The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-05
Volunteers Are to Be
Discharged.
THEY WILL BE ALLOWED TIME
PROJECT TO REDUCE EXPENSES
IN THE GUARD.
An Election Ordered in the Engineer
Division of the Naval Militia,
Welcome for the First
California.

Every member Of the National Guard of
the State of California is watching the
Legislature to ascertain what will be
done by that body with the many bills
that have been presented and which affect
the welfare of the guard The main bill
is the one that aims at a reorganization,
but another that Is being discussed is the
one that will affect the standing OF the
men who are now at Manila This bill.
introduced with q view to clear the rolls,
provides that all men who enlisted in the
volunteer service for the Spanish-Ameri-
can war shall be discharged from the SER
vice OF the State, and 1t provides that all
men who were in the National Guard Of
the State for 100 days prior to enlistment
shall, II after being mustered out of the
volunteer service, re-enlist in the National
Guard, be allowed time as If they never
had been out of the guard. This is for
the purpose of protecting the men as TO
exemption service and ten-year cOntinu-
Gus service. But there is one question
that has been raised in connection with
this bill and that is as to how it will af
Iect those men who enlisted in the service
OF the United States, such as the Seventh
and the Sixth California, who have been
mustered out of that service, and have re-
turned to their former positions in the
guard. 1t IS claimed that the men of these
commands were not discharged from the
DtdNe GudIQ WNlle lutN were IN the I DlteQ
States service, but as soon as they were
mustered out Of Uncle Sans service they
resumed their former places, and so far
as the record shows, they never were
out Of the guard of the State. 1t is
claimed that according TO the provisions
OF the bill introduced these men will have
TO be discharged and then sworn in anew.
The Dill that has been introduced in re-
latiOn TO the allowances and payments for
expenses incurred for the guard provides
that there shall be a general paymaster.
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away with company allowances and 1t is
claimed that there Will be an equalization
of expenses and also reduction. AS 1t
Is now a company in one section Is al
lowed a lump sum monthly with which to
meet certain expenses. Another company
in another section is allowed a similar
sum, the former company pays $50
month armQry rent, while the other pays
only So, SO one company has so much
more than the other for general eX-
penses. 1t is claimed that under the bill
offered the State will pay only for just
exactly what the State receives.
Lieutenant Colonel Adolph Huber has
been ordered TO preside at an election 10
be held on the L. S. S. Marion on the 14th
inst, when there will be a meeting to Sc
lect officers for the engineer division OF
the naval militia The offices to be hlIed
are. Lieutenant commanding, vice H. p.
Gray. who rendered his resignation and
whose resignation has been accepted;
lieutenant, junior grade, vice, A. Z. VIII
Mams, who has absented himself from the
State for more than thirty days without
leave, and who, under the law, IS presum-
ed to have resigned; one ensign, vice Z. B.
Church, who failed TO qualify, and one
ensign, original vacancy.
The appointment of Lieutenant. J. NJ.
Souier as a member of the special eX-
aiming board for the Sixth Division has
been revoked and the vacancy filed by
the appointment of Ensign c. A. Hunt.
Last Tuesday night the men of the two
divisions Of the naval militia at this port
had an Infantry drill and acquitted them
selves creditably. Next Tuesday night
they will be called out for skirmish drill.
The men, il is said, are taking consider
able interest in the work they are called
upon TO perform and seem to be DESTROYS
of gaining a reputation for efficiency sec
ond to none.
Next Tuesday night will be officers
mess night on board of the Marion. Lieu