Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-01-15

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PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS. NJ
4 Mr. Lindsey A petition from @. c. i
DeGroye, former Tax Collector Of David
son county, for relief for losses which he
sustained by being forcibly driven from
the State in 1861, with a bill to the same
effect, we're referred 10 the Committee on
judiciary.
The following message from the Cover
nor was read, and 500 copies ordered TO be |
printed:
GENTLEATEE OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE |
OF REPRESENTATIVES just before your |
late adjournment you enacted law to |
reduce the military expenses Of the State, |
which repeats all laws and parts Of laws
existing in reference thereto. The law, as
il now stands, leaves me no alternative but
to disband the militia, and that, j pre-
sumo, is the wish Of the Legislature. You
are fresh from the people, and l presume
reflect their wishes. wish, however, that
in portions Of Middle and Western Ten
nesses the disbandiDg of the militia may
not have bad effect, aud that We may not
realize its bad effects IN the March election.
In portions of Middle and West Tennessee
alone have troops been wanted, but 1t would
seem from the strong vote Of the members
that they are not even needed in those sec.
tons. And if not, no one will rejoice
more than the Chief Executive OF the State.
The bin allude 10, of the 18th Deem
her, unfortunately, and doubtless by an
oversight on your part, takes effect from
and after its passage, leaving me without
the necessary aid to wind up that branch
of the business. have neither Quarter
master, Paymaster or ordnance officer, or
any one else TO look after the property OF
the State, TO muster out the two remaining
companies, or to settle with the officers OF
those which have been recently mustered
cut. ! should have been allowed ten or
fifteen days for these purposes.
Two days after the passage Of this law,
by my orders, Major Brooks, then acting
as Paymaster through my employment,
paid off, at Knoxville and New Market,
the companies Of Captain Hall and Cap
tain Harris, without him or myself know
ing that the bill under consideration had
become q law, and was to take effect from
and after its passage. The consequence IL,
that i am responsible 10 the State for the
several thousand dollars paid out TO those
companies, unless the Legislature shall be
generous enough to legalize my acts IA
these respects.
Pending the discussion of that bill, and
after il was pretty we'll ascertained that
the bill would pass, the officers of the sew
eral companies had informal meetings, and
notified me of their purpose TO resign in
the event Of its passage. | could not do
otherwise than accept their designations, as
the State, through me, had stipulated with
them for the wages laid down in the army
regulations of the United States. Your
bill reduces their pay at least one-third
or one-fourth. gt
The Adjutant General has imposed upon
him, by your bill, all the duties Of that
Office and the additional duties of Private
Secretary TO the Executive, the latter re.
curing almost his entire attention, and the
latter. greatly increased by the numerous
applications connected with the pension
department at Washington, fear may
sometimes suffer for want of attention. The
present incumbent only occupies the posi-
ton at my earnest solicitation, as l am
somewhat particular about who shall have
charge Of my official and private cores
Pondenee during my absence.
True, section second of the act Of 18th
December provides that the Adiutant
General shall "ofiiciate as Clerk or
Private Secretary 10 the Governor 10
the performance of such executive du-
ties as are not, by law, imposed upon the
Secretary of State The Secretary of
State last spring, few days after the adj
journment of the Legislature, packed up
all the blanks belonging to the Executive
Department and sent them into my Office,
accompanied BY a note informing me, in
substance, that he would not be troubled
longer with the business of my depart
ment ] regarded this as a small exhibi-
ton Of III temper, that the Secretary would
soon get over, and j continued TO treat him
with the courtesy DIE his position, though
have not troubled him with the business
of the department since. More recent oc-
currences have led me to the determina-
ton that, when ] lose my self-respect, and
not before, l will again authorize the Sec
rotary Of State 10 sign my name TO official
documents and to Gil up blanks belonging
10 my department.
! ask the Legislature either to muster
out and pay off the two remaining COM
panies, or 20 authorize me 10 employ some
one 20 Do so and there are reasons WHY
this ought 20 be done without DELAY.
Upon what l regarded az a good and
sufficient bond, / ordered hundred bonds
10 be issued 70 the 6sceiver on the Nash
vile and Northwestern railroad. Whether
the bonds should be issued to the Re
ceivers or the companies of roads, is a
question now in dispute, and find legal
gentlemen differ in their opinions. have
declined Issuing any more bonds 60 the
Receivers, requiring good and sufficient Sc
curities in every instance. As this ques.
tion is one Of vital importance, involving
the interests Of the State and the safety or
loss Of her bonds, the Legislature ought to
settle the question definitely and without
delay.
The revenue system Of this State proves
90 be defective and should be thoroughly
overhauld and remedied without delay.
The State credit must be preserved, aud
this can only be done by prolptly meeting
the interest upon our bonds. | deem it
unnecessary to say more than this to a body
OF men of your intelligence and familis
ari,y with The finances Of the State.
Your recent legislation, with a view to
ecouomiziug the expenses Of the State, is
move in the right direction, and should
extend 10 all the departments OF the State.
twill be found, upon a close examination,
every thing included, that our session Of
the Legislature i costing the State but lit
tie short Of one thousand dollars per day.
The best thing we can do for ourselves aud
the people, is 20 accomplish at once the
necessary legislation, and adjourn at as
early period as possible
w @. BR0wNLow.
January, 1868. ...
By Mr.. LiEdsley A bill 10 amend the
charter of the city OF Nashville, as follows
was read add reierredto the Judiciary Com
mittee