, 1879-02-19
seen hn,l heard enough TO satisfy them that tho
wants OF tho snllittn ORGANIZATIONS nf Chicago


wants OF tho snl)itfa ORGANIZATIONS of Chicago
HAD NOT DgEA BXAuuE,sArEb,
and they wrro impressed with The importance Of
kccplng up the organization which showed tsclf
80 efficient with the small means at their com-
mat,l. lle sa'l ho deeply sympathlzed Will. tle
their dcplorabln condition. anil lie promised that
he Wotlttl do oil In Ills power to get the legfsln-
tttte to meet tho requirements Of the military
Wit'i liberal appropriation. Az regarded ii1o
CoMtnitteo wa8 satisfied TINT they, In lllr main:
were good, and Unc OF them he thought would
be passed, although portion Of cach might be
acn. Ducat anil the Sixth Battalion had aunr-
tcrs down to,sas The soutli end Of the city: but,
% they were very similar 10 those Of the Second
Regiment, perhaps IL was unnecessary 10 visit
tlaem,. as the Committee bad nlready, seen
enough to form correct judgment OF the re-
qurementa Of tho military II Chicago.
Col. Dixon spoke Of tho efficiency Of t!lc Or
gnnizattonR, nld sntd tint, without Tic mltin at
ihclr backs at the time Of riot. he was satiallcl
The First aud Second l,cuimcnts responded
promptly to the cal, ntNi every Eian II the city
who belonged to them turned out. They STOOD
tller ground. md did all tt,nt Was required Of
them e 1eGar1sa the tasy ~ S
cagn and Indispensable to the safety OF flie city.
Senator Mum sall he was both delighted and
surprtatd to fIni tile military fn such condition
IN chlcago. md hc thought II would be next to
criminal neglect on the part OF the State II It d!u
not do Bolnulhing for tho citiZen-9oldlers aftcr
they Ind done SO much for themselves md the
State bY putting their hands tnto thcir pockets
nnl paying their own bills. lie alluded pnrtIe.t-
larlY to tho First Regiment IN this, md, whileho
admired tie energy Of tho ,nenhcrs of tha
organization, who, he understood, wcro In O
financial condition to do this, h!s sy,npathies
were with tic Second Rcgtmcn.nnd tlie cavary,
which could not Afford to bear tic burden. Ho
thought they
VERB ENTITLED 70 BETTER QUARTERS.
Mr. Dixon wished IL understood by tho COM
mttlee that, whl!o tl,r First Regiment was sur
rounded witt. n1src con1torts, It had never rc-
ccivcd my more money from tho State or out
Bido sources than the other organizations, md
observed In its nrtnory wore placed there at the
Individual expense Of tCc tnem6cra who could
better afford to do II, but who ind grown tired
Of the constant burden and apparent unnpprec!a-
tion Of tie people, and now refused to do any,
thing further.
LIEUT.. Bangs, Quartcrmaster Of the First Reg
mcnt, hal Informed the Committee at the
nrmory that the monthly assessments Of meu-
coming from some source, tho command would
d8bantl.
sir. Mock paid a compliment 70 Chicago as a
city by Saying that hs differed from col. MUM
seeing tile citlzcnsolfscrs organizing and talsing
such resolutc means to defent themselves n,ll
the people an1 property, Tor the hume Of Chi
cagO wns familiar III every corner OF the world
nll the enterprise exhibited by the solticr-oys
was only reflection ot the enterprise exhibited
BY the citizens In everything.
Col, Mum responded by snytng TINT he Ind
heard OF Ch!cago enterprise. but hc had never
seen 1t concentrated aud bottled up before.
where anybody could actually look at 1t.
TIC members Of the Committee then shook
hnnds With aud bade their escort good.by. prom