Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-03-19
The "ersat Bore"In Washington.

FROM Eastern dispatches OF the l?tf
instant we extract the following In
teresting statements. The great status
man OF the lobby Is evidently worried
Representative Page today reported
the bill which recently passed the Sen
ate, providing that when applications
have been made for patents to mineral
lands, final proof. must be made with.
In enc year. or the proceedings shall
be declared null and void unless there
/, an adverse Claim. The object Of the
bill Is said to be to prevent mining
companies from filing bogus appilca-
lions, and keeping lands withdrawn
from entry BY falling to prosecute thelf
claims. An effort was made to pass
the bill. when an excitement arose
which developed some interesting Tea
lures Of the opposition. Adolph Sutro
was excitedly walking up and down
the lobby. aud buslly communicating
| with members aud correspondents o.
the press. He endeayored to make u
appear that the bill contemplated some
injury to his rights In the Comstock
lode, and. under the cxcitement az
tempted to have several amendments
tackled on the bill, which would effect.
ually compel mines OIL the Comstock
lode to pay tribute to Ills tunnel pro
iect.
At Sutro's request, Holman Of Indl'
ana, offered the following amendment
to Section L:
Proridsd, That nothing herein con
tanned shall affect or make void the
the proceedings for patents held by
| applicants for claims or mines or tin
| Oomstock lode In the State OF Nevada
nor shall 1t be construed so rs to re
peal, impair. or In any way affect the
provisions OF tho Act which grants tc
Adolph Sutro right Of way and other
privileges to aid In the construction Of
a draining aud exploring tunnel te
the Comstock lode In Nevada, approx
ed July 90, 1865.
General Negley, Of Pennsylvania,
offered, at Sutro's request, the follow,
ing amendments: "And provided
further, that persons, companies. Of
corporations owning claims or mlnei
OIL said lode shall make application fol
patents within six months from the
date Of the passage Of this Act, aud "
the absence Of a bona .ide advertised
claim during said notice, shall make
final proof and payment, aud file the
receipt for such patents In the SAME
manner as hereafter provided wlthlr
SIX months from tho date Of illlng sucl
application. or, II already filed. from
the date OF tho passage Of this Act; Of
In default thereof. or In default Of III
ing with the Register OF the Land Of
flee at Carson City, In all cases where
patents have already been Issued ~
acknowledgment OF the receipt OF such
patent, subject to tho conditions there
In contained. within twenty days o.
the passage of this Act, such claims OF
mines shall DO open TO relocation by
other parties In the same manner as u
no location Of tho same had ever beer
made, always subject, however, to the
conditions Of the Sutro Tunnel Act,
approved July %, 1886.
These amendments were discussed q
short time, when tho morning hour sx'
pired and the bill went over. IL will
probably DO discussed again next
Thursday. Sutro intends to make q
strong fght TO pass these amendments,
Ia order to compel the Comstock mines
to submit to his rule aud dlctatlon.
Ho says he will also work for the pass
age OF the bill introduced by Ward,
which would accomplish tho same re
suit, aud rally a host Of lawyers q
assist Hun for the sake Of the ricl
crop Of litigation thatwonld DO prom
led.