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

advise the concentration of this la
Dor in them, dispensing first with the
new offices created since the begin.
ming OF the war, aud then as rapidly
as possible with all others that may
lie unnecessary. If the work OF the
State Bureau Of Soldiers Claims is
to he continued, l would advise its
consolidation with the Quartermas.
ter Generals office. Ii the Wash.
ington agency is to be continued, !
would sdvisc that its head be made
Assistant Qlartermas ter General,
and that that departmentl'e char ged
with the duty OF Fastening the cor
rection Of vouchers and settlement
of all claims against the United
States growing out Of the military
expenditures of the State. As this
work is accomplished or diminished,
still further concentration into the
Office of the Adjutant General can be
m ,dc; or, II the state con innes proc
without an organized militia, all paid
staff offices except u military store
ut the arsenal, might be dispensed
Nth. Before this is done, however,
the files and records OF those offices
which will some day be looked upon
as precious material for the history
of the State during the great rebellion
should lie most carefully arranged
and put beyond the reach of accident
or pillering.
Among the anomalies in the pres
ent condition of these departments
permit me to call attention to the ir.
regularity in regard TO official bonds.
The arsenal of the State, and the
arms and other property of great val.
ne have been transferred nom the
Qual termaster General, who was un
der fifty thousand dollar bonds for
their safe keeping, to the Adjutant
General, who gives no bond. The
collection of soldiers claims Is divi-
lied between theCommissioner of that
Bureau, who gives heavy bonds, and
the State agent at Washington, who
gives none; and these two offices are
wholly disconnected, so that their la
bor is often much increased by
doubling OF correspondence in regard
TO the same term OF business. In the
matter OF bonds the recognized high
character of officers above referred
to, who act without them, has made
any sense of insecurity impossible,
but those who have been obliged by
law to give them, are in equal goot
repuic, and any distinction in this
respect is undesirable. As 1t has
occurred in the accidental changes oI
duty, and not by any system, | am
confident that it only needs to be call
ell to your attention.
SURGEON GENERALS REPORT.
Among other subjects worthy o.
attention, which the Surgeon Gener
al has embodied in his report, th,
necessity of providing for the prompt
and efficient use of sanitary precau
tions in regard to the Asiatic chol.
era, is one which commend to your
consideration and action. The ad
mitted danger of renewal of thu
ravages of this epidemic during th'
coming year, makes it proper to pro
vide for the enforcement of those reg
ulations in regard to cleanliness o
cities and towns, sales of unwhole
some food, care of the sick poor, DC.
which experience has proven Of ser
vice in lighting the pestilence. II
understand what is to be done ant
how TO do it is only part OF what Il
necessary. Obstacles occasioned 10y
selfish disregard Of the general goot
or by careless indifference, seem t.
be overcome only by placing respon
sible power in the hands OF boards o
health, which can act without de
pendence upon other local authori
ties. Wherever this has been dom
during the year past, success i'll com
batting the disease has been 81
great, even in the dense populations
OF the sea board towns, rs to con
vince the public of the necessity an,
propriety of such a measure.
would therefore recommend legisla
ton authorizing the creation OF sucl
boards in cities and villages: but, q
their authority must necessarily 10
somewhat arbitrary, it would b
proper to make the law expire at tn
end of a year by it's own limitation
so that interference with the ordina
ry administration of local affair
could not continue beyond the prob
able duration of the evil which occa
stoned it.
SOLDIERS HOME.
The Home for disabled soldiers
established by your action last win
ter, has steadily improved in organi
cation and adoption to its benelicien
/ work It's site has proven rcmarka
bly, healthy, and the crippled ant
/ sick inmates have heen thorough
and kindly cared for The schoo
, under the charge Of the chaplain ha
. been well attended, aud the opportu
nity thus given to those who hav
become untitled for severe labor I
4 prepare themselves for lighter Ell
@ ployments, has been embraced b
o many. The records of the institr
(. ton and the report Of the Superil
o tendent show that there is no dispC
@ sition on the part Of our discharge
q soldiers to avail themselves unneces
). sally of the support thus offered, hi
n that they are very generally anima
If ed by a laudablc pride in being il