, 1879-02-13
o.,,, ,,eol Of Dissatisfaction with tho
! ofs'' fI,llInrd I'LL,
,,,., T. T. Stated, Makes tho Military a
SS'''' - Political D Organization.

to'fed ~ r, ir",n,ua The division Organization
oos c"''I w.,ar. General, md the Other
Nib I 'A'e. .,,,,ntton. without Il Major
xub sbrt9faaa Il ~. no,1.. In anil. wcre nro.
,;,netaI There wv s t1anso Commtttcos IN
.,s,,d 10 tue Senate anu iio.su -. ,,,a w.
v'It,f1 Affairs on tue assc'ap - - ,rht,h @ H.
lalufe' INT 1..s.aau. ss took tho two codes, antI
Mann Is CLa''u'".' aar, n,,on lin brlrado organ
s.,t,y aqrced to report upon ~ t,'o 4",- - -
pp.n, '.m, tayoraliy. WIFI th,s aecisIoh deu'
ttstpu ar. ,e lad nothing whatever to do.
a.n' a III i'lisr further stated tat t'eto would DO
..s eens Of the Military Committee sna .a. n1sn' s
nat.day), before wh'ea roa'u .,,.. "ppun' "o.'.
Woo, y. .n, himself. 1ic said that, us for
Quincy, !.s. a. ,,,,u0 n pvllteal organization, aa
lhs militia os'"s ,,a,,tirs Ind nothing whatever
charged BY so'1c po'l..ee .1 H.. ,',,,.e.t ,'rors
10 do With II. aila 'oi''o " 'o
~ :4sett iirhcr knowledge Of t!!s - nctio,.
rssuSs reporter yessefaas @ f,seu ssfSfa !,ctr
.1lItf1 eenuenlc,l, nld aeKca t''ch "aa' e''e'f
,ssnad.r,tanllng uf the matter WaE; III.
b. ]. r. Weeks suleS9h .. nrEau ~ ,,o
r,aol Uen. Torrencc. Win lanM o. H. IL, =.
ioionet, was te 1rst at. sIi' ~. .hnetnnss ny nf
rnoid now readily account ioe lEu cn.Mtss "
mtmor5 ot sam Iildeh III h'S s'pl'eF o'S'aseles'
iof he thought ..-.--
!" 7ur MEMORY or GEN. HfLL1ARD
.....,nd ,nrthfur lie Ind cres heard. There
taipaaas.s ~ oeniemen appointed on this Military
sa1iee s.Ie ani "A loiows: Aslutaut- General HILL
sonIis @ H., William 4, Strong, OF Chicago; Gch.
ss,'a =, "Eutr uirey. aud Lieut. Col. Weeks, Sur
a.o", a., n cGiraGu. Tits Committee held three
t,,an. teoa,, " nne in Chicago, one in Springfield
i nstISs y nj lin Iast orc also Ia sprIngtlcld,
~ e. 3 n AZ T1Js was the lupt meeting OF which
~ i. Thte.rn members Of tho COMMITTEE had
~, r roilacation, and at this, gathering codo
a.e,cI,.tinn. ~ md tlis uns tho only
W. 'To,,pht before tho Committee.
~ t.. of the Chicago members weru ever notl-
n ihe Committee, until tlien1attcr codo was
RESENTED 10 the Legislature; ;,.
Gen. Strong anA Lieut.. COL samuel Appletou,
% Gen. Durat,e siail, ana fecalaer lor Ine
Committee, made tne ,sGtne FIJI naatencus 10 II II
Weeks !n eyery partlcmlar. IHg general pre-
std Gen. Woou got loEgtneF ni.u , a5sauaeu
n.w code without gonsult!nR ING 9lner melt'- t1n.
ttts. anu ncscr 1otl!le4 .i!lttn. "utlngr tll1a
xts tnlttptltious or otlsef"lsc, tnc pcoplc eau
ds's!ninc IRON inc iacls RseaGnt@ca; @ H.,
With regarl to TIE political features OF tlio
militia, Qe. billiard sags ti!efc Gre democrats
iodine higii "tligcs, cte. ~ course tnero arg,
!
It's not tic Demoerats VINO ara klck.h$ aaa,hat
turning the militia ilto po'ttica! niaehinc' Got
Ail the Kepllbl1cans, nut ~ lh c7erYuouy "nu
has The interest 81 Tue hA!tary at neaft: m Ioi
ttsT know t',at, when this ls aecotnp!s!seu, tle
efficiency Of slls Troops Is forever acsi,1nYoa; ,1,
IT, state pt ailai's when !,t,.ra ugn. u1l'iart
eltsms. exists now, INC officers nh,
men IN tho militia service destro shal
continue 70 exist. aud that n what they arc
totheE!ng themselves aDouti iof they tlllnH ttc5
KEN he sc|letno tor removing. pF leeialnting
out'ot existence, tllc ,nivlslon neau9nattsfs
I'D ne Malor: Gcneral. n nloyemcnt to plaet
ae entire military Of the State under tue con
.o' Of ono man. ant1 hts Office to be subject t
4eplsasure Of Inc GoYcrnor. Thct', IN makl4f
''" A1ucnA4,yr orr1cr:
ttsould be a plum which the Governor cou,f
laid our IN Ehnn man al no1itic,l int1nrnr,
enough 10 assist lin In getting elected
hs WA elected. Il wn,,,d mattrr ii
tie whether lis EDUCATION uMl ahllit,
Fmd i" ~ I'm ~ III ~ y ~, ",,,1a st.te tronma
With The htpcst rank nj a. an m mn oiiirer % "'> y o0'
lie literal mcaniur Of thc term n Ai]1utnnt
u an assistant; one wh6 srcs that thc cotn
tpanl,s Of 4 s1,nerior orn carried nit, In In
a.,: t1 Il y 'neaa mn ,ni.leer VINO eees tnas te o.
attend, to iii tho let5lfs o3 ti,s autne. om] r.
ports 10 bis tabcrior. The whole military Rys
ten 10 wheel wtthtn.A wheel, Tile same prlN
cpla that goYerns an army upyerns a sipC]
c0mponY In q regiment, and fs found to cxls
- all organizations. THUS, Tic whol
body Of 1tunps Is commanded by
General, atajuE-u General, MI A1jutnnt-1 1cs,era
tls, ordinarily. emitting tho o.liec Of Lluuter
stmy, aIlhoupt, Gan ehnr;drn, n lin ftnttr
States Army, IL m exception, a,,il hlR onlco q,
plfes Hhcn be rctlrcs, bG!ng merely crcatcd as
recognition Ut mcrltorious service. Tile organ
iattn III regiment Is thu sat,,e, II Ia oiIiccrc
BY \ Co!onel, I!e,ltcpant-C Colonel. n Maio]
and 40 AaJutant, With IN Interior rink, wIlos
due5 L Is 10 attend to dctaila and sec that II
orders OF tic con,mnmtilng officer n,
executed. A company ts otllcorcd i
Lieutenant. Tic First Scrceaut performs i Ii
,afas dntlcs for company That a., Adiuta,
does for regiment. thnt m mHhtnnt. .f}rnnr
does lot an army, d division, or q brigade. III
euly difference Il, thc niIireh n i, ranE nni
lhe case Of tue company tho AJiutant is no,
commissioned officer.
With this general prtuelpto in ylew. the oil
81 Of the militia t},lnk il they arc not rjgI
ihtte IL no rtEht. MD t',rr nrc t1ntcrn,irci
tsht iho thing thro,rh to III rna u'ip' IN ,,s IL,
hs State '' t''''''A'' "'AA
WIN ~ n,r u,,,r,,,,,,
Tie Mills. ns.s.',., ~ ~. = toti'tolA".
ID tla n,iIitts mUnGs, oroantatt, =. olce
lsolher metIIu@ 'xm1aions vas,naH ~ tns ety. r.
The subr r,mnIi ~ tyo.ioax " attcFnuoli' ~ VII
amendments r. 'fa nj ,,s, esYsm aepdteu II y.
taebanrc1ae 1etre t'n t!at boaY. Tne document w
would scssc1n sita. se pattY wno urcw t!n ORIGIN
mtndatf",,s ~ 1eeo9niza H. MOST Of tho rocol
hy hS"ns ,Ss ,nna u sAe subcommittee were accept