Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-01

an act amending the first section OF the
act of November %, 1871, and authorizing
tie Govern r, upon satisfactory evidence
OF luoi.n rats into any frontier county.
to CO IL cut company of "uinutemen"
for tge'v- m onths' service. See copy
marked ID
Allowing 40 cents per cay 20 each nom
commissioner fllcer and privste for use
of the horse he furnished, and the cloth
ing allowance for the period for Ualted
Safes soldier the pay allowed officers and
men Of this series by Texas is less than
that allowed and paid by the United
States in the same grade and for the same
Time in the United States army.
FORAGE AND SUBSISTENCE.
The 81 If these supplies at the mill
tary posts of Griffin and Richardson was
ascertsined ana taken as the standard Tor
allowances.
EVIDENCE AS TO THE NATURE OF SERVICE
RENDERED.
Hon. J. P. Ne~co nb, Secretary Of State
under Governor DAVIS QS70 to 1879
makes efldavit that "the forces called
into service were not KEEP longer than
necessary" and that "at no time during
the administration of Governor Davis
from 1870 to 1874, was the frontier free
from Indian depredations, nnd the frontier
forces C. llei into the field were neces-
ssry." See copy marked 3; see also
sffliavits OF G. W. Stevens and G. W.
Campbell, marked Nos % snd 29
SERIES 5.-l874, 1875, 1876.
The Claim of this sories is for retm-
bursement of expenditures on account Of
"minute men," twenty five in Weoo
county, in service six mouths; fifty in
Nueces county, in service three months;
and twenty FIVE in FL Paso county, in
service nine months. This force wss or
ganized under an act of the Legislature
approved April 10, 1874. See copy
marked F
No claims made for expenditures for
arms, but vouchers snow that arms to the
value of about $685. we're sold to the
usp.
FORAGE AND SUBSISTENCE.
The allowances for THESE supplies sre
based upon army prices a. Forts Mcla'
tosh ana Bliss during the period this
force was in service. Tae cost of q United
ates ration of forage at Mcintosh was
40 cents, a. Bliss sc cents. The cost OF
s ration of subsistence wss, at Mcintosh
81 cents, and at Bliss 5s cents
PAY.
The allowances for pay have been de-
termlned upon principles explained in
previous series, and they conform, 1t is
believed, to the terms prescribed in the
act of June 81, 1882.
EVIDENCE AS TO THE NATURE OF SER
VICE PERFORMED.
The Legislature authorlz the Gov
ernor, upon satisfactory evidence being
furnished him that hostile Indians or
Me1icans were depredsting upon the
lives or property Of the citizens Of any
county Or counties upon the frontier OF
the state, to organize company for each
county SO infested.
When the Governor called out the
forces Of this series he possessed the
"satisfactoTy evidence" mentioned in this
act, and the presumption is that the force
was employed solely to accomplish the
purpose for which it was created. There
Is no evidence in the vouchers OF its EN-.
ployment ON any duty not military. The
E fl tavit of Ex Governor Coke is TO the
effect that this force was employed solely
for the purpose for which IL Was organ
lzsd, /. e., in defense against hostile In
dams and Mexicans. ISee affidavit
marked No. 64
Ia the specisl report OF the Adjutsnt-
General Of the state, Of September, 1884
mention is made of encounters with and
pursuit Of Indians by this force. See
printed copy marked K
TIE Governor, in message, says;
-
Mexico ceased, ard persons and property
were ssta while 1t his force) WAS in the
Id" gSee Report No. 343, House Ct
Representatives, Forty fourth Congress,
FIST session, page l6l
sERIRs 1874, 1875.
The clait of this series is for Teim-
bursemeut Of expenditures on account Of
about opa YEARS. service of the Frontier
Battalion fsix compsniee).
This force was organized under the ac'
Of the Legislature approved April TO-
1874, which gave the Governor authority
to raise g bstta ion Of mounted men, tc
consist OF six companies OF seventy-h i've
men each; the commissioned officers tC
be: One major, at sl25 per month; one
qusrtermaster, at 500 per month; ont
captain, st 800 per month; and two
lieutenants, at S75 teach per month, &c
each company. Srgaants received S5C
per month, corporsls and privates each
$40 per month: See copy marked F
In section 90 OF this Get it IS stated
''thst this force is not designed as 6
standing force, but shall always be under
the command of the Governor, to be
opersted by his direction in such manner
Ia such detachments, and IN such Ice Ali-
ties SIS the Governor may direct"
Section rs authorizes the Governor etc
keep MS force IN the field IS long as II
his judgment there way be necessity fol
sucu force, and soldiers who may vol
unteer in such service shall do so for suct
term, not to exceed four yesrs, subiec
to disoandmens and reassem5lsge BY
order Of tbs Governor"
Section % provides that "esch officsl
Of this battalion shall have all the power:
Of peace officer, and 1t shall be his duty
to execute all criminal process directed
to him, and make arrests under capia!
properly issued of any snd all parties
charged with offanse against the Laws o.
the state"
This section Is quoted to exhibit thu
dual purpose Of this force, and the i'm
portant fact thst under the Texas statut,
It could be lawfully employed for pur
poses of state police. OF such pol!ct
service there is, however, no evidence IL
this series.
ARMS.