The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-01-11

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time for cuisory yisiln'ion, snd the
advantages resulting from this prove
that a more thorough inspection and
more elaborate Investigation of all
the principles connected with the
management and Improvement Of
such Institutions would be of real
service to the State. Massachusetts
land perhaps some other State has
established 10y law, Board OF State
Charities" formed, like the Boards
Of Trust OF the several asS lums, OF
citizens Of high character aud bencv
olence who serve without compensa.
ton for their time and labor. The
law authorizing appointment OF the
Board declares that "they shall in
vestigate aud supervise the whole
system of the Public Charitable and
Correctional Institutions of the Com
monwealth, and shall recommend
such changes and additional provis
ions as they may deem necessary foi
their economical aud efficient admin.
istration." Such q Board would OF
course have no power over tue ad.
fninistration OF the separate 1nstitu
tions, but would lie the intelligent
adviser of the Legislature in all the
minutie of system and Of practical
detail, and the collectors OF all the
information and experience which
would bear upon the larger interests
and general welfare and improvement,
of the public charities and prisons -
Believing that such a board would
prove of real service to your body by
its Investigations and reports, / re
commend the adoption of the plan l..
relation thereto, which exists in oul
sister State.
MILITARY pErARTMsNTs.
BY the provisions of the statute
passed last winter, the care oil the
arsenal and State arms was transfer
red from the Quartermaster. G eheraI
TO the Adjutant General. The lat
ter officers report shows that due
diligence has been used in the collec
ion and care Of those arms which had
been issued to the National Guard.
and in the sale of such as were or.
dered to be disposed of.
The distribution of the medals of
honor to the veteran volunteers has
been d more laborious task than was
anticipated, but for some months
past about one hundred per day have
been mailed to the claimants, the
United States Government having
remitted the postage upon them, and
the Adjutant General hopes a shor,
time will finish all than can be done
in this manner The remainder ol
the medals will have to be kept await
ing the individual claims which may
be made.
The record of Ohio soldiers enlist
ed during the war has been complet-
ed, and your attention Is again called
to the propriety Of following the ex
ample of nearly all the other States
in publishing and making avilable tt
the world the only complete and au
thentic evidence of the patriotic cf
forts of the States in the great ma.
tional struggle.
BUREAU OF soLpiEas' CLAIMS, AMI
WASHINGTON AGENCY.
The Commissioner of Soldiers
Claims in Ohio Mr. Taylor) reports
2,SSS claims passing through his
hands during the year past, which
together with unsettled claims trans
ferred from other offices, making Q
total of 3,ll7. He has collected
S53S,S2S OIL, of which S2O,202. 90
was on hand at the date OF report
ready for delivery.
The Washington agency Mr. Wet
more reports the settlement of 1924
claims, and total number passing
through his hands of 5,07S, upon
which the sum of S470,SI3 10 has
been collected and RENTED to sol
diers and their families in Ohio.
In spite OF liberal advertising and
other efforts to make the public un
derstand that these agents of the
State are collecting the claim of dis
charged soldiers and their families
free of all charge, it is found tha
this fact Is very imperGcctly known
and that the State is probably doin!
by far the smaller portion OF this col
lection, private attorneys and CLAIM
agents being employed to II greate
extent than the public commission
ers. This state OF facts raises tia
inquiry how far it is best to contin
ue the competition with private par
ties, as a mat er of public policy.
Somewhat different opinions ar
entertained by the two officers whit
have been in charge of this business
and their reports contain the fact
and arguments likely to assist you i
determining the question. Should
be deemed wise to continue the agen
cies, would recommend that one G
the county officers in each county
be required to Keep on hand the nee
essary blanks, and instructions fc
making applications Tor pension
back pay, &c, and be authorized
charge a small fee, fixed by law, ic
filling up such applications and &c
ministering the necessary oaths. IL
telligent assistance would thus J.
given the applicant at home in PR
pairing his papers, and a much la
ger number would doubtless pass il
to the hands of the State officers.
MILITARY CLAIMS OF TIE STAT
AasIssT THE GENERAL COVER!
MEST.
The military claims Of the Sta