Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-10-06


other important interests in the State such Rsil
roads and Agriculture viii il not therefore extend
similar aid 10 manufactures aud mechanics, aud in
60 doing place these great interests an equal
footing With ire other industrial pursuits Of the /
country, and thereby exonerate the Legislature |
fcOm the charge OF nvidious and partial legislation
n yOu lssislate Jor one, iegstats far tAs srhols-
STATE LISE COMMISSION.
Beiorinformed by His Exceleacy, Henry R. Wise, /
Governor of the State of Kginia, of his readiness
to send commission to the field, TO meet commits
sioners from Tennessee, for the purpose Of running
aud re-uarkiBg the line between the States Of Ten
nessee and Yirginia:-In obedience 70 the act of
1858, char. 43. appointed Gen. Samuel Milligan, |
of The county OF Greene, and Col. George E. Nc
Clellan, Of me county Of Sullivan, Commissioners
on the part Of Tennessee.
The Joint commission has been in the field for some
consid :, able inns, sad am Informed by the com
uissioaers that they have completed the work. their
engineer being noW engaged in the preparation OF
The necessary maps, Sc. which, when completed,
wi, enable me 10 lay their final report before you.
The second section Of the act authorizes the Gov
amor 20 usy epe-naf Of all the expenses incurred
m running AMI marking the line, aud tWo dollars
ner dav to each Tannessee Commissioner, and ten
cents per mile for all necessary travel going to and
returning from the hne, &c.
have at the request of the Commissioners, or
dered the Com ptroer issue his vsrrsutsupOn the
treasury 10 them amounting in the aggregate TO the
=
sum Of 81 697 g.
Ia this connection it is proper that call your at
tentiea TO the fact lhst the compensation allowed
the Cor1mis toner's by tie act above cited Is wholly
inadequate 10 the service required. The duties de-
volsing upon this commission involve Weighty re-
sponsibisities. aud much labor Rnd exposure.
respectfully recommend thatth compensation
be made equal 10 the importance OF the service re-
quired at their hands
The act of January, 1858, chap 26, provides for
the appointment of two Commissioners by the Gov
ernor of Tennessee to meet such Commissioners as
nav be appointed on the part of the State OF Ken
tusky "to run aud remark toe line established by
the COMPACT bstWeeu the States of Tennessee and
Keutuckv" The ID section makes il the duty Of
the Governor to transmit o copy Of the act to the
Legislature of Kentucky, then in session, With
reouest that said Legislature take such aetion as
NAV he necessary 10 effect the object. transmit
ted A copy of the act to His Excelency, Charles 5.
Morehead, Governor OF Kentucky, Immediately
after its passage With request that he would lay
the same before the Legislature Of thai State, ac
eompaniei With such recommen4aiio as be migat
zee Ir,per to make. Very soon after which, was
informed by communication from Gov MoreheAu'
that the legislature of Kentucky hsd passed az
act very similar TO our own, and that Kentucky was
ready to proceed with the work. WhereuPon sp-
pointed as Commissioners upon the part OF Ten
nessee Dr. Benjsmin Peoples, OF the county oil
Hearv. and Col. o. R. Watkins Of the county OF
jefferson
mouth Of November 1858, and have been progress
I inc vnh the work since that slime The infOrms-
/ lion derived from correspondence with the CommIs-
sioners iustifes the belief that they will complete
the survey in time TO enable me to lay their naai
report before you duriug your present session
/ The 4th section of the act aPpr9Priates the sum
of three thousand dollars to the purchase of neces
ssry instruments and the cost of making the survey
! This sum being exhausted, and there being no an-
/ thority 10 furnish the Commissioners such tunds
/ from the treasury was absolutely necessary 10
/ complete the work procured for them, iro N the
| Bank of Tennessee, upon the indlVloosl creult OF
myself, Col ]. E. r Ray, aud Gen. j. paniaP'
the sum Of two thousand dollars, tor Hnion tue
! Bank holds our note.
II will devoIve upon your present session to pro-
! ,iIe for the payment of the bsisDce OF the ex-
leases of the Tennessee Commission 10 maKlng TINS
survey, and also to fix the rate of compensation 10
the Commissioners as the act is silent upon that
subject: and | respectfully recommend that 1t be
| nade fully commensurate with the toll, exposure,
invitations and responsibilities which the duties Of
the position impose.
TIE STATE Library.
beg to commend the State Library to your
! Favorable consideration. 1t may now be re-
| ca ded as an institution of the State, having
be N founded by your predecessors OF 1870, and
! literally provided for by the last Generai AS
/ sniOlV Al euGle0L DeInOu VI uloNhaAkAob JON,
institutional duty TO cherish literature and
science" is by extending your aid to this interest
| ing department of our Government But be
sides enumerating it among the objects OF lsgisa-
tive solioitu lie and care, have another m)tive for
giyi It place in this oommHnicatlon--that OF IN
A., min the young of the State, that even now,
thew may find on ts shelves much important AID 10
investigation and research in almost every branch
| of knowledge; and Of suggesting to them that a
few months spent within ais walls, IN diigent study,
before catering upon the pursuits TO which they IN
tend TO devote their lives, would be an evidence OF
their resolution TO make themselves useful citizens
You will learn, frou the Librarians report, its pre-
sent condition aud its operation for the past two
years. 1t is hoped that the work Of fitting up the
room, appropriated to the reception OF the books,
may be completed by the commissioners OF the
capitol, before your adjournment in accordance
! with the act Of 1856, SO to enable you to see
more clearly what has been, and what remains to
be DONE to place the library upon footing OF utll-
ity and efficiency.
| WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
The 18th section Of the act of March, 1858, chap
! S. authorizes the Governor to have made under
the direction of the Superintendent of Weights and
Messures for each county in the State, set OF sub
stitutes, or copies of the standard weights and
measures and such other apparatus as may be nee
essary to their
o. the 2sth of March, 1853 addressed note to the
Superintendent directing him to proceed at once to
their manufacture. He has completed eighty-hVe
| sets, samples Of which are in the office Of
| weights and measures, subject to your inspection
| About half of them have been delivered to such
counties as have, through their County Courts, ap-
Piled for them and the balance are ready for de-
livery upon proper application
They have been gotten UP by the Superintendent
! with a precision and accuracy, and 10 style o.
workmanship, which, doubt not, viii be found en-
ireI ysatisfactory to the public and highly credita
| IL tko4o fEn
They have cost in the aggregate 81, $50 08, which
! makes the cost of each set $50 %. Nothing has
teen done in the manufacture OF the standard
weights and for the several counties OF th'
State since your last session; theentire time and at
tention of the Superintendent having been devoted
to preparing the Substitutes above referred to.
PUBLIC ARMS.
TIE act of March, 1853 chap 81, authorizes the
SUPERINTENDENT of Weights and Measures to collect
and keep in good order the public arms Of the State
| The Capitol Commissioners have set apart and hso
fitted I'D the north basement Of the Capitol as 9
State Arsenal and upon my order the public arms,
heretofore deposited at Knoxville Jackson and the
State Prison, have been removed 10 the Arsenal sno
placed in the keeping of the Superintendent. A full
and accurate report, to their number, character
and condition will be laid before you during the
present session.
REPORT THE JOINT SELECT COMMITTEE
The Joint Select Committee, appointed by the
Legislature at it's last session, to examine and re-
port in vacation, the condition of the books and
accounts in the office Of the Comptroller and Seere-
tary of State after sborious investigation Of the
manner in which the business of these offices had
been corducted eciling many facts and concluscn ms
Of Importance aud general interest to the public,
submitted their report TO me, six thousand copies OF
which have been printed in pamphlet form by the
public printer, some of Which have been distrib-
uted amongst the people and the balance are in pos
1 Il. c. ~ Otaga mi n
order which you may see proper to make respecting
them. copy ofthe report is herewith transmitted
The facts developed by this investigation, demon
strate the necessity of effectual system OF
checks upon the accounting officers Of the Tressu-
~, so as to place it beyond the power of any one
Of them to defraud the Treasury, without the com
| plicity of another. While have the utmost con-
fdence in both the integrity and entire competency
of the present incumbents. l deem it matter Of
the highest Importance that such system Of checks