The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-03-05
THE NATIONAL GUARD.
AMENDMENTS TO THE MILITARY CODE


bill to amend the code has been introduced in the
Assembly by Colonel wagstan, chairman of the Com
m,tec on Militia and Public Defence, which seems to
give general satisfaction The first part OF The bill is de-
voted to changes in the enrolment Of the ununormed
militia The minimum number Of non-commissioned
officers and prvates in company is fixed at fory-nve
and hundred maximum, three hundred and
sixty non commissioned officers and privates being the
minimum rcgimenal organization. II s provided that
shall be commissary general OF subsistence, with
the rank OF brgadier general One hundred and fifty
dollars fixed the limit of the rental for out
OF company armory The clause excmp.ng
from jury duty after seven year. service Is TO DO re-
requiring the Commander Chief TO appoint and
commission brgadier generals upon the recommended
The division st Of adjutant general who
shall be chief Of STAFF Inspector engineer judge advo
and surgeon each ranking colonel an ordnance
olacer quartermastcr and commissary Of subsist-
with the rank OF lieutenant colonel; two aidsde
camp with tie rank OF major, and one aid-decamp
with rank Of captain, to be appointed by the major
general commanding the division The brigade staff Is
TO consist OF adutant general who shall be chief OF
staf; an inspector, engineer judge advocate and
surgeon, each ranking major; ordnance officer
quartcrmaster. commissary and an ad.de-camp with
the rank OF captain and addecanp with the rank Of
FIRST lieutenant be commissioned upon appointment
OF the brgader general subject to the approval OF the
division commander. A commissary OF subsistence,
with the rank Of first lieutenant IS to be added 70 the
regimcntal staff
INSTRUCTION OF RErRurrs
Tho system adopted by the various company organza-
tions Of nstTucng recruits in the school OF the soldier
by squads presents many Objectionable features, which
uniformity OF drl the part Of regimenal officers
could obviatc Colonel Theodore W. Parmee,
mandant Of the seventy first regiment, has introduced
system Of instruction which, doubt will b. generally
followed by commands in posting recruits in the
duties OF soldier. Colonel Parmelc assemblies tho
OF the several companies compr sing his command
and forming them into reg neuta recruit class super
intends their instruction, assisted by line officer and
his eutcnants These drills held weekly, and the duty
OF assisting the Colonel in nstructng the recruits s SO
divided among the company officers that every line off,
Ger o. inc nss an ~ o, A.
~ Of instruction. and TO better enable the company to
make progress in the movements, manual, nc, The
idea Is good The want OF uniformity OF instruc-
ton the part OF officers drilling recruit squads Is
cnentimes the Of much inattcnsion In the
ranks careessuess indifference and want Of that sol
dierly bearing and military pride the observance Of
which aloac perfect command In discipline and
make Il the machine the sods cpzdndi above referred
rwrxrY-srcorp RpcxKxr, oorosrI POST
r5: LEFT wing Of this Tss%sn comprising Companies
Palmer, and Captain Brownassembled for battalion
drill at the regimental armory Fourteenth street.
Friday evening. NTH company WAS formed out Of
Company B. and when eQuazed made sixteen files 'front.'
The several evoutious very well rendered Lieu
tenant Colonel Remmey, the beau ideal Of Officer
sisted the Colonel commanding. The following move
execued:-Right Of companies 90 the rear
vance in line Of baic change Of 'front.' forward and 70
the the nrst and Nth companies; change drcc
on y the s INTO ,no laced % the rear; on right by
In one and i've companies; forming double column
Several movements executed the double quick
very handsomely In the manual the men showed cx-
OF the novelties Of the drill
FIRST pxensxNT cAvALRy, coLoxRL HENRY nRNxRR
Affairs In this promising mounted command seem %
ts progressing finely Already unmssakabls signs OF
the individual efforts Of ia energetic commsndant and
officers ere seen In ~ increasing numbers Al an
election for officers In Troop held at the regimen,a
armory, corner Of rwentythrd street and Eighth ave-
nue. Thursday evening" Lieutenant George r. Hart
mann chosen captain John D. Clauss en- first lieu.
tenant Henry Abel second lieutenant, and John r.
~rexI anA Uxn
been posted in this regiment which win be- known a.
Company r. Captain Fred wehmann-it was originally
intended 70 give them letter r. Al recent election In
this troop Michael Iscnmann chosen second lieu
tenant and John G Onangcr second second eutenant
constituted the regiment comprises eight corn.
panes Of troops, ~ follows Troop A. Captain Hart
MANN Troop election for captain ordered; Troop 9,
Wehmann Troop =, Captain Madden; Troop g. Captain
Hamm; Troop 10 vacant; Troop Captain otto Troop
X, Captain Fischer. ri -
COMPANY n THIRD REanEvr BEyprx zouAyra
The retirement OF Captain Murraya veteran officer in
the late wafrom command Of this crack company, Is
TO be regretted An election TO OIL vacancy was
held NJ the regimenal armory, Masonic Hail. Wednes-
day evening last, which resulted in unanimous
choice OF Lieutenant Henry r. Allen, an energetic,
spiriscd and excellent young of1ccr The vacancy
caused by the promotion OF Lieutenant Alien filled
by the election OF Lieutcnaut Daniel W. Fisher Of COM
pany X, same regiment SAW HaeH
IwsLFrH RrerxEST, coIcrrL WARD.
During the past week two excellent wing drills OF this
regiment took place at the State Arsenal-thc right wing
on Tuesday evening and ihs len wing on Wednesday
evening On each occasion o SIXTH company was
Formed, and he fronts equalzcd 70 ten files The evo-
lutions executed the school OF battalion were
according Norris tactics the pecular'ies Of which
ana tne simplicity o TIA mechanism, however preiera
able should not he adopted by any command unless 80
ordered b. the proper Authorities Toe Of Up,on's
new system of tactics, for which much celebrity
and qulckuess n movement. IA claimed, /. " an.
/ ncunced about 70 be introduced either In this