Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-18
Increased Care In SchooIhouse
Construction Is Urged.
Beard Of Registration Of Medicine
and Surgery In Session.
. STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council
Thursday, April 2, At 10 A. N.


Adjutant General. Farnham has re-
ceived from Col. John c. Cobb of Port
land, secretary of the Maine Volunteer
Retired List Association, a letter rela-
tive to d matter which is of deep in
terest to Maine veterans of the Civil
Wharf.-The creation in the war depart
Elent Of a roll to be known as the vol
nnteer retired list, the contents OF
which are given herewith:
Portland, Me-, March Is, 1908.
Col A. Il. Farnham,
Bangor, Me.
Dear Colonel Fa:nham:
For your information and for the in
formation Of all volunteer officers in
your vicinity / give you below a copy
of General Glasgow's letter To me dat
ed March 18th. / also enclose TO you a
new bill which is mentioned in his let
Ter. that is now before the Military
Committee, and an early date viii be
assigned by Chairman Hull for its
consideration. The letter is as follows:
Dear Colonel Cobb:
March 13, 1908.
The unfortunate and unexpected re-
suit Of the session Of the House Com
mlttee yesterday can briefly be written.
All notions, substitutes and obstacles
were successfully cleared away and the
question then was. shall II. r. 62SS be
reported favorably. The vote was nine
for and nine against. There are nine
teen members Of the committee. MI.
Burk" being the only one absent. HAD
ne been present the vote would nave
been ten fer to nine against, giving
us the report Mr.. Burke was aware
of the meeting and the purpose thereof
and promised to be present. All posi-
BILE search was made for him. The COM
nittee adjourned about II M. The
committee held another meeting at or
about go p. NJ. yesterday for differ
ent matter and Mr.. Burke was among
the first arrivals. i know you will eX-
cuse me from comment. The new bill
will he introduced as soon as il can be
prepared along the lines of the Act of
1892 for officers only. Our cause has
been delayed, but not defeated.
Sincerely yours,
SD. S L. Glasgow"
With the above letter and the bill
now before the committee. | give you
an The information in my possession.
Yours truly,
John c. Cobb.
The bill above referred 10 Is entltleu
"A bill 10 create in the War Depart
ment Il roll 10 be known as the Eolun-
tcer retired list, to authorize placing
thereon with retired pay certain sur
yiving officers of the United states
army, navy, and marines Of the Civil
War, and for other purposes, the text
OF which is az follows:
BE it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the United
States Of America i'll Congress assem-
bied that upon written application to
the secretary Of war, and subject TO
the conditions and requirements here
irafter contained, the name Of each
surviving officer of volunteers in the
United States volunteer army OF the
Civil War shall be entered on z roll 10
be known as the volunteer retired list.
Each person so entered shall nave
served as an officer or an enlisted man
a tern or terms in the whole not less
than two years in said volunteer army
between April fifteenth. eighteen nun
bred and sixty lone, and July fifteenth,
eighteen hundrd and siXty-hve' ne
shall have been honorably discharged
or shall have resigned from said SER
vice; he shall not belong to the regu-
lar army, and shall not have been re-
tired; said application to be accofipa-
MED with proof of the identity OF the
applicant and both the application ana
pruof to be under oath: ProVld-
Cd, That an officer who lost an arm
or q leg or who resigned or was dis