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an unqualified, deliberate and malicious
liar, whoever he may be and however
high the Office he holds.
II intend to put in the Record" said
Senator Bailey, upon the statement of
more than one reputable newspaper
correspondent in that gallery, and as a
rule they are as honorable as Senators
on this floor, on their authority 1 state
that the two chief cuckoos OF this Ad-
ministration are the correspondents of
the New York Tribune and the Chicago
Tribune.
"And, therefore, II seems to me con-
elusive that this slander proceeds from
the White House. hope. for the honor
of my country, that 1t does not proceed
from the President himself.
But II he be a man of high sense of
honor he will gee to It that Senators
are not slandered by his subordinates,
and the miserable wretch who COM
municated to these newspapers. and
cate to the country a SANDER on me
which people might discuss. rather
than these issues that have been raised,
he is unfit for his high office, and the
man who perpetrated that infamy will
pay for II with his position; and IL the
man continues to hold his Office 1t Is
to be assumed that what he has done
mas Deen Win tne approval OF MS
chief
The Senate was seated to its fullest
capacity during this episode. half the
members of the House were also on the
floor, and the galleries were packed.
The scene was intensely dramatic. Not
a sound was heard while Senators Till
man and Bailey spoke. and no applause
followed their remarks. The tense ex-
preston on the countenances of most
of the Senators was so evident that
no kind of applause would have fitted
in just then.
House.
After a vigorous fight against the
Naval Committees program adding an
other big battleship to the Navy at
this session of Congress. the House rat
flied the action of the committee by
the vote of 135 to 103. The bill was not
concluded.
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Senate.

May 17.-Slow progress was made
with the RaiIroad-rate bill. Extended
debate was reopened without material
result on the Lodge amendment, de-
claring pipe lines to be common car
riers; on the Culberson antl-pass
and on the discretion of
the rate-making power of the Com
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House.

In the House they had up the old
Lee claim case, truly meritorious
measure, which the Democrats do not
intend shall pass, and kept the MEM
bers locked in for two mortal hours do
ing nothing while waiting to rustic a
quorum.
Back in the 47th Congress Samuel
Lee, a negro. was the contestant for
the seat of John S. Richardson, from
one Of the South Carolina Districts.
The Elections Committee reported in
favor of Lee, but although he was de-
clared to be entitled to his seat; Lee
was never sworn in.
At that time bill was pending to
place til name of Gen. Grant on the
retired list. The Democrats refused to
permit consideration of this until the
pending election cases were decided as
they wished, which they were able to
do by effective fllibustering. Lee on the
last day of the second session was de-
clared entitled to his seat by a vote of
12S to ia, but the Republicans were
unable to have him sworn in, and the
47th Congress died by operation of law
without quorum being present.
On five previous occasions a bill to
pay Lee or his heirs his salary for two
years and mileage, amounting to S10,-
4S2, has been favorably reported, but
definite action by the House and Sem
ate in the same Congress has never
been had. When the bill came up this
session, March L last, the Democrats
exhausted every parliamentary device
possible to postpone or defeat action.
The same tactics We're repeated yester-
day, but the bill was agreed to in Com
mittee of the Whole along with one
that had preceded it. Realizing that
a fiiibuster would come, the committee
rose and permitted the Democrats toI
begin 1T at an early hour.
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House.

The Naval appropriation bill was
passed.
The remainder of the day was con-
sumed in the consideration Of the Nat
uralization bill. without final conclusion
being reached.
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cured of falling eyesight.
cataracts, granulated lids
and other Affections OF the
eve through this grand dis
covery. afler the cases were
termed incurable.
Mrs. \. l.. Howe, Tuliy,
n. ", writes:-"' AETNA
removed Cataracts from both
my eyes. | can read welt
-, - af.f - DAt.z.. D.f-
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House.

The House spent all day in the con-
sideration of District business.
The session was enlivened somewhat
by colloquqy between Mr.. Gaines and
Mr.. Babcock on the subject of railway
passes.
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THE SPIRIT OF CONGRESS.
Some OF the More Notable Pro.
ceedings of the Week.
Senate.

Monday. May 1.-THE entire session
was devoted to consideration of amend
ments to the PailrOad-rate bill. The
Republicans, under the lead Of Mr..
Hale, continued to vote solidly to lay
on the table every amendment offered
by Mr.. La Toilette.
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Rear-Admiral George A. Converse
has been retired by operation of law
on account Of age. But at the request
of ths President and the Secretary of
the Navy. he will continue to serve as
the Chief of the Bureau of Navigation,
Navy Department, at least until August
next. when his two-year term of serv-
ice in that Office will expire. Admiral
The National tribune., 1906-05-24

After another short filibuster the
House succeeded in finally passing the
Lee private claim growing out of an
election contest in the 47th Congress.
The anti-graft bill, originally passed
by both Houses as result of the cot
scandal, was laid on the table
by the vote of 101 to 26, because, as re-
ported by the conferees, 1t included Con-
gressmen within its provisions.
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Senate.

May 15.-The Senate virtually con-
cluded considerations, as in Committee
OF the Whole, of amendments to the
Railroad-rate bill, and but for a possible
renewal to-day of the debate on the
Culberson anti-pass amendment. would
be ready for a final vote on the bill
this afternoon.
Mr.. Tillman submitted a further
statement relative to the Presidents
and the Attorney-Generals efforts to
secure working combination between
the Democrats and the minority Re
publicans on the rate bill. and Mr.. AL
lison also presented the letters of the
President and the Attorney-General on
that subject, in order that they might
be printed in the Record.
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Senate.

May Reconsideration as in Com
mittee of the Whole OF amendments to
the Railroad-rate bill was concluded
late in the afternoon, and the bill as
perfected was reported to the Senate.
Discussion of the measure by the Sem
ate proper began.
Mr.. Tillman introduced for publica-
ton in the Record a rejoinder by Will
liam r. Chandler to the Presidents
attack through Mr.. Lodge, and de-
clared that the muck rake" was at
work, implying that if it was not in the
White House, its handle was.
Senator Bailey, in whitehead Of
passion, which made him very deliber-
ate, slashed right and left with two of
the strongest words in the English Ian
guage, 'lie" and liar" in his attack
uncertain newspaper men who, he said,
had "wilfully and maliciously" lied
about him and his connection with the
rate bill. He said: 81 denounce the
publication as an unqu Allied, deliberate
and malicious lie. I denounce that cor
respondent as an unqualified, deliber-I
ate and malicious liar, denounce the
man who inspired tie statement asl
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Senate,
House..

May 19.-The Senate was not in ses
sion.
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House..

The House on a yea and nay vote
confirmed its previous action. giving the
Supreme Court of the District the
power to appoint members of the
School Board.
The Naval bill was again under con-
sideratIon, but was not concluded.
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Senator Carmack's return from Ten
nessee broke the deadlock in the Com
mittee on 1nteroceanic Canals, and,
with his vote, the advocates of a sea-
level waterway across the Isthmus OF
Panama carried the day.
Senator Morgan declared frankly
that the reason he voted for a sea-level
canal was that he has absolutely no
confidence in the success of the project
along the Panama route, and therefore
he gave his support to the most diff
ficult proposition.
The proceeding of the committee does
not, of course, mean that Congress
eventually will decide upon a sea-Ievel
canal. If the majority report is reject
ed by the Senate, the President will
be left free to go ahea under the
Spooner law and construct the canal
as he may deem best. He has already
declared in favor of a lock canal, and
unless Congress directs otherwise by re-
pealing 4E amending the SSpaoper law,
The National tribune., 1906-05-24

In the matter of completed legisla-
ton up to this time the present Con-
gress has broken all previous records.
According to the files of the index
clerks in the State Department, more
than 5000 laws have been enacted.
which number exceeds all previous ses-
sions by between 700 and 500.
The record shows, however, that the
great mass of the laws passed are of
a private nature. OF the total number
of enactments there are only about $50
which are general.
The National tribune., 1906-05-24

The Signal Service has begun a series
of experiments with an adoption of
the skyrocket to field communication,
serviceable in the daytime as well as
at night.
The new scheme has been found to
give highly satisfactory results between
stations 10 or 20 miles apart, under diff
ferent typographical conditions, in the
neighborhood of Washington. Its ad-
vantage over the flag and the sun-fiash
systems is freedom from the interfeT-
ence of intervening elevations.
BY the invention of code based on
the number. color, and order of the
dropping stars, one rocket may convey
a whole order or message.
The National tribune., 1906-05-24

A suit of chain mail once owned and
worn by Gov. Alexander Baranoff, of
Alaska, has just come, into possession
Of the Smithsonian Institution. The
suit was the gift Of George Kostromen-
itoff, resident of Sitka. He had heard
of the arfnor among the Indians for
many years, for ii had come into their
possession after the death OF Gov Bar
anoff and was highly priced by them
and handed down from generation to
generation. Mr.. Kostromenitoff finally
found it in the possession of one of the
ferrous Chiefs and obtained it. together
with complete history of its descent
among the tribes. 1t is said that its
possession did much to give Gov. Bara-
noff his reputation among the Indians
for bearing a charmed life and they be-
lieved that he was a dealer in magic
and that nothing could harm him or
stand against him. This made possible
the subjugation OF much of Alaska and
facilitated its subsequent transfer to the
limited States
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Dr. Edward Everett Hale, Chaplain,
read to the Senate when it convened on
Monday morning a week ago a text
from the Scriptures which members re-
garded as timely It was:
blessed are the peacemakers, for
they shall be called the children of God;
blessed are ye when men shall revile
and persecute you and say all manner
of evil against you falsely for My sake"
And right on top of that Senator
Bailey and Senator Tillman riz in the
Senate and openly branded somebody
as liar from liarvlle.
The National tribune., 1906-05-24

The recognized dog population of the
District is 9.444, and in the past year
the District has realized $4,000 from
the taxes on the dog population. Dogs
come high, but the people must have
them, no matter what the cost This
9,000-odd dogs does not include the
homeless, hungry, vagrant ours, which
would probably swell the number to
nearer $4,000. but not help the reve-
nues in the least.
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Michael Davitt, the great Irish leader,
lies at the point of death. He has
devoted sister in the Treasury Depart
ment here in Washington.
The National tribune., 1906-05-24

Five feet and five inches is the mini
mum height fer commissioned officers
entering the Army from civil life fixed
by a general order published last week
by Gen. Bell. Chief Of Staff Of the Army
The provision applies to candidates for
appointment as commissioned officers,
either in the line or the staff.
Notifications of the regulations for
merly in force concerning the inspec-
ton Of Notifications by visitors are
contained in new order, just
promulgated. Formerly visitors who
desired to inspect fortifications were
required to obtain permission from the
secretary of War.
Under the new order, officers at posts
are charged with the responsibility of
preventing visitors from obtaining in
formation which might be communi-
Gated to some foreign power, but COM
manding officers are empowered to per-
NIT American citizens, whose loyalty
to the Government is unquestioned," to
visit such portions of defenses as the
commanding officers may deem proper.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-12-15
JACK DAVIS BUYS
WONDER Mines
FATHER OF DIAMONDFIELD Sc
CURES VALUABLE DAISY
WONDER CLAIM.

GOLDFIELD, Dec. 11.-Diamond-
field Jack Davis has purchased the
rich Daisy Wonder property for him
self and a syndicate of Nevada min
ing investors. This property lies
next to the Nevada Wonder mine at
Wonder and is considered one of the
wealthiest properties in the new min
ing district of Churchill county. The
developments following the exhaust
i've work now being conducted in
Wonder has awakened keen interest
among Goldheld operators, and prop
critics in the vicinity of the big
strikes are no sooner offered for sale
than they are picked up. The pur-
chase of the Jack Pot, Vulture, Billy
the Kid, Queen, Daisy, Wonder and
Spider and Wasp properties by Cold
field and Tonopah capitalists in the
past few weeks has involved the
transfer of nearly $4,000, 900.
Mr.. Davis expressed the opinion
that Wonder is destined to make one
of the greatest camps in Nevada. He
investigated all the big properties in
the district and found that shipping
ore in many cases Of enormous value
has been opened up in over twenty
different places. After examination
he purchased the Daisy Wonder.
The Original Wonder vein is
known to pass completely through
the property. The development work
which was Immediately inaugurated,
has opened up the ledge in different
places and assays have been taken
running as high as $3.50 to the ton.
The man who made the Diamond
field mines a part of Goldfield's his
tory is highly elated over his new
acquisition and declares that it will
make n of the biggest mines he
has ever developed.
The property has been ineorporat-
ed as the Daisy Wonder Mining COM
pany, with M. ]. Monnette as presi-
dent, Jack Davis, vice-president; j.
l.. Lindsay of the State Bank and
Trust company, treasurer, and A. X.
Wheeler, secretary.-Reno Gazette.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-12-15
RAILROAD TO
MANHATTAN SOON
PRELIMINARY SURVEY OF THE
ROUTE MADE YESTERDAY.

Railroad communication between
Tonopah and Manhattan is an as
sured fact A company has been
formed and officers and directors
have been elected. Monday morning
a party of FIVE engineers left Millers
on horse back to look over Smoky
Valley for the purpose of selecting
the most advantageous route. Just
as soon as they return engineers
will start out with instruments and
survey the route. When completed
the line will run up Smoky VALLEY
through Central to Manhattan. It
is possible that the line will con-
meet with the Nevada Central, as the
parties who have recently purchased
that line are already negotiating for
an extension Of their road from the
terminal point at Austin to Manhao-
tan. Back of the new enterprise are
is their intention to put the road
through at once. Just as soon as
the final survey is made construc-
ton work will be started immedi-
ately. Last spring a survey was
made by the Tonopah railroad over
practically the same route that will
be traversed by the new road, with
the intention of using the narrow
gauge rolling stock discarded when
the road was changed t. the stan
dard gauge. Owing to the fact that
the northern camp suffered a period
of inactivity, the plan was abandon
ed. Over the entire route very lit
tie grading will be required and no
rock work at all. A few small
bridges will have to be constructed
however.
What this line will mean to Man
haitian is better realized when it is
considered that it is a down hill haul
the entire way from Manhattan to
the big mills at Millers. The prop
critics at Manhattan have developed
such riches within the past few
months that it has steadily forged
to the front, and the wonderful pos
sibilities of the camp has actuated
the Tonopah capitalists to take up
the question of the new line and
rush it to a speedy completion. 1t
will mean a great deal to Manhattan
and Tonopah will not lose by the
railroad connection.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-12-15

ent business center of Richmond,
and will mean much to business in
terests here. Then, too. it is the
plan of this company to establish,
Immediately upon the completion of
the dredging proposition, a ferry
service between this place and San
Francisco. 1t is anticipated that an
hourly service at least could be
profitably maintained. The Point
Richmond Land & Canal Company
has large holdings in Richmond, and
they have ample capital to push their
scheme to a successful termination.
The company anticipates the expen-
diture of at least $150,000 before
putting any of their buildings on the
market.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-12-15
The Page BOYS
VISITING CAMP
DEAF MUTES WHO HAVE BEEN
so SUCCESSFUL IN MINING
SPEND HOLIDAYS HERE.

Two very interesting visitors are
here to spend the Christmas holt
days, they are Claude and Mari Page
of Golden Arrow. Born deaf and
dumb, these men have done wonders
and in spite of the serious handicap
they have accomplished a great deal
ORE than many who have the pos
session of all their senses. These
boys have followed mining and it
was they who discovered the Page
Group at Golden Arrow. They now
own the Copper Spot and Rabbits
Foot on the Deadhorse Butte.
They are busily engaged in devel-
oping the claims which look most
promising, and from the ground
which they have already disposed
they have received quite a handsome
stake. They were born at Tybo,
where their mother now lives, al
though they expect her to join them
at Golden Arrow as soon as the new
residence they are building is com
pleted. They come by mining by in
heritance, as their father, who is
now dead, was for many years CON
nected with the mines at Tybo. They
were educated at the Deaf Mute In
stitute at Berkeley and have devel-
oped wonderful minds. Bright
looking, clean cut chaps, they stand
close to six feet, and by facial ex-
pressions can convey a world of
meaning although speech is denied
them. Another medium of commu-
nication is paper and pencil, and
they can keep up a steady conversa-
ton in this way. Their minds are
exceptionally clear and they have a
most keen sense of humor which
continually springs out in their
written conversation. They have a
faculty of expressing a long line of
thought in very brief and concise
sentences.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-12-15
TO RESUME WORK.

Work will be resumed on the
property of the Round Mountain An
telope Mining company on January l..
Superintendent Swift is making all
the necessary arrangements for reop-
ening the mine and will have a force
of men ready to begin work on the
first of the year, Operations will be
pushed as rapidly as possible.
The Antelope is one of the mines
that made Round Mountain famous
as a high grade camp. 1t was on
that property that the famous bad
ger nugget was found. Specimen
r has been taken out from the
very first and the average character
of the ore has been exceptionally
rich. There are two shafts on the
Antelope, an incline and a double
compartment working shaft. Sta
lions have been cut in the latter and
drifting and prosecuting has been
carried on to some extent.
The r%e-opening of the Antelope
will give an added impetus to min
ing operations generally in the
camp and its vicinity.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-12-15
RECENT VISIT
BEARS FRUIT
ASSOCIA-
TION FORMED TO PROMOTE
MUTUAL INTERESTS.

To weld again the ties of friend
ship and mutual interests that were
wont to bind California and Nevada
in the old Comstock days, the Neva-
da Association of San Francisco has
been formed by members of the BUSH
ness mems excursion, who just re-
turned from the big mining camps
of this state full of enthusiasm for
its future and praise Tor the warm
hearted reception they experienced.
The San Francisco party had hard
ly got started on the return trip be-
fore committees were appointed and
a plan outlined for an organization
which should be of helpfulness to
the business interests of the States.
A committee of permanent organi-
cation, consisting of Marshall Hale,
G. c. Moore and M. ]. B~randestein
went to work and as a result of their
efforts the new association is def
nitely launched. Temporary officers
are Henry 7. Scott, chairman; An
drew Carrigan, vice-president; E. p.
Branegar, secretary; NJ. j. Brande-
stein, treasurer.
The membership is limited to 200,
with an associate membership of
twenty-five, the latter to be chosen
by citizens of Nevada. 1t is propos-
ed to establish a correspondent to
every big mining camp in Nevada to
keep San Franciscans informed ac-
curately of all developments in bust
ness and mining circles.
Manager Woods of the st. Francis
Hotel has granted the association
oom for headquarters and visitors
from Nevada will be received there
by a representative of the new or
ganization, whose duty it will be to
render them every possible service
during their stay whether for profit
or pleasure, while in this city.
The purposes of the association
are to gather trustworthy informa-
ton concerning mining and com
merce in Nevada, to maintain a bu-
reau to utilize such data, to assist in
the development of Nevada resources
and to improve general conditions
and facilities for transportation. A
committee on transportation, con-
sisting of Henry T. Scott. Captain
William Watson and Andrew Carri-
gan, waited on General Manager Cal
win of the Southern Pacific and he
gave assurance that both passenger
and freight facilities into the Nevada
mining camps will be improved at
once.
The Local Board of Trade has ap-
pointed a committee to cooperate
with the San Francisco-Nevada AS
ISOLATION, consisting Of Key Pittman,
W. j. Douglass, r. P. Dunlap, l.. l..
Mushett and HIT. Sheldon.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-12-15
HEAVY CAPITALIZATION.
Seven Troughs Mining Company Files
Articles of Incorporation.

SALT LAKE, Dec. S.-The Seven
Troughs Mining company OF Provo,
which owns six claims, known as the
Fairview group in Humboldt county,
Nevada, filed articles of incorpora-
ton with the Secretary OF State.
The capitalization of the company is
s1,000,000. The par value of each
share is 81, and 100000 shares are
set aside a s%treasury stock. The Off
GERS of the company are: president,
Jesse Knight; vice president, L. A.
Friedman; secretary and treasurer,
w. Lester Mangum. These with L.
Holbrook and Jacob Evans, com
pose the board of directors.