Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-04-14
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WASHINGTON, April 3, 1874.

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WASHINGTON, April 3, 1874.
On Wednesday Of this week the
final debate On the passage Of Senate
bill No. lG, with the Sutro amend
ments. came up In the House. The
amendments OF Nsgley and Holman
had been agreed TO at the last occasion
Of debate. at which time Sutro had 30
thoroughly Impressed Congress with
the Idea that he was the victim OF
some vlllalny, that only nine members
could be Induced to rise In opposition
to his willy scheme. -,
Page aud Kendall, however. had
risen to the importance Of the occas
sion, and had struggled hard during
the days Of delay to bring back tug
members to some sense OF reason. ana
they succeeded so well that when Page
m~arshaled his isrces on the floor last
Wednesday, when the question on
final passage was put, tho YOU
stood 05 against Sutro to ITO Ter MIN.
Under the circumstances this was cen-
sidered a triumph for the California
members. Sutro's prestige IS gone;
he might have been leglslated Into q
famous victim Of monopoly, and rs an
example of how the right must con-
quer, II he could have forced bis vote
last week; now, however, the fog
which was cast ovsr Congress, has
lifted. and no Is nothing but q sharp
lobbyist. On THO part OF the Com
stock companies, Which were so much
Interested, there was q woful lack Of
attention to their Interests. There
Gems to be no one here to represent
them-no one from whom my u
could get any Information. 1t might
have been we'll for them II some Of
that $500, 900 fund had been sent here
to contend against Sutro's $4,000, 900
loan. reputation. promises aHd threats.
II Is sheer folly for mOnied interests to
ignore the necessity OF n legitimate
lobby influence. The legitimate
lobby-the agents Of Interested
Hartles, are Just as necessary to
promote wise legislation rs lawyers
are to enlightcn \ Court, notwithstand-
Ing kl foolish twaddlcs to the contrary.
Even the Supreme Court Of the United
States has at last recognized tho fact,
.nn,.c, far ihe serylce. NJ an agant
or a],,sr,.v N n@rs.ecn,o , asa h.iors
Co"cr.s, NAV bo onSorccd n no otb.r
than leyi,imate means ars used 10 no.
complish the end proposed.
Yet 1t Is strange that In tho midst OF
the dphats on thi, subject, soma lugis.
lative philosopher, even tnousn NC
might knew. n0thing OF mining laws
and mining. dld not propouhu tue ioi-
lowing questions:
Flrst-Shall tue sutro runner DO
made Tor the Deneht OF tne mines on
the Comstoek Lode; or snail the inlnes
on tho Com.toek Lode De worseu LOT
the benefit oil the Sutro tunnel!
Second-li tile Sutro Tunnel IA 10 De
Of any benefit to the mines, viii not
the miners necessarily use tho tunnel
ana pay al tha Mr. outro uisy ue.
mama, WITHOUT y compulsloh oi Iawf
Thlru-iI Tue sutro runner Is 70 %
completed AZ solne future time, uocs
Mr.. sutre desire 10 compel the miners
now to take patents sons 10 bind them
to pay nor than the use oil MS tuhhel
will he worthY
Does not tho statement OF these
questions immediately suggest tue
answer TO THIS whoic stupid cohtro'
versy!,
su'ro's amendments are simply mon,
strous demands against nnprotsetea
capital III mines. what would W
said OF railroad company nat rst &C,
CURED title 10 ,~ratch,,o ior ". roau
aiiu then aske1 Congress 70 Ielu'rs az
,elt,ers 20 npply LOT patents 10 tnelr
lanas, ana take tnem subject 70 roy
atty 10 THO rhllfOau company OF one