The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-11-22

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ifcultural land, with only about 100 students;
with large libraries, a very extensive geol-
ogical cabinet, and other facilities for i'm
parting scientific knowledge. 1t appears to
me, that the best mode of carrying out the
will of Congress, will be the engrafting in
our University an agricultural and mechan-
lcal department. A like course has been
adopted, or is under consideration in several
of the Northern States. Our interchangeable
Public Treasurer has correspondent with the
| Treasures of many of those States the
subject, and will take pleasure in giving to
any committee, to whom you may give this
matter in charge the benefit to be derived
from the action of other States. The SUBJ
Ject deserves your special consideration.
INTERCHANGE OF REPo Ts-sUPRREME
COURT ETC., WITH THE OTHER STATES.
Our statistics and the decisions of our Su-
preme Court, since the reorganization of the
State government, have been forwarded to
| the several States and Territories; and we
have received and are continually receiving
large numbers of volumes in exchange New
York sent us 115 volumes and many of the
other States in considerable numbers
Massachusetts,, and some other States,
through their proper officers, have asked us
to make their sets of our Supreme Court Re
ports, complete by sending them the decis-
ions made by our Courts during the war;
quests, because they were not printed in suf
hclent numbers they have been lost MANY
OF them were unbound and poorly printed
on bad paper. l suggest the eXpediency of
republishing new editions of them
PUBLIC LIBRARY
learn from the Librarian that he will
soon require more space for the reception of
books. Besides the annual addition of liter
airy, historical and scientific works BENG
made under the law appropriating five hun
dred dollars year for the increase of the
Public Library, we are continually receiving
large accessions by our interchanges with the
States of the national government Addi-
tlonal space should be provided for them
AS to how this may be best effected 1 have
no specific recommendation to submit. The
old Arsenal building, at an inconsiderable
expense, now entirely useless, might be
made available for public purposes
GOVERNORS MANSION.
call your attention to the condition of
the buildings and grounds, provided by law
as the residence ofthe governor. They have
been occupied as the headquarters of the
military commandment of the state, since the
capture OF this city by Gen. Sherman's army
IN April, 1865. The fencing has been re-
moved, the garden, fruit trees and shrubbe-
ry are exposed to stock, some OF the orna.
mental trees cut down, and the BUILDINGS
damaged and defaced. 1 have not asked to |
occupy these buildings. They require essen !
t1al repairs to make them a suitable resi- |
dence, and nearly all the furniture has been |
lost or destroyed, and no appropriation has |
been made to repair and returnish the prem |
Uses.
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
On entering upon the discharge of nv of
fetal duties, l found that the standards of
weights and measures, belonging to the
state, were missing. Many counties. which
had lost part or all of their standards of
weights and measures, heretofore supplied
by the state, were applying for new ones
an application to the secretary of the treas
lry, new supply was sent, and, in the
meantime, addressed circular to the chair
nan of each county court in the state, to as
certain what numbers it would be nv duty
@ provide for them, under the provisions of
chapter III, revised code. could not con-
ract, with discretion, for the manufacture of
hese measures, until I knew the whole num-
Der tosbe supplied. Very many of the chair
men did not respond. l sent a second cir
ular to the county court clerks, and have
low an answer from nearly all of them. 1
submit that the details of the
luty. ought not to be imposed on the COVER
or, ar that he should be authorized to EN-.
10y and pay suitable agent to attend to it.
refer you to a letter on this subject from
'rof. A. d. Bache, which accompanies this
Message.
MILITIA.
A well regulated militia is essential to the
of the state government, as :
'ell to the discharge of her duties as a
lember of the Union, At the beginning of {
~ administration, total DISCRIMINATION {
the militia existed. Under the act of the {
eneral assembly, passed the 18th day of
Ior Ia Lost / fo1 A !
-djutant General, with instructions to car G
= out the provisions of said act. The du- 1
les to be performed were twenty times c
reater than they were before the war Near c
7 five thousand officers had to be elected. '
and qualified, correspon- /
ence to be conducted with every county in g
ne state, and innumerable other Difficult v
es to be overcome. The salary allowed to p
his officer, when the services were compare n
vely light, was 5000 a year. This was not d
lowed by the act of last March. Believing 1
lat this was an oversight, and that you +
Ould make him adequate compensation f.
e entered zealously upon the discharge of +,
is duties Herewith submit his report and n
ommend it to your careful consideration. v
By an act of the last general assembly the 7,
fices of auditor and comptroller were con- II
,lidated, and no clerk allowed. The duty
auditing claims, imposed on this officer Q
Is decision being final, and subject to no Il
lpervsion, requires an officer of firmness and
opacity, and the extensive bookkeeping
I'd methodical arrangement of the papers
ertaining to his duties as auditor and comp =
oller, require much labor 1 recommend =
, inquiry whether judicious economy does 1
1T require an increase of salary to this Off -
r and the aid of clerk =
have considerable my duty, in few in a a
ances, under existing laws, to designate S.
dyes to hold courts of oyer and terminer, e
1t after full inquiry and careful examina- M
on of the laws, am in doubt as to what u
the legislative will in reference to the te
of judge for such special fo
rvice. I ask for such action on your part vi
shall leave no grounds for doubt.
REPAIRS TO THE STATE HOUSE.
Under the provisions of the resolutions =
ssed by the general assembly, in March
st, authorizing the governor to make need
repairs on the state house, and under the t
,wers conferred upon the governor, secre- d
~ of state, treasurer and Comptroller by ~
apter 103, revised code, we have caused CO
CHI repairs to be made to the capitol and
CHI additional furniture supplied to the 1"