Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-29
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years ago the legislature made provi-
sion that the guardsman should be
paid q certain amount for dru pay.
but did not make any special addition
to the appropriation on that account.
There has been paid out under this
provision about $4,000. The appro-
priation few years ago was $4,000 a
year for the entire guard expense. AT
that time the state was paying 5000
armory rent. or could pay that much
In each case. The amount was raised
to 5000 year. Then the appropriation
was put up to s67.35o, where 1t was
the past few years. This lis for ar1nory
rent. for encampment expenses of all
kinds. pay OF men and offices. etc.
With the addition OF drill pay and more
arnnory rent this Is not sufficient.
A bill Is now before the Legislature
introduced by the military commit
tee OF the house as committee bill,
which is for the purpose of revising to
some exe,.ent the national guard APP
Precipitation and payments. 1t appro-
pirates $4,000 annually or so much
thereof az may he necessary for the
use OF the guard. The present appro-
priation is without return of what Is
left over. Then there IS a change In
the pay of the men and officers at en-
campment. 1t Is provided that out OF
the state appropriation there shall be
spail to each man and officer a SUI
ficient amount to bring his pay up to
the state standard when the national
pay Is considered. The past year the
men received double pay. Under
clause In the Dick bill 1t Is provided
that the governor Of the state may or
der certain pay for the men and off,
GERS out of the fund made available by
congress for equipment provider that
fund is not all used. Adjutant Genera!
Ryers had been conserving this fund
for the purpose of eluipplns the guard
better, bur the men and officers de-
manded that they be paid. They wrote
to the war department and to con-
yres,nen and raised such a r,nnpus
about IT that the governor issued the
reouiss.ion for $4,000 which was paid
the men of the guard in addition 10
their regular camp pay from the state.
Under the bill proposed this United
States pay Will be turned over to the
men and then out of the state iunas
the difference only will be paid to bring
their camp pay up 10 the standard set
nv the state. 1t was never contem-
Mated under the Dick bill that the
men should receive double pay. Inc
state now gets from the government
annually $4,000. This should all go
for equipment, according 10 the state
ments made by General Byers. at
least for the present. The guard
shout be equipped with new blue UNI
forms. new khaki uniforms and the
olive drab dress uniforms. When the
guard is fully equipped accordlns 10
regular army standards larger
amount might be used for pay OF inc
men
bill fathered by Mr.. Wayland. Of
Shelby county. authorizes the board OF
trustees of the state historical depart
ment to audit and pay claim Oh u.
w Tatley, of Shelby county. on &C
coun, of the alleged loss OF old COINS
from the state historical department.
This is a claim about which there
lie n good deal OF doubt. Mr.. Tatley
had loaned to the historical depart
ment a collection Of coins and t.ins-
cts. About two years ago he visited
the historical department and claimed
that some OF the coins had been eS-
tracteti from the collection and We're
lost. Unfortunately there had been no
inventory of the collection and 1t in!-
medately became question whether
there had been any loss after the COLI
lection came into the possession OF the
state. There was an accusation thai
an employe Of the department who was
soon afterwards sent to the inebriate
hospital had been responsible for the
loss. The bill presented on behalf OF
Tatley recites that the coins We're
stolen by an employe of the state and
sold.
Mr. Bealer, of Cedar Rapids, has in
troduced in the house and Mr.. Hughes
In the senate. bill to appropriate 500,
Il 900 for the purchase of Camp Nc
Clellnn near Davenport. in conjunction
with the city of Davenport. and to
create state park there, in view ii
the historical associations of the place
The details are to be worked out by
the state executive council.
1t is proposed in the legislature that
the salary of the assistant attorney
general of the state shall be increased
from $1,000 to sl.S00 a year. Two years
ago the pay of all the deputies in thu
state offices was increased to s1,So'
| but the assistant attorney general was
was not favored. The theory was thai
the assistant need but devote part OF
his time to the work As matter OF
fact the assistant at that time was
regularly engaged as lecturer in a
law school. He has since resigned an
another has been appointed who does
devote his entire.time to the work OF
the office which appears to be increas-
ling rapidly.