The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-11
MONEY FOR STATE MILITIA.
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL PAY
BACK ABOUT $4,000.


Money WAS Expended in Securing
NoIuntecrs-COmm for sa-
vnnnnhians-JeweIe Tried TO
Commit sufcide-DHte of County
school commissioners Meeting
Changed.
Atlanta April 10-There is very
Strong probability that the military OF the
state will soon have a snug sum at its
disposal. despite the fact that the legls-
lature, at its last session, refused to give
anything for the support and maintenance
Of the service beyond the $3.50 neces-
sary 20 run the Office at the capitol, even
though part of this was appropriated IN
der directions that preclude its use for
the direct benefit of the militia.
The amount that the militia may rea-
sonably expect to soon have at its dis
posal is approximately $4,000, sum which
will be quite lift in putting the service
on its feet again.
1t will be a welcome surprise to the
members of the state militia to be told
of the facts and circumstances by which
they are to profit to the tune of $4,000. 1t
will seem like picking so much up in the
road" to them, for it has been the general
Outstanding all along that the state
had nothing to devote TO the militia this
year
Little or nothing has been said about
the matter at the capitol. for the reason
that the officials do not care to take up
the matter of spending the expected $4,000
l.
however, that things have been going for
ward in the adjutant generals office. I'M
der the able management Of Col. Phil
Byrd, with this nest egg in sight
Reorganization of MILITIA.
Vigorous measures for the reorganiza.
ton of the militia service have been In
progress for two months past To those
who had no inkling of the hidden treas
ure of the military department this Wig
orous reorganization scheme was some
what mystifylng, and the question has
been frequently asked, where were tbs
sinews of war coming from. When the
legislature refused an appropriation IL
was predicted that the service would be-
come utterly demoralized at once. ana
practically nothing was expected of the
slate department with the few dollars at
his command to stop this disintegration
But on the contrary, soon after benz;
appointed to office, Col. Byrd after con
sultation with Gov. Gambler entered upon
a systematic campaign of reorganization
infusing as much life into the work as If
he had the usual appropriation at mis-
back. AS it now turns out this is prac-
tically the case. That is to say. unless
there is very unexpected
SIP IN the plans the NIL
itary department will soon have at
its disposition an amount of money prac-
tcaoly equalling the regular annual an
preparations. 1t is enough to hold an en-
campment if one should be desired. bur II
IS understood that the money will be ex
pended for the benefit of the service in
other ways.
From the Federal Government.
This money is to come from the federal
government. II win be recalled that Gov
atkinson spent almost the entire amount
OF the military appropriation for last year
IN organizing the three regiments of Geor-
gia Volunteers for the Cuban war. The
government is to refund this money to tha
slate authorities. and Georgias claims arc
now awaiting payment in Washington
When this money is paid by the federal
government, instead of being covered into
the state treasury, and thus allowed TO
revert TO the general funds as a lapsed ap-
preparation, the plan that has been hit
OF the stale is to divert the government
check to the bank account of the adiutant
generals office instead of to the treasury.
and thereby prevent the lapse that would
follow under the law If II should be turned
directly into the state treasury.
The justification for this course Is the
fact that the money was originally appro-
priated for the benefit of the military. and
Il was no fault of the states or of the
military ORGANIZATIONS that 1t could not be
used for them last year. but was demand
ed temporarily for the use of the federal
government for placing the Georgia Vol
Unteers in the field.
Now that the money Is to be refunded
by the government, 1t is argued it would
be unfair not to apply it to the use for
which IL was originally appropriated.
VIII Soon BE Paid.
When asked about the matter to-day.
Col Byrd stated that he had no definite
Information as-to the date when the states
claims would be acted upon by the war
department though IL was hardly proba-
bic that the matter would be hung up
very much longer.
In regard to the use to be made of the
funds when paid Col. Byrd said nothing
had been decided, as the office was too
crowded with work to take that matter
up until the money was in hand
Commissions just Issued.
Commissions were issued to-day 70 the
following officers recently examined bv
the examining board at Savannah:
j. f. Brooks, lieutenant colonel First
Regiment Infantry.
John T. West, captain First Regiment
Infantry.
Joseph c. Tyson, first lieutenant First
Regiment Infantry.
w. f. Coney. second lieutenant First
Regiment Infantry.
Lacey p Nell, first lieutenant First
Georgia Infantry.
Henry McAlpin, captain Georgia Hus.
sars
c. A. l. Cunningham. first lieutenant
Georgia Hussars.
w. w Gordon. Jr.. second lieutenant
Georgia Hussars.
II. S. Dreese, first lieutenant Chatham
Artillery.
c, w. saussy. second lieutenant Chat
ham Artillery
d. 5. Price. second lieutenant First Reg
iment Cavalry.
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