Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-10-15

ed as state expenses, anu WniOn
are stated more in detail in the
abstract accompanying this COM
munication, oo,oSo'9f
Sl56,95042
An abstract, stating the character OF
these expenditures somewhat more in de-
tail. accompanies this communication, to
which reference is respectfully made.
/ have the pleasure to refer you to the
report of John Howe, Jr., Esq, accom-
panying this communication, which gives
the details of the expenditures involved in
the dispensing of state aid to the families
| of soldiers.
| respectfully suggest that committee
| be appointed to audit the accounts and
vouchers in the Executive Department, on
which the above named expenditures are
based land, If desired, the Secretary of
Civil and Military Affairs will be in at
tendance to exhibit them to such COM
| mittee.
The advances made by the state to the
general government mentioned in the fore
going Sd classification, together with like
| ADVANCES U6ultOHCu III suC tn Si"SoiiS"
ton of similar statement made IN my
annual message last year, have, during
the rear 1868, been presented in due form
to the authorities at Washington for al
lowance, and probably the state will be
reimbursed therefor by the U. 5. treasury
department, to an amount somewhere
between forty-fve and fifty thousand
, dollars.
The action of the state authorities, I'M
: der the provisions of the act entitled can
, act relating to the organization, regulation
4 and government of the militia OF this
! state.'' approved Dec. I'd, 1862, will fully
appear in the annual report OF the AdJu-
tant and Inspector General, to which report
reference is respectfully made.
: Agreeably to the provisions of the ac1
b entitled "an act to provide Tor enroilins
the militia in the several cores and unor
oanized towns in this state" approx e.
+ Dec. 2, 1862 appointed persons to max
the REQUIRED enrollments in suctfgores ant
unorganlzed towns. :.
The agents appointed by the act emit
fled Gan act providing for the appointment
/. Of agents to receive and dispose of tn
: land scrip to which this state may be en-
: titled under the act of Congress, approve
: july 2, 1862" approved Dec. |, 1866
- executed their respective bonds in fu
- complance with the requirements OF sal
y !. act and the bonds were approved by N
- - and deposited with the Secretary OF Stat'
- Section 5. of said act authorizes the go,
- ernor to receive proposals for donations
:. land. buildings and funds from any pa
= of the state, or from any person or per
= = sons, for the purpose of establishing CO 9,
lege, according TO the provisions OF u
:, act of Congress heretofore mentioned d.
:. no such proposals have been received.
~ In compliance with the act entitled "a
~ act authorizing the Governor to appoll
.. listers and collectors of taxes tor the Sc
~ ~ eral cores in this state" approved Dec.
90 1862. / appointed commissioner and
- collector for every county in which the
in are any cores or unorganlzeo towns.
- - In obedience to the act entitled ian q
Z. to authorize repairs Of the roof OF t
n ans State House, approved Nov. "a, 1862,
oi ". amounted Mr.. Erastus Hubbard Of MOI
," a. peiier to provide for, and superlntend
'u' necessary repairs of said roof. A rep
~ Of his doings viii doubtless be made
mr. my successor. -,
~ W. Agreeably to the act entitled ian
~ authorizing the Governor to loan arms, 3
NV to Norwich University" approved N
Nv; o 26,1862, eighty muskets and eighty
Nh; III of equipments were procured by
i'n Ouartermaster Generally requisltlon VI
-, the United States, and loaned to that Y
versity.
Tn compliance with the act entitled
act to authorize the Governor to furn
'rge ourniouets for the use Of the soldiers, :
lied proved Nov. 5, 1862, directed the "
oner termaster General to purchase twenty
III hundred tourniquets and distribute tt
'usn in lust proportions to the Vermont r
sfore ments which duty he accordingly
in formed. Five hundred tourniquets y
cu,- donated by the inventor, DIR. Lamt
and were distributed along with 7
I. .;..a purchased. q.
'lr rs The JOINT Resolutions passed by
nv General Assembly at its last session,
NJ ~ lating to the appointment of commlss
'n9 ers to visit sick soldiers from Vernon
oseu the United States service, to mlnlste
their comfort and recovery, and to
cure. at the expense Of the state, the
ways moyal of such of them to Vermont, on
the Tough, as might thereby, in the estim