Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-28
STATE HOUSE.
Federal Pay Bill for the
National Guard
Will Be Presented 10 Congress
al the Next Session,
Annual Report Of the Boston and
Maine Railroad.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting of Governor and Coun
Gil Friday, Oct. 20, at 10 A. M.

ganiZed militia, which was presented
by the legislative committee of the
National Guard Association Of the
United States. of which committee
Adjutant General Din was a member,
TO the recent convention at st. Louis
and was adopted by the convention.
The bill. which is entitled "A bill to
further increase the efficiency of the
organized militia and for other pur-
poses. and the text is as follows:
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House OF Representatives of the
United States in Congress assembled:
Section THAT. under such regu-
latlons as the secretary of war in con-
ference with the National Militia
Board may prescribe. the commits
stoned officers of the organized militia
of each state. territory and the Dis
trict of Columbia shall receive in
compensation for their services other
than at annual encampments. or in
case of riot. inSurrectiOn or invasion.
certain percentages of the annual rate
| of pay for officers of like grade in the
army of the United States as is now
| or may be hereafter established by
| law as follows: All officers below the
grade of general officers. including Of
fcerS of the medical corps serving
with troops. Is per cent and an adj
| dltIonal five per cent. to the com
| handing officers of all companies.
| troops and batteries; general officers
and officers of staff departments serv-
ing with general officers. five per cent. ::
provided, each such officer shall have
| Oh
| duties prescribed by statutes or in or
dcrs by the commander-in-ch of his
state or territory or the commanding
general OF the organized militia of the
| DISTRICT OF Columbia. excepting for
services hereinbefore excluded: pro-
vided, further. that no officer shall be
entitled to such compensation until he
| shall have passed such examination
as shall be prescribed for officers OF
mat grade by the Secretary of War in
conference with the National Militia
| Board.
section THAT. under such regu-
lations as the Secretary Of War in
conference with the National Militia
| BOARD shall prescribe. each enlisted
man of the organized militia Of each
STATE" territory ana the District OF
| '"l'ifDIa snail receive in cOmnenSa =
tl"h Tor services. other than at annual
"ncampncntS or in case Of riot. inSnr-
fertlnn or invasion. p, per cent of the
anHta rat" of pay for enlisted men oi
Hike grade in the army of the United
states as is now or may be heroaftc,
established by law. for attendaur,
upon - drills or equivalent military
| t.,t M
dNrS by the commanders n-rhicC of
his state or territory or the com
handing general of the District %,
"i'ihhla, during any one year, or {;
proportinnate amOnnt of attendanc,
upon any number of drills or o,liva.
lent military duty not less than 20;
! provided. no compensation shall be
pald Tor attendance At less than u
such drills or equivalent military
'utN: provided. further. that the com
r"nSation provided for herein shall be
computed ana paid semi-annuallv as
proportional above. ana provided
further. that no compensation here
| under shall be paid to any enlisted
man. except non rombatantS in the
first year of his enlistment unless anC
! until he shall have made IA recOrC
score with the prescribed weapon OF
his arm of the service. nor therea ftel
unless ana until he shall have free
the prescribed course or such eouiya
lent as shall be prescribed by the sec
rotary of war in conference with the
National Militia Board
Section al! disbursements un-
der the provisions Of the preceding
| II,
the 18th days of June and December
of each year
Section 4-StOppage may be made
against the compensation payable tC
|any officer or enlisted man hereunder
to meet the cost of public property
lost or destroyed hv and charged BILE t.
such officer or enlisted man.
Section ALL moneys required to
meet the disbursements provided fol
in this act shall be payable out of any
public moneys in the treasury of the
United states not otherwise appro-
priated.'
The annual report of the Boston 4
Maine Railroad Co. which was flee
al the office Of the Board of Railroad
Commissioners Thursday. shows tina
during the past year the operating
revenues We're S43.357, 1925; operating
expenses $3l. $50, 324.07: net operating
revenue. $4,000, S5l.19: net revenue
from outside operations. S4' ,259.S6; OPP
Grating income s9.1o1 .2@0.99: misCel
Ianeous income, sS972.19
The operating expenses ar" dlNldft
as follows: Maintenance of way an'
structures. $5.2536l1.GJ: maintenance o
equipment. $5.446.134.7S traffic expen
SEES. s5A4.O16.13: transportation eNpen
ses. Sl9,075.7SS64 general expenses
s10.ls1, 1892.
Other items in the report are as fol
lows: Number of passengers carried
earning revenue. 47.365,S 52: number 0
passengers carried one mile, s64,eo'
s75: number of passengers carried on
mile per mile of road, SS5.62l; averag
distance carried. 1926 miles; numpe
of tons carried of freight earning rev
enue: 22.S1552S: number of tons
freight carried one mile, 2,346, 444, 12S
number of tons of freight carried on
mile per mile of road. 3S5,62l; averag