The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-01-03
oRGANIZAIIoS Or THE LEGI.-
n

LaTURE.
The Legislature convened nj the new
capitol building Yesterday promptly
ri II o'clock. ThcScuate was called to
ORDER by J ieut. Goye nor Slingerland.
and org Inized by the election of Hon.
ID. l.. Hastings Of Lyon county Presi-
dent pro tenn, Chas. +. Bicknell Of
White PIN county, Secretary pro tenn,
NJ. ;. Thompson of Humboldt county,
Scrgeani-at-Arms; Frank Sporting of
Storey, Engros.ing Clerk; Chaplain.
Rev. Mr.. Allen of Ormsby. The Sec
rotary appointed the following named
gentlemen assistants: +. Butler, As
sistant Secretary; WIN. u. Mason,
Minute Clerk; ~. J.. SAVERS. Journal
Clerk; SamI. \. Mathews, Copying
Clerk.
In the Assembly Hon. Robert Low
cry ofStorey was chosen Speaker; Geo.
W. Cassidy of White Pine chief clerk;
II. Weaver of Humboldt, S~crgeant-at-
Arms II. y. Burnham, Assistant;
- ~ h''tN1ih IL wa Ii ~ ANNiNA1iN
Clerk; Minute Clerk, j. 4. Curtis, of
storey; Engrossing Clerk, W. j.. smith
of White Pine; Journal Clerk, J. G.
Dorsey Of ormsby; Chaplain, Rev. j..
j.. Hammond of Ormsby.
In the House the Democratic caucus
nominees were elected throughout,
with the exception Of the candidate
for Engrossing Clerk, which was filled
by Smith of White Pine, Republican.
In the Senate, temporary officers were
e'e ted, the Republican candidates
being generally successful.
In the Senate, after the election of
temporary officers, q lengthy debate
occurred on the proposition To concur
in the Assembly concurrent reSoiu-
ton TO meet in join; session ri lo'clock
yesterday. To administer the oath %!
office to the Governor and Iiauteneu;
- Governor elect. MesSrs. Hall and
Brown, on the Republican side Of thC
Senate, contendcd thatthc admiuiStra.
ton of the oath OF office now, pra"ji.
cally indicted these officers into thcil
respective offices. Messrs. Hastings
Bonnifield, Mills, Mccoy. Mullen an,
others conrended shat the statutes r.
quired the adminiSiraiion of the oatl
Of Office on the first Monday prior {,
the first Tuesday of January. and tia
the mere taking of the oath did not in
stall the officers elect into their office,
. 4 motion to amend the resolution wa
vie, postponing the ceremony unit
tho 9th. This was finally Withdrawn
and after a debate of several hours tin
Assembly resolution was adopted.
In the Assembly the election >
officers proceeded regularly, the Re
publican members frequently propo-
ing TO adjourn, which was a. oftc
voted down by the majority until tn
election was complete. inc OF IA
Republican members stated that hi
political friends were not well or-ar
lied, while the, Democratic member
appearedrorakc a good understandin.
dtherefore for an adiournmer
Republican members migi
CONSULTATION and unite o
plan Of action. This pr,
not appear to NEE. wit
lon OF the Assembly. nov
- aud he voting was procacde
with. Both branches, on the who'll
have elected efficient officers, W!
- g.sf..-. .As.l I. sf.as- .F,.ss.
and prompt in their performance. tt
President pro tenn, Of the Senate, VI
Hastings. Is an old member Of Il
Senate, and bears the reputation OF
able presiding officer. In the As>eu
bly,, Mr.. Lowry prcsides with dignit
and dispatches business with prom!
ness, and the skill Of an old legi>iato
White Pine county furnishes the Sc
rotary of the Senate, Mr.. Bicknall, ~
the Clerk Of the House. Mr.. Cassid.
and Humboldt county supplies q
Sergeant alarms for both Houses
Mr.. Thompson in the Senate and \
Weaver in the Assembly.
TuE COAL MoNoPoLY.-Thc col
mercial correspondent Of the Saci
mento Union denies that there Ii
been any late monopoly OF coal in t
the San Francisco market. lie asSe
that coal has been selling in that G
for a year or more below COS; a
charges, and that importers and de
ers have lost money-anthracitc 81
ing as low as IS though costing ST.
import. All this time, and ne
Mount Diablo coal is selling freely
steam purposes at So for ~screenin
and s. 20 for coarse lump, and this