The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-29
NATION is GENEROUS
TWELFTH, THIRTEENTH AND
FOURTEENTH REGIMENTS WILL
RECEIVE DOUBLE PAY
SAID BY ADJUTANT GENERAL

Are Entitled to Payment From the
Federal Government Irrespective
of What They May Have Received
From the State for Their Services
ter In-Act of Congress Is Quoted.
"All members of the Twelfth and Four
teenth regiments are entitled to pay from
the Federal government for the time
spent at Camp Ramsey between enroll
ment and actual muster into the volun-
teer service, irrespective of any pay they
may have received from the state for this
service. Every member of these two regi-
ments who has not received pay for this
time from the government can send his
claim to the war department and it will
be honored,' said Adjt. Gen. Lambert
yesterday.
This statement was made by the adju-
tant general yesterday In explanation of
the question which has been the subject
of more or less unintelligent discussion
There has been a great deal of doubt
as to whether the Twelfth, Fourteenth,
and Thirteenth, for that matter, wou
ment," continued the adjutant general,
and think we have at last Strengthened
the matter out. When I go to San Fran
cisco will pay the Thirteenth boys their
share of the $4,000 fund, for the tine they
were in camp here, and also call the at
tention of the paymasters to the amount
due from the government. Under the
present construction put on the law by
the comptroller of the treasury the gov
eminent will pay all volunteers from the
time of their enrolment and the state
will also pay the boys up to the time OF
their muster in the volunteer service,
! which virtually gives them double pay
for the time. In the case of the Twelfth
and Fourteenth, why every man will have
to make a separate claim to Washing
ton, but l think with the Thirteenth 1t
can be fixed up when the men are paid
off on the coast. In fact, this is quite
certain.
Under an act of congress of July 7,
1888 volunteers were to be paid from the
| date of enrolment and not date of mus
| ter Under state national guard law the
men also received pay until they were
actually mustered into the service. Two
months later, the war department. In a
circular, said there should be no double
payment, and instructed officers to deduct
compensation due from the government.
The order also required that certificate
be issued by the proper officers, saving
tnat the soldier had not been paid twice
Last January the comptroller of the
treasury reversed his decision and an
order was issued ordering the payment of
all volunteers for the period between the
cate OF enrolment and muster In the
meantime, the Twelfth and Fourteenth
regiments both were mustered out. This
OF course, makes it hard to get all the
boys claims together here but if the men
VIII correspond with Washington I think
they will get their money with very little
/ red tape.
This you understand, is without pref
ud1ce to the states claim. The state pre-
sents its claim to the war department
tor reimbursement under an entirely DIFF
ferent law. 1t is this way The govern
ment asks the state to pay the volun-
teers for them until the machinery of the
war department gets to work Then. If
the state wants to pay its men out of IT'S
own treasury, why all we'll and good. and
II does not In any way prejudice the
states claim against the federal govern
ment.
! THE action of the comptroller in re.
! Versing his own decision makes everv-
thing clear, but if the matter had been
properly adjusted to begin with there
would have been less confusion"