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Show We are much surprised at Justice Raskin's notion no-tion that if a man possesses the constitutional qualifications qual-ifications he should not be denied his seat in the United States Senate. It was particularly declared in a certain recent famous case tried by the House, that the three qualifications mentioned in the Con stitution are not exclusive of all other qualifications. qualifica-tions. It was shown that a man might be of the proper age, proper residence and proper nativity, and yet be disqualified as for disloyalty to the Government, for instance, or for crime or imbecility. imbecili-ty. There seems to be much misinformation abroad as to the power jot the United States Senate to take' care of itself. It has become a very "exclusive" body, in more senses than one. , |