The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-01-22
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TH n M M II sSlts 3 s5s'satss'I
In this connection Iwish to call Tie attten-
don Of the legislature 70 The militia laws Of
make them Elective and tSor amebHmsa
cable. The laws require the adjutant gem
eral to perform various datiesssto keep ex-
tenstve records md forwardsS eftatn returns
to Wasningt He 10 the pnlJ person In any
,ways AnthoSa2 ID VI aets % the custodian Of
Is limited gained sl3s i hafsaea'ss
rather thanh direct grant. 1t ID not nec-
essafy, tnmy 3ndgnent to devise any elabor
.ateplAn for militia ganization or to incur
any consider expense in maintenance Of
adjutant general to Contribute of his private att
means, as we'll as of his time, to carry out the
requirements Of the law. Il therefore recon-
mend that there, be- appropriated for the ex-
pense Of his office ST 900 annually. This
seems to cover the necessary expense for
storing and caring for arms and acoouter-
ments, procuring and keeping the necessary
records and blanks, paying freight on arms
and munitions and for such other expense
as properly and legittmately belong to his
ioficea There 2G are several boxes of
for which the former had to secure
storage. He finally succeeded In Securing d
room In the penitenttar which was not i'm
mediately required for prison purposts, where
they remained for the time being: For sew
$eral reasons 1t ts not p proper place to keep
them, even II the room were not needed for
prisonspurposes. which 1t soon will be. i
also recommend that g small sum be sappro-
printed for uniforms and for the rental Of
Earmories for each Of the various volunteer
companies regularly mustered into the ter
rttorial militia Even If this appropriation
be but fraction Of the expense incurred by
such companies, 1t will be. a recognition, and
will relieve them in some degree from what
isnoM aconsid rable burden. ,Itshould be re-
~inemhsssd that under Z, the law every able
nges Of hteen and forty Ave Is required to
ba enrolled IA the mn itia and that all such
persons are subjec to call iii care the VOL
unteer comp antes ars insufaae to meet an
emergency Organized and active militia,
Z trouble, but they save other citizens from tie
i annoyance Sof the demand upon .their time
/ md asery1ceB, and are q protection to those
subject to call; as well as to those Threatened
with disturb Dances. M
The law also provides for an. annual brig
--ada muster and encamp ment OF al the vol
unteer militia OF the territory, continu-
s ing NOT less than two nor more than four
I days. Unless some provision be made
for heh anspo rtation and subsistence Of such
3 companies 1t jB obvious that the law must re-
matn unexe6tted. leave the question OF
stances to the discretion o. the legislature
TherearelHx companies IN the territory that
have been mustered into the service for two
years. There are several more organized,
one or two Of which are uniformed and
equipped. The OTHERS are awaiting arms
and muster. The arms at present In use by
our militia were secured BY my predecessor
from the war department., he going, as
understand, htspersonal bond for their safe
) keeping and return when demanded. ask
the name Of the territory, to apply for such
: arms and any others which 1t may be neces-
i sary to secure, requiring him In turn to take
good and sufficient bond from each COM