M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1864-01-14

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Of Immigration. whose appointment
was reported to your predecessors,
has proved himself to be a highly
competent and snitable person for the
position. His Reports herewith fully
demonstrate the Importance to our
State Of the organization Of this De-
pa,tmcut. and i, is hoped that it will
be maintained and fOstrryd by the
Legislature.
The Board for the examination OF
Claims against the State, growing ont
OF the war. created BY the Act to
provide q Board Of Commissioners To
examine certain military claims, AMI
making an appropriation for their
pay mont." has, for want Of time, bnt
partially performed It's work. By the
Report Of said Board herewith, it will
be seen that claims 10 the amount Of
Sl36 Ola Is were presented, OF which
the Board passed upon SoSl6 Is,
leaving $47852 Is undispoacd OF.
The aggregate sum allowed, being
S3S,746 70, should be provided for
by appropriation.
IN addition to the several claims
presented, and NOT investigated for
want Of time - claims to large
amount. growing ou. OF tho Morgan
raid and other causes are certain to
be presented to you for liquidation,
unless reiiet in sUme uthor shape shaI!
be provided for the several cIuimacts.
For full particulars, Ia relation to THO
new class OF claims, ! refer you to
documents herewith, marked number
4. II will be aeon from these paplrs,
4 that The estimated AMOUNT ol pay pro
per, tor the militia who responded to
my proclamation, ia about $3.50, 900
- that the damages committed by the
enemy ia estimated ut S495, 900, and
that the losses and damages occasion.
cd by our own troops arc $l52,OO0.
The pay proper, to the militia, ispr0'
videG for by appropriation made at
the last session and the sum OF about
500 900 has already been eudited
and paid. 1t will further be oba4rv
ed, By reference to document NJ. 1,
thu; this pay ment was made upon the
recommendation oi the Secretary ol
War, aad is considered 10y him siln,
yly az an advances by the State to the
| general Government. The subsis-
tence ol our militia, called ont 10 said
service, was at onc0 assumed by the
Genera government, aud much, il
not all oi it, has already been paid.
| Tho transportation OF the troops WAS
also directly assumed BY the General
I Government. No provision, however,
has been made Tor the adjuSLmant and
liquidation OF the several claims for
damages occasoncd by the enemy, Or
! incidout to the movement OF our own
troops. Prompt measures wero taken
by me, through the several Military
Committees Of the counties interested,
to ascertain and have reported to rn1,
these several claims aud a bureau
was iuauguTated, at the head Of which
placed Henry s. Babbitt, Esq, u
highly competent person, Tor the pur
pose Of arranging and preserving the
cVideuce of the same. To adjust aud
determine, with auy degree OF aCcur
acy aud safety to the State, the
, amount of these several claims, it is
necessary that special commission
, be created for that purpose. | there,
fore. recommend that You adopt the
, necessary legislation to create aud re
I gulato this commission giving it tull
, authority in the premises, aud direct
. ing it to report to you at future seS
sion OF the Legislature. The reports
OF the several Military Committees
made to me, should bs referred to this
Commission.
! must not omit 10 inform you, how
greatly the people OF the State are in.
debted to the several county Military
: Committees appointed by lne. They
, have eve, cheerlulIy responded to the
numerous calls made upon them, with
a degree Of alacrity and generosity
unOounded 4; without their etticien
Il aid, the beet Interests Ut the Stat
= would at times have materially srfftr
2 ed. shall over feel grateful to these
r gentlemen, tor their kindness to N,
= personally, as we'll 20 officially.
That everything OF Interest, relas
e ing to the gallant men who have beer
d or may be engaged in the military
,f seryice OF our couH;ry, may be Col
= ected and perpetuated, | recommeD(
}. for that purpose tho establishment 0
= bureal, to be known as the Bureau
3, Of Military Statistics. These statistic
v should contain the name, age an,
10 place OF residence OF every officer au
9, private who was in any way engage
to in the service the date Of his enlisI
re- ment ; the Company and Regimen
d. to which he belonged the term {
ID services the time aud reason for b
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