The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1865-01-11

TEN, with such notifications as experience
may demonstrate as useful. There are inc
qualities to be corrected; there are conflicts
of laws to be adjusted; there are obscure
passages to be made plain; and there is, un-
doubtedly, large amount of property now
escaping taxation, upon various pretexts and
omissions, which should brought upon the
duplicate. Such revision cannot be we |
made during session of the legislature; but
| should be done by committee or commits
sioners during the recess. | commend the
subject to your attention
The annual examination Of the Treasury
was made in July last, by 7. p. Handy Esd.
Of Cleveland, and his report is presented in
the appendix.
REPORTS OF STAFF.
L transmit with this communication the
annual reports of the Adjutant- General,
Quartermaster General, and Sugeon- Gener-
al. These officers have all discharged their
official duties with promptitnde and fideli.
ty. | earnestly urge an increase of their
compensation and especially that in this
particular, the Surgeon General be put up
on the same footing as the two otherofiicers
There is no good reason why this should
not be done. His official duties, during the
past year have required his e,itire time; and
the compensation is not adequate to his sup
port.
PAY AGENTS.
vi the pay agents appointed last winter.
ii. >. Williams was appointed Paymaster in
the army, and resigned July Esd; Henry
W. Owen resigned June 10th; and W. i.
Galbreath. July 10Th. 10 fllthesc vacancies
William NJ. Farrar was appointed on the
2Sth of July, William Wallace on the 5th
of August, and N. B. Walker on the 10th
Of August. Moses Il. Brailes was elected
Comptroller Of the Treasury in October,
but still retains his position as pay agent
These officers have all been prompt and
iaithful in the discharge of their duties
They have collected and returned a very
large amount of money, without any defal-
cation or loss. The system works well. and
is of great advantage to our soldiers and
people. In addition to theirlabor in the
field, the pay agents have rendered large
amount of valuable service in hospitals
among sick and wounded men Their time
has been fully employed, and Nth good re-
suits.
sExTRAoRDtNARy CONTINGENT FUND.
A report of the receipts and expenditures
of the Extraordinary Contingent Fund will
be found in the appendix. You will please
appoint committee to examine and pass
upon the vouchers, The expenditures dur
ing the fiscal year amount to Sol ,22s 2S; of
which, $l9,0Ge 0l we're expended by my
predecessor between the 18th of November
and llth of January and embraced in his
report; and &4S,26S 27 has been expended
by me since the llth of January and up to
the 18th of November 1864 There remains
an uhexpended balance of $(sb5.: 5.:aaIss. H.,
This fund having been relieved, by spe-
cial appropriations last winter, Of number
Of the burdens before imposed upon it, the
expenditures since that time have been
mainly for the benefit and relief of our sick
aud wounded soldiers in hospital and field.
Our regiments have been visited by special
agents as frequently as it was practicable to
do SO; our corps Of military agents has been
kept full, and supplied as freely as possible
with sanitary stores. and our pay agents,
when not required in the field, have been
distributed among hospitals to aid in the
care of sick and wounded men, The SER
vices Of every man connected with this work
deserves honorable mention. The military
agants are especially worthy of commenda-
ton. They have been attentive, faithful,
laborious aud sef-sacrifcing to a renlarka-
bic extent. They have devoted themselves
with wonderful energy, to the onerous
duties imposed upon them. Our soldiers
do not require to be told of their usefulness
but it is proper the people of the State
should know the obligations we are under
to them. In this connection, also | desire
to a knowledge the services of the Ohio
Relief Association of Washington City. -
In all the battles of Virginia, some of its
members have constantly gcen in the field,
and laborlng, in conjunction with the Ohio |
agency, for the care and relief of our men.
The association is composed of citizens of |
Ohio connected with the public department.
1t has been of great service, and our people |
owe it large debt of gratitude.
The details Of procuring, receiving and |
forwarding to the agencies the sanitary
stores contributed by our people, as well as
those purchased from the contingent fund, |
was committed to the Quartermaster-G Cen
eral, who has labored with great earnest
ness and zeal in the discharge of his duty,
He presents you statement of his opera |
tions in a special report.
In connection with the report of the fund, |
/ have caused to be prepared and present
you condensed account of the operations |
Of the agencies in the way of supplies to
the men, and the reports to ME of tue
agents who have visited them The dis
tribution Of supplies by the agents has been
very prompt and satisfactory. No single
package, believe, has been lost or miscar-
ried; while in all cases of immediate and
pressing need, Ohio agents have been
at the place Of suffering; and, in
most cases. the first to arrive. Our people.
through the aid societies, have contributed
very literally of supplies, and they have
oeen advantageously appropriated.
While desire to be fairly understood as
not impeaching, or desiring to impair the
value Of either Of the associations laboring
Eor the relief of our soldiers. | still adhere
% the opinion expressed to you last winter,
hat more real good can be accomplished, at
ess expense, through the State agencies,
md our aid societies, than in any other way
While extending our own operations, | have
,arefully watched those of our sister State of
Indiana; and have found that her system
merits the strongest commendation. 1t is
imple in its character. A central society at
he Capital, under the immediate care of the
Governor. receives all the contributions from
he various aid societies within the State. -
'hese are classified and distributed to the
everal State agents, according to the wants
q their respective departments, who in turn
them among the men. The State
'royides fund that aids in the purchase of
rticles not contributed, and pays the trans
ortetlon. There is no expensive machine
Y about it, no waste and no extravaganza.
t has been objected to- as being local and
elfsh in its character; but this is not the
lct. While the first care of the agents is I
Or Indiana men, no Ohio man in want or |
istress has ever, to my knowledge, appeal /
d to an Indiana agency, without having his !
ants relieved. The Indiana agents have i
divided their stores with the :
gents of Ohio, and we have always tried to i
sciprocate the kindness. /