Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-02-04
Legislative Correspondence.
CARSON, February 2.

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THE GRAND FAILURE.
This afternoon, as the shades oil
night were lowering over the hos
pitable city of Carson, a gale oil
| blight and discontentment dispelled
the bright anticipations of pleasure
that have been so fondly harbored
the past several weeks. The cloud,
when it arose, was no bigger than a
woman's hand, and the probable
magnitude OF which it is impossible
to predict. 1t was all about the Leg
islative Ball, and the cause of the
trouble had its usual origin. 1t was
rumored that the aristocracy of Car
son had, at the last moment, come
to the conclusion that the ball they
had rendered the members and their
families was not quite select enough,
Notwithstanding the fact that they
had invited the "unselect' ones who
would be present. This, of course,
arose the ire of the Legislative wives;
they at once rose to a question of
privilege, called a caucus, elected
themselves speakers, let down their
back hair and resolved that,
"Whereas, if those of the citizens
who compliment US with such re-
ception consider that those whom
they themselves have invited are
not their fit associates and equals;
whereas, therefore be it resolved
again, that we consider the point of
exception we'll taken, and neither
one of us will bulge an inch this
night-we'll die first The resolu-
ton was unanimously adopted. The
ladies reported progress to their hus-
bands, took leave to sit again, and
mildly told them not to go, under
the penalty of being locked out.
Only one married member went
and that with another's wife. The
excitement of the Senatorial cam
paign sinks into dullness, compared
to this feminine tempest. This
small victory is not without signiti-
canoe. 1t will probably result in
the defeat of the appropriation for
the improvement of the State Capt.
toll grounds; it will certainly have
the effect of defeating every relief
bill presented by a Carsonite-and
there are many. 1t will help the
movement now on foot to remove the
State Capital to some more convent
ent point ON the Central Pacific
Railroad. The end is not yet. The
silken black flag has been raised;
the feminine nose has been upturn-
ed; the fiat has gone forth, and when
the feminine voice hath spoken what
member dare vote in the negative?
The famous and tabled siege of Troy
was boys play, when compared to
the tournament now about to take
place. The war-cry has been sound
ed, the breastworks thrown up and
the field cleared; now let all nom
combatants stand aside.
THE FIRST GUN.
A later dispatch from the seat of
war is TO the effect that an i'm
promptu ball is being given in the
parlors of the Ormsby House, and
that the seeding members and their
families are in attendance. At this
writing, II NJ, all is quiet on the
Carson front, and no further out
break is apprehended until morning.
STATE CAPITOL GROUNDS.
The Senate Committee on State af-
fairs to-day reported a substitute
bill Tor the several bills before that
Committee, providing for the i'm
provement and Identification of the
State Capitol grounds. 1t appropri-
ates 5000, $1,000 of which is for
the repairing and painting of the
Capitol. The grounds are to be en-
circled with a stone wall Is inches
high, on which is to be built an iron
fence three feet in height. The Lieu
tenant Governor, Secretary of State
and State Controller, are named as
the Board of Commissioners.
RELIEF BILLS.
This is a good season tor relief
bills-three came up in the Senate,
and one in the Assembly, to-day.
CONCERNING CoRoNERs.
Senator Davenport of Lyon to- day
gave notice of his intention to intro
duce bill concerning Coroners. 1t
regulates their fees, gives them addi-
tional power over officers seeking
summons, and empowers Justices of
the Peace in remote portions Of the
county to hold inquest, thus saving
the expense otherwise incurred.
OUTSIDE REMARKS.
Legislation has some charms,
which only those who have had
Honorable" attached to their names