Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-03-24

| wofk-one OF the Efealest works OF internal
Improvement that had been eorreeived-w ss
10 Aid the mlnirg lnierest. Of That state. The
state OF NevAdA hal, by solemn enaet ment
soS ss s Sst isstsrnrs thas the Ssnts@ 80
from Nevada tMr. FITCH AID not properly
represent tho State when he opposed the
sent the BisE Of Oslifornia IinE. None
him IaoodwsrjJ that the Bsnk Of California
Mt. Blair, Of Mich, called attention to the
| original act under hioh Mr., Sutfo commenced
his work, and said It was all done nrat At the
instance Of the state Of Nevada. but the
Bank OF ualIf1rnlA wanted II otherwise, and
when the Hank OF CalitorniA pipes every ono
90 the Pacific coast mual dance. The bank
had waved tts hand over the Comstook lode
aud ordered Mr.. Sutro away. Mr.. Blair
showed that the position Of Nevsda a short
time ago was In favor OF this work Fraud
had been charged 10 this case, but n there
was any fraud IL was not on the part OF
Adolph Sutro, but OF those who were Ia favor
OF the minority Of this bill. He showed that
byist as was charged, but ss lie T agent Of The The
| State Of Nevada, which BY legislative enact.
msnt requested him to come 10 Washington
lie quoted The act Sf he Lssislsturs Of Ne.
vAda TO prove this fact.
Mr.. Biggs, OF Del, said Mr. sutro had been
| sustained by every legislative effort, and until
recently the Representatives. from the whole
Pacific ooAst supported this SutIo tunnel act
But II was now charged that MT. Sutro had
| not com menoed the work in time ~ required
| BY law. Mr.. Biggu explained the reason Of
| Tits to be that gentlemen who had subscribed
had subsequently, wi,hdiawn subIorlptlons
| and hence the work could not be prosecuted,
Mr.. Sargent, OF GAL, hAid he Represented the
| minority OF the Oommittes on Mines and
Mining upon this question, and thin hnd been
| mentIoned az a circumstance against n, be-
cause he stood alone upon the committee. But
hs wanted II alao borne 10 mind that he was
The Sn Sss On sss SG%%.sSS who 0i repre-
act OF the Legislature Of Nevada on this quss.
ton but be thought thst act had beer Siisoa;
requested TO come 10 waahington, but II was
oniy 10 order TO get legislative aid. After Civ
sS S M IsS as Ss PsSps S'i ns I g:
lleved him TO be sehemer And an AdVentursf,
Mt: Kerr, o. Indiana, Inquired whether tho
aid not represent their State when they voted
for the original Sutfo tunnel set.
Me-. Sergeant said he charged nothing OF tho
to the ease now and thea. il was then under
atood that the bill WAS to secure the fulhliment
| Of certain contracts, but the contraots had not
been fulnlled, and that was the dihlculty In
the way. with regard to the influence Of the
| Bank Of OalIfernia, Mr.. SAfgeant said he had
never received = favor from that Institution
Of Of any ons who eams here with any ssIems
on tbs Paelhe coast seemed TO be to abuse the
BANK OF california 90 al. ............ .....
mrs hNlleIE OIL 1enus1 NQNOcANeu tno laying
OF the bill upon the table, and spoke OF the
Joint advantage OF the tunnel not DOLLY to aid
the miners but also az an agency to preserve
BY fii1Tlos 9PPSr'Sni' .So,. e e sSsesc
argued to show that Mr. sutro had not Tio-
lated his eoatraet, In the course Of his re,
other end Of the "a pitoI Who a short time ago
| advocated the paisagS % the bill for the Sutro
| tunnel, and were now here 10 secure the pas.
sage Of this bll which would deprive Mr.
The question was Thea taken upon the REQ
ommendation Of Committee to lay the bill
on the tables and 10 was Passed-yeas 1875,
CALL ron REFORMATION. ..
Mr.. Dawes, OF Mass, Introduced . reIolu.
tlon, which was agreed to, directing the Seofe-
tAry OF the Treasury to report = detailed state.
ment Of the Amount Of money expended Of the
appropriation OF 100000 made by an act Of
offree peraons o. color In the republics Of
HAyti And Liberia.
CONSULAR AUTHORIZATIONS NIT.
Mr.. Kelsey. OF ". Y, from the Committee
on Appropriations, reported the consular and
diplomatic appropriation billi which was Or
DECLiEE or ANERIoAH suIPPINo.
The speaker laid before the House = nun.
Der Of executive Communications, Including a
message from the Plesident In relation to the
causes OF the deeline Of American Com
Mr.. Brooks rose to debate this eomnunica.
ton, when he was cut OF by An objection from
ths snrssgsi,,s p IabIe "s'"S' "A' 'e'urnsu 70
'''' uTnH SNp PoLvaAMv
Tho House then Tesumsd ma canside,,tion
| of'the Ittsh poivEnmy biil And MS Wnonss ~
| Ijtah. resumed R1s speeoh, which he Nd noi
| concluded at the AdJouTnme ut Yesterday Mr.
| Hooper argued to chow that polygamy was
an essOntlaI element Of the Mormon religion
aud the Mormon faith, aud that to attack II
was TO attack the pIinoipls recognized 10 our
| Constitution that freedom oil Conscience
| should not be abridged He contended mai
| polyEamy was no more simple now Than IL
I was "a the saFIIe4l age. - .Ns .yorIJ ,yhar u
| was practical with the sanction OF heaven
We bad al illuSttiops authority lot polyEamy,
he said, 10 the itet thAto hrat IAther' Adam,
had married AL the women In the world
tLAughierl 49,,
Mr. hooper then quoteu Itom tne history o.
church and state 70 snow 70 what eNtent
| polyBamy had been teeegnhea as rlght and
proper AT diheront PERIODS OF the Wofld's hlA'
tory ,.u =, c,, onDo,sa ,ns Mn no,h..
cause he was 40 apologies. for polysGmy, but
because he beneyed " VI haNlaeu Hnu eaieu.
lated to 90 lar mo harm tnan good, and thai
its provisions we're unjust TO me people o.
Utah, aud would do them great wrong and
| INJURY liz .,,, -,
Mt. sehsnek, 9. Ohio, moved that the nlll be
| reoommlitsu. he peneveu some eHeeuie
measures ahOuIu pc huOpteu TO Fepfeho the