Year: 1865

liberal construction of the resolution al
lowing him to do so, he was inclined to
the opinion that he should receive and
report them. Before doing so, however,
he consulted me on the subject, and
knowing the facts to be as stated, con-
CURED with him in opinion. These
claims being stated in a separate class,
they may be conveniently considered
and their merits decided on separately
The claims Of all classes reported amount
to S109, ,40 80. submit the whole re-
port for your consideration.


The last assessment Of the real estate
within this State was in 1860. 1t seems
to me that il would be we'll to adopt it
as q policy to have reassessment at
least once in fve years This would re-
quire it to be lnade during this year; and
in view of the fact, known to all, that
lands have very much enhanced in value
in every portion of the State since the
last assessment, it seems to me only nee
essary to call your attention to the sub
ject, to induce the necessary legislation
for the purpose.


l recommend that the mode Of paying
money into the treasury, as prescribed
by the act of July l6, 1868, be changed
so as to require the person paying to first
present himself to the Auditor and get
from him O warrant directing on what
account it be credited, and that he be
required to present this to the Treasurer
with the certificate of the bank officer
showing the payment, in order that the
Treasurer may know on what account
to give him credit. AS the law stands,
the person paying is required to present
himself first to the Treasurer who has
nothing in his Office to show on what ac-
count the person is indebted, or where
the money should be credited and the
Treasurer is left to find out as best he
can, where the money is to be credited.
The result has been that the books of the
two officers do not correspond in many
particulars, and it is almost impossible to
reconcile the differences between them.


HOSPITAL FOR THE INSANE.


The Directors'Nh Nhe Hospital for the
Insane have madeWnO report since the
last session of the Legislature. / sup
pose their report will be received in q
few days, when will communicate it to
you. In September the rebel forces
under Col. Witcher, in their raid on
Weston, robbed the Hospital of blankets
and other things that had been provided
with view to opening it. In short
time thereafter other like articles pur-
chased in the East to supply the loss,
were in transit over the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad. when the train was cap
tured by the rebel Moseby, and these ar
ticles were also carried off and lost to the
hospital The directors then informed
me that the money appropriated to the
last session was exhausted, and that 1t
would require 1900 to put the build
ing in q condition for tho reception OF
patients, and requested that should fur
nish them this sum, which l did in the
manner elsewhere explained. In Octo-
Der the insane persons who had been sent
to an asylum in Ohio were brought
back and placed in our own hospital,
which was formally opened on the 18th
of November, and since that time several
patients have been received from different
parts of the State, and there seems to be
no doubt that that portion Of the building
now completed will be filled to its ut
most capacity in short time, and that
there will be demand for moro room.
Several of the directors called on me
few days since, and represented that
they had drawn part of the money APP
propriated by the last Legislature for the
support of the insane, and that the Au-
ditor objectedt to paying them any more,
and, in cor. .equence, some of the expenses
of the institution remained unpaid; and
that, including these unpaid balances, it
was estimated that it would require
S4,5OO 20 pay tho demands OH their treas
ury to the lst of March, and they re-
9uestcd me to supply them this addition
al sum; but in view Of the short time to
elapse before tho meeting OF the Legis-
lature declined to do So think, how
ever, that the Legislature should make
an appropriation for this purpose at an
early day. Upon the report of the dl-
rcctors when it comes i'll, it will be for
YOU to determine whether an additional
appropriation shall be made or not for
the further prosecution of the work Oh
that part of the hospital building re-
naming unfinished.


PENITENTIARY.


In my messages to both the former Leg
islatures, urged the necessity ofprovid-
ing Penitentiary for the confinement
of convicts; but instead of taking action
looking to the construction of proper
building for this purpose, the last Legisla-
ture authorized the Governor to use any
of the county jails in the State for such
confinement, mentioning i'll the act the
Jail of Ohio county; and empowering the
Governor to make such arrangements
with the supervisors of that county
as might be necessary to carry in
to effect the provisions of the act and
to make all needful provisions and
regulations for the safe keeping, en-
ployment, and discipline of the convicts,
and, i'll his discretion to appoint super
intendent and directors. On the 18th of
May, appointed J. NJ McWhorter, Esq,
of the County of Roane, Superintendent,
and requested him to meet the Supervi-
sors of Ohio County and ascertain wheth-
er or not arrangements could be made
with them for the use of the Jail of that
county as penitentiary, with the priv
elege to the State to make such improve
ments as might be necessary in order to
the safe-keeping and profitable employ
ment of the convicts. He met the Super
visors aud examined the Jail, and on the
26th of May, made report in writing,
which is herewith transmitted, showing
that the improvements deemed necessary
by him would cost over four thousand
dollars On receiving this report, being
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