Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1866-04-05
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EDrToR JoURsAIlIt said .4arg,
bodies move SLOWLY FMDhp Leg,
islature forms no exafs 5.ihst ruie
To one unskilled in Ia sse scienc,
it does not seem to NOV al. If tn,
bali placed in motion yess .y seemed
to an unpractissd eve to adj BE- to-da,
it returns to its original ton. ant
where You presumed on Won finc
mere conjecture. This the re
suit of Incidence on part a menhess
of either House. Quit ,e reverse,
many display too muchS sgy and an
dustry. particularly ne,s embers, who
are anxious ito make 9 uree'' sith-
out exactly eomprehehSiE the merits
of the case in hand, 3 ThS much val
liable time is consumed an 1e.patence
of older and more e1pefdncd mem
bers exhausted.
The closing up of the Jar, enabled
quite number Of militar, mee to OBJ
tain seats in both House. Il Jnfortu-
nately for the progress sf business,
many of these gentlemen rry into the
legislative hall. the pecsSar ideas OBJ
tanned in the service, and consequently
every bill must undergo |, ,iind Of mill
tary scrutiny, and be 81 esfed to in
Vulnerable coils of ''red Spep before a
vote can be had on it. his course is
ill-timed out of place, onlfs calculated to
retard business and irfists members
who are governed by thsl.les of COM
mon sense, and a greats lesire to ad-
vance the public good thar, make
speeches for buncombe. ember.
though q military man, kome
within that category. a yotino:-
member and always votes kgbt,,
The Soldiers Home is sirst now on
crossing the attention oftsSI, legislature
An appropriation of 500, pO was call
ed for, to defray expenses ..he ensu-
ing year. This caused an;nvest;gat;on
into the way in which a,s;noss w,s
managed at that instisi, Jtwas
found that it cost the fsfe of Ohio
sixty seven dollars to paI4ba soldier
thirty three, or in other vi ID n a, tho
saiarles oi ohlcera IN cnaf and their
aS9is'ah's consumer t"o-t1 - of tn.
entire appropriations here iI<mad1
and leaving the institution debt sJ,o,t
$4,000, at the close of .e year II
now contains about 180 sol iiers. onJ;f
with this, small number, he sum of
800, 900, was called for, that u;,bt
be expected in the future.
The average of expenditges is pnb-
ably, in a military point ifyiew not
above the average, but to ,raet;caJ o.
villains it seemed out of al character
and the result is, that an spronr;ot;on
of $4,000 has passed the douse with
an understanding that the @Toue'' shall
be merely temporary andl II time bc
abolished, expending tn s;ns REQUISITE
10 carry it on in paying pen Sns 20 sucb
manned or destitute soldier .s wonld
legally be entitled to resi(ance in the
! ihsti'u'icn as II now stanss II cannot
he questioned that the latt.r ;s r. trne
policy. twill save thous.nds Of dol.
lars to the State, and be ,nucb mora
to the soldier.
The bill for the transfer of the Ru-
reau of Soldiers Claims. TOT 10 Adm
tant Generals Office still lies on the /.
BILE of the House, and viii Probably re
main there. The session y W close or
Friday next, and MEMBER have too
many private bills, which they desire to
have passed, to spend much time, in
with Gen. Banni9's bill TO
transfer this Bureau which ah,only re-
suit in injury to the soldier
During the mereb 80 -,
reau has collected and paid over to sol
diers, their widows or heirs. the enor
nous sum of s65,929, ,O5, at a cost 70
the State of fraction over one per.scont
Claims are filed from allquarteTs of the
State, and daily additions are lnsds to
the number now on hand.
For the expenses of the ems ,;nc, re.r
the Legislature have approR.;a,ed the
sum of 5000. Wbstber
The Commissioner can carry on tha bu.
siness with the number of clerks re-
quired, remains TO be seen. Your rea-
ders who have claims against the Coy.
ernment by reason of military seEice.
can forward them to "Royal YLylor
Commissioner Of Military Cams. Co
lumbus, Ohio" where the4will meet
prompt attention, free of all, charge to
applicants. E~
The fame Of the oil wei IN Gour
county has reached this eitykpl is ex-
citing considerable attention oil part of
certain individuals who cbln title TO
the lands on which the oil las been dis
covered. The hest legal taent of this
city has been consulted in regard to
these conflicting interests and the
opinions given, are highly Avorable to
the eontesting parties. bur stock
holders may as well "gih mp their
loins" for fight, or open heir purse
strings and "shell OUT liberlly by way
Of compromise. So say prties here.
What the aforesaid stockholders may
think of it from ''their staid point is
probably better know 10 vo' than to
CITIZEN.
Ohio Legislature.