nutrition to any of the grasses. Except in Nevada, and other portions of the Great Basin, there is no other country where the grasses possess the property of curing themselves unaided by the assistance of man. Nor is there any other State in which (owing to the luxuriant growth of white sage), cattle can be wintered as cheaply as in Nevada. From information derived from some of the great stock owners the average loss of cattle does not exceed five per cent. per annum. The advance in the price of stock and beef cattle during the past four years has made stock raising the most profitable of investments. Much money has been expended by our more enterprising breeders in importing superior stock for the purpose of improving the grade of cattle. While the improvement has been marked in giving greater size and weight, it has been found that the improved cattle are not less admirably adapted to our varied and extensive ranges. Nevada is depended on largely by San Francisco and other California cities for their supply of beef, and there is but little doubt that a permanent market will be found there at remunerative rates for whatever surplus Nevada can spare. It is to be hoped that the same prosperity which attends this business may soon be felt in all industries in our State. CONCLUSION. As no State officer has yet finished his report of the transactions of his department for the year just ended, it is impossible for me to enter into detail as to the expenditures of the State Government for the last two years, but enough is known to justify the conclusion that the present administration has been the most economical, all things considered, since the adoption of our Constitution. I would like to devote some remarks in detail to the condition of our public schools, to State finances and the sale of public lands, but it is impossible to procure the neccessary information, as the reports of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the State Controller and the Surveyor General cannot be completed in time for this message. Nothing can show more forcibly than the above statement the wisdom of adopting at this session, and submitting to the people for their approval, that amendment of the Constitution which defers the meeting of the Legislature till the first Monday in February. The gradual reduction of the assessed valuation of our taxable property for the last seven years, as will be shown by the Controller's report for 1884, should admonish us that the good work of avoiding unnecessary expenditures, and the practice of the most rigid economy will alone enable us to continue an efficient administration of public affairs without resorting to a higher rate of taxation than is now authorized by law. I may add that the assessment roll of 1884 foots up less than any year since 1872. To your judgment and prudence the people of the State have confided the task of devising and enacting all legislation for the public good. In obedience to law, I have made such recommendations as in my judgment the duties of my office demanded of me. I hope these recommendations will meet with your approval and become a part of our laws, and that at the end of the session each of you may return to your homes to receive the congratulations of your respective constituencies for a faithful execution of the important trusts confided to your hands. J. W. ADAMS, Governor. PARDONED AND RESTORED TO CITIZENSHIP BEFORE EXPIRATION OF TERM OF SENTENCE. NAME. Crime. Sentence. Date of Sentence. Date of Pardon. Buck, Charles E. Murder, second degree. 10 years.. June 11, 1879.. MeNeil, John...... Grand larceny... 5 years... February 26, 1879. 1 year. ... November 11, 1882. 1 year.... April 5, 1882.. Murder, second degree.. 12 years.. April 10, 1873... years... October 23, 1876.. Burglary and prison-breaking. 2.) years.. August 10, 1869... 5 years... December 2, 1881. 12 years.. October 25, 1880. 21 years.. June 19, 1876..... 15 years.. November 24, 1872. Life ...... April 24, 1873.... 12 years.. December 9, 1878. + years... September 19, 1880 10 years.. July 5, 1876.... 4 years... November 24, 1880.. + years... November 23, 1880. 4 years... November 23, 1880.. #years... September 19, 1880... 10 years.. October 2, 1880. Goyette, Alexander Manslaughter. 10 year's.. November 19, 1881.. ....January 9, 1883 April 9, 1883 January 15, 1884 ... July 14, 1884 Ilutt, Harry.... Murder, first degree (commuted).. Life ... August 26, 1877. |