The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-01-12

| TO pay any OF these InStallmentS, their
lands can be offered for sale. and if
there are no cash bidders, sold on a
/ credit of five years. This 9may defer
a collection Of a part of the money for
eleven years, and as the State has
abandoned the policy of lending money
on mortgage security, it will be in
convenient and unnecessary to keep
these claims outstanding SO long, and
| therefore recommend that the law
Fbe SO changed that when the mort
gagged lands are sold, they be sold for
cash, and thus close up the transac-
ton five years sooner.
SINKING FUND INVESTIGATION.
At the late special session con-
current resolution was adopted, di-
recting the Governor to appoint a
Committee of three persons to inves-
tlgate the management and operations
OF the Sinking Fund, and the manner
In which the money belonging to it
had been invested or deposited
Governor Baker appointed on this
! Committee, Hon. E. w. II. Ellis, Hon.
John A. Mason and Major Thomas
j. De La Hunt. The Committee met
and organized by the appointment of
Charles 2. Jacobs, Esq, as Secretary,
and proceeded to the investigation.
Their report, accompanied with the
evidence in the matter, is herewith
submitted es4 siez
ADJUTANT GENERALS REPORT.
The Office of Adjutant General has
been we'll and ably administered bv
General Terrell. The report which
he is publishing will consist of seven
large volumes, of which six have been
already issued, and will be invaluable
as a history of the officers and SOL
diers of Indiana during the late, re-
;bellIon. 1t is intended to give the
name and military history of every
officer and soldier who went into the
army from this State3 and thus fur 4
nlsh a public. record of t!lanaerWi4sa
and honorable discharge Of every
good soldier, and fix the status 81
every deserter and Of every man who
was dismissed or punished for cow
ardIce or y crime. The value
of Ii the records at will gsi I'm
creaseiWith years, and WILDE. held sal /
cred by coming generations to whom |
1t will perpetuate the honorable deeds |
of their ancestors; and 1t is toybe re
gretted that the legislature did not
make provision to have the work
stereotyped and the plates purchased |
ana held by the State. From those |
who have compared it with the re-
ports from other States, / am assured |
that it viii be found to be more com. |
plete in its information and perfectin |
its arrangement than any similar !
work, and General Terrell is certain
ly entitled to great credit for the
ability, care and industry displayed in
its preparation.
GU ARTERMAsTER GENERAL DEPART
~ MENT
The State received from the Gener-,
al Government at various times dur,
ing the war, for the use of the Tndi-
ana Legion (41,572) forty-o one thou
sand five hundred and seventy-tyo
pieces of small arms, and twenty-one
pieces of artillery, with carriages.
caissonsa and equipments, all of which
were charged to the State, and re-
CURED to be accounted for. 9
The report of the State Quarter
master, General Stone, shows that
al, 212) forty-one thousand two hun
dred and twelve guns have been re-
turned to the proper United States
ordnance officers at this point. and
500 five hundred and thirty guns1
ost and destroyed in the service have
been accounted for by the proper
sffidavits, making a total of al, 742) I
-orty-one. thousand seven hundred !
md fortytwo guns accounted for to
he General Government, and that all
he artillery, caissons, and equipments /
nave been returned. This leaves the '
State clear of all liability on the score /
If arms for the use of the militia, and
he account has been closed, which is
most desirable result.
Gen. stones report is lengthy. and
5ives comprehensive statement of
he operations Of the Quartermaster's
from the time of his APP ,
continent. The Department has been {
large and cumbrous machine, but
las been managed with great fidelity.
billty and success, for which General ]
,tone is well entitled to the thanks of !
he State. His position has been one !,
f great responsibility and labor, and :
IS duties have been performed to nv !
ntire satisfaction Your attention IS y
pecially invited to the interesting de- a
ais in his report :
PAYMAsTER GENERALS REPORT. b
The report Of Major Stearns Fisher. ?
'aymaster of the Indiana Legion. I,
hows that about fifty thousand men I
ave received pay for military service e
] repelling rebel raids and guarding !!
gainst invasion. i
The whole amount of money dis I
ursed by him for military service .
mounts to five hundred and sixty-six 7
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