Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1881-01-13

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where the p!A7tcring has been placed directl
urun the walls. These roOma are dry, health
AID shay Of hccess, and will mako conyenien
committee TcOms for the legislature, and i
they shall be used as suob, the contingent eS
pen.es Of the legislature will bo thereby re
duccd.
WAR CLAIMS.
Tie United States reimbursed this state fO
CSoCrsts it hsd incurred and paid in the sup
ptc.sOo If the rebellion, to the 18th day .
Aged. lFrG. But at iha; date there were law,
autnUuLing further payments to those wh'
performed military services during the var
and to enable the state government to dis
charge its liability to them. and for Supplies
etc, furnished, money was appropriated anc
paid by the state. The state, after the da.t
mentioned, did pay to its militia the sum Of
1918 ,676ll for services rendered In supprta as
ing the rebellion, as appears by tho vO1chef'
in the office Of the state auditor. An act Oi
congress was approved in January, 1879
d recting tho secretary of the treasury to in
" sIigate, consider and examine tht
evidence, vouchers and records relating
to said payments on file in his department and
which might be filed by the state, and to re
o,rt to congress the amounts which shall ap
Jear TO bo justly due this state, IdlreOteC
Adju'ant General Mitchell to examine th'
&c ids Of hia own office, and, with the stat
tuditOr ard treasurer, the records OF their 70
apeotiyo Oilic 5, and have copies Of sll voucher
he deemed necessary to support our claim
prepared and only certified to be used in sup
purt of the demand of the state and to pro
coed with them TO Washington and endeayOl
to have n hearing and settlement Of this claim
The auditor entrusted to him the Original
vouchers in hia Office, TO be carried to Wash
irglon in order hat the accounting officer,
If the treasury might examine
ard compare them with the or
tiird copies, il it should be desired
The department claimed the original vouchers
Iught to be filled in support of the claim,
but Gen. Mitchell was instructed to rtfu'e a
compliance with this rq1est, for the reason
he original papers entrusted to him were
records VI the public Offices OF this state, aud
whiSt the custodian of them nigh. prodrce
them for examination he bad no authUrts
TO so place them that their possession could
not be regained at any moment by the proper
iicer. Those papers arc part OF the pub
lie records, aud can only be withdrawn from
heir custodian by law. Gen. Mitchell dl--
charged hin duty in this regard as far az II
could be performed, and on his return ho
made report TO mo uf his action in the
adiu- tment of our claim, | adviss provision
b. made tn deliver tho original vouchers To
The treasury department, provided the certi.
Ii, cOpts Of them be returned TO replace the
originals.
MILITIA.
There ore now thirty.hve companies Of mi
litia dnly organized and pr periy AIMED OF
thesr, three companies of infantry sr1 Of
or d persoub- NO in 81. Louis 6ud one n
Kansas Clly. There ia one company of cavalry
and one battery, both In the city of St. Louis
The remaining thirty companies of irfAntry
art organized in different portions Of the state.
All the troops ore well drilled and in good state
of discipline, and will compare fsvorsbly with
the militia of any other state. had hoped to
be able to inform you that the police reserves
had entered the militia service and been duly
organized as part of that force. The police
reserves occupy an anomalous position. Or
gan zed as military force, and armed by the
state, no one holds commission as an utll 'er
there of, and no officer of that force-whatever
bis rank-can command the lowest officer Ur
any member of the militia. The zeal and pub
lio spirit manifested by the officers and men
of the militia ia highly commendable, aud en-
titles them aud their requests to q partial
hearing by you, Two bnttalious are Orgauiz
In the city of 81. Louis and two in the city Of
1t. Joseph, and the total of the rank and file
numbers 1890 men.
FISH CULTURE.
Provision was mode In 1877 for the estah,
lishment Of a commission whose duty It WAS to
act in conjunction with the commissioner Of
the United States in stocking tho waters of this
state with such 1shes as they may consider
best adapted to furnish cheap and nutritious
food. small sum Of money was appropria-
ted for this purpO'o. The last legisla-
turo provided fer three commits.
sioners to discharge this duty. All
the commissioners servo without compen-
sation, and they were authorized TO buy or
lease suitable location and erect Matching
house thereon. Three thousand dollars per
annum were appropriated for this purpose,
and TO defray other expenses to be incurred
BY the commissioneIs IN the discharge Of theL
judciously expended. hatchery has been
established and properly prepared, from which
fish will be taken ard placed In the streams Of
water In this state. A report from the com.
missioners, iti4 expected, will soon be placed
before you.
LuSAIIl A3TLpM At ST. JOSEPH.
During the session Of the last legislature the
luua.ic asylum at So. Joseph wss destroyed by
FIRE. Temporary provision was made for the
support of the patients, and the county of Blu.
ouan.n, with COmmendablo generosity set
apart portion of its large and commodious
court house TO DO occupied by the patients.
Til building thus destroyed, with its site, fur
nituTo aud equipment had cost the state more
THAI 100000. Tue sum of $4,000 only was
appropriated by tho legislature for rebuilding
tue asylum on the site Of the one destroyed,
aud for refurnishing IL. The damaged
al 1,a nd hui
@hich could 1s used was used in
tho rebuilding, aud the residue waa
disposed Of, realizing about 81 600 from the
aale. The law required me to appoint three
commissioners to carry its provisions into ef.
fest. appointed DR.. Geo o. Catlett and
Messrs. A. Kirkpatrick and A. @. Dawes o.
such commissioners, whose services were rem.
dered without compensation, and their duties
were faithfully and efficiently performed,
Their estimates Of the work and payment
therefore were submitted to me and received
my approval There are rooms in the fourth
story Of the building not yet completed. The
former building was intended 10 sccomodate
only 200 patients, whilo the new asylum will
accommodate 300 patients. Ono Of the
mtkes the following brief
statement: This building is greatly superior
to the former one in afoyding one-third more
accommodation as well az more comfortable
home for the insane. 1t is we'll protected
Of ingrcss and egrass. The improved recon-
struction has greatly diminished the difficult
ties OF the management"
NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE.
When entered on the discharge Of my Off
cisl duties found the National Bank Of Com
merce, in the city of New York, had been pre-
vi usly selected and then was the agent of the
Btate for the payment Of the interest on the
bonded debt of the state, payable in said city.
The compensation formerly paid to this bank
for the redemption of the interest coupons was
one fourth of ono per cent. By an act of the
legislature, approved March 10, 1872, II was
provided the commission to be allowed for
thfse services should not exceed one
tenth of one per cent. From the date sfore.
said to the present time that bank has
paid,the interest coupons, payable In New
York, and redeemed bonds Of this state as they
have been called in, with the money Of the
state deposited with it for that purpose. For
several years past money has not been sppro-
priated to pay said bank for its services, aud
its account against the state since 1872 remains
~ adiusted and unpaid l recommend pro-
vision be made TO pay the bank for the ser
vices it has rendered he state. The last leg
islsture ". informed Of the condition Of this
demand, by the fund commissioners, but fail
ed to make any provision for its payment.
BOARD OF HEALTH.
The government of the United States has
national board of health, and
aome of the states have established boards Of
health to cooperate with it. The object Of
such organisations is to obtain the active CO.
operation of the medical profession In making
sanitary Investigations and inquiries respect
ing the causes of disease, and es.
pecially epidemics, the causes Of mortality.
aud the influences of locality, employment,
habits and other circumstances and oondi-
tions, upon the health of the people. No mem.
bcr Of the state board Of health should receive
from the state for his services.