Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-01-09

were prensenied, OF which the Board pass.
ed upon $sS, 1918, leaving SAT, 852, AS
! undisposed Of The aggregate sum allowed.
being $3s, ,746,7O, should be provided for
| 10y appropriation. L
In addition to the several claims present.
ed, and not Investigated for want OF time
claims to large amount, growing out OF
the Morgan raid aud other csuses-are
certain to be presented to you for liquida-
tion, unless relief in some other shape shall
be provided for by the several claimants.
! For full particulars in relation to bis new
class of claims, refer you to documents
herewith, marked number A 1t will be
seen from these papers, that the estimated
amount of pay proper for the militia who
responded 10 my proclamation Is about
$3.50, ,000--that tbe damages committed by
the enemy is estimated at $4950 900, and
that the losses and damages occasoned by
our own troops 1872, 900 The pay proper
TO The militia, is provided for by nppropri-
alton made at the last session; aud the
sum of abou 5000, 900 has already been
audited and paid. 1t will further be OBJ
served by reference to document number 4,
that tbi. payment was made upon the re-
commendation of the Secretary Of war, and
is considered by him simply as an advance
by the State to the General Government.
The subsistence Of our militia, called out 10
said service, was at once assumed by the
General Government, ard much IL not oil
of it, has already been paid. The trans
portation OF the troops was also directly
assumed By the General Government. No
provision, however, has been made for the
! adjustment ard liquidation of the several
claims for damages occasoned by the en-
emy, or incident to the movement of cur
own troops. Prompt measures were taken
by me through the several Military Com
mlttees of the counties interested, TO asce--
tain and have reported to me these several
claims; and bureau was inaugurated, at
the head Of which placed Henry S. Bah
bit, Esq, highly competent person, for
the purpose of arranging and preserving
the evidence Of the same. To adjust and
determine, with any degree Of accuracy
and safety TO the STATE, the omount of
these several Claims, it is necessary that a
special commission be created for that pur.
pose. l therefore recommend that you
adopt the necessary legislation to create and
regulate this commission; giving it full au-
thUrity in the premises, aud directing it to
report to you at future session Of the
leg stature. The reports o! the several
Military Committees, made to me, shall be
referred to this Commission.
| must not omit TO inform you how greatly
the people OF The State are indebted TO the
several county Military Committees appointed
by me. They have ever cheerfully responded
to the numerous calls made upon them, with
aacrty and generosity uubounded; without
their efficient aid, the hest interests of the
State would at times have mate. tally suffered
shall ever feel grateful to these gen emen
Cor their kindness 10 inc personally, as we'll
as officially.
. That everything Of interest, relating to the
gallant men who have been or may be eu
! gagged in the military service of our country
may he collected and perpetuated, | recommend
for that purpose the establishment OF bu
reau, to De kAowH the Bureau Of Military
I Statistics. These statistics shonld contain the
name, age and place of residence of every
officer and private who was in any way eng aged
! in the service; the date of his enlistment The
company nud regiment to which he belonged
the term Of service. This duty can well be
performed by the Surgeon General Of the State
and, as much Of the Information will have to
be gathered from the records of the several
hospitals, can, perhaps, better be performed
by him than by any other officer Should
this duty be thrown upon him, however, the
sal ry attached TO that Office should be material
ly increased, as faithful discharge of the duty
would command oil Of his time.
submit, herewith, communications from Seq
reiary Hoffman, giving in detail the items of
expenditure from the Civil and Military Con-
tiugent Funds from the 18Th day Of December
! A. ID. 1868. 1t will be seen that from the
Civil Fund there has been expended 1920 sc,
and from the Military Fund $50 96l 49, /
ask for the appointment at an early day, of
| Committee of your body TO examine these
expenditures. Large as the expenditure is ]
doubt not it will meet your approval aud
urgently recommend that you place at the dis.
posal of my successor, like liberal contingent
fund that he may be able TO eet all contiu.
gencies likely lie ars'. Our gallaut BOYS 10
the field aud in hospitals and en- route for their
respective homes must have the fostering care
Of our State Government. la this connection
allow me 10 recommend that you keep upon
your statue book the several laws now in force
providing for the appointment Of pay agents
and the agencies for the care OF soldiers The
amount received by the several pay agents
from soldiers in the field and deposited in the
State Treasury for distribution to their families
for the past year. is S96l 824 81, at cost to
the State of 50 753 SO, and without any cost
to the soders or their friends. | also recon-.
mend that the levy for the support of the fam.
lies of soldiers, be Increased from one mill TO
two mills on the dollar; and that the act for
distributing the same, be so amended as to in
clude the families OF colored soldiers who have
volunteered since the passage of the law The
number Of families in the State requiring reieI
vii vary but little from thirty thoasand; the
levy recommended, will give to each about
} sou; this, with the assistance voluntarily ten
: dered by the generous in every neighborhood
it is hoped will make every family comfortable
and thus stimulate the patriotic soder tc
duty
} The sum appropriated for suitable resting
places at Cincinnati and Columbus, for oui
, soldiers who may fall 10 the service of ou
country, to-wit: SO 900 for the former anC
; $500 for the latter, have been expended. Beau
tiful aud eligible grounds, at Spring Grove
Cemetery Cincinnati, aud Green Lawn Gem
etery, Columbus, have been selected. Th,
r remains of SOS brave boys have already beer
deposited in the Cemetery at Cincinnati, an,
81 at Columbus. Without this express au