Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1862-09-10

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Yea haYs been conyaasd in. exkrsoFsiis
mary session 10 consider some Questions
vilslly aGestiag the public welfare, which
in M jadgmaaas require yosar i@msdists
wien roo u closed your Iass regular sss4
sion,f fhs belief prevailed very gsnmally
tAaa ttslssrength ofishe rebellion agasnst
she Gss4ral Gassrnimsas kaa sbsen bFsksn
and yonr isgisistinn ppes ssms sssssisas
of great pnblio inkersss was conkrolIed BY
that belisf. The lapse OF time hes shown
that belief 10 be srronsoag, and . change
of lagislssiaa ON these questions has
therafofe beooms necessary. /
The pxngision made for our sicG and
wounsiad soldiers, and fer their return To
thar homes on furlough, win, under ex-
issing sireazs stances, prove whnsly inside
Qnate- Tha largely increased namber Of
our soldiers that viii shogtly bs In tha
field, and the great length Of time that
they will be exposed 10 ske danger Of dis
ease and the casualties Of batsls, will ssa-
der absolutely necessary large insrsass
81 the fund provided Tor their care and
comfort. The extraordinary expenses Of
my cfRes have also been and wifi proba-
big eossiaas 60 be largely Increased, Ia
consequence OF the new demands thai have
been made and may be made upon the
State. ] therefore recommend 70 yoaE
favorable consideration such increase Of
the sontiagent fund Zoe extraordinary ex-
penses az this Office, 40 will DO suahcient
to enable me to do for the gallant men
who 20 nebiy represent oar State Ia the
Army OF the Union, when suffering from
wounds and disease, thai which every 10y
d heart 20 anxieusly desires should be
doae, and also enable me 10 carry on
successfully the many new and ardaous
llabors imposed apon shis olkaa, in pEompt
| " responding 70 al ths. demands mads
upon the stsss foE The sapsaFs Of has gov
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The labors OF the eisce Of The Adisssni
General have been largely Inersasedy and
must continue TO be very great "a loag a.
/ the vwaS ,lasts and for soms tima altar it'd
| close. This State will soon hays in the
Esld nearly or quite sc, 900 men, aud The
interest and welfare OF our soldiers &nd
I their frieads require that the records Of
that Office ahoaId Do fully and carefully
kept. The Adjutant General now dis.
charges in addition to the proper DATES
Of his Office, the duties Of QuaTtsEmasssr
General and Psymsster General 1t ID
in my Judgment Impossible for one olissl
properly 10 snperintend the labor of thsss
three Departments. The AMOUNT of Ia.
| Dor and attention required 10 more thar
one person can give, and the necessary
| work cannot be promptly dons, OF 90 vel
done, a. if there was proper division Of
labor. / recommend that | should be al.
thoriEed "a appoint. an Assistant Ado
sant General, who shah act as Paynastei
| General. 4 Quartermsstar 6enaral car
De appointed under the existing law, aHt
| then the duties now imposed upon tn,
Adjutant General can be so divided AM
arranged, as in my judgment greatly 4
benefit the public ssTvica-i "a
\ In ay judgment the compensation O
the Adjatans General is not ADEQUATE eth
sr to the labor or the responsibility a
his position, and recommend an add
ton thareto, either BY allowing hiEn
contingent faad fer bis travelling expeD
ses, Or by an increase Of his SALARY.
Congress has provided by law an al
lotmens system by which our scldie-s cal
set aside q portion of their nouksly psy
and have the same paid 1t their home &
sueh persons IS they may designate with
ont risk or expense. TIE benefits Of thi
J system are obvious and great. Commits
sioners have been appointed by the Pres
ident under the Law, bat the eompensa
ton OF these Commissioners must be pai,
by tbs State, and as no appropriation ha
J been made for that purpose, our soldier
and their friends have NOS as yet snjoyes
the benefits of the system. Ons of th
Commissioners is now engaged in procur
ing the aliotments of our new regiment
! before they laare the State, and earnest
~ recommend sRCh appropriation az VII
secqre the advantages Of this system t.
81 our soldiers.
Since your Adjournment Congress hal
passed a Law donating public lands Il
the several States and Territories whial
may provide Colleges for the benefit o
Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts. In
der this law this State is entitled to a do
J iaation Of BAG, 900 acres of land. 1t is,
most munihsant donation, and for q mos
worthy purpose Il is of great impor
lance that immediate action be had b,
you touching this grant, By taking suol
action the State can secure the entire
moans of the Lands within her oxn hmits
1 and consequently control their manage
ment and disposition. Should Sction il
this matter be postponed until the mex
regular session other States may selec
their lands within The limits Of shia gtss
and manage and dispose Of them in = nau
neE vesy undesirable CO. No! 4 recon
aend the subject 10 y0aR rarsfnl oonsid
Grafton. sasaa estsFHsf ..ss 30.
The regiments Se have sens aud an,
sending to the Geld contain very laxr
portion OF our p9palAlioa required s
law 20 performs labor. on she highways...'
Only those between the ares Of twenty
one and foEtg-6ye yeaFa are new requires
! to perform such labor. Yet our high
Ways must be kept in repair, and we ca,
only supply that deficiency Of labor craa
ted BY snlistments, By requiring labo
| from those nov exempt, Therefore rec
comnead that the Law be 90 amended sha
All able bodied male resideaas of the Stat,
between the ages of eighteen and sixty b,
made iiabla 70 perform labor on our high
ways. '' T. 'sessa - I
Il 10 Of the highest Importance shaE th,
numerical strength Of the regiments fFou
| this State be maintained in the seld.,~
Many of our old regiments hare hee.
much reduced IN numbers, and thus Es,
expense Sf maintaining Fhem, in proper,
ton 70 their Numbers Is much Increased
while their efficiency is much Diminished
| Our nev regiments viii 20 out full, Az
| the old enes will soon be ill1ed. bat In !
short time their numbers win again b
reduced. To remedy thia aEiI / TeosOsu.
mend that, with the approval Of the prop.
sr Federal gutheriliss, : Camp at lustres.