The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-04
CUT DOWN THE PER DIEM.
TROOPS WILL HAVE TO GET ALONG
ON so CENTS THIS YEAR.


Camp AIIOwance-The Cavalry May
Camp ut TyBee or MeIdrim-A New
HOtchkiss Gun for the Galatians.
4 signal Outfit and Hospital Litter
OUTFIT Provided For-The Men 90
Have New OVercOats-A Rigid In
spection of the COIOred Troops.
Col william Garrard returned yester-
day morning from Atlanta where he at
tended the meeting Of the military advis-
ory board the day before. Col Peter
Reilly who attended the meeting with Col
Garrard is expected back this morning
Col Garrard gave a very interesting &C
count Of the meeting:
The meeting was the first the board
has had in two years" he said. and was
a very important one. You had a very
fair report OF It in the Morning News.
We were in session all day and a great
deal of business was transacted. We de-
cided that by good management we
could have an encampment lasting two
weeks for the troops that did not go into
camp last year. each command spending
one week in camp. on the appropriation
of $4,000 for this year and have a little
money left over for other purposes. The
board appropriated $500 to buy a Hotch-
kiss rapid fire gun with attachments for
the Chatham artillery. The Hotchkiss
gun carries a two-pound ball and fires
very rapidly. It is a good street cleaner
in time of a riot The Galatians
have had a requisiton on file
for a battery Of these guns for some time.
The board also decided to buy a signal
outfit for the use of the state troops, and
a hospital litter outfit for the medical
corps. We also decided to spend about
5000 for overcoats, the intention being TO
gradually equip all the state troops with
overcoats. 1t was agreed that those COM
mands which had already been equipped
with overcoats at their own expense should
have the privilege Of being first equipped
with such overcoats as they now need to
complete their equipment. This includes
the Savannah commands"
lit will cost about $500 to put the camp
grounds in good condition and about $500
more to put the firing range at camp and
other firing ranges In proper order. The
per diem Of the men at camp was fixed
at 50 cents day and it was ordered that
NAAN 1QAAiAAcrh2AdL u tdtM regiment dI
camp be furnished by the commissary of
the regiment acting under instructions of
the commissary general, instead of allow
ing company commissaries to make pur-
chases independently for each company
as has been done by most Of the com
mands heretofore. By buying In bulk sup
plies can be obtained at lower prices and
a uniform ration for the entire regiment
Is obtained This plan has been pursued
successfully heretofore by the First Regi-
ment of Cavalry, the First Regiment In
fantry and the First Battalion, the
Guards. These were the only commands
in the state to adopt the army ration and
have all purchases made by the commits
sary. Last year the Guards reduced the
cost per diem of feeding each man to 40
cents. This satisfied me that the encamp-
ment could be made this year on a per
diem of 80 cents. The per diem last year
was 20 cents. With a smaller appropria-
ton this year IL was necessary to reduce
the per diem in order to have an encamp-
ment
THE board decided to allow Col. Cor
don's cavalry regiment to 20 into camp"
said Col Garrard, at some point near
Savannah in order to allow the cavalry to
go into camp with their horses and at the
same time save the expense of transpor-
taton of horses and men to Griffin. Sew
eral of the companies of the regiment can
reach any point near Savannah by march
ing through the country. The selection Of
the time and place for the encampment
was left to Col. Gordon and the sum of
$500 was appropriated for the cavalry en-
campment"
'The three lieutenant colonies of the
colored battalions, Deveaux of Savannah
Crumbley of Atlanta and Blocker of Au-
gusta, appeared before the board and were
given a full hearing. They were urgent in
stating that the colored troops were loyal
TO the state and were anxious to aid in
depressing disorder. They wanted. they
said, better guns and equipments, and the
confidence of the white people. They did
not ask to be called into camp until they
are furnished with better equipments. The
assistant adjutant general was instructed
TO inspect the entire colored force of the
state at once and to make a report of
the inspection as soon as possible, when
the board viii decide upon further action.
There are, l believe, twenty-fOur colored
companies in the state, including a bat
TALON each at Savannah, Augusta and At
lanta, and q number OF scattered indepen-
dent companies.
Resolutions were adopted, recognizing
the merit of Lieut.. Satterlee and his SER
vices to the state troops and urging the
government to allow him to remain in his
present position. A copy of the resoIu-
tions will be forwarded to the war depart
ment. 1t was recommended that 81, 500 be
appropriated to cover the expenses of the
adjutant generals Office"
Col. Gordon was seen later in the day
and was asked about the cavalry encamp-
ment to be held near Savannah.
"All the information I have on the sub
ject,'' said Col Gordon, lis what 1 OBJ
tanned from the Morning News this morn
ing. / shall wait until am officially in
formed of the action of the board before
taking any steps. 1 cannot tell you when
or where the encampment will be held
You viii be pretty safe in saying that 1t
will not be held before the first or second
week in July. The encampment of the
infantry at Griffin will not close unth
June 25. and by the time the tents and
other camp paraphernalia needed by us
can be taken UP and shipped down here
July will be upon US. 1 have always used
my influence to prevent the cavalry being
ordered into camp before July. Nine
tenths of the members being farmers, to
leave home before their crops were laid
by would entail considerable loss upon
them and would be a hardship which they
should not be called upon to under
go. By July the crops are
laid nv and the men will have heen a