New-York tribune., 1878-11-09
REORGANizING TIE MILI7LA SYSTEM
A PLAN WHICH IT is PROPOSED TO BRING BEFORE
CoNGRESg.

PLAN WHICH IT Is PROPOSED TO BRING BEFORE
CONGRESS.
At recent informal meeting IN TINS city
OF q few officers Qncludng both National Guard-meh
and Regularsl committee was appointed to obtain the
Views OF those dcs Of cooperating IN an attempt 10
reorganze the militia SYSTEM and 10 agree upon plan
likely to meet with general approval and eventually to
secure its adoption by Congress THIS committee
through General q. w. Wingate No. 2OS Broadway
New-York has adopted a circular in which attention Is
called to an article "a National Militia system Dy
General Rodenbough, u. A. published Ihe Adtlona
dun of Iegisatlon required is based upon that article.
and has received the approval OF the comm lee'
That there shall be an annual appropriation OF ~,
oer ordnance aud Quartermas ors stores and for the
general benefit Of and t0be apportloncd pro &
the regularly Uorganzed and uniformed miIlla oi tue
different sta es under the following general cOhl0hs
and in accordance with such rules a. may be
officers, u be appointed by the President , A..
That the President shall appoint Do1rn OF ordp otS'
who shall prepare a system OF regulations lor Ipo guna
OF the militia, based upon the Ari9y y h S
which, when approved by the President snan PI; De PuJ;
lished In compact form, and ssued upon otato a
tons such quantity that each miltianah may DC pTU %
yidcd with copy the actuai Gust VI puD'''"'' " ~
charged Ia the appropriation ,o,,ra,.r, ofacer,
That the President shall assign from comPeten Queer
on the retired list OF the Army, with their consent
sufficient NUMBER not to exceed ten as ~ Sto,s
Of Militia. who shall with the ps nts I snpuaiy
authorities. make one inspection OF ts h trenh IN
reporting % the Secretary OF War upon tno % M
sTuction equipment and general coIutP" ~ Va
"A duplicate of said report to De furnished the ENecut
of the state. And while 80 detailed said oneets sna
receive the full pay and cmolrments ~ her BHnc;
That upon tue application or any feBlucnta @
or division commanderof the militia through lhc & ,a
or of his Snte the Secretary OF war may assign
from the active retired list or the Army, WIN It
consent to act Adiutan ADutahuehe"l si,ori NJ ",
az stan of such regiment lgade Division OIcer. OF
the Army while upon such duty 10 be borne upon ne
rolls, and for the tino being TO DC sr, 10 ,V i'm
and regulations OF militia, provided mat hotnlnk m m
this plan shall authorize the assignment OF any 9cc ~ ~
the prendiOe Of regular service, or unt nc sh"
ba yc seen AZ three years service III tue neu.
Nothing in this plan 10 be construed as gIEnR wy
prssidon2 anv authority ~ use call the militia into
servce or eIarcSo any control over them other than
that already under the Constitution ana laws
OF the United states.
Among those who have signed this circular are Adu-
tantGeneral Townsend, Inspector-General WOODWARD,
and General Inspector OF Rr PracGe %1 so
and Lieut. nant-Colone Fitzgerald OF the 7tn ne esme
N a. s n Y; Y;AdjutantGeneral sfranklln anu quarter,
Couch Of Connecticut AdintantGenera
siryker and Colonel sitting, of Eew-Jersey Assstant
Adiutant General Kingsbury and Asss'ahl ibsPo0tVi
General Stevens, OF hasshchuseA