Note 10 — Chapter I
Reading edition
U. S. L., vol. 13, 760. The provisional governorship, it may be remarked, was characterized by the Secretary of War as “ancillary to the withdrawal of military force, the disbandment of armies, and the reduction of military expenditure by provisional [civil organizations] to take the place of armed force.” The salaries of the provisional governors were paid from the army contingencies fund. See S. D., 39th Congress, 1st session, no. 26.