The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1846-12-19


10 draw our quota of the public arms.
As they are now drawn on The last return
made in 1882, we are annually deprived q
more than one half of the arms to which W
are entitled, arising from the great increase
in our population since that time.
Your more extended opportunities. how
ever, have better enabled you TO ascertain
The public will upon this subjected, by which
we should be governed.
While speaking of the Increased labors o
the AdinIant General during The past year
il is due o that officer to express my deep
sense of the important aid received from bun
in the raising of our volunleers.-So press;
ing were the duties of his Office, aud so un-
RENTING were his eXer;lons, from The time
The call upon Indiana was first made until
our troops were embarked at New. Albany,
Ito which place we had repaired on their con-
centralIon at that point,) that his entire time
was necessarily withdrawn from his ordinary
avocaiions. Having no clerical assistance,
his nights during that period were generally
devoted to late hour 10 a The public service.
The far greater part of his time since, has
been occupied with his military correspond
ence. commend him 10 your favorable
consideration for an additional compensation
for these services, and also, in view of the
present and prospective increase of his reg
ular duties, that his salary be also increased
Report of The Quarter Master General
herewith submitted, il will appear that since
his last annual report, he has succeeded in
collecting arms distributed previously TO the
year 1912, and for which bonds appear not
to have been taken, to the amount of 1913
pieces, consisting of muskes, rifles, sabres
and pistols, and that there have been repair
ed during the same period, ll76 pieces of
similar descriptions, besides 400 holsters and
caIidge boxes; all of which have thus been
rendered tit.lor actual service. Ii will also
be seen that by receiving portion of our
last quota OF public arms from the ordnance
office, in cavalry, rifle and infantry ACQUIRE
menis torepiace such as had been lost or
destroyed, number OF arms, 10 which
they are made apputenant, have thus, at a
comparatively small expense, been rendered
available for service. The suggestions, IN
The same report, as to the security and trans
porla,ion of the public arms, are respectfully
urged upon your consideration. The fideli-
of his official duties, are worthy of commen-
dation, and as his labors are now much grea-
ter than formerly, il is submitted whether he
is not also entitled to an increase of compen-
ton.
! Arms have hitherto been distributed in the
order in which they were applied for by or
ganiZed companies. II is recommended
that this rule be so modified by law, as in
all cases TO give the preference TO such COM
panies as may pledge themselves to stand
ready for actual service at the call of their
country.
A circular from the Secretary OF the Treas
ury of the the u States. asking for statistical
information, in relation to agriculture and
manufactures, has been forwarded 10 me and
is herewith communicated 10 the Legisa-
lure.
As am not in possession of The data from
which TO furnish the desired information,
Otherwise than conlecluralls; the subject is
referred 10 your consideration for SUBTRACTION
as you may see fl TO take in reference The
the object.
! submit herewith a communication from
the acting commissioner of The General
! Land Office dated Sept. z, 1916 in whichiI
will be seen, that the selection OF lands for
the Wabash and Erie Canal made under the
direction of my Immediate predecessor, as
meatonedin his letter TO that office, daied
Dec. LIST, 1913, has not been recognized, and
that il is the wish of The office that the So,
l3l9 52-l00 acres to which the State is vet
entitled, be al my earliest convenience Sc
lected from lands ''s,ibject to private enuy,n
as provided blythe I'd section of the act of
Congress of Feb. 81, lS4l. The reasons
why | have SO far delayed acting in this mat
ter were adverled TO in my las! annual mes
sage. The direction of the Legislature is
respectfully invoked.
For reasons mentioned in my last annual
message,l again respectfully commend 10
your favorable consideration, The questions
asto the policy OF transferring The trial of
certain small offences from the Circuit courts
10 Justices of the Peace-as 10 the policy
of establishing Houses of Refuge for the
moral discipline of Juvenile and female Of
tenders, instead of the barbarous, unhealthy
and expensive mode of punishment by I'M
prisonment in the county jais, The question
of "a thorough and searching reform in our
county expenditures,-anU the policy of pro-
viding for the growing amount of our special
and local legislation, by transferring, by
means of general laws, the Necessary powers
10 other and more appropriate tribunals. My.
views in favor of each of these proposed
changes which were formerly given at some
length, have been strengthened by subse-
quent reflection. The large amount of bus
mess performed at the last sessionmay have
prevented that ma,uIed Consideration and
action in reference 10 these subjects which
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