The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1865-02-01

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might dirse.;T hals,ss appended 81; ;i55;; ana
Eofi thee sum GpiIoed tstz thss dspoinls Sf ftbe
Governor for The, entertainment Of the veteran
,ssiS:S;9. = i; S se|' s'.'s ha!s s.Rsnsse
+ The: e:iAsts .si,la.u,s adopted u, joint sres-
'tolu,ions lirecuns ;thsteAijutAnt5 5Gsnsralpio
i"audit certain militia claims. lie has
linat1e iiii report, under that resolution, Mhich
lisl lhcT6w. I'll presented lt:Wiii he seen that
The has included in his rcport;a largo amount
tofs claims against the restored gQXernplrni OF
i VirxihiH. "a strict construction Of the reSolu-
tiSn might not have aiimiitcd thess claimr,
lbuE lie vas -lx Areof thr fact tHat thiS'rssolu- !
1tion rs4ulteb ffoa,,a discussion Of tlrsusritS
fIof claims an we'll ainstt The State Of VfrBinia
] US agaiust this State; and believing that IL
l.wns the intention Of tho LegiSlalure 70 In:
:. clude them, and q liberal construction OF the
resolution -ulloWing him TO do:so, ihe;wasin.
clincL TO the opinion that he should receive
and report them. Before doing, 80, however,
ho consulted me on tho subject, aud knowing
tho facts to be ms stated; 1concurred with
him in opinion. These claims being stated in
y separate clnss; they, may be- conveniently
consldefed, and their merits decided on sep
ura,cly." Tie claims Of NIL classes reported
amount TO $lU9, ASP IS. submit the whole
report for your considerGt ton. "a N'-> arti;
| Tho lust Ass, sslnent Of the real estate with
in this State was In 1850. It. seems &c Tue
that it woihl be we'll TO adopt it as policy
TO have n 70 usscssnlentSa "a least once in FIVE
years. THIS would require 1t to be n,ndc dur
Ing This ycnr; and III view Of; The fact, known
10 nll TINT lands hnye very much enhanced
in value in every portion Of the State, since
tho last assessment it seems to me only ne.
ce.sary TO Gull your attention to the subject to
induce The necessary legislation for The pur,
pose: -. r.. s., s...,I. :. :,
Il recommend that the mode Of paying
money into Tho TreaSury,.us prescribed b.
the Act OF July lGth,. 1853, be chnuged' 90 rs
10 require. the person paying to frst present
himself to the Auditor aud g., from him d
| warrunt directing on what account It be
credited, and TINT he bo requiredto present
this 10 the Treasurer, with tho certificate ol
the Bunk. officer showing the payment, in
order Tint the Treasurer may know on what
account to give him credit. As'the laW stands,
tie person paying 10 rtqnircdto present him.
self, first, TO the Treasurer, who Inns nothing
in his Office TO show on Wlint account the per.
s.n is indebted. or where the money should br
credited, aud the Treasurer is left to hhd oilt
US. best be can' where the money is'to be
credited. Tie result has been TINT the b ok
Of tho two otice,s DO not correspond in many
particulars, and it is almost impossible "
reconcile the difference between them.
HOSPITAL ron THE INSANE, ~.
I'll. Directors of the IIospi,al for the lnsan NJ
have made 10 report since The last session OIL
the Legislature. suppose their report vii
BE- Iccei,e ed in few days, when will COM
municntc it 10 you. -, g.. - > :
In September tho rebel forces under Col
Witchcr, in their raid on Weston, robbed ili'
Hospital Of blnnkets and other things, tin
hail been provided with II vicu to opening II
I'm n short time thereafter otbrr like urticlrs
purchased ih the eust, to supply The loss, wer'
, in transit over the baltimore and Ohio rail
road, when tho train was captured. 10y ,h'
rebel Alussby, and these articles were als'
carried or un.l lost to the Hospiiatj The Di
rectors then informed me that. the money mp
proprintrd ut tho last session was exhausted
and TINT IL would require $500 10 Put tht
building in condition for the. reception ol
4 patieu,s, and requested that should. fnrnisl
them this sum. which did in tho mauLci
elsewhere explained. = ...,,., ...,....
IN October the insane persons who had been
sent to m asylum in Ohio; wers brought back
!; aud placed in. our, own Hospital, which wal
i formally opened OH the l2tl, Of November
nnd since that time several patients hay.
bepn received from different parts OF III.
Sta,e, and there seems to be no doubt thai
that portion of the building now completed
will be filled to It's utmost capacity in q slor
time; and that there will be o demand fol
more room. = Several; Of tho Directors called
op me few duys since, and represented thai
they Ind drawn o part OF tho money .appro
printed by the Inst Legislature for the smppor
Of tho insane, and that the Auditor objected
10 ying them. any more, and in consequence
some OF the, expenses. of the. institution re
manel unpaid; and that, including these un
pnid baipnces, Il was estimated that It would
require $500 TO pay the demands on 'thei,
treasury TO- tho. first Of March, and they re
, ouestei me 10 supply this additional sum bu
) in view Of the short'tine 10 elapse before tlit
meeting Of tho Ngislntuit, Il declined, to- dt
!. so.;r think, however; that I,hc. Legislator
n should make au appropriately for this Purpose
Mt nm carly Hduy. Upon tho report OF the DR.
rcciors " hrr il COMES in it will be for Sou e
determine Whether in= ad'tittohxi appropria
ton sinai, ibe nude or mot, for the furuierptos
|. Eecu,ion of tho work, on lhat pari Of Tue Hos
+ pitsl building remaining unfinished: .,...a
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49,: -. rSSrESTIAsI. ,s7:, -! 81 :
II Inmy message to. bo.h.ths former: Legisla
. lures, / urged tho necessity Of providing, !:
+ Penitentiary for the confinement Of collvics
; but instead OF takiGg; action looking to ,l'
construction sof :aaproper abpildingi tor thi
purpose, ,,,,e. Inst Leg stature -a,itlorired th
Governor to. use any Of tho county jails in ,h
Stat, for Fl such confinement, mentioning in tn
net the jail Of Ohio County, and empowering
; tho Governor,t 10, ma ks such arrangements viii
! the Supervisors Of that county, az might b
|. necessary to carry: into effect tho provision
. OF the net. aud I, make oil needful provision
and regulations for the safe keeping, employ
t lncu,, aud discipline of.she con.'cts,' and'h'
y and directors. On. tho: 18TH: ::ot May, aP
. pointed ] N" Mcwhot.er, Esq Of the count!
of Rams. sSunerintsndsnt, aud requested hit