Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-02-07
STATE HOUSE.
Latest Development in the Pay
Due Maine Soldiers.
Actions Of the international Meeting
OF Fish and Game Commissioners.
AZ agreement in Favor Of Hun,irg License
System and Other News.

''J"t'ht General lICn3ruS has re-
c"iVtd a reply from tn" treasury de-
fdi tinent of tn" war department rrI3-
wv" 10 the pay due the men If thu
Isl M1inc Volunteers from the time
'h'N received their pay To the time Of
| actual muster cut. which has previous
~ been discussed by the press Of tn
| state. 1t Will he remembered the adj
Jutant general secured The ruling 81
the auditor of the tcasury department
Of tn" war department who said The
men were certainly entitled Ia pay
Cpon the application Of the men fpt
their pay it was found there We're no
records u warrant the back pay in
the war Department. ana tn" claims
were disallOWcd.
General Richards then wrote to
them again on the subject ana the.
letter herewith given shows that his
idea Of the matter was correct that
the auditors could do nothing differ
ent rs the muster officer had not filed
II" records in the war department. -
warrant any further pay.
This is the letter in substance:
"Rrplying to your letter of Jan. -.
1900. relative t. the muster ont uf tn.
lSt Maine Volunteers. have to ad-
vis" ynu that the claims presented to
'h' "r"" ioE PAY IubSeIu,h I" gar"
N. 'dN .' i| il' Ha%Hall"f IIiN"
L'. ''.' Il l} record luFmshet y! iA"
war department. IN The case M jhr men
- ON You refer. the war depart
hnrHt actually reports them mustered
out. Oct. 90 l>a> The pay rolls in this
once Si3iitd bE the captains 81 iH"
companies and by the /. : mastering
officer show them actually mustered
for discharer. and DISCHARGED. October
80. Il further aunears that they ala
not assemble for payment in some
cases uutil a later date. Your cun-
tention 1hl. the. men are. entitled ru
nay until receiving their discharges Is
correct ana if it be true that thu men
ana officers IF tn, ~ organizations
we're held under military control after
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