Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-01-04
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26, 1875.
AFTER RECESS.


lature. All the members living on
this side of the "piece of rising
ground" which separates us from
the West, have gone home, and most
of the Pacific representatives have
gone to New York to see the legiti-
mate drama. Disappointed office
seekers and newspaper correspond
ents, who could not get free railroad
passes, prefer to spend their holidays
in Washington, and the TINES cor
respondent is one of them. In fact,
it is his good fortune to always get
left after an adjournment. But
Washington, during the recess, is not
quite so bad a. was Carson last
Spring, after the adjournment, when
the only activity noticed on the
streets was the Warm Springs
wagon" with load of the I'M
washed.
NEVADA MATTERS.
Soon after Congress reassembles,
Hon. Mr.. WOODBURY. of Nevada will
introduce bill asking for an appro-
priation of 100000 to build a post
office and other Government build
ings at Virginia City. Also, another
bill asking for an appropriation OF
100000 for the enlargement of the
Mint at Carson. 1t will be recol-
lected by the readers of the TIMES
that the Nevada Legislature, at its
last session, unanimously memorial
lied Congress to that effect, and this
memorial will be submitted with the
bill for the consideration of the
| House.
PoLYGAMY IN UTAH
| Will receive renewed legislation this
session. The bill for the admission
of Utah, introduced by the Mormon
Delegate, will bring the question
squarely before the House. This
Delegates seat is also contested by a
wayward Gentle and Democrat, and
it is more than probable that the
Mormon Delegate will be compelled
to step down and out. A bill will be
introduced DISTINGUISHING those of a
polygamous tendency from jury
duty, and also for their more sure
conviction and swift punishment
under that law. In fact it will be an
interesting question when all of these
matters come up, and great deal
will be said on both sides, as Brother
Brigham has henchmen in both
houses of Congress.
| PACIFIC COAST DELEdAIlON.
The Representatives from the Pa.
cific States are distributed as follows
California-Luttrell, Pacific Rail
roads and Postoffices and Postroads
Wigginton, Territories; Page, In
dian Affairs; Piper, Commerce. Ne
vada-W WOODBURY., Mines and Mining
Oregon-Lane, Indian Affairs ant
Public Lands. Not single Chair
manship was given the entire Pacific
Coast-that of Mines and Mining
was held by natural right.
PACIFIC COAST MATTERS.
The following are the titles of bill
introduced relative to Pacific Coas
matters:
By Hon. W. A. Piper IF San Fran
cisco-Asking 100000 to construc
a Postoffice at San Francisco; II
imbursing California, Nevada an
Oregon for expenses incurred durin
the late civil war; and for the trans
fer of Indian Affairs from the Interic
to the War Department.
By Hon. d. P. Wigginton of Cal
, fornia--Asking 100000 for the Sa
, Diego harbor, $4,000 for the con
! pletion of the Wilmington harbo
and $250,00O for the construction {
t a breakwater at San Luis Obispo.
: BY Hon. j. X. Luttrell-Askin
r $4,000 for the improvement of tn
Sacramento river between San Frar
. cisco and Red Bluff; $4,000 for tn
improvement of the Feather rive
between Marysville and its junctio
with the Sacramento; for the sale {
desert lands in Mendocino and Si
. kiyou; to perfect titles of settlers o
the "Albious Grant" in Mendocino
to remove the revenue tax frol
, brandy made of apples, grape
,, peaches, and other fruits; for the in
} provement of the harbors of Hun
boldt Bay and Crescent City; pre-
, viding for the payment of one-ha
, of all import duties in legal tendt
. or national bank notes; for the sa
and presumption of grazing lands
, California; and for the repeal of d'
ties on grain sacks, and basging use
/, for grain; also on cotton and wo,
burlaps and gunny cloth.
. By Hon. H. Frauk Page-Forfsi
: ing certain lands in California, Mi,