Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-02-09
fFaoM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
legislative Correspondence.
CARSON, February Z.

back DrOmetldrieS and CdmetS,
reuiewed by the Senatorial Eye
Anaseme',ts coming to StUeT Ctty.
Four weeks of the session has
passed, and no legislation of suffi-
Gent importance to require a large
lobby has presented its unwrinkled
bill. Perhaps there will be none,
and perhaps there wilton the eve
of the close of the session. 1t is GUS
tomary in all legislative bodies to
reserve the "little thieving bills"
until the last part of the session. At
any rate, the State Treasury is in a
plethoric condition, and little
plucking would only reduce 1t to a
healthy condition. ! am not author
lied by the members to invite sealed
proposals for this purpose; but II |
get away with more than L want, L
will divide with my friends-that Is,
if get more than l want.
A DULL DAY.
This was the dullest day OF the
week. Owing to the members at
tending the several soirees, socials,
musical and other entertainments,
during the week, they, for the past
few days, have appeared too ethereal
for matter-of-tact business. So, after
worrying through the forenoon, both
Houses took their usual adjourn
ment vacation until Monday, and a
quorum went up to !" Flrglnny.
Mike Purcell, the Roman guardian
of the State Capital, has entire pos
session, the brilliant lights have been
turned down, and graveyard like
quietude pervades throughout.
HUMPED-BACK CAMELs AND DRoM-
EDARIEs.
The bill introduced by Senator
Walter of Nye, created as much dis
cussion and merriment the other
day, as did that amending the di-
vorce law. The introduction of the
bill was looked upon as " josh.
But Senator Davenport, with that Sc
rious face he always wears, arose and
mildly explained the decentralization
these graceful animals create among
teams, and the results of their depre-
dations on general principles. The
bill was referred to the several dele
cations, in whose counties these ami
mails peIambulated. The next day
it was passed. The bill was trans
mitted to the Assembly, where it
will probably be defeated, as some
of the members seem to have got
their backs up about it.
CREATING COU MITES.
The course of legislation seems to
have changed from anti-railroad
measures to the creation of new
counties, and remodeling others.
Willis of Esmeralda wants a new
county made out of the northern
portion of Esmeralda and the south
ern part OF Churchill, to be chris
tened Verdi = the Specification of
which word is " green
Assemblyman Laviega has intro
duced bill creating another county
to be called Buena Vista. This pro-
poses to take the northern part of
Churchill and southern part of Hum
boldt. If these two bills pass, TAX
ing the northern and southern por-
tons of poor little Churchill, there
will not be enough ground left to
bury her memory. The idea is to
obliterate that county. [Good idea,
say we.-ED.
Senator Walter wants new county
created, to be named after the dis
tinguished Dan Murphy of Lincoln,
an old Pioneer. The county is to be
composed of that portion Of Lincoln
which is noted for the production of
Murphies-I mean Irish potatoes"
The name is not very poetical or
classic, but in this case it is doubly
applicable.
Lincoln county wants to " gobble
up" the southeastern part of Nye;
and Eureka asks for small slice of
Lander, " with railroad running
through it. l will act on the advice
of Napoleon to his son about study
ing the map of Europe as it would
be remodeled. | will not study the
map of Nevada until this Legisla-
ture adjourns-if then.
BORASSIC ACID.
A concurrent resolution has passed
both Houses memorializing Congress
to restore the duty of ten cents per
pound on borassic acid. A few
years ago this duty was repealed,
and a company of English capitalists
have made it unhealthy for home
manufacturers-especially in Chur-
chill and Esmeralda; with a small
sprinkling in Lyon.
COMMON CARRIERS.
A bill has been introduced in the
Steerage relieving railroads, express
companies, etc., from the response
billty of freight, after twenty-four