New-York tribune., 1881-03-27
THr NEW MILITARY CODE.

coMMENTS on THE WORK OF THE MILITARY OoA-
nussroS--pofNTs OF DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TIE
NEW AND THE OLD CODE.
Members of the National Guard in the city were r
greatly interested yesterday IN discussing tne lcI-
five merits OF the report made to the Legislature
the Commission appointed last year 10 revise tne
military code of the State Tho comments OF tn1so s
wi bo had read the new measure We're gemera cnde
was prepared many years ago and had oeen Iie I.s
ouently amended SO that it was cumbersome anuun
cult to understand The new code whCh % mai abSet
half the size of the old one and ~ so aTIaneeu
as TO be easily understood. Colonel >. " K Cruge,
member of the Commission explained 20 hi,eM. 5Ssr
ence between the new and OLD code. iho ; nnw az. ~
defines the amount of military serves W W
be required OF fss cOers Sow "1 % about what to ex
meet each year At present regiment can De ealiea
out AT the will of the Colonel. Hereafter ~ tm9 W o
no officer OF enlisted man So wouS seven We eompu
sorry day drills and parades. iye OF when ,I,S @ pV
ordered IN consecutive camp duty Inc coinpus'hts ~
rifle practice at Creedmore would practicaIIy po
abolished hereafter as it s the purpose TO nave 'ne m
rifle practice during the Eve days camp GUY on
the State grounds The office OF GeneLai ispeoio % io
of Rife Practice would thus be abolished anu aso
fhe Division Brigade and Regmental inspectors.
The provisions for admission to the NatIonaI
Guard are made moro stringent ana eacn mG.up0, h
renuired 10 know how TO read and write, bis elo
Intention to reduce tho f0rce but Improve ID III oh
acter and efficiency. Tne Guard now NUM- Dsrs ta pe
tween 10 (Oan IL OOU 0t1cefe anu uicn'
new code the maximum would be 1b.OOO, WINE ~ Is
the intention of the AjutantGeneral to bring tne
nresent force down to aoout II 600 at least o1e-na
of w which would be required to do five days camp
duty each year In consonanco with the recominen-
dafiops of the Adjutant General oil the United otaeS
the system OF discipline and exercise Is made 10 con-
form TO that of the regular army. , - -.
The uniform and equipments OF all tne i0rce
under the proposed code will be alike, ana VIII DC
furnished by The State This will be great relieI
to the members of the force: Organizations can
have dress peculiar 10 themselves II turnshed az
their own expense as now, but they mast wear tne
State Uniform on State occasions Ibe unl1ormhnx
of fhe entire force will cost tho state ABOUT
5000 600. but the Adjutant General THINKS tne
amount can be saved to the State under see new new
code in three or four years. Last year S31o'ooeO "
WAS appropriated for the National Guard, put " IL
heieyod that $500 600 year will be enough under
the new code after the force Is uniformed. :,
The Colonel or Captain of a company VIII be ex-
,,ficio president of the civil organization whch
looks after the internal aairs of regiment or COM
many These organizations now elect their ofncefs;
Sorcommissoned officers will be appointed instead
The offices of Quartermaster-General and the
Commssary-Genera of Subsistence are abolished
and their duties will be performed by the Commis-
saTvjeneral. while the Judge Advocate General is
giyen additional duties and made salarled 0thcer.
Imprisonment for non-payment OF nnes Is aDolsneu'