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

principally OF tho following items:
Benevolent Institutions ssG7Oi OF
Transportation of militia in 1868 carried
over to 5j]sO 90
Equipments for 81 roo
Redemption of Seneca County Bank Notes, 4so5l 4
Expenses Of soldiers vote 02Sl ~
Gettysburg Cemetery. 1850 90
S23olGS JS
Reductions in other items compensate
for the increase of this sum over the ex.
cess of expenditures.
The reports of tho Sinking Fund
Commissioners show that the redemption
of tho public debt during the year has
been as follows:
W Uh"h ,6AO 20
OF domestic bonds 90. 2iI 1855 90
S3GI OJS 80
And that it has been increased by
domestic loan, for military purposes,
100000.
The balance of that fund in the Treas
ury, on tho 18th of November, was
S7l9,S36 81 from which redcmptions
of debt have been made since that time,
but to what extent am not advised.
The debt of the State, including the
loan of 1864, for military purposes, con-
sists of
Foreign ,Sl5,22 gS
Domestic 6S6j3S 40
Toinl 5oO,i5l ~
Under the act of March 30th, 1864
the commiss toner's made domestic loan
Of four hundred thousand dollars, the
details Of which will be presented in
their report.
Under tho same act there have been
drawn upon the million appropriation
therein made, tho following amounts /:
Pay. transportation and subsistence OF
National Guards 39 ,09j SO
Four hnttrrrs of artillery. horses and har-
1O3,olO 30
s2i3 COS u
There is estimated to be duo upon the
first Of these items, S57, ,457 10; which
will increase the disbursements from
that appropriation to S2OO,462 80.
As elsewhere explained, the payments
for subsistence and transportation Of
the guard have been assumed by the
War Department and the item of the
pay of officers between date of rendcz-
vous and date of muster is held under
adviscmcnt.
The amount OF Allotment Fund paid
into the Treasury by poy-agents, during
the year, was S2,251 $50 46. Nearly
half million has been added since the
18th of November; and additional
amounts are on the way which will swell
the amount to about three Millions
One item which has swellcd this amount
is the large payments to substitutes and
local bOuntics to recruits, which were
not paid to the men until mus stored IT,
here, and forwarded to their regiment.
The amount collected at the barracks
in this city, on this account, bas nenrI,
equaled the whole amount of collections
last year.
COLLECTION OF SOLDIERS PAY.
The Governor next refers to the col
lection of soldiers pay by State agents.
The amount of these funds in the treas.
ury Nov. 10, was S753,SG5. lie recon.
mends the adoption of measures to Sc.
cure more prompt distribution of the
funds to the several counties.
=, DEFECTS IN TAX LAW.
The tax laws need some revision, to
correct inequalities and bring some
kinds of property on tha duplicate which
now escape taxation, and a board of
commissioners to sit during the recess
of the Legislature, is recommended fol
that purpose.
GOVERNORS STAFF, SC.
The Adjutant7General, q. M. General
and Surgeon g Gcneral, comprising the
Governors staff, are commended for their
fidelity aud prom ptitudo, and an increase
of their salaries is recommended.
= The State agents to collect soldiers
pay from the army have discharged their
duties faithfully, and the system has
worked we'll.
EXTRAORDINARY CONTINGENT FUND
The expenditures from the Extraordi-
nary Contingent Fund were $G7 ,22S %
during the fiscal year; leaving an un-
expended balance of SlS6,312 l8. The
fund has bcen mainly expended in send
ing sanitary stores and supplies to our
sick and wounded soldiers in the field
end hospitals, supporting agents, nurses,
&c. Tho relief thus afforded to our
'OldiOrs has been very great, and tho