The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-01-29
TIE ENTERPRISE AND THE CAPITAL
APPROPRIATION BILL.


pris, wakes facetious over the CAPITAL
Appropriation Bill and the part taken
by the Atrial in support Of that meas
ere. In thu, departing from lis usually
solemn and diguihed style, our co'em-
porsry becomes very funny and not a
little sarcastic a, our expense. Uuder-
living this vein of humor, however,
.b.re seems 10 be considerable inten-
si,y of feeling against The proposed
measure which would be Difficult; to ac-
count for were it no, pretty well known
that the gentleman who has lately been
cmployed to furnish forth the editorial
pabulum for that paper con'emp!ste'
an early removal to the " Great East
sad the Publication Of newspaper
there. This would seem to be suf-
hcieut explanation of the case and
moreover, it carries with II the most
charitable explanation that can be
mate in favor of our humorous and IN
.a,ua,ed contemporary. The article has
been pretty generally read and we need
not, therefore, refer to 1t in detail
rot even to allude to the implied wish
of the writer thereof to be considered
s. preferred bidder for the contract TO
transport upon his back the shittim
wood from Pyramid Lake-and we
.ball therefor con6ne what We have TO
say to few words in support of the
position already taken upon the tject
by this paper.
While she Enterprise laughs n. the
proposition to employ convict labor
upoa the Capitol Building, it only
!sughs-mskes no attempt at criticism
upon the proposition, and ventures Go
!arther toward a refutation Of our
statement taa, the building materials
that would be needed for the con'em-
uIat.d structure could be furnished
cheaper here than elsewheae, than to
make some side spit ing illusions to
the scriptural description OF the manner
of building Solomou's Temple. In fact
our conicsl contemporary makes a very
,abored effort to laugh away the propo-
si,ion altogether, even going go far as
10 attempt to make us ashamed OF our
efforts to bring before the Legislature
The importance of doing something
toward securing to the Capitol Building
Fund the value of twelve thousand,
eight hsndred acres donated to the
State for that Fund by the Enabling
Act of Congress.
Now while we must confess that our
neighbor has provoked good deal OF
nerriment O, our expense, aad while
we are also free to confess that it has
used the weapon of ridicule with con-
siderable effect, We are 80 secure IN
sense OF having advanced some very
sound propositions with regard to the
subject matter under consideration,
that we mus, s0berly refuse to be laugh
ed cut Of them. Now about that land
matter: 1t is no laughing matter,
lie, US assure the Enterprise. The
acre, Q. public land donated to this
State by Act of Congress for Public
Buildings, might be so selected, and
will be, if the Legislature goes to work
rightly in the premises, RS to realize,
under sale, not only enough money to
construct tie Capitol proposed, but to
build one that would cost twice the sum
named in the Bill. Any man familiar
with the land laws and with the lands
donated to this State under the same
will inform the Enterprise that twelve
.honsaud, eigh, hundred acres could be
readily selected, with but little trouble,
that wau!G puI more money into the
State Treasury than ever did get in
there from any ors source at eny one
,in.e. Tuese be the words of truth and
s,berness; and what applies to the
Building Lands applies as well to the
ScLo DOL Land. and SO momentous sub
iect of Legislation are our land matters
tina, it is of the very first consequence
hat thew shonld have the very serious
.;teution and careful action Of the