New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-01
STATE AID FOR VOLUNTEERS.
THE SENATE PASSES THE KETcHAM
BILL.
r. AppRoPRIATEs 50 A MONTH FOR MARRIED MEN
AND - Fer UNMARRIED AEN-PosSIBILITY
or AMENDMENT IN THE HOUSE

AxDuFoR UNMARRIED EN-PossIBndTY
or AMENDMENT IN THE HOUSE
Trenton Feb Is (SpecisD The committees repre-.
senting the enlisted men Of the Isl and n NewJer-
soy Volunteers had another hearing before the SEN
ate Committee on Militia this morning, and urged
that Justice be done by the state 10 the men who
sacrificed their personal Interests ana endured
hardships at the call Of their country and yet
ceived only the pttance Of q cents DAY allowed
bv the National Government, which was entirely
consumed oy deductions made by the Government
for two sets & uniforms for each man ana oy e.
penditures FOR necessary food
II had been expected that the Ketcham bill
which appropriates s. A month for each married
man and 81 a month for each unmarried man. would
he amended 10 allow 70 each volunteer and
naval reserve additional sum 10 cover the cost
Of the uniforms especially as In the Regular ser.
vice there Is an allowance for uniforms, while IN
The volunteer service there is not Such allow
ance would make the payment average SIS man
and would increase the total cost 10 the State from
$40 900 under the Ketcnam bin a. drawn To 5000
The committee. however. reported the Ketchan
bill as introduced and it was passed by he Senate
by 4 vote OF ID 10 3.
MAY BE AMENDED IN THE HOUSE
The volunteers felt that they had been lily used
! and were ~ first disposed 70 give up the fight
feeling that the House would concur in he action
/ of the Senate. our the committee heard so many
pres sions OF disapprova OF the action ~ Sem
/ ate that they took heart again and began work
/ anew on the basis suggested In The Tribune last
week o. an additional allowance 20 cover the cost
/ Of uniforms Several Assem0lymen expressed their
! willingness TO offer such Al amendment. and II 10
probable that the House will nave an opportunity
10 pass upon the proposition. in which it
| believed that the amendment viii % adopted
one Of the reasons for the action OF the senate
| was the hostility Of Grand Army men. some Of
whom went 80 far as 10 say that II the amounts
| in the Ketcham bill were increased they would de-
mand equal remuneration from the state for
vices in the civil War. New-Jersey having paid is
volunteers in that conflict the amounts named IN
The Ketcham bill on the other hand. f. was urged
that the volunteers in the sixties. excepting those
who wen; out under The first call received oounties.
and that they we're not mulcred for uniforms
Thus It rests with the House 70 decide what IS
due ~ the Jersey volunteers IN he matter ~ sd.
ditional compensation. which they Vere Id 70 *.
! pect would be in such amount a. would - liberal
and just.
MEDALS FOR THE VOLUNTEERS
The Senate then took up Senator Ketclam's Joint
resolution voting medals 10 the volunteers at cos,
Of $1,000
Mr. Ketcham explained the measure.
Senator McDe-mott said that in view ~ he state
| Of me Treasury II WAS unwise 70 vote $40 %
crafty the vanity Of those who wanted 10 wear
buttons 10 signify not that they fought, but that
they ready 70 fight. II "as good taing for
some button factory but me buttons would be lost
in six months
senator W NJ johnson thought differently He
believed these symbols would be- appre lated BY tho
owners and handed down with pride 10 ne children
| Admiral Sampson was getting sword. the priya.es
should he forgotten.
' The resolution was adopted L 70 osraun Fos-
ter and McDermot)