, 1881-01-30
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TH3.E,~ THj3.I M1IIT1A.." ;
A Move to. Provide 'ArmoriesA for
the Chicago Troops. .'t
Bills Discussed BY tie Military Commit.
:. tee Of tie Citizens Aesoo1ation:>. :;

The Military Committee OF 1n7 e.aes4s ~
soclaton held meeting yesterday tsa waraesn;s:
n,,,la,n1 a., 7 Mason Loomis in the chair. The
..a. y. ~ .,ast;r1 WA ~ Consider the two
bills recently introduced into the. State Leais-,
la1ure IN the interests OF tho Cook County
militia. There we're present Messrs. J. Mason
LOOMS, George Mason' 1ona mcausey: .T.s+ -. -.
Larrabee and Edward Gale, OF the hllhtaFy
Committee; Murrg Nelson. Of the Executive ss
es... -, .,.. 49, pa,..on ~ rho unnaa
Military Committee; Cen r. me aoaae So
the Sixth Infantry; and Col. E. D. Swain and
Mst. + n. nanos. nt the First Infantry.
60, tt,aa So Tot nrhonnaon NJ tha strtf
some ume aeo ~ Inopsou h,,, .,,,,.oad y. I'm
Infantry, had the following Dill introduced INTO
the senuts by Senator Clark, and into the House
by Representative Rockwell: u..o - +,,a
third class to build aruloFtcs, and to Levy and
assess u tax for rhe same, for the militia re-
sdn 'n eoH2ttes Of ,he thf4 Az s95 tse counties
Of the third class be and are hereby authorized
and empowered to build ar1norses for tie State
5i eoanls sas a The 'aa
in the same n1anner !hat all State and county
taxes are levied and collected, two mills on
said counties, To be set aside lis military fund
to build armnries in said counties for the use
and maintenance OF the Illinois National Guard
residing In 4uid third. clu4a counties.
This bill was referred to the Military Commit.
tees 10 both brnuctes OF the Legislature About
the same rime It WAS introducsd' secretary Am-
sented another bill, similar in its nature, but
providing for an annual appropriation or about
x.55 000 fur the use ct the militia. This DILL was
also referred to the Military Committees Ihe
meeting yesterday WIS held Tor TIE purpose OF
giving the advocates Of. each bill an op-
portunIty to express their views before
tho Chatrmen OF these Committees. and to
give them sufficient information on the subject,
to enable thcm to dcaw up sort Of compro-
rY,iaf 1rh1ch
ned
Col THOMPSON made long and powerful
argument In favor OF his bill. He said that i
taxation OF twu mills on the dollar III this ooun.
ty would amount to about $30OUto. This would
be sutticcur to purchase armorics for all the
commands In Chicago, and these armoriea would
belong to the State. 1t WIS certain that nothing
could he lost US It was good investment. the
value Of properly increasing all tho time. II
might be cut OF 1T any time, and the militia
obIeet "Isa Of T. he isa bin 'D's was to put the
militia Of cook County On sound eSa nd aanca!
plcd along through the last hye years 1naufuly,
and he thou0ht tber should be rewarded in some
s,1bstapr1ul way Tbe gross approprlAtipn
Of one twentieth of u mill On the dollar on the
fhe mfiitia wanted WIS somerhinr extra with
which to build arnor1es aud provide themselves
with necessary clothing.
Secretary Amber theu spoke on the merits of
rion Of something ike ss5,OVo could BE- Outlined
it would FURNISH tho rnilitiu with sufficient
money to nav armory rent rus bills
coal hills and Cincldeutai expenses.
and to la Z enough aside 10 form uuite q respect-
sinking fund could be used for the purcnase Of
armortes In regnrd 70 Col. Tho,u Dsotl's bill be
thought it referred specially to touk County,