The New York herald., 1869-01-21
THE STATE MILITARY ASSOCIATION.


Second Days Sessi0n-The Championship
Guidon Question.
The State Military Association met yesterday,
pursuant TO adjournment, at eleven O'Clock. In the
absence Of the President the Fourth Vice President,
Brigadier General Brown, took the chair. On the
meeting being called to order 1t was found that
quorum was not present, but nev ertheess business
was proceeded with The Treasurer, Colonel +. A.
Conkling, submitted the treasurers report. The
receipts during the past year, from all sources,
amounted to 81, ,So3, and the balance in hand was
s6S7 An auditing committee was appointed, who
subsequently reported that the accounts or the asso
citation were found to be correct.
The Committee on Nominations reported the fol.
lowing named gentlemen as their choice Tor officers
of the association for the ensuing year:-Presdent-
Major General Theodore b. Gates, Fifth division;
First Vice President-Colone G. HI. Thompson, Sew
cnth division; Second--Major General r. l.. Howard
Eighth division; Third Brgadier General E. A.
Brown, Third division; Fourth-Brigadier General
II. d. Barto Sixth division; Recording Secretary
Lieutenant Colonel Henry Heath, Second division;
Corresponding Secreiary--Colonel G. f. Blood, sixth
division Treasurer--Coonel Albert Steinway, First
division; Chapiain-Rev. 7. Q. Strong, d. D., sixth
division.
The motion to table was carried and recess taken.
After recess the motion TO elect the slate presented
was renewed and carried
Captain Bowers moved that in future the annual
day in october and succeeding day. Amendments
were made naming the frst Tuesday In November
strenuousy opposed The motion ana moved to table
Ii, which was lost by an overwhelming majority. IL
eventually resolved that the date Of the annual
meetings be the last Tuesday or September and
succeeding day. good deal OF discussion
ensued as 10 whether or not the next meet
ing should be in 1869 or 1870. While
this question was pending General Brown called
The attention OF the chair to provision in the
constitution that all changes IN the constitution
n yDfn " ac-
cordingy taken over again. There appeared for the
last Tuesday IN September 27; against, Is. General
Hendix asked Tor the calling OF the roll, and vote
by yeas and nays, which was granted and resulted
yeas 81 nays 20 The time Of meeting, therefore, re-
mains unchanged.
The nominations for officers OF the association were
then taken up and those named by the committee
Heath, however. insisted on reslgning, and Lieu
tenaut Colonel Walter @. Van Rensselaer,, Fifth divi
sion, was therenpon elected recording secretary.
The Committee on Amendments TO the Militia
Code appointed the prevlousday brought in
port The committee asked the association recon-
mend TO the Legislature to reduce the term OF services
in the National Guard from TO five years. and
that fines should not be taken In lieu OF 6eryce that
brgades and divisions be numbered as In the regu
lar army; that the railroad companies should be
compelled to give free transportation to going
TO and returnin. from drills, parades reviews &C..
and that the office OF brigade provost marshal be
created. The report was accepted but nothing fur
ther was done IN the matter. Most OF the report Of
the committee was a rehash OF last years resolu-
tons, TO which the Legislature never paid any atten
tion.
Ceionel BudKin moved tIat tne Legislature be
asked to authorize the appointment OF veterinary
surgeon to each cavalry regiment with the rank or
second lieutenant. Major Kent, Of the washington
Gray cavalry, supported the motion in few peril
1pent remarks. The resolution was carried by
unanimous vote
General Postey then tried to get communication
from General Burger referring to General Bendlx's
claim for the medals OF the association brought up
but General Aspinwall, who had In the meantime
entered and assumed the presidency Of the meeting
would not permit 1t. long. dreary debate, apropos
Of nothing in particular, then ensued. when the
matter OF the guid0n was brought up. After much
useless discussion, In which 1t was shown that the
association had no funds TO pay for the 1ags and
medals 1t had so generously offered, Coone4 Kenny
said that he should decline the guldon If IL would
be offered to the Twenty second regiment as sc emed
to be the INTENTION the conditions OF the resolution
OF the association not having been compiled with
The members OF the association continued to
wrangle and debate until near six O'Clock, but moth
ing was accomplished. The association adjourned
without passing single practical resolution or
taking any measures for increasing The efficiency Of
tie National Guard. ~~r- - 81