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The Anaconda Standard
Anaconda, Deer Lodge County, Montana
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On May 23 in Washington, the U.S. House focused on District of Columbia legislation and passed bills for volunteer military pay, including advance payment for troops to Manila, and protections for regular army officers in volunteer staff roles.
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Troops for Manila Will Get a Month's Pay in Advance.
Washington, May 23.—The day in the house was devoted chiefly to the consideration of District of Columbia legislation. Two bills of minor importance affecting the volunteer military were passed.
The house to-day passed the senate bill providing for the payment of volunteers from their enrollment and authorizing the secretary of war to pay troops embarking for Manila one month in advance.
The house then disposed of a number of measures affecting the District of Columbia.
The senate bill providing that officers of the regular army who may be made staff officers in the volunteer service shall not vacate their offices in the regular army was called up by Mr. Hull of Iowa. The measure, it was explained, was amendatory of the recent general volunteer act and was intended to make certain that no vacation of regular officers would follow staff appointments from the regular army. Pay only as staff officers would be drawn. The bill was amended so as to include army officers appointed to volunteer engineer corps and was then passed.
The house adjourned at 5:27 p. m.
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Washington
Event Date
May 23
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bills passed; house adjourned at 5:27 p. m.
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The House considered District of Columbia legislation, passed two minor bills affecting volunteer military, a Senate bill for volunteer payments and advance pay for Manila troops, and a bill ensuring regular army officers do not vacate positions when serving as volunteer staff, amended to include engineer corps.