The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-05

the cost of horses under contract. and mat It would be cheaper as an ini- tial step toward an economical metho. ot getting "ood animals. to encourage the raising of horses of the Find wal l ted and develop a regular market for cavalry and artillery. animals. : It is CTS to go into the business. end to ob- l tain these horses directly from thelr owners without the intervention ot | mtddlemen.
 Pay for Confederate Horses.
 When the subject of :ayinx claims for Confederate horses was trst i'm amount would not be more t!. an siS0.- 900. which would satisfy 100 of the claims. ;ls if there were that many in eA- crate officers and soldiers who were returning home after Lees surrender, They were moiested by Federal troops specially granted. and so suffered the loss of the animals. A rough est = mate made some time ago did not ate army could, by any possibility, have suffered such loss at the end of tas war in 0us with the tSa Sama rsaureS heSe a wits. and there has been nothing to do but pay them. Congress. mas ap- propriated sso9:ooo in all. in three e thousand such bills have already been filed against the governmnrt The time limit of filing the claims has ex- Department, The New York Tribune says. who believe that the period vii be extended and that the claims will continue to be presented.
 The Army. Canteen.
 Brigadicr General Charles Bird. U. s. A. made a statement concerning the army canteen before the Presby- 23. which is earnestly commended by the Army and Navy Journal to those whose influence brought about tb. enactment of the present Jaw prohib. iting the sale of beer and light wines at Army post exchanges. General Bird, while reading d report on reli- was interrupted by question as t1 the use of liquor in those organiza tions. to which he replied with much feeling:
 q am opposed to drinking in every form. but my observation would in dicate that the canteen as an attacf- to the apmy axast cation than tho unrestricted drinking which must obtain in places conduct ed by private intsrests in the vicinis, canteen has meant loss of man, thousands of dollars in the amount Q money saved by the enlisted men" Pay without BOnd.
 Brig. Gen. Henry G. Sharpe. Commits sary General of the Army. in his an nual report recommends that Congres: be urged to make provision whereby ccl tain payments may be made to militia offices without requiring them to give bonds as Is done in the case of off cers of the army He points out tha lin encampment and field instruction oi the organized militia 1t is found nee essary to issue them travel rations This involves the payment or conet ] money. and under the decision of the (Comptroller of the Treasury the pay ment of this small amount of none, can not be made to militia officers Gas under similar circumstances 1t would be made to officers of the regular es- Itahlishment and to officers of the mili- tia themselves the instant they were called into the service of the United lStates) for the purchase of liquid cof- fee for the men without exacting a | bond. Where bonds are required ii entails an expense and hardship upon the militia officers who have to furn- fish them and involves laborious and difficult feature of administration.
 Suit For Property.
 The question arose at the War De- parment recently as to whether the United States or State should enter 1 suit for Government property issued 
 Judge Advocate General Davvis. in act ing on this matter, said:
 Although the ultimate ownership of arms and other property issued tc the States for the use of their organiz' ed militia Is in the Jnited States, thefi Icustody and possession are in the State and it Is the opinion of this office thai lany legal proceedings. with view tc their recovery, should be instituted ir the State courts. whose Jurisdiction ir the matter is original"
 Personal Mention.
 Major E. D. Smith of the Brigade Staff, and Captain J. Q. Smith of Bat. tery D, Birmingham, were here during the past week. They were here or legal business. -:--... Captain R. 1T. Arlington of Company II, Enterprise. was here one day recent ly. He has a fight ahead for the Leg | islature for his county.