, 1879-02-08
THE MILITIA,
Considering the New Law.-.Ab.
clifton OF Division Head
quarters.
Who Was Responsible Tor Sending
Troops 10 Braidwood.


conference Of officers hf The Illinois M
ttoun, f;uar.t raa l,ct,I rc*tcr,l,y .ftc,n,,, -,
nr,ro,, o,t,,, ror,r,ffn,, lin ... ,s.t,.,e .,,,
.Hrses op"s ..u -. S ~. IN, ~" @ M't'm '''
Known "a "scnase h1ll no. w." Tue ol'lccrs
present numbered from twclyr to twenty, NIL
represented every military organization In thc
ctt,. Thcre was tl,e greatest ,,nant,u,,y nj fcrt
t,t t .n,, r,,,t.-.r.a all III .....,.., .I 49,,
"eFe many tnhRs IN t,,e "'' wh'e'' needed
amchlt1IC, Will. sotnc Of the provisions In It
c1nF.sea @ Iees1lnr t .e usE ~ 't a. H',e a
Division i1eaGouarter.. a,ul ,at Va. T . ,ie,er, '
fnncl opposition 10 the fn'vement on tle
ground that It. WIS believed To bo a political
scheme whereby # WAS Intended to make a mn.
ch,nc ri ,,c militia sv.,e,n
s''t'e " VI. .''"'.'a s'e'"' -
TUE sth'EcT Or LIMITATION
was also brought up, but no dtclded nore waa
made In this direction further linn tint a mn.
ttou wss mu.lc that It sl,ouM be resolved ~ Il.
t,,c ,.nso ~ Tho mcettnr ,l.a, thr r,,,,,a, ~
Nv ten>o VI t"e ."e1''"a 49, 'ne ""'lptt VI
state troos,s elloula he lHnltcd 10 e,too, which
was carried. IL was suggested that the State
should pay Into tic LANDS Of the commander
M c,cr, orpan,zntfnn n certnfn .ur, mar rs ,t,o
s...,,s r., ,t,o .,,.,,lrt ~ W. c,,,,.,,r .''.
~ .....t .,,.,,.s ~, ' ,'.I- -eeo'u
~: g ~ roti M tnrs,rr to bc n,ac hv tad .s,,m ".
,nn,jn1 ,,f,Iccr s;Yty .ta.e Ir.Inr.. Tho aotr ~
III. navfnruf Hut tiis matter wn. nn,t nnnc1
far t,tf,tr, reconsideration.
Each oll1rsr pEcsrnt had bccu furnished with
a printed ior,n 0t tIle pr,In,se.l lrw bill, an,i
IIt. Sarrotorv rcnl this t,yrr ,,rrj,Iv frn,n IT,
',tnn;nv ~ eu.i II l'.tl iv.c,s ,ho .,,tnntin ~
sn ,;,,t .' ~, ,onst.'ar , .',u.t . .'. y,
!he HeEHua ~ tuisntss ;tHc uut"1nh 'esaH7u
by section, but uwlnx ~ ihe iatcncss ot the
lour nt''i tic length u tine ronh1Incl III the
reautng !twas rcani7ed 10 detcr further nctinn
tlme. ot, muttun, n co,Iltutttps u[ seven was
nunfrate1t Ia no through thr bill and mark
susl. scctions a. III the tuju.is
" ,ne Me'nns.7 's'iuileu ~ ~
changed: "a 1cpo't !o :he theeithg next
Wcsnesaaf nltcfnoon a. click. !iie meet,
plarc, nj whict, time It Is tot Improbable ti.at at,
entire new bill will bs presented for tho ap-
Thr f1ierra win tt,ok part En ,hc rnc..t3nr vcs-
tcsuas sta Mesu ~. ~ lS i,ss. n.Sa''G
1itin Is' ~ III Sts,e " ''"s e''ss '
The new h.ll Is regarded by tl'r officers Of tic
thnm liz pfsssnt sItia ,aw, NH o t,v ar de-.
tprIuincd Il, l,nye 1t modified II, at 10 t,Iri st,n
of III. rpn1,trru,,pta ftr which Il was Intr,mIrtts
.,rss,,ront ~ fo,x r,,i;,to"s ~. .nv
ssL sa',.., H., ~ ag" us iucaas VI
l19thcr1',e INC ahicfests ot politaeal ring
TIE FOLLOWING PETITION
,v,. c,rcn1atrd nmonr M. atstc rnt,,torr ,,ut
IL" ,ftI,ons ,,"rn,iw vcstcr.Iar for si,.,s, ,,a.
.S e.t1s fs sss .,"ar ,sas. rts.' tus tI1ales'
pusaa'
uinot" r.. ,i,c 1nter.Iea c,t,cn. Il cns n " TX y
state of f'tfno,s. have. seen dnrtne the th.t two
yeArs the ft,cnhly mud successful efforts of tho
Ma]or.t'snera! commanding tht lls's,on =! me Il.
HnOls Nastona! nuatu: ana tae nfsfaaef oensfa!s
somannnR iho oR1mes; J." .1 @ tae iunua
~ H. nnfasttnnn Til hns i",. nrnsen..i IL
tic xcsIsio1uro of tbe s,a,c u 1iltuots ur.y,tns
military cnlo for ihu atatc, mud pnrporting to br
bl'l from cosnn,lsee Of the officers ot Tic ltnuis
Sn'nnal t'uasd, iegslating ont of otcc the Major.
t'eucral commanding tnn DIVISION a!a N no nun
ies 1altly sep1ssen.saH ~; tno s's~s " t!at Il,t
tse' nnt tI'o.c u t.,e ohcefs ana Hlrn comprising
ihS - sasa99a tnasa' hot VI th' c'fths interested
S,t wy wc %ea sr.v c,,,c N ,cmon,,rot. c,,n,
o ,a n1,n to- e9 Is u Cnn
Iaafa anu p!aeitg ~ aatGofit5 ~ tno Aa1a!ant.
uencta, an o!aeet nhpolnteu " 1ne t.ovesnne ah'l
femoia1e a. ms wl!s. a. 9aia9 nnnlitsrE ana eal-
ch'ateA 70 destroy LIE eac1ety VI te ILLINOIS, M
tlnnhl tthatu. ,..,..,.
Ehat thd ihtfoanc'toh OF Mny tuch fncathfc look.
code. 70 msh needed 10 .sturu liz ssfety aud wcl: