccaufe within tho one
mile squsre ceded by ONO 10 tie General Government
preparatory to establishing The institution. lie wont on
TO show that the Acceptance of this land by the General
Government was upon condition that Ic- dert upon
tioE, be dcpriyed o hs rSht 10 Vote h. c5nSad a,S
upon the judicial decision rrferTcd to shock TO tho
feelings OF every citizen OF the STATE anf AID there vas
strong public sentiment In Ohio that G night t0 yots
should be restored % those sOldcrs
Mr. THURMAN Dem, Ohio defended tEe decision re
dsrnasosn S' No. BY an 9depeHddot and ue apSc u
ciary. Concerning the effect " passing ile b. ths
destruction u the charity known the Dlyln Sodcrs'
Home, lie cndeayored 10 show the justice ind pIoprety
Of the dec ion which had been made by hte Republican
Judges against The wishes Of their partyin tn STATE
The land purchased for the luse of tbs
United states, aud all TIE authtntlcs wore
siycly tho United states. because the Gnea Govern
nent had exclusive jurisdiction over it ;5nd tnat to
the state Of Ohio liwas foreign ter1t .r n 8as urged
the other side, that tho land had bcrul OuvcyCd
the United States but 10 private c0rp tor. After
claimed that the principal laid down by sf story aad
other legal authorities, that being subject 10 TIC Rules
and Articles Of War, Liable TO trial ~ court martial,
citizen of Ohio who became an inmate ~ ty Asylum be-
diyes'ed Of the burdens Of citizenship, aad.
consequence. lost hs rglt 10 vote "hc 'u' an innate.
Could Congress under she circumstances give hm tho
Mr. sfisRMAN (Rep., Ohio remarked that he wonld
prefer the dsbandment Of the Asylum to The disin-
chisement OF the country 3 defenders.
report OF the Board OF MqnageIs, signed hy Gen.
Butler Chairman. was read, NJ the request p Mr.
Thurman, showing how some Of the innate procured
their discharge IS the time approiohe Tor e ayhrnt
Of their PENSIONS and that after drawing their pension,
diseased. and finally street yagrants. some of item
Piled the hand-Organ In the temporary eMp.O, "
Foreigners the latter appropriang the hons share u
the proceeds received by these soltlcis as c} Not
withstandng the migratory habits oI these men, as
shown By the report It was now attempted 10 urea tcm
permanent residents Of the statc ana 20 lclt me
whole OF them TO vote whether 1G)O or 1000 because
the managers could bring as many soldiers ~ they
pleased 10 tho Asylum. In this way general Stae crr
ton might decided BY these votes senaor ought not
to do violence to their own consciences by voting for
bill merely to secure party votes.
Mr. SHERMAN, after expressing regret that his col
league had wasted such an amount OF eloquehce ulon
very simple subject argued mat te supreme Iouit OF
Ohio had erred In assuming rs matter Of tct t". e1
elusive jurisdiction over the land covered O ts y
grounds coded 20 the United states Iie he.d vat
the land the property, not Of the tmtcd -es Dut
of the soldiers, being held IN trust lOf mem by W Boar
OF Managers He proceeded @. length 10 reply ~ What
he termed the "immateral and technical points h@as
by his cOled que.
Mr.. THURMAN again spoke at length on the suge,t.l IN
support of his position claiming that the interest the
soldiers in the charity subject TO the discretion u
the managers and did not at all include the land.
Mr. BAYARD dem, Deli argued 70 show the neon
sistency OF the bill in cedng exclusive jurisdiction 20
the state OF Ohio and in the breath retaining the
powers and rights heretofore conferred by the act Of
Congress upon tine Board of Managers.
Mr. WILLIAMS Hiep., Oregon remarked u would Ike
n PHILADELPHIA lawyer " 20 tell what the bill meant
Mr.. CARPENTER (Rcp., Wis., stated that he was Op-
posed to the BILL He regarded the corporation 5b-
feet to Congress, aud managing the Asylum for be
United States. He regarded hc decision OF TIE supreme
Court rs sound, and to condition attached ~ the leg
islature in It's cessiOn of the lands as void.
q Without dlspOsng Of the bill he Senpe 90 O'Clock.
after an Executive session, adjourned.