Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-01-19
An g.. E..'S GOOD WORK.
Ms,,es - t HIT Upon the Floor
Ccncrees


Of representatives. 1t was in relation
to the propczed cutting down of the
appropriation for the Carson Mint
liter fifteen minute speech in
which he elcquently dilated on the
min eral wealth Of the State, he askeI
to allow the old appropriation to stand
AMI the amendment reducing it was
Withdrawn. The speech was forcibe,
anu timely and Carson City tips is
hal to Congressman NanDuzer for
his effective work.
following is the speech as reported
by the Associated Press:
WASHINGTON, Jan. l6.-By quick
action and fortnight speedy, Repre-
sentative C. d. VanDuzer of Nevada
has saved his State from unmerite1
neglect and won place for himself
in Congress- His victory was accepted
today when the House sustained the
Nevadans amendment to a general ap-
preparation bill under discussion. The
victory is emphatic in that it is the
only one of many amendments pro-
posed in committee CT the whole that
was adopted by the House after the
committee had reported this after
noon.
The appropriation cOmmltte reduced
the allowance for the Carson mint
from $500 to $4,000 Representative
VanDuzer proposed an amendment 10
restore the original sum, and, speak
ing against an injustice to his State,
convinced the House his way, and
Chairman Bingham, who was in
charge of the bill, arose and accepted
the amendment
1t was Representatie VanDuzer s
first speech in the House, and he is
tonight the recipient Of many congra-
tulations upon his able, excellent and
effectie effort. He said, in part:
Actual conditions in the State Of
Nevada do not justify a reduction of
the appropriation, for the Carson mint,
which, by the way, was thoughtlessly
reduced to an assay Office. While it is
true that for number OF years the
mineral production declined in my
State, it is also true that during the
past three years science and discovery
have again unlocked the riches hidden
in our mountains. Science has enabled
the famous Comstock-the greatest
mining camp the world has ever
known-to again work the lower lev.
els of her mines, open up new bodies
Of ore hitherto inaccessible, and to
work the mines Of tons Of low grade
ores known to exist in the upper lev
els of her mines.
A New Resource.
Discovery but three years ago un
covered in the heart of the Nevada
desert a deposit of ore whose actua
production has already reached 500,
10000, whose measured ore bodies
are now represented at $10O,OOO,O0t
and whose possible output may riva
that of the Comstock This camp 4
Tonopah.
Il only refer to the Comstock ant
TOnopah two camps which will have
produced more than the combined mi,
eral output of many western States
There are a dozen other camps i
Nevada with untold possibilities.
ought to offer an amendment rehabil
tating and re-establishing the Carson
mint (applause), because Carson il
the natural gateway to this entire re
gion which promises to tax the com
age capacities of al! the minis in tn
country Mining history in Nevada i
rapidly demonstrating that the aboIi
ton of the Carson mint is not only
legislative error, but an ecOnomi
crime.
But the people of the east hav
looked upon Nevada as a destitut
desert; they have looked upon her, Il
a State which was given up, as gen
tlemen have said, tC coyotes and sag
hens..I want to say to the representa-
tives that the State of Nevada Ia
poured into the lap CT this nation
enough money. were it now withdraw
country.
For twenty years Nevada has la1
gushed; but as a result OF the New
lands irrigation bill, which shoul,
stamp it's author as an empire builde
along with Jefferson and Benton, W
are going to have a population Of hal
million within few years.
Nevada as mining State is in he
infancy. There is no necessity, no rea
son, why the appropriation should D
reduced.
Nevada is giving to the nation he
stores of gold and silver. The Wealt
Of her mines is enabling civilization