Mr. ASHLEY, of Nevada. The Territory of Nevada was here 3 years before she could be admitted and if btah was in favor of it, as well as the people of Nevada, it is a little strange it took so long to get her in. Now, our 100do are occupying this striof territory, which tall does not need and which we do. The State of Nevada has not to exceed 50,000 inhabitants, while the returns of the collector of internalrevenue show that she pays a tax of $286,000. Utah has a population of 80,000, and pays but 41,000 tax. The people of Nevada pay taxes at the rate of $5 70 each; the people of Utah at the rate of 51 cents each, or about one elev enth as nuch as the people of Nevada. Let members judge which is the most benefit to the U.S. The Gentfrom Utah [Mr. Hoorrm s )eaks of the principle of the thing. I should llVOto know what principle is violated by this bill, when the organic act of Utah provides for reserving to the Congress the right to take a portion of the territory to be annexed to some other State or Territory and that is the case in regard to the organic act of Arizona. The Territory of Utah has 205,000 square miles more than Neva a has and the district proposed to be annexed to Nevada is a mining territory. The people of Nevada are a mining 1people, while the people of Utah are an agricu tural people. We need this strip of territory; our interests areidentical with the interests of those who inhabit that strip of territory. Utah will then be left with 88,000 square miles, which is 7,000 square miles more than Nevada now has. In regard to Arizona, I will say that there is a point of land across the Colorado river, run ning u between Nevada and California, of about 6,000square miles. It has been very little occupied until lately. Since navi "ation has been opened, a few persons from Utah have gone down there and settled at the head of navigation on the western side of the Colorado river. They are opposed to being united with Nevada, because they will then be under a State government, and not under a territorial government, where they might have more influence.