The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1865-01-12


City has contributed much to tho com
fort of our soldiers in Virginia, by co.
operating with our State agents. The
q. M. General has superintended the
forwarding Of supplies to the Agents
and deserves credit for his zeal and at
tention to that duty. dr
Distribution or SANITARY STORES
Tho Governor thinks that the SAM.
tary stores contributed for the soldiers
by our local Aid Societies would be
moro economically and judiciousIy dis.
trlbuted through central Society at
the State capital, as is successfully done
in Indiana, and offers his personal aid
in carrying out such system. lie
thinks our soldiers would prefer to re.
ceivo the supplies directly from our
State agencies, because it would make
them feel as if the articles came from
home, and rightlully belonged to them
as citizens Of Ohio. The suggestion We
think is a good one, and well worthy oi
adoption.
The present pay of the State Military
Agents is inadequate, and an increase is
recommended.
COLLECTION OF SOLDIERS CLAIMS.
The business of the Military Agency
at Columbus, in collecting the claims oil
soldiers for back pay pensions, bounties
&C., has become so large, that the Gov.
ernor recommends the establishment o.
a special bureau, under the control o
an auditor Of Soldiers Claims" Will
sufficient facilities to transact the i'm
creased business which may be expected
BENEVOLENT INSTITUTIONS.
The Benevolent Institutions of tht
State have been well managed, and tn,
Governor urges the necessity OIincreaset
appropriations for thoir support, owing
to the advanced prices Of all commodi
ties, and also an incl case in the saIarie
Of their officers.
The foundation Of a new Deaf an,
Dumb Asylum has been laid during I'll,
year. The building will be ample tt
accommodate the wants Of the State fo
many years, and will cost about $3.50 900
1t constructed according to the proposed
plan. It's much needed, and the Gov
c1nor recommends an appropriation
su tficient to enclose the cdifice durina
the present year, which will require
about 5000, 1000.
The appropriation of S25, 900 made
10y the Legislature last winter for the
erection Of an Asylum for Idiotic youth
has been judiciously expended in the
purchase Of grounds &C., and further
appropriation is recommended for the
prosecution Of the work.
The Reform School and Farm has
been successfully managed, and is be-
lieved to be accomplishing much good
in the reformation Of fyouth.
PENITENTIARY.
Tho Pententiary has been generally
we'll managed, and Notwithstanding the
increased cost Of supplies the cxpendi-
lures were but Sl7, ,6S4 Fl above the re-
ceipts. Tho conduct of the inmates
shows improvement over preceding
years, and the Governor wisely and hu-
namely suggests the establishment of a
reading room, to which the prisoners
may have access during two or three
hours each day, as means Of improve
ment. Forty-iour pardons were gra nlcd
during the last fiscal year, ending Nov
10Th, and II applications rejected.
PUBLIC PRINTING
The salary Of the Supervisor of Pub.
lie Printing is entirely inadequate to
the Importance of the office, and its 10
crease is recommended.
STATE FINANCIAL AGENT.
The Governor in June last re appoiDt-
ed MIR. A, p. Russell Financial Agent
of the State in New York, for two wears
from July lG, 1864. The Secretary of
State and Attorney General, as Sinking
Fund Commissioners, denied the Gov
ernor's right to appoint the Agent with
out consulting them, aud refused to re.
cogniEe Mr.. Russell as Agent. Some
trouble and expense was caused to
holdsrs Of our State stocks by this arbi
trary and illegal course of the Commits
sioners, but. no serious evil resulted
They however refused to pay tho Agent
his salary and tho Governor recon.
mends the Legislature to make special
appropriation for that purpose, and to
avoid future trouble, that the Agent be-
hereafter appointed by the Governor
with the consent of the Senate.
AGRICULTURAL LAND GRANT.
Tho Governor devotcs consider,Ll,
space to the important subject Of the