Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-01-14
LETTER FROM THE STATE
CAPITAL.
FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT. j
CARSON CRY, Jan. s, 1873.

CARSON CITY, Jan. 8, 1873.
The two Houses met on Monday last,
after considerable skirmishing in regard
10 holding a caucus, which proved a
failure in the Senate and the House.
The Senate, however, elected Senator
Crawford as President pro tenn, with
Charles F. Bicknell as temporary Secre-
tary and NJ. S. Thompson as temporary
Sergeant-at-Arms. Some few resolu-
tons were introduced, after which the
Senate adjourned over to this morning,
which created quite sensation among
the friends of Jones, candidate for U. S.
Senator. and those who are candidates
for the several positions in the Senate.
The Houses succeeded in effecting per-
manent organization, which proved to
be an open fight from Speaker to the
Chaplain, with the exception of Journal
Clerk, where the Republicans joined
with the Democrats and elected T. W.
McGovern, a Democrat over two prom
inent Republicans, which action was
severely censured by almost every Re-
publican at the Capitol The cause,
however, was that the Storey delegation
formed combinations for Paddock, their
candidate for Sergeant-at-Arms, with the
Democratic members of the Assembly.
The Senate met this morning and fully
organized by electing the balance of the
officers.
The Governors message was read in
both Houses this afternoon and it
proved itself mastery document. show
ing the prosperity of the State for the
past two years, Your correspondent
will give synopsis of some of its
leading features:
On the 3lst of December, 1870, the in
debtedness of the State was 1927 400 60;
expenditures that year, S154, 1853 n;
debt at the close of the year 1871, SS73,-
Ola So; debt at the close of last year,
1925, $50 Al; from which deduct $347,-
209 % assets. leaving the net indebted
ness of the State at the present time
1879. 246 So; and showing decrease for
the past two years of S175,9 20, there
being at present the handsome little sum
of S240, 900 in the State Treasury, which
proves very acceptable to the men,
bers and attaches Of the two Houses.
The message urges the reduction of the
number of Judicial Districts in the State,
and shows the number of days which
some of the District Courts have been in
session during the past two years. Rec
ommends the rem odeling and reorganiz-
ing of the several Judicial Districts be-
fore the next general election.
Corruption in elections is handled in
real earnest and in a mastery manner.
The recommendations and the arguments
under this head will attract the attention
of the whole country. and cannot fail to
have great weight in the Legislature.
The California law is recommended as a
model.
The matter of the State claims against
| the General Government is treated in a
very exhaustive manner, and proof
is cited to show that it is great wonder
the State ever got the 5000 paid by
| Congress.
The Governor recommends that either
the Board Of State Prison Commissioners
or the Warden be relieved from all re-
sponsibility for the management of the
prison.
A list OF ~ pardons granted within the
two years is given, Of whom only one has
returned to his ways of crime.
The Lincoln delegation in the Senate
and Assembly are very highly respected
among the members of the Legislature
and no doubt will be heard from in few
days. Judge Wsllace and the Hon. P. L
Shoaff seem to be the especial favorites
of the delegation.