The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-01-18

preparation Is yet nudrawn; but M an inter
view with the commissioner, soon after
your adjournment, | asccrtained that lie
has claims for expenses in books, maps,
publications and other matters, including,
believe, n trip to Germany 10 a largo
sum- | requested the commissioner to
furnish me with n statement OF those &C
counts; but he has failed 30 do 30. My re-
collection is that they then exceeded three
thousand dollars. Tho commissioner was
then under the impression that your ap
preparation OF J SCI was designed solely TO
cover this class Of expenditures, and to au-
thorize u trip to Germany by himself in
stead of sending disconnected agent.
have not at this timc, received his annual
report; but have requested him TO accom-
pany il with statement of all claims
against the State Tor expenses. With ali
the facts presented, You will be able to de-
tcrmmc upon the oxpeudency orrevising or
modifying the whole system,
Apart from tho consideration Of public
policy, the character OF a State is always in.
iurously affected hy the manifestation of a
OF spirit Of lhberality and iujustloo to-
ward il, servants. IN population aud
wealth Ohio ranks rs the third State in the
Union, yet, in point of compensation TO her
public officers, she stands almost at the
foot ot the list. | heg leave to present you
u comparison wththc two States above, aud
several below our class; taking the office
OF Governor, which holds u relative posi-
ton to all othors;
New York --,. $1,000 90, and furnished house
pcuusylv,mia 1000 90, .
Ohin. -..-..-.--.. 500 90,
Indiana w 1000 90, aud furnished house
Massachusetts 5000 90, ia 1867, $4,000 90.
New Jersey y..----. 3,0O0 CO..
Maryland -....-.-, 5000 90, and furnished house.
REGINESrAL FLAGS.
4 lnrtrC tbtunh,,r All tIp flltin rptriunnia
have presented their old battle. flags to tho
state These are part of our history,
They constitute an important portion ot
| the record Of the patriotism devotion aAl
sacrifice of our people, who have voun-
tccrcd for the dufcnsc of our common coun.
| try; and as such should bo sacrcdly pre-
served, and honorable cherished. The Ad
! iutant General presents u list ot them aud
suggesls their deposit in the vacant panels
ul the Iotuh Ia OF the Capitol building. No
better arrangement occurs to me; aud if
you concur in it, lrecommCn u sufficient ap,
! preparation Tor that purpose to he expcnd.
cd under the direction OF that officer.
RELIEF LAW.
As apprehended would he ths case tho
| fund for the relief of tho families of sol
dicrs and marines has proved inadequate
| to meet the wants Of this meritorious class
Of PERSONS; owing in part to the insulicicu
cy OF the tax but mainly to the largely iu-
creased expenses OF living. Tho families
of the National Guard made Il considerable
[ drain upon it, during tic hundred days
they were in service IN riew of this. |
appropriated the SUN Of 1.-Two thousand dol
lars from the Extraordinary Contingent
Fund, TO this class Of families, which was
disLursed by the several county military
! committees, and accomplished much good.
As We cannot reasonably expect any ma
terial reduction in tho prices OF living du-
ring the next year, there would seem to be
no resort but an increase of the fund. For
this purpose suggest an increased levy Of
ono mill on the doller.
The workings of the law have not been
as smooth as | expccted and yet do not
! know tllat any amendment or revision
would aid in the accomplishment of its OBJ
jects. The conflicting constructions OF its
provisions have, believe, become recon-
cilod. AS general thing. the county off.
GERS have performed their duties under it
with reasonable promptitude. Numerous.
aud in some cases serious. complaints have
been made against Township Trustees. III
regard to the distribution OF the fund. Tho
military committees have rendered very
| valuable assistance III investigating these
| complaints. Ia some cases the omissions
were found to be accidental, in others they
uIuAt rum tllC lllSUluNltlCl vi lllt iullu 10
meet the expectations OF the parties; in "a
very few they were found to be correctly
stated, and properly attributable TO the po-
litical hostility of the officers not only to
! the provisions of the law, but to the pros
eeution OF the war. and the cause of the
country. In no case reported TO me, did it
! amount to absolute refusal to perform tho
required duties; but in some instances they
were tardily performed; in others, women
were obliged to walk long distances to get
signatures to orders; in others, again, tho
payments were made to them with harsh.
and ia some cases ungentlemanly Ian.
! guage, which in many instances de,
TERED females from second appliea-
tions. 1t is painful to DO compelled
to record these tactsi yet it affords
me pleasure to state that such conduct has
not been generally manifested in tho politi-
cal party opposed TO tho government. The
cases are isolated, and have usually been
| found connected with ignorance or intense
! partisan bitterness
| The reports required by the 7lh section
of the law are not made with sufficient
! promptitude At tho present time of writ
! ing, reports have been received from only
| twenty-five counties; and many of these
are detective, by reason OF reports not hav-
! ing been male by trustees TO county otii
GERS. Ina number Of the counties reported
/ very considerable laiances of the fund re-
NAMED on hand in October. In the remains
der the balances are small except tho coun-
ties of Holmes and Marion, which have
paid out all the money received. These re-
ports are very important to the Stato 0lh-
GERS and Legislature. The neglect or do
lay oi them defeats one of the most import.
ant purposes Of the law, suggest that
reasonable peually bcattached 10 the ueg
lert ia make thrnl either bV tOvuhhip or