The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-30
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.
WASHINGTON, D.. c.,
April q, 1871
transportation of Fright and Pas


common carriers engaged i'll trans
porting freight or passengers from II
place to another, shall not be allowed
10 discriminate in the prices charged
either in favor or against any person
or place, but all charges over railroads,
ETC., shall be uniform, II the charge
for carving freight or passengers owe
any part of such line shall be in pro-
pestion to, and at the same rate per
mile as the charge for carrying the
same over the whole or any part OF
such line. 1t also provides that the
company shall publish a table OF
charges, to lac changed not ottener tran
once in three months, Ill some news
paper within EACH State through which
the line passes, and any company Nlo-
latiny the provisions OF the law shall
forfeit $500 for the first %otfense, and
81, 200 for the second, to be divided be
tween the Government and the in
former. The bill has been referred to
the Committee on Commerce.
California and Nevada Veterans
The bill to pay our volunteers dis
charged at points distant frem the place
of original eniistments, passed the
Senate on Wednesday last. 1t pro
yldes for those who were discharged
in Utah. Arizona and New Mexico,
the same travel pay and allowances
as prescribed by laws in force at the
time, Officers hose designations were
accepted. and enlisted men discharged
on their own application. are excluded
from its provisions, however.
the Bank VS. Sutro-
During the examination OF witnesses
before the Committee on Mines and
Mining. recently, Prof. Newcomb
stated that sharon bad remarked in
very strong terms that he would
..crush'' the Tunnel. and seemed to
show a good deal of feeling about 1t.
Sutro then proposed 10 show that the
Bank people had various reasons for
opposing the Tunnel, one of which
was that they make their money, not
by legitimate mining but by buiHng
and bearing the stocks; hat when the
tunnel ome in 1t will open up the
mines and they cannot hide anything
but becomes legitimate mining. He
! - .-l-.l Dot ~ hatE ar tho nnnn-
sItion exercised any influence over the
people at Virginia city to prevent them
becoming Interested i'll the tunnel?
The Professor replied thai the Com
mission took the evidence of some OF
the miners in regard TO that; one OF
them particularly specified that he dld
not wish to have his name gwen Ill
connection with it in any way, ana
stated Iii the mining ring knew that
any intelligence was communicated 10
the Commissioners adverse to their
interests and i'll favor of the uhnel
the parties communicating 1t would
be discharged from employment.
Sunderland demanded his name and
the position he holds, but the Professor
, declined to give his name. because he
promised not to. Thereupon Sunder-
land waxed wroth and objected to the
testimony being received, "because he
might be some lOafer that has a spite
against a mine owner, and has given
false information
The Professor said he ''seemed to be
a fair man." and that his remark led
him not to make examinations, as be
did not wish to do any injury to the
miners by holding communications
with them upon the subject.
Sutro asked him if he came in o
tact with the officers of the Miners
Union i'll Virginia city
Professor \. replied that he had
and that they were decidedly In iavol
of thetunnel; ''that the miners wanted
to see the tunnel go in. because /
would be an improvement in the mod'
of ventilation, would develop thu
mines, and prevent, as they repre-
scented, gambling in stocks; that thu
miners themselves lost money d,
gambling in stocks" He testified alst
that in the Yellow Jacket mine at tn
1000 or 1900 foot level, where the min
iers we're at work, the heat WAS yer,
great, and the atmosphere stagnant