Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-06
MINNESOTA State GUARD
SECOND RLENNIAL REPORT OF TIE
ADJUT4ANT GENERAL.
The Condition, Strength and Equipment of
the State Militia--Claims of Soldiers for
Pensions and TranspOrtaUiOns.

The second biennial report of the ad-
jutant general of the state has been print
ed. In it General Hawley says of the Min
nesota National Guard:
EThe militia of the state known as the
Minnesota National Guard, consists of ten
companies of infantry, two troops of cav
airy, and two SECTIONS OF artillery. One
section of artillery and both troops of GOV
airy are equipped and doing duty as in
fantry. These companies are fully armed,
and have in their company armories from
one to two thousand rounds of ball cart
ridges each.
~ am satisfied, from what know of the
Minnesota Netional Guard, that the state
can place implicit confidence in them in
any emergency that may require their SER
vice.
'While they have been in the service but
a short time they are in a fine state of
discipline and have made great progress
is differed by gentlemen of ability and
capacity, and the rank and file are COM
posed of the very best material in our
cities and towns, hence the morale of the
command is of high grade, and all that
is wanting now to make our Guard equal
to that of any other state is the necessary
encouragement from the state.
'The encampment this year did'more to
make soldiers of the militia than would
whole years drilling in their armories. I
would recommend that an appropriation
| be made to pay the men 81 per
day for seven days encampment and for
the purchase of tents and camp equipage.
This year the men were subjected to con-
siderable personal outlay, as the allow
ance was entirely too small to pay their
necessary expenses. 1t is unfaiE for the
state to expect the soldier to be at any
expense when he giFes his time for week
for the sake OF perfacting himself as
guard for the service Of the state.
'In September last,the Emmett Light ar
tilIery, Capt, G. NJ. McCarthy,was invited to
attend the reunion and Competitive drill at
Milwaukee, Wis, where they we're awarded
the first prize of $500, besides being high
ly commented by regular army officers
who were present.
SIN July, Company "A" of the First bat
talon, Capt. Perry Harrison, attended
military tournament in Dubuque, Iowa,
where they did themselves great credit.
Militia from Illinois, Missouri, Tennessee,
Iowa and Minnesota engaged in this tour
nament. Company ga" was awarded the
badge of honor by the judges, and the
men were highly complimented both for
their soldierly bearing and for their gen
tlemanly behavior in camp. They certainly
reflected great credit upon the Minnesota
National Guard.
Il would recommend change in the
militia law, dispensing with the cavalry
and increasing the infantry to two reg
iments of eight companies each. This
would necessitate the organization of but
four more companies. Our force, with
this arrangement, would be quite COM
plete, although smaller than that of any
other state of like population"
Then follows a roster of the general,
substantially the same as that given in the
big issue of the GLOBE, the 31st ult. The
ordnancel report shows the following:
Springfield rifles, stands of 1,2l0
Cavalry swords. Observation-Disclosures. go
slx-pound brass guns. observation-disclosures.
Twelve pound brass guns. ........... "
| Mountain howitzers, condemned. $500.
Six-pound steel guns, dismounted, con-
demned ........................ l
Ball cartridges serviceabla, caliber As. 900
Ball cartridges serviceable, caliber so. 900
Ball cartridges condemned ........... $4,000
Concluding this portion of his report,
Gen. Hawley says 81 wish to remind
your excellency of the report of the
board of survey, that the gun house and
magazine are in very bad condition
and unsafe. I have examined it and would
state that, in my judgment, a small ex-
penditure would put it in good condition
to answer all purposes for some time.
81 wish especially to commend the pres
ent military storekeeper, Capt. JOS Burg
er, whom L consider an efficient and
worthy officer. He has brought the affairs
of his department up from a state of con-
fusion to one of order and system.
would respectfully suggest that the salary
of $500 per annum is too small for the
amount of time and labor that is required
to take proper care of the ordnance stores"
ARSENAL FUND.
State arms, etc, sold (depos-
tied with state treasurer. 81, 454 is
/ Amounts drawn from said
fund arsenal expenses,
labor nv