Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1877-03-29
SENATOR sARGExr.

The sneirs country 10 intssssesd In
retaining the services Of tts sxpsrien-
I'D LEGISLATOR. Nevada has almost -
much interest," la the reelection Of Hon.
4. A. sargent 70 the u. 3. senate -
California itsslf. He Ii always sissi
the interests Of this coast.
the mining interest. As We
are informed by "cspitel " the sl~ays
interesting and authentic eorrespon-
dent Of the Sacramento Record Union.
senator Sargent called on President
Hayes and objected 70 hts appoint
mont, because biccrary, while in the
HOUSE Of Representatives, had been
partisan OF McGarrAhan, and in his
speeches had announced principles
that attacked al mining rights which
had not ripened into patent. lie hal
also iabsred to have q suit brought by
the United States against the mine
owners, In which McGsrrahsn could
intervene. The result OF this inter-
view WAS. - our readers know, that
McCrsry's place in the Cabinet was
shifted from the Attorney Gensralship
10 tho War Office. "Capitol" address
sss himself TO the question..of Sargent's
reelection In the following enthusiastic
strain: You have already been in
formed by telegraph that Senator Sar-
gent has 1t last yielded TO the repeated
and earnest solicitations Of his friends
In California and 1t tho National Capt.
tai, 10 permit his name TO be again
mentioned for the Office which he has
NO ably and creditsbiy iilied for many
years. This, am sure. will be most
welcome news 70 CAiifornians, without
respect 10 party, ~ can call TO mind
NO Senator that has ever represented
the Golden State with such entire &C.
ceptability and fairness to oil. Ever
since DO reached the Senate be has
been constantly growing In influence
and power In that body, until he now
stands ~ ono OF Its recognized leaders
In national affairs. His untiring In.
dustry and pronptitnde In carrying
through everything he undertakes In
legislasiug has become proverbial- =
and. rs an instance Of the dependence
placed upon him, happen 10 know
that u this very last session, although
several appropriation bills had passed
the House while no was down with his
investigating committee In Florida,
absolutely nothing WAS done In the
senate until his return. Everything
WAS at s.andstill, and happened &c
be conversing with him on the Senate
moor Just after his return from that
trip, when Senators came up. aud
after saluting him, added: "Now, Sar.
gent, ~e shall probably get the appro-
priation bills before us. Absolutely
nothing has been done thus far. Stir
them up!" And the very next day
observed that Sargent reported the
first OF the appropriation bills to tho
Senate His energy II simply trernen-
dous--as indeed his record in both
branches sufficiently proves. Take
the index Of any Congressional Record
sincs no has boon hero, and you will
Ind that tho man who occupies the
most spaco IN it--who has made ths
most speeches, aud introduced ant
passed the largcst number Of bills-i,
Aaron A. Sargent. As to the specia
Interests Of the Pacific coast you know
quite - well ~ J can tell you how
snxiously wstchfnl he 10 Of them
whether In urging Legislation 10 theil
behalf Co In detecting aud defeat ins
schemes adverse 70 their development
II IL therefore with no ordinary feeling
II pleasure that touch this subject o.
his ro-election n the Senate" z
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