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

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ONESDAY Y F|EBRI}ARA
sI;sS,el very great Is Is. sections
,sHtsSS.y ire oirs1ni1sil,l against: :iaatsddsrs
. "a 3m, nirrers, butet.Hy layr.! enh blsit the
loSsl people Of n,any ot hs, counties 70 rstnsip
and pursue their er4iHnssy ase.ttopst xh9
otiISsrxiss.; would have been eohpells sdio a6hn.
doHthsif homrs and properly 'hhatn,as peHni.
eSf iition, sseek ktH.s'istenHnesato IN tortheia>
setses,xaI; families among stranaert. An Gne
last Sound that according 70, the AUDITORS
conthfuction or the INV, Ind expended the
AUTHORIZATION out Of which these companies
had been pnd, aud ihereforeil .:ruadetsersrsl
payments out.of other funds lass u elsewhers
erniain.l., Yet their pay is several months
inAErenr, and many 0f. them have no other
,lcbsndenee for d support for themselves and
families; and rrcommendthatt asNsoon ms
possille you mike nm appropriation iorr tLis
purpose, and that sou also appropriate money
for Aer: future payment, unless yon are Of
mi MON that they slldlld be disbanded. S'biy
oniuion is rs has bren Indicated, thatrit;is
ab.o.l,cly necessary tor, the protection Of! the
lovnI people in many OF tho counties, that they
|br cSIItiued Dnt this is n question for you,
ami not for ME, to decide. The items Of the
1penti,ure Of the appropriation ;mnde;by the
net "f for. procuring arms, Sc, and the, Ell.
Ilnrsem,nt and continuance thereof BY the
rcncral appropriation law ofthe:lnst session;
mn ybe found in the rcpurtof the Qunrternastei
q Gcneral!t, - :."r-" @2't '':.F s":H5t'|2're et''
Notwithstanding the people. in somc. sec.
|i;ous have bren subjected to rebel r.ids, rob.
ln.ries ni,l murders, II is gratifying TO know
Etb,, II crrnt norton Of the Sinte' is enjoying
..ompn ,ntv w peace nu,l security and is sreccir.
|inr considerable acccss:ons 10 the population,
nn'l i. rapidly advancing in wealth and pros.
periiy. ...... 80. ...- 49,. D..
The Auditor has communicated to mo no
statement, OF the confli lon Of tho finances
since the ms, session Of the Legislature. !. The
report of the Treasurer is submitted; from
which the condition OF the t.ensury will ap.
prnr ns iellows: .' ~ - ,. -. -. q y = ''.'.'
nslaner remaining !. the treasury, Sept, 90 -.
rcc"ios xTJH, t,m ali other .ourc lug tho ~
ns>Al ysAs ending Sept. ~, lsGt, -.. 2'a2oe -
Toll, roes,p,,, :. e.. :. .:.., . snl,ass y.
p,rl urssm,nts during the fiscal year en- ing
Semi. 30, 1861, !. -. =. .t,32o?e 10
r,,,ne. +, treasury. oc,. l. 1854 eli00.. u
Receipts ruu Get. l. 1854 Jan. J. 1855. 4!sao 81
from Oct J. 1904 70 Jan. !, 1885, S:s3t2 81
Bal,nec "a treasury, Jan. ], 1906, {. >D;,2i1 u
In June last, i, became n question whether
or nut tho appropriation. .. hfty thous"hd
doliurs, made Us uct passed July z, looo
:. for procuring arms, &c, and the enlarge.
mcnl aud continuance thereof by the general
appropriation law y, tho iust sossion. w"s ~
prndcL. uudrr thu, nct | had organized "
large number of military companies for the
projection OF tho border counties OF lilo State
.s elsewhere explained with the understands
ug thu they should be paid for their serVicrs
.nl when tho question arose ns I" "hethei
tuls appropriation wns or was not eSpeldeI
rather than have amy controversy on the SUD
Irc,% proceeded to pay tlicsc companies OIL
ot tic CiyIl Contingent fund. nnd cont'nueu
such pa ) ments out Vt thnt fund until II wal
exhausted. THIS left mo without any money
for tlle further Payment Of these coupnni mes
or Is pny, the. contingent expenses for winch
IN. ;lntter fund 7was provided; aud TO which
alone it should have bucn leg,tInntely applied
mxriIs, made arrangements with tho North
western Bunk OF vIrgmi" and the Merchants
und.Mechnnics Bnux Of Wheeling, by which
was enabled 10 daw~moncy from them. on
my own checks for these purposes. The
u q cIneuL Of thu sums thus drawn from tile
banks is herewith exhibited; from which II
will be seen thut | have drawn from tlit
North western Bank 81 7,l33.l3, and tro'n the
MERCHANTS aud Mechnnlcs Bank Sl2, l25.Vo
making the aggregate S29, ,2G4.OS: It may be
seen TINT S23,9U7.UG has been paid TO the mil
,tury companies, as stated, and 50, ,357.02, the
residue thereof, for other purposes. as mny
also be- seen Sl,50J OF tho latter sum was for
the Hospital for tho Insane ut Weston. About
tho:tirsl OF October, the directors oil that nsti'
Iutivn represented 10 me that they bnd .ex
haustrd the app urriatiou made by tho last
legislature, aud that il WAS not yet in con.
.l,tion 10 receive PATIENTS hut that Sl,60t
would put II ~ TINT couditicu : and they re-
questvd that | should supply, this, deficiency
Bsing satisfied that it wus the intention OF the
IasL Legislature to appropriate sum sufficient
10 prcpart tho institution for tue reception o'
patients, and that the money y;approprinted:fo :fo'
| thut purpose. had been economically expended
mud tia. tile sum asked for was necessary fol
tie purpose Represented, dsternfinUd to- hn'
did; furnish the small. sum mentioned, AUD
with. ,l,c eou empatei work was4lene!e G. F.,
Tho clai,us ,ror,, WI'lch u,e. money. sw"s thut
provided were jus, demands ugains. the State
sud must necessarily hhvg'bcGn paid ut sonit
time There was money'in the treasury; bu
the necessity, for, ats .apprOpria ation: had; no.
becu for.seen; and !. thought il the bette,
course to pay the claims ,as they arose and
look to tho Legislature to- reimburse th'
Bnnks. 1t seen,sao me ihat. the propriety o.
ihs course pursued must DO app"rants 70 oil
snd / therefors recommend that ut an early
day you provide for the repayment TO 'th'
! Banks OF the sums which they hhve thus sup
| piled mo- 49, 80: s,,,J:s; sz-.syt 'c.,.t.,
| sAs before stated, the Civil Contingent fun!
\ 10 exhausted, nnd ,as demands which can oni!
1 be p..d out of this fund are Of almost dali,
occurrence, recommend Tint yon supply th'
! menn, by temporary appropriation FORTH
Il --1s a. ~ 1. - ~ f.- -.