The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1864-01-14

The several Canals Of the State, now
under the control of Lessses, are, l be.
love, kept in a reasonable stnto Of re-
pair. have no means of knowing
whether they prove remunerative to the
Lessees or not
The several Railroads within the State
are kept and maintained in good run.
ming order. The managers of the sew.
eral roads have evinced a disposition
during the past year to facilitate the
movement of troops to the full extent
Of their ability so to do. The law re-
Gently passed for the taxation of this
species of property, if faithfully and
discreotly administered, is perhaps the
best that can be devised. therefore
recommend its continuance.
The recent legislation Of Congress, on
the subject of Banks and the Currency,
seems to have overshadowed all State
legislation on these subjects. Without
intending to approve or disnpprove Of
the plan adopted by Congress, it is idle
to suppose that the capitalists Of our
State would be willing to engage in the
business of banking under any system
; that you could adopt hence | recon
mend that you simply give the several
banking corporations now existing uu
, der State authority, all reasonable facl.
; tiles for closing the business of their
: institutions.
} The militia system adopted by The
r legislation of last winter has proveC
a profound success. The reports O
: Adjutant-Genoral Hill and Quarter
a master-General Wright, herewith sub
t mitted, will furnish you all the sta
l., tiStics, as to the militia of the State
$ deemed necessary to advise you fully OIL
l. the subject The amendments to tn
e law, suggested by these officers, as ais
!. the appropriations asked for to rende
e the system fully efficient, are commend d
= cd to your favorable consideration
These faithful officers and their sew
Y eral employees cannot be too highl
t, commended to you.
II Benno Speycr, Esq Commissioner c
= Immigration, whose appointment wa
n reported to your predecessors, has prov
n ed himself to be a highly competent an
e suitable person for the position. Iii
e Reports herewith fully demonstrate th
e Importance to our State of the organ
o izatiOn of this Department, and it
t hoped that it will be maintained an
e fostered by tho Legislature.
J. The Board for the examination {
10 Clsima against the State, growing out q
:, the war, created by the "Act to provid
|, a Board of Commissioners to cxamin
n certain military claims, and make a
d appropriation for their payment" hai
Vt for want of time, but partially perform
/ ed its work by the Report of sal
J. Board herewith, it will be seen thu
3, claims to the auVunt Of Sl3G,O14 |
: were presented, Of which the Boar
passed upon S9S,lGl -, Lowing SIT
: 652 IS un1ispoSod Of The aggregat
!, sum allowed, being 3s 74G 20, should
q provided for by appropriation.
d In addition to the several claims pr,
J. sented, and not investigated Cor want &
>, time-claims to a large amount, GROWN
u out of the Morgan raid and other eau
/ es-aro certain to be presented to yo
Is for liquidation, unless relief in SON
70 other shape shall be provided for Il
= several claimants. For full particular
in relation to this new class of claims,
G. refer you to documents rorewitb, mari
L. ed No. 4. 1t will be seen from the
r papers, that the estimated amount
rs pay proper, for the militia who re
n pondoI to my proclamation, is abo,
"a S250,000-that the damages committC
by the enemy is estimated at 1880
rt and that losses and damages occ
'e stoned by our own troops, at Sl52, 90
n The pay proper, to the militia, is pr
ID vided for by appropriation made at II
OF last session. and the sum of abo
te 100000 has already been audited al
) paid.
&, 1t will further be observed, by refe
al enco to document No. 4, that this pa
mont was made upon the recommend
rd ton of the Secretary of War, and
I'D considered by him simply as an advan
r. by the State to the General Governmcv
ne The subsistence Of our militia, call
Is out in said service, was at once assum
of by the General Government, and muC
IT, if not all of it, has already been pa
to The transportation of the troops was
oh so directly assumed by the Gone
of Government. No provision, howev
has been made for tho adjustment a
ws liquidation Of tho several claims
re- damages oeCasiOBad by the enemy,