The morning news., 1899-04-07
WILL PAY TEE SECOND TODAY.
Mai. Weiss to Give LOuisianians
Their Money for March.

The Second Louisiana Regiment was not
paid off yesterday for the month Of March
as had been expected by the officers and
men Of the command. For some reason
the intention to pay the regiment was
given over. but the chief paymaster, Maj.
Weiss. said that it will be paid to-day.
He reached the city in the morning from
Charleston. having been engaged in pay
Ing of the troops stationed az Sullivan's
Island The payment of the Louisianans
win he in the hands of Maj, Weiss himself.
He has extended his rolls ana is in readi-
ness to undertake the work this morning.
Mai. Weiss is one of the paymasters OF
the department of the Gulf. He is the
senior in rank Of the paymasters at Sa-
vannah. and viii be al their head during
the time they are here TO attend to the
payment of the troops that are 10 be mus
tered out OF the service The office of the
pavnasters was transferred yesterday
from the old location TO the ProvlGeht
building. the depot Quartermaster having
arranged for rooms there. In addition To
Mai Weiss the paymasters here ATE MAJ
Dwight. Mai Huston and Mai. Wallace
II is expected that Mai May and MAJ
Dallam viii shortly arrive. as the TROOPS
are to he discharged in such rapid order
as t, demand the services OF several pay
masters Tomorrow Mai Weiss viii 80
10 Tvbes. TO pay of the battery Of artillery
stationed there.
The nsyrnent OF their March money TO
the officers and men Of the Second Lsouisi-
ana Regiment Will reduce the sums 'ney
would receive If the pay were held up uhil
the command is mustered out OF the ser
vice. Pay FOR March. a part of April ana
the two months extra for service ABROAD.
To bn
navnent were delayed unit. April IS, the
day for the muster out. Mai. Weiss says
there is no ground for the belief OF some
Of the enlisted men of fhe regiment that
the pay day has been brought about by
their officers for the mere purpose of max
ing them pay up canteen checks before
they are mustered out of the service. He
has paid off several regiments in just the
same way before they were mustered ou..
Only one other, however the Fourth Nir-
ginia of those now mere, is to be paid for
March before it is discharged. The Sec
ond Louisianians will have to settle up
their Indebtedness 20 the canteen as
matter between themselves and the. Off
GERS in charge. for the paymaster has no
authority to hold out pay to liquidate
their Indebtedness to the concern.
The officers of the regular army in
charge of the muster-out of the Second
LOUISIANA Regiment are progressing Well
with their work. Most. If not all, of the
companies have completed the original
muster rolls and the four copies neces-
sary are TO be commenced at once. Capt
Morton of the Sixth Infantry, chief mus
tering officer, said yesterday that the
work had been facilitated by the excellent
shape in which the books and records of
the command had been found Provision
is made in the army regulations for the
conduct of regimental canteens, but Capt.
Morton said there is nothing in the situa-
ton in the Second Louisiana to cause the
canteen to be disturbing element to de-
lay or confuse the work of mastering out
the command