The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-03-29
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.
WASHINGTON, D. c., |
March Is, 1S12.{

regularly posted on matters relating
to Nevada. for some time past, but
knowing that the telegraph carried
over the continent every day the
most important items of news, my
mind felt easy on the subject. The
Associated Press dispatches, how
ever, are SO thoroughly sifted before
reaching the Pacific coast, that many
subjects of local interest to the peO-
iple there are apt to be overlooked ;
ana o that the rSad is likely to be
kept clear of snOwthe balance OF the
season. | will endeavor to make
amends for past delinquency.
At this present writing. there Is
nothing of special importance to
communicate, but as the political
campaign develops into an active
contest, | apprehend there will be a
harvest of M dis floating around the
capital that YOUR readers would prob
ably never learn except through the
medium of a regular correspondent,
Senator Stewart has long been alb
sent from his post but has now re
turned. We we're occasionally IN
formed by telegraph that lie WAS
suffering from sOre-throat or some
thing of hat sort, away out in Utah
where the Emma mine i located.
He was. however. fortunately among
his friends in the midst OF his attiIc-
ton.
Senator Nve still illuminates the
Senate Chamber with the light of his
benign coUntenance. and occasion
allv EFFORTS a smile from the grave
and reverend seIgnOrS around Eln.
The rotund senator has his friends,
Notwithstanding disposition toturn
matters OF grave importance into
ridicule. | know of at least Il II
r~everent, disappearing politician who
>weaIs By Jimmy Nve!" at nearly
every alternate word of his CONVERSE
ton. Perhaps he derived the bad
habit from the old fashioned style Of
binding a promise with the oath
- BY Gemlni !" castor and PolluX :
pint" by substituting the mundane
Senator for the celestial divinity,
perhaps. The Senator has recently
introduced a bill TO incorporate the
United States Metailurglcal Com
panv,> which was referred to the
Committee on Mines and Mining. |
have not seen the printed bill. but
before the subject ONE up for con
sideration l will give it some atten-
ton.
Nj. Congressman Kendall has
made a host of friends among mem
beers by his modest, unObtruslve
manners and prompt attention to
matters affecting the interests Of his
State. The bill for extending the
time to Nevada for completing her
Agricultural College was presented
to the House. recently, in a fitting
and telling speech of the Nevada
member and passed uem en-.
The Sutro Tunnel project is gain
ing headway, Notwithstanding the
California Bank party T making
the fight exceeding lively for Don
AdoifO.
The investigation Of the subject
which has been going on for some
time past before a sub committee of
the Committee on Mines and Mining.
has elected many new facts Of i'm
portance to Sutro's interests, which
were overlooked, Oh purposely omit
ted, l II the report OF the Commission
ers to Congress. The additional
testimony will cover four or five
hundred octave pages, and Sutros
practical knowledge of the subject
has enabled him to Overwhelm Mr..
Sunderland, the attorney for the
Bank party, whose efforts to con
vince the Committee that water Will
iow uphill. and to set aside the ties
timOny of expert scientists as to the
value of the work for exploring pur-
poses, are laughably futile. Sun
derland has the reputation at Nir
glnia City OF being a pretty shrewd
lawyer. but he has encountered in
the old Tunnelist a foeman too deep
for him, notwithstanding this is said
to be Sutro's first appearance III the
rOie of an attorney. In mining par
lance. Sunderland has struck a
horse" and IN order to circumvert
the obstacle, requi~.ton was maze
for reinforcements, which has been
complied with by forwarding &c. o.
d.. Superintendent Reqna, of the
Ciollar Potosi. and Batterman. OF
the GluIl K CurrE These neu-