The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-01-07

( siWply give tue SeNecal Danklng cor.
porations now existing under State
authority all reasonable facilities for
closing the business of their institu-
tiOnSrN - W ~ ~.
The Militia system ad6pted by the
Legislation Of last Winter has proved a
iproiouDd success y THefeperts Of Adj
jutant General Hill and Qnartermastcr
General Wright herewith submitted,
will fpnisl, you all the STATISTICS, as to
tic Militia Of the State deemed netes-
sary to advise you fully on the subject,
The amendments tothe, law suggested
] by these officers, as also the appropri-
tons asked for to render the system
fully efficient, are commended TO your
favorable consideration. These faith
fiil officers and their several employees
cannot be too highly commended to
IyOM ID ln 'a Z b22n .A.' tiar. (.
Benno'speyer, Esq, Commissioner
Of migration, whose appointment was
reported to- your predecessors, has
proved himself to be- II highly'compo,
tent and suitable person for the posi-
ton HisReports herewithfully dem
onslrate the Importance to our State
ofthe organization of this Department
and it is hoped that it will be main
taihcd and ffostered by the Hegisla-
ture. i.ii tfpH t3i Wiu '''t'E'it 4
The Board for the examination Of
Claims against the State, growing out
of the war, created by the "Act toprO-
vide ii Boafdof Commissioners to cX-
inmine certain military claims, and
mako AN appropriation for their pay
.anent, ''.hasj for want of time, but'par-
TALLY performed its work BY the Re +.
portofsaid Board herewith, il will be
seen that claims to- the amount of
$f36, ,01418 were presented, Of which
the Board passed upon S8S, ,16l 78,
leaving s47 $50 45 uhdisposed of The
aggregate sum allowed, being $38,Tl6
10 should be provided for BY appro-
priation. .}N,'7[
In addition to the several claims
tprcsented, and not investigated for
want oftime- claims to large amount,
growing out of the Morgan raid and
other causesLarc certain to be pre-
sented to you for liquidationi unless
relief In some other shape sliall be
provided for tic several claimants
For full particulars in relation to this
ndwi class of Glaiihs,1 refer you to doe
umehts herewith, marked nuihber 4
1t will be seen from these papers that
the estimated amount Of pay proper,
for tile militia who responded TO my
proclamation is about $3.50, 600 that
the damages committed by the enemy
isastimated at Sl9J, 900 and that The
losses and damages occasioned by our
own troops, 1852 900. Thepayp proper
to the militia, ispro7ided for by appro'
printion made III the last session; and
the sum Of about S20O,O0O has already
been audited and paid. '' 30" ..'' ''
/ 81 1t will further be observed, by ref.
ercnce to document No. 4, that this
Payment was made upon the recon-.
nendation of the Secretary Of War
considered BY him as an advance
by the State to the General Govern
, mcnt. The subsistence of our militia
, called ont in said service, was at once
assumed by the General Government
and much If not all of it, has already
been paid. ~ The transportation Of the
: trnnps wasi also directly assumed by Tho
General Government. No provision
however, has been made for the ad
! iustment and liquidation of'tle several
claims for damages occasioncd by the
enemy orincident to the movement o
our own troops. Prompt measures
were taken by me, through the scvcra
Military Committees Of the counties
Interested, to ascertain and have re
ported to me, these several claims
and a bureau was inaugnrated, at tho
head Of which ! placed Henry ) Bah
btt, Esq.,a n highly competent person
for the purpose of arranging and pre-
scrVingt the evidence OF the same. Tc
adjust and determine with any degree
ofaccnracya and saietyto the State tho
= amount Of these scycra claims, it is
necessary thata special commission be
created for thot purpose. \ Therefore
rccommchd That you adopt the neces
sary legislation to create and regulate
5 this commission; giving it full autho'
J ity in the PREMISES, and directing It tt
= report toyou at II future session OF th'
Legislature. The reportslof inc s6ye
roFMllilary CWmmrliecs, made TO pTfc