New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-24
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.


Mr.. STARKWEATHER (Rep., Conn., intro
duced bill to pension the widow of Gen. Mower. Re-
Mr. PIERCE rep, Miss Introduced hill donating the
Marine Hospital at Nachez to the state Of Mississippi for
REMoviSG THE BROOKLYN MAYNARD
Mr. sCaOFlELD eP' PENN from the Committee ts on
Brooklyn Navy-Yard. ordered 10 be printed and re-.
OF the Jersey City Common Council aud OF the Bergen
Board OF Aldermen, IN favor OF making Jersey City
Mr.. POLAND rep. VT offered resolution instruct.
ing the Committee Rules to inquire and report as to
question shall not be seconded any bill resolution
before the House until two hours for consideration and
debate shall have been had thereon, unless by three
| fouG,hs Of the members present. Adopted.
Mr.. DAWES Q;ep, Massl, from the Committee on APP
prations reported resolution calling on the Secretary
Of the Treasury for detailed statement of the expend
tue Of the 100000 appropriated IN 1862 for the colonial
| ton Of the freedmen. Adopted
THE sUTRO TUNNEL CASE
then came mp the business OF the morning hour.
Mr.. STRICKLAND lRep, Mlch). member Of the Com
mittee on Mines and Mining supported the report of that
Mr., KERR Dem, Ind also sustained the report, and
called attention to the fact that the minority of the Com
nittee consisted Of but one member Mr. Sargent. The
which sought be neutrazed by the bill favored
sns OF the" and e G&sn
and of the people OF Nevada The identical law had been
had been supported by whole Congressional deega.
ton from that state In reply to the charge OF extotion
them until the tunnel should be constructed and until
they should have derived advantage from it, In other
words the entire obligation strictly reciprocal and
therefore the presumption that there Injustice or
monopoly in this thing struck him being far-feched
and poorly founded.
Mr. BLAIR d,ep Mich) also sustained the action OF
the Committee and attributed the opposition 10 TO the
influence OF the Bank Of California. which he described
as the most gigantic monopoly in the United States
permeating the whole Pacific Coast; as having had
power enough to thrust ont the greenback currency from
the entire coast, and having waved hand
ComstOck lode and ordered Suro away
Mr. BlGGS Dem, Deli, member Of the Mining Com.
mtee also sustained Its action, and the
bill proposed as an outrage On the rights SutrO and his
company.
Mr.. SARGENT Giep, CALI. the minority member OF
the Committee paid compliment 10 the artistic man
ncr IN which the lobbying In this ON the mart
OF sutro had been carried on IL elected his full adj
Inlration. Even II he were "a minority OF the Com
mitee, he would remind the House that he was
the only member the Committee from "A tgold mr.
for the interests OF the miners numbering hundred, of
thousands OF clzens aud who had expended hundreds
Of millions Of dollars their business as to sneak of
them yesterday AS "squateI-, term Of reproach only
applied among miners Ia those who Jump" the clams
Of Others As 10 the Bank of California he never had
business connected with IT, received ay favor
from IT, ana expected any Every scounIfel who
wanted To get scheme through Congress iesort,d 10
abuse of the Bank Of California the best means of
carrying out his project lie did not think that IL looked
well for those gentlemen who had last Summer accented
the Inequalities of the officers of that Institution who
ate at their tables ana rode IN their carriages To now
come here aud ablsc them.
Nh ANTEIJ dem, caIJ supported the position Of his
colleague Mr Sargent
Mr. KELLEY nicp., PENN supported the action Of
the Committee and culOgizeJ Addph SiirD 49, one hose
name would 1--we Ol goBiis WInle The nalrs of
th1-o now rgsiiiLg The subject WOd s fDrloftrn,
u ohiy known u toDc SOdnnt VI parliamentary bsory