Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-03-11

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Congressman Shellabarger of Obi
and Wilson of Indiana, and stron
arguments are being made by thi
combined force of legal talent to in
duce Commissioners Burdett to de
eide that all patents for minera
lands on lodes claimed to be branches
of the Comstock lode shall contain
the Sutro Tunnel Royalty clause
Vigorous efforts are also being mad,
to procure q prompt decision, bu
the Commissioner has promised Sen
ators Jones and Sargent that he will
not take any final action until they
have been heard, which will prob
ably be the latter part of this week
Sutro is making q strong point by
filing with the Commissioner maps
of the various mining districts near
Virginia and Gold Hill, all OF which
show that the various mining COM
panies at Dayton, Silver City, Flow
cry District, DEVILS Gate and other
points have claimed to be on the
Comstock, and, with other evidence
in addition to what has been pre-
pared specially by Sutro's agents, he
claims that the Department cannot
avoid bringing them under the pro-
visions Of his Act.
Washington, March 9.-In the
Senate standing committees the fol-
lowing changes were made in Chair
manships Conkling, Committee OF
Commerce, i'll place of Chandler !;
Hamlln, Postoffices and Postroads,
in place of Ramsey; Oglesby, Pub.
lie Lands, in place of Sprague In
gals, Pensions, in place of Borenian;
West, Railroads, in place OF Stewart;
Sargent, Mines and Mining, in place
of Hamlin; Boutwell,, Revision of
Laws, in place of Conkling; Patter-
son, Education and Labor, in place
of Flanagan; Clayton, Civil Service
and Retrenchment, in place of
Wright. Two committees are given
to the Democrats, Thurman being
Chairman Of that on Private Land
Claims, and Stevenson of that on
Revolutionary Claims.
T.. w. Ferry of Michigan was
elected President pro tenn by vote
of 80 to rs. sf~
Sargent presented the credentials
of Newton Booth, United States Sen
ator from California for six years
from the 4th of March, 1875, which
were read. Booth was escorted to
the Speakers desk by Sargent, and
the oath administered by Ferry.
On motion of Anthony, the Senate
proceeded to the election of standing
committees, having first suspended
the rule requiring the Chairman to
be elected by ballot. The list Of
standing committees was then read
by Gorham. The Chairmen are as
before announced. The position OF
the new Senators are as follows
Privileges and Elections-Cameron
of Wisconsin and Mcmillan; Foreign
Relations-Johnson of Tennessee;
Finance-Jones of Nevada and Ker-
nan; Appropriations = Eaton and
Wallace; Commerce-Cameron OF
Wisconsin, Burnside, Mcmillan and
Mcdonald Booth,
Bruce, Withers and Wallace; Mill
tary Affairs - Burnside, Randolph
and Cockrell; Naval Affairs-Whyte
Judiciary - Whyte Postofices-
Jones of Nevada, Paddock, Dawes
johnson Of Tennessee and Maxey
Public Lands-Booth, Paddock, Nc
Donald and Jones of Florida; Pen
sions-Booth, Bruce, Mcdonald ant
Withers; Claims-Christiancy, Nc
MILAN, Cameron of Wisconsin, Ca
perton, Cockrell and Jones OF Flor
ida; District Of Columbia--Eaton
Pstents-Johnson Of Virginia, DAVE
and Herman; Public Buildings an,
0rounds-Paddock and Whyte; Ter
ritoriss - Christiancy, Sharon AM
Maxey; Railroads-Caperton; Mine
and Mining-Sharon and Randolph
Revisaon Of Laws--Christiancy, Ca
perton and Wallace; Education an
Labor-Burnside, Bruce, Eaton an
Maxey; Civil Service and Retrencf,
ment-Bandolph Contingent FL
psnsea-Jones of Nevada and Dawes
Engrossed Bills-withers Levee
of Misslssippi-Cockrell.
New York, March 1O.-Charle
L. Lawrence, one of the allege
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