The National tribune., 1904-06-30
Observation-Disclosures
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teers who resigned and enlisted men OF
volunteers who were discharged upon their
own applications subsequent to the issue
OF orders for the muster-out of their or
ganizations and prior to the dates Of mus
ter-out."
This enactment creates the following
classes of new benefciaries in addition to
those held to be provided for by the act
of March 3, 1899:
I. Volunteer officers of the general sta6
who did not receive awaiting orders pay
before muster-out.
were discharged for disability, or who
without leave of absence or awaiting or
ders, or extra pay under the act of JAM
uary IL, 1899, were discharged because
their services were no longer required.
This will include officers who were on duty
during the furlough period of their organ
ization.
3. Officers and enlisted men of Volun.
teer organizations who resigned or were
discharged upon their own applications be-
fore the muster-out of their organization
but after the issuance of orders for ita
muSter-out.
SPANISH wAR-HEIRs OF VOLUNTEERS.
The following provision Of an act Of
March 3, 1899, is applicable only to ths
legal heirs or representatives of Volun.
teers, not of Regulars:
''That the act of Jan. IL. 1899. be, and
it is hereby, amended so as to authorize
the payment to the legal heirs or represens
tatives of the officers and enlisted meg
who died or were killed, or who may dH
in the service, the extra pay provided foi
in that act for officers and enlisted mel
who have been or are to be mustered out
One months extra pay is allowed If thu
soldiers service was only within the linn
its of the United States; two months e0
ira pay if any portion of his service wal
beyond the limits OF the United States.
the Volunteer Army who died while OF
furlough awaiting muster-out, are not en-
titled to the extra pay allowed heirs OF
those dying in service, it being held that
death was not Gin the service" within thl
meaning Of the law.
PHILIPPINE WAR.
The Treasury Department having held
that the Extra Pay Law of January IL,
1899, did not apply to the Philippine-ser'
vice volunteers of 1899. but only TO certain
Spanish war volunteers of 1893, the mat
ter was taken before the Court Of Claims,
The Court has decided that the law OF
1899 is a general law and applies to all
1899 volunteers. both officers and enlisted
men, who served out their terms, emitting
them to two months extra pay.
The act of January IL. 1899, referred
TO above, provides, "That in lieu of grant
ing leaves of absence and furloughs to Of
ficers and enlisted men belonging to vOlun-
teer organizations hereafter mustered out
of the service who have served honestly
and faithfully beyond the limits OF the
United States shall be paid two months
extra pay on muster out and discharge
from the service. and all officers and en-
listed men belonging to organizations here
after mustered out of the service,
who have served honestly and faith
fully within the limits OF the United
States shall be paid one months extra
pay on muster ont and discharge from the
service from any money in the Treasury
not otherwise appropriated: Provided,
That the discharge of all officers and en-:
listed men from the volunteer service Of
the United States shall, as far as prac-
ticable, take effect on the date OF the mus
ter out of the organization to which they
belong. and that regiments and other In:
dependent organizations shall be mustered
out at camps within the limits OF t4e
United States or at the rendezvous OF the
State, regiment. or independent organiza'
cTo be continued9