Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-01-09

OF NAPOLEON heads the list for the
new year.
THE GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
The message Of His Excellency Gov
crnor Bradley to tho Legislature Of
this State, was read before that body
yesterday. It Is rather too lengthy for
u, to publish In full, therefore we give
n synopsis Of 1t. The message Il a
practical one. we'll written and reflects
credit on the author. 1t commences
by stating that two years Of unparal-
lelled prosperity have just passed;
that no::former period Of equal length
has ever included such an era Of i'm
provement and development In our
principal interest. Immigration has
increased and industries have become
more diversified. The are Of land
under cultivation l. constantly enlarg-
ing, and the staple products Of the soil
are increasing in equal proportions.
The Govcror recommends u change In
the date Of the commencement and
termination Of the fiscal year, and sug-
gests the second Monday In Novem-
Der as n convenient and appropriate
date.
FINANCES.
On the 3lst day Of December, A. D.
1870, the net indebtedness OF the State
amounted to the sum Of 1884,, 400 GO.
The expenditures for that year equal
ed $l5i,7G3 q. At the close Of the
succeeding year, 1871. the net lndebt-
cdness reached the amount OF $Sll,-
77S 10. The net indebtedness Of the
State on the lst day OF December, lS12,
was the sum Of 1922 1 IS. Tho Gov
ernor states that the apparent large
increase Of the public debt during the
year 1871 was caused by deficiencies
In the years lSj9-10, and should DO
charged to those years. For Instance,
the sum Of SO, sGG 20 was appropriated
by the Legislature Of ISL to det-
cheney In the expenses Of the State
Prison for the two preceding years.
a tax of one-eishth Of one per cent.
was levied. estimated to amount to
5000 and the proceeds thereof set
apart for the relief of unpaid laborers
upon the State Capitol, and further
appropriations were made to liquidats
approved claims to the extent Of &c.
So 20.
TAXATION.
In view OF the need Of increased &c
commodations in the State Prison aud
the imperative necessity for the cree.
ton OF an Insane Asylum, the Cover
nor recommends that a public build
Ing fund should be created. He also
suggests the propriety Of abolishlng
the stamp duty.
INCREASE or TAXABLE PROPERTY AND
PROCEEDS or MiSEs.
The total amount Of the taxable pro.
perty Of the State. rs shown by the as
scssment lists Of the various counties,
for the years 1912 respectively. were
as follows:
49, A.
o.
z1'o".io %
An increase on the latter year OF. sl,o's.oa5 IS
The proceeds'o oil mines for the same
years we're rs follows:
%
lS;a (arst nine months). .......... l',fs9.tS Is
Assuming that the production of the
precious metals for the last quarter Of
1877. will show a proportionate gain,
the proceeds for the whole year may
be estimated at $23, 10, 2ll, an IN
crease Tor 1872 Of : 5000. G25 S..
CLAIMS or Tue STATE AGAINST II GEN.
ERAL GOVERNMENT.
In relation to these claims, Eo re-
marks that n mistaken idea has gener-
ally prevailed In regard to the liability
OF the United States for their payment.
They consist In part OF charges for the
erection and maintenance OF Terrific
rial Prison, fees for the services Of Fed
eral MarslalS. the salaries OF the Ter
ritorial Judges, the hire Of clerks aud
deputies In the various departments Of
the Territorial Government. a claim
for reimbursement for the payment OF
bouaties to volunteers In tie SUN Of
500. l35 OF was also included. The
aggregate amount was the sum Of
$l?5. S01 %. The only items whose
validity was distinctly recognized BY
Congress were those on account Of pay
mcnts made for the erection Of a Ter
ritorial Prison and the support Of the
Federal Courts. The others were L.
nored or rejected. After a careful ex-
animation OF all the sources Of infor-
nation within his reach, His Excel
lency has been unable to discover a
single instance In which Congress has
recognized any liability arising out Of
claims OF the character Of those re-
jected.
coplrIcATIoN or TIE LAWS.
lie calls the attention OF the LegiS-
l,ture to the necessity OF codiiying the
laws as they arc scattered throughout
several volumes, amid u great mass
Of repealed and obsolete Acts.
THE INSURANCE LAW.
The practical result OF the operation
of this statute, In the opinion Of the
Governor. Is the complete exclusion Of
competition, aud he Therefore recon-
meuds the repeal OF the seventh to the
eleventh section inclusive Of Chapter
LINN. Of the Statutes Of 1871.
TIE REGISTRY LAW.
lie asserts that an experience OF
three years in the practical working OF
the system OF registration created by