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THE NATIONAL MILITIA.
The Committee On Militia in the House Of
Representatives have reported bill to pro-
vide for organizing, arming, and disciplinlng
| the militia Of the United States. The bill en-
| acts that every ble-bodied male citizen resi-
| dent within the respective States and Terri
| tories, between the ages Of Is and Is, shall be
| enrolled in the militia, the enrolment to be
made as may be required by the law Of the
| State OF Territory. The militia shall be d.
yided into two classes, the active to be known
! as the National Guard, and the Inactive to be
known as the Reserve Militia.
The National Guard shall consist Of such
regularly uniformed and enlisted troops in
| the several States as may be organized
therein pursuant to the respective laws
thereof; the term of enlistment not to be less
than three years. In time Of peace the Or
ganization Of the National Guard, the num-
bers, rank, and duties of staff officers, organi
zation, and administration, shall be surh IN
each State as the Legislature may direct;
when called into the service Of the United
States the National Guard, if called out by
regiments, may be organized by the Presi-
dent into brIgadcs, divisions, ETC., and he
may designate the brigade and division CON-
manders. The> active militia to be trained
under the system Of tactics prescribed for the
regular army.
All existing corps, infantry, cavalry, OF
artillery, which by any law have not been in
corporated with the militia, may be allowed
to retain its privileges, subject to the duties
required by law Of other militia. Such corps
may retain its independent organizat In
time Of peace each State complying with this
law will be entitled to be furnished with
small arms, field artillery, and harness, in
fantry, cavalry, and horse equipments, and
service dress sufficient to arm and equip its
active militia, with ammunition, camp-eQui-
page, etc.
The number Of active militia to be so fur
nfshed shall not exceed 100 regularly-uni-
formed commissioned officers and enlisted
men for each Representative in Congress
from such State, all arms, ETC., heretofore is
sued to be considered part Of this allowance,
and to be accounted for.
The cost of purchasing and manufacturing
the arms, etc., for the active militia shall be
annually estimated by the Secretary Of War
and presented to Congress. There is to be all
Adjutant- General in each State to perform.
the duties provided by State law. and who
shall annually make full return to the Sec
retary Of War concerning the active militia
in such State, and an abstract Of these re-
turns shall be annually laid before Congress.
The service dress for the active militia shall
be worn when called ont for active service,
and at any other time when so directed by
State law; but the full-dress uniform may
be worn at other times.
Every organization in the active militia
shall go into camp Of instruction for at least
five consecutive days in each year, meet
for drill once month, and have an annual
inspection. An officer Of tho regular army
shall attend such inspection and make re-
port thereon, and each State shall within
one year provide and maintain at least one
rifle range for rifle practice, and provide for
Instruction therein. The seventeenth section
of the act provides for the following co1npe-
tition:
SEC. II That the Secretary Of War is author |
lied to offer annually to the National Guard Of /
each State and Territory Crowded they number
valuc, for competition in rifle practice; also, to
annually offer prize Of s, 900, to be shot for by
Guard Of each State nnd Territory, from each Of +
the three divisions OF the army, and from the |
navy, to be divided among the three " teams
conditions Of both matches to be prescribed by
the Secretary ol War. Each State team shall be |
certified to by the Adjutant- Gencralot its State,
formed National Guard, and transportation to
aud from said last-named match shnl1 be fur
aud reserve, not to exceed fifteen in number,
from each state under such rcgnlations as may
be prescribed by the Secretary Of War.
When any regiment, division, or brigade
so applies, the Governor of any
State may ask the Secretary of War to assign
IN officer from the active or retired list Of the
army to act as Adjutant Of such regiment
n Of sucn brigade or division. Officers so
assigned shall be commissioned as officers OF
he National Guard.
The President may order the whole or any
oart Of tie active militia of any State into
he service of the United States for term
lot exceeding twelve months, during war or
III invasion by a foreign enemy or Indian
ribe, OF an insurrection or rebellion against
he Constitution and laws of the United
'tates, or on any occasion when the execu-
lon OF the laws may be obstructed by comti-
lations too strong to be overcome by the
ivil authorities. This force when ordered
nto the service Of the United States shall be
objected to the regulations of the army, and
e allowed the same pay, rations. and emolu-
lents as are allowed in the regular army,
nd In case Of being killed their widows and ;
hildren to have the same allowances as
nler like circumstances are allowed to
Of the regular army.
Officers and enlisted men ordered into the {
eryice Of the United States who shall re-
Use to obey said order shall be tried for de-
triton and be subject to the penalties PRO
ided for that offense.. :. .....,.>
The reserved militia shall not be liable or I
abjeet to any military duty to the United /