Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-12-12
STATE HOUSE.
States Claim Against Govern
ment Not Yet Allowed.
war department Declines 10 Paw Bills
tor Transporting Troops.
oe'eh'een Candid Ites Examined nv State
Board OF Pharmacy.

H"Ncrnor Hli has received from,
washington i check fur $21,6oi.,S TN.
''N' itvih az allowance mad. by IN,
""F department on account Of ,ha
'i"'in presented by the adiutant uener-
81 ~ Maine because OF expenses incur
feu IN equippins soldiers for the Span-
iSii war. This makes nv. checks q,
inherent amounts, agcregatinr ST.
r'''-N' winch Tho State has received
iFoh the government
Mere seems Ia be Il discrepancy be-
tween tht statement submitted by III,
war department and that on file in the
an1utant generals office. Corrcspu,id-
thce between the two Offices is now 20.
in% oh and later the matter NAV he
ainlrahly adjusted. As tn. ease noyy
stands Maine is charged with present
ms CLAIMS to the amount of Sl02 .Oo6. 81
4 ihlnS from this total til. vario,s
sums allowed ii would appear that the
STATE mad claims disallowed to the
amount or $iN,b5..cv. According To III.
nSUrcS III the ldiut"nt generals o1fic,
this Is incorl cct. The government has
mad" an error in charging tho, sum oi
! >li,''39-J3 i've times. thus swelling II,
grand total just that amount. As !;
matter of TACT the State only nut in
bills f., &,1.46t..N. III this sum j. in
GUIDED every item Of expense Incurred
during the year lS"S for all STATE mill
lary purposes.
Construed strictly in accordance with
military law this entire sum cannot be
recovered from Jhr government. Legi-
Iimat@iN however So Oao OF the amount
should ne aiioNcd by the war depart
ment, FOR this sum was Iaid ont in pre-
pairing the lsL Regiment for service
ia ;hc held. The difference between
tnis sum ana the amount of the claims
put in by General Richards represents
the money paid for bringing the "a
Regiment TO augusta. and arming.
epulpplnS and providing for il, al
though it had not volunteered for SEP
vice ut the front. While this expendi-
ture and the sum Expended for th.
maintenance of Names military eStab-
lishme1t FOR The year 1898 We're not au-
'horlZed by law. Vet General richards
believed the government should reim-
huTse the State for these unusual and
extraordinary expenditures which
would not have been incurred but for
something like $1,000, was put in, with
the hope that Congress might step in
ana enact a law giving the war depari-
merit power 10 allow th- same This
has nOt VT pee! done.
LrdNinG This amount out Of the con-
sidrrdJiUn Of the matter the govern
M III loW owes The stat. about $4,000.
Of this sum about 5ihUo is for trans
portation of troops. This claim has
been iiSaloWed because 10 positive
proof, according to the rulings of the
war department has been presented 10
show tnaJ the troops were really trans
ported from their homes TO the front.
Everybody knows that they We're; the
railroads. steamboats, and other con-
VeVanCeS have received their money
but the State cannot get this transpor-
tation item allowed for The reason
stated-the proof is not sufficient
Later. this will be easy to straighten
out. and the amount must be allowed.
Some Of the other items diSalloWed are
for supplies for the troops, camp equip
ment and the like. which the depart
m-nt at Washington thinks should not
have been provided.