Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-04-29
OHIO 7LEGISIAT6RE.
HOUSE on REPREsENTATIvEs. I

lApJoURNHD SESSION
SATuRpAY, ApIII ~, I66I

made report thereon, 4 .t..-
The Ge erai Assembly having, On the
lay of April, 1861, adoptedth following joint
TO wit: ~" ~
! IResolusd, by The Geneyds ASSEMBLY ofthe State y
Of Ohio, That a commit!eeiof Ave on the part =
Of the House, and three on the part Of q
the Senate, be appointed 10 investigate, and
report at tho earliest possible moment, the
manner In whichith volanteersolders at Campt
jackson, near Columbus, Ohio, are furnished
with food, ard what further arrangements are
necessary to provide for the proper care and pro-
vision Of the volunteers now accepted by the
Governors" and the undersigned having been
appointed iaid committed, have discharged
the duty imposed upon them by said resolution,
and report, haNp9 a
That the volunteers named in said resolution
are furnished with foOdby company ofpersons
under the name Of Butler, Donaldson aud Com.
stock, under contract, copy OF which 10 ap- \
pended 10 this report. marked (A.) By said
contract, said Butler, Donaldson and Comstoek
agreed to furnish the Goodale Park, (Camp
Jackson) for temporary quarters and barracks
for the Ohio militia, under the direction Of the
Governor of the State, to fit up sufficient bnild-
| ines upon the grounds for two regiments of
troops, and to provide the said troops with their
regular meals in sufficient hall upon the
grounds, said meals to be regularly furnished
three times per day, the provisions furnished 10
consist of fresh beef, salt beef, pork, mutton,
bread, butter, potatoes, coffee, sugar, milk, and
the usual condiments for the table. -yas -
| The contract further provides that the State
OF Ohio shall quarter WIN saia bntier, Donail-
son and Comstock aiiitne militia OF ONO that
may be under the eommanu OF SAID state ana
collected a. Coiumous' eitaer as place OF rem
dezgousfo for the purpose OF mastering them into
th Of fha limited Stataa or the State of
Ohio, 80 long az the present rebellion ana dts
,, , turbance OF the country snail continue,
The consideration to be paid by the State TO
said contractors as provided ior 10 said contract
10 fifty cents per day Tor each person 30 guar
tered, and the iutther sam OF one Thousand DOL
lars as bonus to deiray the expenses 10 part oil
the preparation oil the accommodation Tor the
troops 80 i,.d i'tf hi1 ptiis % ffta.f
Without pausing to express their amazsmeDt
; at the proAigate extravaganza OF such contract
!, on the part OF the State, by which a company
: Of contractors are enabled to make a net profit
= OF from twelve to fourteen hundred dollars dait
ly, the committee proceeds at once to- glTeothe
result Of their Investigations ar 75d esio''
10 the discharge OF their duty the committee
made personal examination o the kitchen and
. dining room, erected by Butler, Donaldson
8 Comstock, for the purpose of cooking and serv-
ing the meals of the volunteers, and also otthe
food prepared for their use 1 g7W
y The preparations made by the contractors for
/ cooking and serving the food were found entire
l. ly inadequate TO enable them TO comply with
. their contract The reaut is that large numbers
of the volunteers are not able to get their meall
until three, four and sometimes fiyedhours aitel
's the regular meal time When the committee
visited the dining room, il was near the hour Of
n ten o'clock A. M, and the volunteers had not
t. IL ~ - 81.
mittee this is not furnishing the volunteers witt
regular MEALS as required by the contract. It il
s no answer TO this to say that more men mer,
y quartered at Camp Jackson than the contraction
= expected. By their contract they stipulated tha
% they were to have the exclusive right to provis
70 ion all the volunteers that might be quartere,
% there, and it was their duty 10 anticipate AM
i provide for such an emergency. ~ vaat as.
OIL The result of such Irregularities in serving
J, meals to the men will be readily seen. Ii 1
o injurious To- their health, creates dissatisfaction
ie and insubordinatiop, breaks up their regula
drills, and is fatal TO all discipline. 1t should
N however, be stated, 70 the credit Of the yolun
teers, that no outbreak has as YET occurred, al
>, though frequently threatened, s1 % y,5s
~ From personal inspection, the committe
ut found the food prepared andi course ofprepa
&c ration for the men, TO be sound and Rhoiesom
~ and abundant, and what was ready for tho tabl
well cooked. There was great plenty Q
sound, well boiled hams Doiied beans, bread
sweet, white ana ignt' ana iair article OF ouI
ter. The coffee which was SHOWN 70 the com
mitsee as ready for the table, Was strong eiea
aud good. VI course, the commrsee can on
speak from personal knowledge OF tne quart
ror of the provisions on tne Gay on Whien, .e sne
al maze tneir eAh,inaroui Dus Wy.
ca satisfied them, that On no occasion has unaoql