The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-18
EXTRA PAI FOR
Volunteers n B {
Governor Swanson Planning for
/. Speedy Disbursement OF
Over S6Icsoo.
FIRST MONEY COLLECTED
sr1,der Recent Act Of Congress 1t
Comes to Nirginia's Spanish
War Soldiers.

Mr.. Benjamin Garter, of Washington
d, c.. and Major SOL Cutchins. the at
fcrneys who have collected some s6l,o
ftom the United states government, with
which the State OF Virginia is to pay her
Volunteer troops of the Spanish War for
the short time preceding their muster
Into the United States army. were Mt the
Capitol yesterday comforting with Gov
ernor Swanson regarding the disbursc-
anent of tho money to the soldiers. BY
the terms of the acts OF Congress under
which the collection was made the money
does not go into the State Treasury, but
must be paid out BY the Governor d.
rcctly to the men. Major Cutchins will
actually conduct this distribution for
the Governor.
With reference to this particular coll
lection and the entire claim of the State
against the United States Mr. Carter
Last night said to representative of
THE Times-Dispatch:
zt"Afy business here was largely to cons
8sult the Governor about our further pro-
cedurc on the remaining claims we have
,iresented eat the United States Treasury
Department. The money just collected
was for the pay proper of the voun-
ieers. The other claims are mainly for
amounts due the enlisted men in COM
ssIlutation of rations not furnished while
they We're awaiting muster-in; and /
wished to discuss those with the Cow
ernor in the light of the decision We
have just obtained from the Comptroller
cf the Treasury. AS regards the fund
the Governor has Just received. also
i.stus with Governor Swanson and
Major Cutciins certain plans for tile dis
tmsement. The Governor was muck
Concerned that the money shall get into
s{lic hands Of the ex-sodiers as quickly
gag possible. and he and Major Cutchins
hive. in my opinion, chosen thoroughly
good plan. New rolls will have to be
made up. however. conforming with the
Controllers calculations, and 1t will
probably take at least three weeks to
do that When the rolls are completed
Maj. Cutohins Will send out checks to
ttosc cn.;tled - them.
Questions of Law Open.
There arc some questions Of law open.
which affect the claim for communication
of rations. and. therefore. that claim will
not be settled for some two or three
months or possibly little longer The
Governor and Major Cutchns prefer not
to wait for that settlement, but to pay
but forthwith the money already in hand
THESE moneys now in Governor Swan
sons hands are practically the first
fruits of an effort In which Governor
Montague. the Governors OF Georgia and
Alabama. two other Washington lawyers
and Joined in 1892. There had been
law enacted by Congress in 1899 prorid-
ing for payment of all expenses of the
States of this kind but that required the
fling OF claims at the United States
Treasury Department not later than Jan
uarv 1. 1902. the very day. as it hap
pened. in which Governor Montague went
E into office. Because of certain very nat
urat misunderstanding of the law the
claims OF the States mentioned and some
others We're not presented within the
time prescribed The plan formed in
1892 was to obtain new legislation of
Congress permitting the presentation of
claims. and this result was accomplished
on April 81. 1904 when an act of Con-
gress extending the time to January !.
1906 was approved by the President, tho
three Governors mentioned being con-