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seen hnl learl enough to satisfy them that tho
wants Of The inijttia organizations at Chicago


wants Of The iniItEa organizations at Chicago
had NOT pRHN EXAGGERATED,
md they wcro Impressed with .he Importance of
keeping up the organization which showed itsclf
80 efficient with the small ncnss at t'lclr con-
mani. Iia said hD dcrnfy sytnpnthizcd with th9
tletr dcplorabe condition, anu 1io pronisctl |iat
he Would do all In Ills power 10 Gct tl,e Lcgfsla-
turc to meet The repltrc!uetits Of the military
Wlth fibera! appropriation. As rcEarell the
Committee was satisfied iat thrv, In the Inain::
were good, mil one Of ttctn he thought would
po passed. although a portion Vi eactl might po
Gen. Ducat sa,l tic Sixth Battalion f,a] quar-
tcrs down towarl he soutl end Of l!lc city: butt
A. they were very sfnilnr tu those OF the 8ccoHd
tegtmchts perhaps IL was UNNECESSARY TO Visit
them. as tlle Committee. Ind alrcady seen
enough to form eprrcct judgment Of tile re.
uulrements Of tho military of Chicago.
Col. Dixon spoke Of the efficiency Of The Or
Eantzastous mil snid that w'iuut thu niIttaa nt
their bnckB at the time Of riot. ho Was tntistcu
tho First md Second Regiments responded
promptly 10 the call, Ansl every man 4 ihc city
who belonged to tllrm turned out. They STOOD
their ground. and did nll Lint WINS required Of
them. Tie regarded the military organization
IA au absolutely necessary Institution IN CHI
cage, n.h inLtspcnsnbl. 10 the safety 81 the cttv.
Senator Mum said lte waa both delighted md
surprieed to nd tue military Il, sucl condition
IN Ghsag a Il. ouG y 20 s1t K
not do something for tho ctizeil.Boidicrs after
they had done 50 tnucl for themselves ainl the
State by putting their hands aato their porkctd
antl paying their own bills. ne alluded partlc,l-
admired the energy Of the rncH,hers Of this
organization, who, he understood, were in q
financial condition 10 do this, hla sytnpathfes
were with the Second 1legimrntund tllr chvnlry,
which could not aiIoEl to bear the burden. lilo
thought they
WE'RE ENTITLED TO DETER QUARTERS.
Mr.. Dixon uished IL understood by the Com
mEttrc TINT, while tic First Regiment was sur
rounded With mere comforts, u hni never re-
ceivcd any moro money from tho State or out
side SOURCES than the other organizations, nn1
the little evidences nf taste or luxury tint were
observed In Its arnory were plnccd there a. tho
Individual gxpoDsc Of tile tnCnbera, who could
better afrorl to do It, but who had grown tired
Of the constant burden md apparent unapprecIa-
tton Of tie people, mud now refuaed to do any
thing further. ......
Lieut.. Bangs, Quartcrmaster Of the First Reg
nent. 1aa Informed the committee Mt the
arn,ory TINT tho taonttly. assessments Of !no,l-
coming from some sourcc' tE'a command wou!d
dtsbNtt.
MI. Mock pail compliment 70 Chicago us
cfty by saying that he differed from Col. Mum
In ono pnrttt:ular,-he was mt "surprfscd " at
seeing tlc citfzen-sodtcrs organizing aNu taklnt
such rcsotute means to defend themselves aud
the people and property, 1or the name Of Chi.
ana tlc enterprise exhibited by the sodcF-boys
was only reflection Ut tic enterprise exhibited
by tile citizens fn everything
Col. Mum responded by saying thAt he Ind
heard OF Chicago enterprise. bnt TIC had never
seen It concentrated and bottled up before.
where anybody could actually look at It.
[LAughtes.7
Tic members of the Committee then shook
hands With aul babe their escort good.by. prom
Il fsx hat
md Legislature, on their return to Springfield,
In behalf OF thu militia.