The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-04-11
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.
WASHINGTON, d. c., April 2, 1871.

The Senate joint resolution author
izing the President to appoint three
Commissioners, consisting of two
officers of the engineer department
and one civil engineer, to report on
the Sutro Tunnel project at the next
session of Congress, passed the House
of Representatives on Thursday. A
single objection would have buried
the resolution beyond resurrection at
this session of Congress, and Mr.. Ken
dali, who had charge of the matter,
deserves credit for making his first
attempt at Congressional legislation a
signal success. True, the merits of the
proposition may be said to have been
pretty thoroughly ventilated hereto
fore in Congress-all the old members
being familiar with the subject-but
there are many new members in the
Forty-second Congress, and the task
of obtaining unanimous conSent to
take up any sort of bill in the present
state of party feeling, requires the ex-
ercise of that peculiar knowledge of
parliamentary tactics which is usually
acquired by long experience only, and
an extensive personal acquaintance
with members. The status of the
tunnel project is regarded by its
friends as greatly improved by the
action taken by both Houses i'll :his
matter of appointing a commission of
men to report upon ii oilici-
ally. Assuming thai their report will
be favorable. the next session of Ton
grc>s will undoubtedly pass Senator
Nve's Mineral Land FUND.- bill,
which sets apart the entire proceeds of
sales of mineral lands 10 be used i'll
developing the mineral resources of
the nation.
The magnitude and importance of
this bill Is admirably set forth i'll the
speech of the Senator on the subject
last January, but its benefits to Ne
vada and the entire Pacific coast can
only be appreciated by those who
have given the subject patient and
thoughtful consideration III all its
bearings. 1t should therefore receive
the support and encouragement of the
Intelligence and patriotism of both
parties, whatever difference of views
may exist on other questions of State
or National policy.
SUMNER AND REPUBLICANIsM.
The Sumner war on the adminis,ra-
ton continues 10 be the al~l-engroSsing
of conversation here in all cir
Giles. 1t is rather ne to the old
line Democrats 10 see The earne,tncsS
wiki which the Massachusetts Senator
strives TO convict the head of the Re
public3n party of ~disregardIng the
spirit of the Constitution and the let
ter of the laws enacted under it, in the
unrighteous zeal of the latter to annex
the Island OF san Domingo. one
would imagine this immaculate party
had always regarded hat venerable
instrument with patriotic reverence
and awe. Bnl setting aside the absur-
dlty of his position, there IS no wiplug
out the fact that Mr.. Sumner moulded
into practical shape this party Organi-
cation and gave IL much of its vitality
ruling il with a rod of iron during
its bloody ~career-and if he has at last
conceived the idea that the party has
accomplished its mission. and should
iiltiC NC biOhtII "
has the right 10 his opinion. Mr..
can look around him in Con
gress and boast with truth that, since
he came there, society has been
.'bottom side up" with a Ven
His efforts now appear to be
to continue the revolution, and turn il
upside down" again-and all the
people shout amen! Let her rip"
GARRETT DAVIS AND BUTLER.
y good joke is told of Carrot Davis,
Of kentucky. ON Thursday, i'll the
Senate, he was ''cuSsing and discuss
the Sherman resolution and de-
nouuced ali the kukluX stories as
sheer 1abrication>, gotten upby coun-
drels and ruilianS To make political
ior the iiedubIican party. Ben
walked into the Senate Chamber
ANA tOOIl a vacant sea near the Sena-
and II apparently paying
any attention to the debate, liked his
eye on some object on the Oppo-
site side OF the ChamDer, his left optic
being what is termed a '.cOck-eye'Dl
right intothe face OF the speak
er. The circumstance annoyed the
old gentleman, who got through wiki
remarks and returned All angry
gaze at Buffers uptur I'd eve which
still remained fixed and m]OtionleSS.
Mr.. Davis walked up to him and said
in an audible voice: NV hat do you
mean by brow beating me i'll this way,
you damned scOundrel?-I repeat. you
are a damned scoundrel, Sir!,' The
lStOnished member of the lower
House, unconscious OF his ~Ofen>e,
his other eye on the speaker,
and replied: Il don't know you, sir;
don't care 10 know you, and ] don't
to know you" Mutual friends
interfered and prevented any further
controversy, but senator Davis be
Iieves firmly that Butter e~ndeavored
% brow beat him with his cock-eye.
ALECE.
The Iavorite German novelist Of the
William is said to be Otto
.Duuette, the author OF that DELIGHTFUL