The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1860-03-23
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\ --1s.alT, va ne l2h inst. III. dOas
f.ya tie C,muilts m he lLIitia pr
fd N fo7os.og Rspoyt:
TIE committee On sho Militia. to whom
3. Is re.erret The message If bis Excei!encv
tae Governor. fiji relation to the iaade3ua-
$50 Z. .ho militia laws Of this State. beg
legrc p report
IAal The militia laws seem TO be sufIf
..ent FIR al ? ac.irsI purposes when com
pared wi-h The interest manifested bv the
People ottae STATE in tie organization and
maintenance q lhc militia. The Govern
~ las ALREADY pointed ont, in his annual
message, ti-a- even lie Assessors. charged
o.,a the ,i.4. dgty of returning the nun
her - persons subject to military duties,
Ass9 utterly neglected 10 comply with the
inw. One half e orr fine volunteer uni
tNm companies have been obliged to dis
tui for the van. of material aid and sup
port. These companies, or such IA now
.e-4.E organized. are scattered all over
81. Sac, All are located in large cities
aEa .iIages, "here they could turn out at
" moments Warning, when ordered ont By
ths proper au Eori,ies Of the United States
or - this ~ta.e, 10 uphold and enforce the
the law II ei-LeI the United States or Of
tiis State. Or to suppress riots Whenever
the cI|li power should be insufficient for
taesa purposes. Ilw2uiI, therefore, be an
-. .lasllce aEi sound policy on tie part
as'.e State to appropriate small sum
Eaa..y - such uniformed companies that
h.Te fully compiled With the law under
"hieh t1ey were crgarized 4 bill for
that purpose passed the Assembly last
tear, bat was 4-tea.ed br small majority
- the SENATE. Your committee herewith
report bi.! hoh they hope may pass
aaI become a law.
I'ut i tie law n-els any amending, il
ought - De 20 amended as to protect these
ua.ioswed volunteer companies from usur
patton u power bY the commander-in.
ch.et for The tine being. We have lately
La5 an instance Of tile kind, where the
Governor has disJanded, with one scratch
III his pen, one Of the oldest and best com.
par.as In tie state; and for no other rea-
-ea nam that the captain Of said company
h.ai ssa.gl, in a private conversation, that
-a thought be owol also certain duties to
ne government Of these United States
'..'9' eaAE'T-a,lon was gFeedily seized
upon w an oia.Ious 1nternedder, and
"a If, ihfoHg' him. tho subject OF cor
T. .auIeuc- Jetween him AMI Capt Barry,
az sae Ju.vH Guards, tie company above
referred ". Although our militia laws
h...e M2 l..''l.ioh ioI the iilaI by court
't ls.+l, e,.h l"e'e Is hothlo8 III iheia
"A.e.. I'''.a7 Inc commander IN chlellFop
a4"IH.u- @l"h court, and It would have
a~a eHaheHt'E proper and just to nave
oot'; 80 ID tnc instance referred TO- capt.
larry Aad not been guilty q any lnsUbor-
'.a.''"|, and II would nave been time Tor
ihs SUMMARY l'iec.slia& "heh ne lad
o.,ooeNej "Iae'a. NHeh "ecohslder tAat
EEaef the most oeSpo'c governments OF
hd.'5e, up t'i.tta, y oiiceT $ removed, OF
'.-A {. rG2Hei, NIiloaI = "eaIihg or court
"sEt.a, Ills arbitrary act OF the governor
rejects no credit uPou our Tree lnstutions'
htay Tue whole company were included IN
...s punishment Tor an aIed9ed fault OF
80 tptalu, must remain matter of con
l.et'uo and srcsuation.
loot committee viii now review the
lp.H.s ~ q u Ills EXcellency, the Cow
ern"r "aess. n LIS opinion, the statute Is,
n1t IA accordance with the constitution.
\ IN al due respect Tor the opinions Of
lie Governor, your committee cannot per
COVE bu- that tho statute in that respect is
perfectly right aud proper. The portion
oi tie Iaw ~ which the Governor seems to
tgha exceptions, is contained in section i,
Nj chapter , |, Of the revised statutes, and
roads thus: "Ihe Governor shall be
c1mnander-in chief Of the militia Of this
SAFE, ercept 1cheR catled into tie sergice Of
NE limited Suites" 1t is the latter por
ton Of the law quoted, that the Governor
objects to. AMI believes not to be in con-
fyrmlty with the constitution OF this State
which the Governor commander in, chief
VI the military aud naval forces of the
state"
The constitution Of the United States, in
section ? of article 2, provides as follows:
The President shall be COMMANDMENT
chief Of tie army and navy of the United
States, ard II the militia IF tie several
.Sates, when called into the active service