, 1880-05-17
THE MILITIA.
Report of the Annual Muster and In
speotion Of the First Brigade.
An Appropriation for Uniforms to Dc
Asked Of tho Legislature.
Tho General Government Looked To ior Sup.
ply oi Atms-Nolos and Nows.

Ao AGfhA1 VI *'s' ""@''N A.''Es,-.' '.t'~'"
sats,rtlay night. TnE TRIBUNE published tho
n,,urrlcn txrtton uf tho rcprt three ,vccxs rg.,,
silow'nx IN ta!has 1at,n tho eo,1'p!e.o slfens'"
or tho organizations Of Tho First l'rlEn''o Fol-
"s .ss,a,s", MI .au my wiz
f;eu y. d. Hamilton. ius,xctoy- General Stale Of
1'is"js, @ ( 1sInev. Ih.@Gsxkii4t; @yc t1sSnnS.
~ ,,,,s.nrsmIis u,,i ~ ct,,Sn,it., nv
e.r"y r ; s,.,,.tt AM nma S ,n,,smr ~ r." t
l,rgas iaos N@tlons qHa,s nde hy 'c IN
", ,a,rt ,nn,,t stnt r. II ii;na;s
fo! i in'esssisls + a sa!'' T.; wihn az ~ s.riSt
H. r. nets M te Il" Or Fl Fg thu r .e to % Fecsgs to
nssine thMk 10 seG, r r. W 1,n sn1 ra ,gMdo Us
~ eisd. dsssl,!;, a5,sr ii 9 yesy siret land and
ae pnnnn t,a s eFjse. to he @ Se 70 report 10 you
f !hat .ho go s,!";si, is ~hole, in Very saiis
fao1S e ~ decentralization eI,iE ,norscd anon tho ot.
, ~ ~ nT1 , .ls "mi ~ n,w toi,,rt INV oiwn,
sT;rt sfc,Sth 4 sash mr. t s
" wt n .snny 70 ''s.ists nscf wth" w
s seemed !nSt T. wS1 to " sh NJ.
rT rcIicd po i IN easo S Ser servccs % sSiI iii 10 re-
;; Ill.,; I .,tn c ~ ,t onwo nF P11 ns.,
@ f4n Thn SIs w' Jeer when sG ecessry r
all,rs hin 70 =" ,,Sy a,way ,,,,n'1 ass,m ,v, "ss
CtlftltllaHu CNn u6 fcilGN uPnl WHest
the H. Iua an syS sWSo Vii! nsens l,scf fro, tho m.
na isse,1o'n n iSr of fr, bis s Genany soS
certninly does mt tnka very much Interest IN
hnvs carrtully noted OH tho ,narRln ot tho
rolts. ollost tic lntsc Of c9Gh bse',tee whetl.-
re- % @ ~ ~ ss Ssssn1 IN ~i'h @ xe9a t ge s1yS NC
u Tho ee co,i,panjes ire genrrly uniformed. but
In n,tny OF tho older organizations the uniforms
ny 'rs provIreo 10 mike s,iggcstons as to ssIat
Ss sc,s t. 0 u ss yona H. Hs aso e..
will venture to s"y that, iI ny 1!'1fE, if;,
| Legislature Mt Its next session to mike MI mp
pr.sprintion sufficiently iNrgo to provide cach
tnlIi, with ut least ollG tntlguo uniform ycMr.
5nr.i, 10 ftrnishc.i, nni aiso tho styIe Of tho
dress uniform which tho companies, at their
option, might furnish themselves, should ho
from tho Commander in Chief. .,-
THO slii1creneo Il tho dress uniforms Is very
sS1a ay aessssa, nt'sx ny esle toSstasr ss
'pssy soSessi 70 ssass%'s aa
iho citcet woui1 % very Hue Tho or.ler reya-
rcfcreneo to th9 luturo ,tlld TO- app!y on.y Wheil
form s"aE'l for lis s mcn'hers. - p''''' @'@ ~
1ations M, mo ncnnruiv we'll kant. md exhibit
ySry clcar staienlen1s # the nner ~ which \, D
! SttU 11lnneyH nre d!sl,uraGd. In two Or threo
Instances, h0wcvcr. found tho records nntl ne-
m ~ ,,,,' ~ ny H. ns tNn m"n2cr nf k.n,ntt
.nta H. ~, G,,t.on =" ~ ~ ~. VIII fio oSn,nnStl"ns
sjvGn, il Wis ey.dcnt thnt expenditures hni Eern
rrnnrIw ,,,nio AMI lin r,nnrv ,isr nnIv for thc
\ y nrpuscs 1t WIS intended.
| ii1ld TINT tho requirements Of tho "Hcgulnt-
lug CDtlo for ArnlDrcs," As published by tho
AdJutnnt-0 General, IS gcllcriltly well complied
Witn ntnouRm ~ suV " i,,, w. s''uf ~ n, tuU
oui.,lM'as ,il ,,t nn Hivna IL n trstncna cnrn nira
n,, ,sl,.u r,t;i ~ ,r'S,nnx "r,un1 thnir
,,,,n!A " rriv ~ 10 - rt.r,ntinn fnr thn,mscIvcs
and purity ~ Il mcn1ls Of rnIaing funds to as
slst III pnylnE tho necessary expenses 0f tholr
nlitNFy organizations. In s,,ch cnses the nr1uo-
ries Aro ust,ti ns places nt entortnn.ncnt.
some .! tne en!nGs ncr s r.sun,y tay VII. VIII
,t ,nI III M a.,rrc 4, liz nnriw ,E # tn Synr ~
w ,.,, ,a ~ nt sG INV ,,nnnrnttvu,v nan.
ss ". ~ tnt, " i,nirr Whit ,,ns".viaenhio
| / pbsgryel TINT the humber Of companies
having tho improved brcccn-loadtnK arms tno4