Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-12-13
Editorial Correspondence -.
Letter from the Capitol
CARSON CITY, Monday, Dec. IL

CARSON CITY, Monday, Dec' iH'
DEAR NEWS AS the Legislature assem-
bled this morning this city is filled Win pun
ticians, members of the Legislature oena'
torial candidates and their friends (who' to
say the least, may be put down as almost
signifying legion J and sereral candldates LOT
offices which will be in the gift OF the Legs
lature-there being from five to ten TOR every
Office. I would except, however, the othce OF
State Printer-the News and the Virginia
UNION being the only candidates as yet-at
least, so far as has been publicly announced.
The probability is, that the Legislature VIII
make the Partnership one Of its hrst acts, so
that, whoever gets the Office may immediate
ly enter upon his duties by OBTAINING the
necessary materials to execute the WORK
without delay. l saw an Act IN the hanos OF
one Of the members to-day, when is entltleo
" An Act to create the Office Of State Printer,
to define the duties and compensation tneTeot
and provide for the time and manner OF elec-
tiop." The Act is very carefully drawn, and
its provisions are very just between the State
and the Printer. There IS one clause IN II
which provides that the incumbent OF the
office elected at the present session snail mold
his office for two years-after which it shall
be an elective office, the same as the other
State officers. Whoever gets the once Will
be under the necessity Of going TO quite
heavy expense in providing the necessary
printing material to do the work, and 1t is
but justice that he should have the ONCE at
least two years.
THE SENATORIAL QUESTION.
The result of this question is not near SO
much "mixed" as is supposed by many.
Indications point Enthusiastically to STEWART
and NYE as the first Senators from this State.
l Judge that each one is going it on his ''own
hook" or rowing his own boat, and doubt
whether there will be any combinations be-
tween them, or between them and any other
candidates. Whitman, Collins, North and
Cooper are not considered in the ring, and
neither of them is here. which is good evil
dence that they are not up for the office.
belong is here, and has good many strong
and good-workers busy. Hovey is also here,
and has number of warm friends who are
working for him-and it is highly probable
that the General may be induced by the Leg
islature to accept Senatorship, if Stewart
or Nye should decline. Cradlebaugh lives
here, is very straight and jus" citizen,
and l expect he hasn't an enemy in the
world, which last proposition, am afraid. is
his greatest drawback in this Senatorial race
as man must have enemies, Qike Stewart
and Nye, for instance,) to make good and
successful fight. | am getting little scary
myself for the Partnership, as nobody says a
word against me, except old Lewis, OF the
Post, who doesn't pile it on heavy enough.
Sail in, Lewis don't like to walk over the
track without opposition.) Governor Nye
has his headquarters at the White House,
receives his friends very cordially, as usual,
and treats and smokes such Of them as in
dulge. Mr.. Stewart has two splendid parlors
in the second story Of the Ormsby House,
where he receives his friends-refreshmen
being also in ample abundance. | do not
wish to PREJUDICE the action Of the Joint Con-
vention Of the Legislature on this Senatorial
question too certain-but as the slate now
stands, Stewart and Nye will certainly wear
the Senatorial toga. belong, however, at
nine o'clock last evening, was reported us
gaining friends, and is said to be able to
count on fifteen votes. A private caucus, at
which were quite number of members, de-
cided to favor going into an election in a
very few days, say n week.
THE MEMBERS.
For personal appearance and intelligence,
I think the members of our first Legislature
will compare favorably with any Legislature
have seen in California. There is good
prospect that our Legislature will frame a
good code of laws, and do it in reasonably
short space Of time.
THE SPEAKER.
At the present writing, Hon. Charles H.
Tozer, Of Gold Hill, has been elected Speaker
of the Assembly. and the House will be fully
organized tomorrow. The Senate being
then organized the Governor will send in his
message, and perhaps some Of the Commit
tees appointed, and work will commence.