Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-01-05

east Of tho capitol This rendezvous was
my orders Maj, Gen. Henry A. Axlino was
placed In command OF the Ohio national guard,
and the quartermaster general, w. r. Orr, and
the surgeon general, j. T.. Loves, were ordered
on active duty. On April "a orders were issued
directing the movement Of the troops to Co
lumbus
1t is pleasure to report that the Ohio ma
tiona guard, in all its branches, stood the close
medical and physical examination we'll SO
expeditions was the work OF getting Ohio's
quota ready for service that but q compare
lively short timo elapsed In camp life ut the
rendezvous The entire mastering was COM
peted In eight days. Ohio was the first state
In the Union to put n volunteer regiment In the
Held. The First Ohio cavalry was the first or
ganization to leave the rendezvous, 1t proceed
Ing on the 18th Of May 1898, to Camp George
II, Thomas, Chickamauga Park, Georgia
Under the first call of the president, Ohio
iurhs hed ~ oiiicers and SOSs enistea on1 men en-
listed men. including hospital and signal corps
men, United States engineers and immunes,
making total Of volunteers from this state In
the war with Spain Of $3.50.
To review briefly. tho service performed by
the Ohio volunteer regiments and organlza-
tions, 1t may be stated that only three OF the
regiments saw service In a foreign land. The
other regiments and organizations were To-
Gated at various stations in the south. where
all acquired q good name for military efficiency
and for conduct which dist inguishes the sol
der. The total number of deaths in Ohio
volunteer organizations was seven officers and
223 enlisted men. wish here to pay the most
earnest tribute to these latter-day volunteer
| soldiers, and in the same connection to rec
ognize the patriotism of the people of Ohio
| generally.
War Expenses-Th Seventy third general
assembly. by an act passed April 8, 1s9S, wisely
provided for funds that might be needed by the
state in the event of the war which then seemed
| impending. This act appropriated from any
money in the treasury to the credit of the gem
eral revenue fund, not otherwise appropriated,
the sum of s4y0.0o0 for the purpose of equip
ments for the national guard naval militia
| and volunteers OF the state Ito repel invasion,
suppress insurrection and defend the state in
| war; and e5OO,O0J for carrying into effect any
| Iequisition of the president OF the United
| States, and $4,000 as an extraordinary contin-
| gent fund ito carry out the provisions of the
act" all of this amount al 100000 In the aggre-
gate, TO be expended under the authority and
direction of the governor. The act fur her au-
| thoriZed the commissioners OF the sinking fund
| to borrow on the faith and credit to the state
sum or sums OF money, not to exceed In the
aggregate LOCO, 900. las may be ascertained by
| the governor and from time TO time certified &c
them to be necessary to meet the aforesaid
expenditures" o.
fhe exigencles OF war caused By the sudden
| necessity for the mobilization Nof the troops Of
| the state answering to the presidents call for
| volunteers, required a large amount OF money
| to be available The condition of the general
| revenue fund of the state was then satistac-
tory, and as consequence there was no i'm
mediate necessity for reSorting to the author
ity to borrow money to meet these expendi-
lures. However, on IL seeming necessary tC
provide for expenses, the amount of which
sinking fund commission effected loan o
t-OO,OOO the certificates so issued bearing in
terest at the rate OF per cent, and the loar
running for five years, being payable July |
1903 This was the only sum borrowed by tn,
state of Ohio on account OF expenses to the
state arising out of the Spanish-Amerlcar
war. All other disbursements were from tn,
general revenue fund and from the amount
specifically appropriated for the governors
military contingent fund OF $50 700.
The total disbursements for general military
expenses, the items being for sustaining, equip
etc, in the year 1898 and in 1889. were s,57
56536, which leaves a balance Of SO, 43i. o. II
the fund appropriated by the general assembl,
for such purposes. The amount expended from
the governors military con tingent fund OF 80,
0JJ during the years 1893 and 1859 was tiI 793 %
OF which the major portion was for the ex
abled soldiers OF the Ohio volunteer regiment.
from the various camps and hospitals in tn,
south. The balance in the governors military
contingent fund is slS5. 50 or the amoun
appropriated TO cover the expenses of the wa
loan, 5000. there was expended but sl519a
The state has presented to the general GOV
act OF July g. 1898, and subsequent acts. In tn
sum OF t4ll.lsi.ls. OF this amount there ha
been refunded from the United States govern
ment and paid into the state treasury to tn
credit OF the general revenue furd e5l3. .667. 0i
, leaving balance OF the claim still undergoing
,, official examination and decision on severa
points OF law before the comptroller OF tn
| treasury, of s67,i5ll3
. 1t will be observed that the difference be
tween the claim Of the state presented u
the general government and the amount dis
bursed from the military funds, as shown 4
, foregoing figures, is s6l 1913 This sum wa
! paid for certain military contingencies tina
, under the present laws OF the United State
! for reimbursement to the several states, is no
regarded as proper claim against the genera
. government A large proportion OF the amoun
was devoted TO the payment OF subsistence
transportation and per diem in camp, ut tn
. rate hxed by the laws OF the state, for thos
who were not accepted as volunteers and 10
the small number who decided not to volunteer
, Other expenses of an incidental character an
. the cost OF tho hospital train, all necessary an
? proper. complete the balance
1t may be possible that congress will elect
meet THESE obligations assumed and paid b
. the state as they were purely connected wit
. the Spanish war, and were properly paid fC
. the funds placed ut the disposal of the stat
, authorities by the general assembly.
y A recapitulation OF the financial statement
9 In connection with the Spanish war would /
y as follows: or the million dollars authorize
y for expenditure by the general assembly thel
y has been used ave-. .s6l SO, assuming that Il
Il full amount Of the states claim, +ll.l2i.l
will be refunded, and taking into considers
n encampments for the national guard durir
IS the years 1895 and 1892 II can be seen thi
0. Ohio, after receiving from the governmel
IS proper return of quartermaster's stores take
during the war, vail practically have expendC
= no money for military purposes. Indeed IT
u wtrranLable to declare that the state may be
IS gamer.
n Reorganization of the Guard With the r
's turn OF the Ohio volunteers IL became al
~ parent tuaL lno Ruuru OF Lne sta
l. would have to be completely reorganizsd !
ID the time of the entrance of the guard into Il
II volunteer army, leave OF lbsence for all ha
i been given, and during the period OF volunte
70 service the state had been depending upon Il
n force OF unattached militia, whose servic
l. however, was not required The volunteer
sr after discharge from the United States SO
5, vice, found themselves still members of u
n Ohio national guard, but such an organizatic
only existed practically in name. The or,
10 nance and quartermaster stores of the guar
II had been taken by the general government al
q time and foreign duty had made many change
IS Orders were issued accordingly disbanding q
N OF the guard organizations save the old Si
te teenth regiment, which desired to retain 1
IN structure. and the first battalion OF eng 4neer
ID Discharges were given TO all the enlisted me
er wishing to leave the service and thus virtual
new start had to be made 1t was dete
mined that the new policy rs to the organic
1t tion of the guard should be to reduce its men
of bers and place the companies in populot
p places wherever possible. This work OF bull
Of ing anew proceeded rapidly and satisfa torll
j. AL obsolete and useless property Mt the sta
IL arsenal was sold and the proceeds covered in
the state treasury TO the credit OF the clothii
l. account OF the guard
e The strength OF the Ohio national guard
l. now about $50 officers and men in infantr
10 artillery. cavalry. engineers and naval brigad
10 this organization being composed of eig
8 regiments lin whole or In part) and one ba