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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1876
Page
1
From the Daily Leader November 2 1875 the Cheyenne scene is sketched: weather clears, streets dry, trains run on time, and legislative business looms. The piece details census needs for apportionment, jury selections, and early council organization, with mentions of arrivals, a church wedding, and political caucuses shaping presidency and speaker picks.
The happy pair leave on the outgoing train bound for Chicago and Boston for a bridal tour. The trip will be shortened by the Wyoming legislature meeting, in which Mr. Ward serves as a member.
The two Houses spent yesterday organizing and appointing committees. Rules committees prepared regulations to govern the next forty days. Each House named a committee to inform the Governor the houses are ready. The Governor will meet the two Houses in a joint session at two p m today to deliver his message.
A party led by Maj. F. D. Pease establishes Fort Pease at the Big Horn and Yellowstone junction, builds Big Horn City, and receives two boat loads of winter supplies from Bozeman. The region is praised as fertile and near mineral wealth, with prospects for a thriving town near the Big Horn mountains and the Osage or surrounding Osedud country.
The Laramie Sun published a summary of Governor Thayer's message on the eve of the legislature, breaking a pledge not to publish until delivery. Editor Slack is condemned for bad faith, while Sentinel editor Hayford and associate Bramel are noted for integrity. The governor exonerates Bramel and warns Slack he may face consequences.
A Cheyenne company plans a railroad named Wyoming Central from Cheyenne to Laramie and extended toward the Black Hills. Directors include Gov. John M. Thayer and numerous others. The Denver News notes this as a grand scheme promising cheaper travel and freedom from the Union Pacific tolls, with extension aims beyond Laramie not yet detailed.
The editor speculates on a possible Laramie to Sabille tunnel length about twenty miles though improbable. It notes past tunnels Honeac and Mont Cenis as precedents and promises vigilant Wyoming coverage, urging reliance on credible scoops from Leapes and warning against excessive sensationalism.
Governor Thayer’s lengthy message to the Wyoming Territorial Legislature urges economy and tax cuts, favors a simpler city government, calls for an immigration board and assay office, and proposes laws to curb stock theft and game destruction. It discusses a Bozeman road, fish culture, Centennial display, legal reform, and biennial elections. It also covers irrigation, mining, livestock, and Indian policy, urging a stronger Congress memorial.
No business of importance was transacted after the Governor's message. Rules committees had not reported and standing committees will not be announced until next week. Adjournment is expected today until Tuesday afternoon.
Governor Thayer cites presidential reasons in his message to the Fourth Legislative Assembly supporting moving from annual elections to biennial. He argues yearly elections waste taxpayer money and invite constant political strife, offering no real benefit to workers like business owners, mechanics, stockmen, artisans, and laborers.
A fragment notes how politicians and office seekers use party gatherings to display abilities and gain public visibility. It warns that without annual caucuses and conventions to roar partisan diatribes from rostrums, these figures risk obscurity.
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