, 1877-08-01

MAR meeting. and finsl nnt how many would
vrtnnt.rr. This wsuh keep nut 1naters nnl
1nakr Il q assn fatf,n nm whaliy IT veterans.
f!Irt :1air ,r''ilH,nl to entertain the tnttfnn,
lrrtn r alter tEc meeting "s}iMtrnetl the Zap
tat,.s would knnw what to rcrnst 10 their Posts.
Ur KhHtl,1rlt wantEai ~ know What the 1ncrt-
tn. was talra fnr. Il not to CYPRESS themselves.
IT, in>i-tri IN tho motion bring entertained.
Tr' Chair Thought that he ~ssI3 declare the
tn''n o,.t nj "ricr finally, hut ~ot,la entertain
It for tir present.
rt,ni. and rfiiyrlng ratt' man would he sIsn,
4 t.l,r nr;ninc aptf cnnrng VIC re done thorough
". lie tton@l,t Tint ths amount s.,,1f,1 he hut
i'll afforded 1v 'nanv nj the members. They
haI nothing 70 cxtcrt from the State.
Cnnzale ltrrsc en!d that there was 'nnn m
thc Twelfth Wanl whn wMlA guarantee To SEQ
tiat IN, r,tu would H. artncu II company of
tse Il. i. II. was formed.
t'o. iJllia,n agreed With nr. Blntl,arlt. 1ro
thought the matter should be thoroughly cam
yas-.d by thu members.
M,i. >wnync alst, sai,l TINT oil companies
whsls tho q. A. X. s1IOuld foEm would llavc to
I,r intrrcMicIt organizations.
St,tHc further 'iiscu-.it,n folnwc.1, when Dr.
H,.ttl1it t,s.tcl That they shonk' first get tho
met. su'l then they could get tho arms very
easily.
l'r. Knc's also said That t1,ev co,td mol orean.
izv ,Ilt1er tho Militia llw. Ir tsought It might
1rNc profitable to The titF 10 urn nun'1nr OF
veterans nn,i give tlrtn nh armnry. lie tl"ught
tHts would commend ftsclt to tne incms'ers of
The Common Council. He Thought the arms
should t,c uianct first, and then the men
would bc ftrshcomEnu. He thought there
hlrutI sc Il Committee appointed, to confer
With tEr Nayor and Common Council.
Maj Chappcll. Col. S!,crhurne. Or: C'apr,. F.
c, .tcrlin,:. and others fulIg agreed with Ur.
BEutlmrhts idea.
Mai. swayne stated that only *t4, 600 had
been rnisrd trwartls nnifnriniur md tlnErrtng
tho First Regiment, Md that The olcrrs had 10
l.ct,fnc responsible fur tho rest. liz lupctf
that the rcoptc w"lll appreciate their c',-
teayuf., alrl thai tf,ry ucro vi snn,e use.
ticf,. \. &. Uucat sail that they wrre III need
nE q ilrst-s,ass six,gun llatte5y In Chicago. tfn
thought thu. II tho Veterans would set up kuch
nr t1ganjza.is,, The peollc would subscribe ttr-
wards II In a very brief limo. There wcrc several
la.tcri.s In the country which could now
Au Lbtr!rtaI, one Ut which WAS IN
Boston. lie would do all he routsf
10 lic1p such an organization along. liz thought
there shnnld bc two GnilinE guns uul Two
twclve-pa1nd %a2ncens In a battery. Grape
a1il canister Wrr3 the :hingA Tor street firing.
II wuui! tnkc alpoIt NJ 11cn to man a battery.
Col. Stcri,urnc thought Congress should he
asked iu locate atl arsenal III Chicago. lie
fn,l1,I tnClc sam 700 nriC:M,r, ainl d very
1hrtu1 1tri accommodating ore. Then, II they
lal the veterans. they could istgc tic arms II It
1vnh found Necessary. .
After sumo further discussion, In Wilcl 1t was
expressly stated that The t;raltl Army Iil hot
desire to srryc as militia. or .UrI al ilHlrptnl
rEt military rptlpAny hut wished t." have arms
ts,tivtnlrHt III case Of cmcItgIlcy. every Com
,saLt cr III f',r'k Cuinty was appointed In c''.-
1er~illl tlsr MAJOR relative to tic procurement
u arms atld ret'urt to their rcspecl,yu Pusts.