Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-10-22
WANTS TO BE .Lkr ALoNk.r

Indeed (! So Mr.. Sutro wants no more
legislation for his svindls /! All he now
wants Il 10 Be- "let alone" This Ia e.
sctiy what Tom Williams and his South
srn friends desired In 1860. But how
long IL ID since Mr.. Adolph sutro came
10 the conclusion that he desired "ne
further lsgislatisa for his svindls :
How long il Il : Let us see. For about
six weeks last winter. this now neutral
Mr.. sutro. bssisgsd Csngrsss to pass q
law, or rather an amendment 10 . Law,
which, had il been enacted, would have
compelled every mine owner on the
Constsck lode 10 take out . patent for
his claim within . year from date Of pas
sass Of the Law or forfeit his whole claim.
He pressed this bill TO . passage through
the lever House Of Congress. against
the vote Of every congressman fron the
Pacific Coast. It went to the Senate,
and wss referred. a. was proper. to the
Mining Commitlss Of that body. Soma
tor Jones vas . member Of that CON-
mittse. 20 also was Sargent, Of Califor-
mia. Sutro. with An sffrontsry - nsvslas
unparalleled. challenged these gsntlsmsn
(vho. by the way. were the only two
upon the Committee at all convsrsant
with mining) for bias, and by the aid Of
one old fogy. two carpet bsGgsrs. and .
land grabbsr. procured the transfer Of
the bill with the odious amendments,
to the Senate Committee on Judi
ciary. This Committee is composed
OF seven gentlemen, lawyers OF high
standing. and 10 conceded to b the
ablsst committee Of Congress. They
canvassed the whole matter. Jere
Black. Sutro's attorney. appeared be-
fore than and took tho ground that all
the mining companies upon the Com
stock Lode are msrs squattsrs, and their
claims now open to relocation by Mr..
Sutro. But Of this we shall some time
hereafter speak. What did that com-
mittes do about the bill in question IS
amsndsd' Did they recommend its pas
sage by the ssnatsi No, indeed. On
the contrary. they unanimously consigned
1t to the waste paper basket. saying thai
the courts we're competent 10 decide all
questions growing out Of Mr.. sutro's
contrast With the mining companies and
the Act Of 1866. Herewith connected.
Now. what did sutro dor Did he be-
take himself out OF the lobby and from
wsshingtoni Bear in mind that the
committee had decided not to recommend
the passage Of tho Nsslsy amendment.
on the ground that no further legislation
,eas needed to protect Mr.. sutro in his
rights. What then did sutro dof Was
he satisfied 70 keep cut Of Congressl
Did he then beg to Be let alonsi Not
BY any means. He drew up another
bill. smbodying the identical provisions
Of that Just heretofore kicked out Of
the Senate Committee on Judiciary and
adding to it still more infamous clauses.
placed IL in the hands Of Senator Pratt.
an Indiana Hoosier. for introduction in
the Senate. The bill was duly present.
Cd. A motion was made TO refer IL to
the Mining Committee, to whose con-
alteration Il properly belonged. This
Was objected to. and on motion Of its
godfather. Mr.. Pratt. IL was referred to
the Committee on Public Lands, the
msmbsrs Of whish knew no more Of
mining than sutrs does Of honor. do
osncy or truth. The committee had
been carefully pasksd in sutro's interest.
At least both Pratt and Sutro supposed
Il had. This bill ,eas defeated in that
committee.
And now comes this unblushing liar
and says he wants no further legislation;
that, in othor wsrds, he 10 content with
the decision Of the Senate Judiciary
Committee. RELOCATING the whole matter
to the Courts. When did this "lst
alone streak come over him. and how
long will 1t lasti Why did he not rest
content with the first decision Of . Sem
ate Committee? Why did he introduce
the Pratt bill and try to force II through
Q committee to whose consideration IL
never properly bsloagsdi Why does he
abuse Ksndalll Mr.. Kendall il in favor
OF "no further legislation" Why does
he now vent his curses On Tom VIII
liams. He, also, says he Is against
further legislation" Why does sutro
hsht the Republican party' 1t is also
pledged against further legislation"
Why, we AJAX. in the name Of decsncy.
does Adolph sutro. through his organ,
~"scour'' generally and especially. in
and out Of season. at all times and in
all places, with . stsrespticen and with
q painted wagon, with his own jaw-bons
and that Of his hired asses. continually.
psrsistsntly and stsrnally about the men
who opposed tn, Nsslsy amendment and
the Pratt Mining billi He says he
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