Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-09-04
MILITARY NOTES.
National Guard Metters-Some Timely
Suggestions.


Judging from the action taken at the
meeting of the National Guard Officers
Association of California, held in San
Francisco August 5OIh, there is a spirit
abroad among the rank and file of the State
forces which will insist upon a proper
recognition Of the services given the State
by officers and men-at least TO the extent
Of being enabled to decently clothe them
given free to the State they Will not have
TO 90 down into their pockets and furnish
money for clothing, accouterments, etc.
from their private funds. The Association
proposes to ask that the force be increased
from forty to fifty companies. the additional
companies to be recruited in places where
there are no National Guard forces at pres
Gnt. To further ask that the sum of $50
600 be appropriated toward the purchase of
uniforms and equipments. This would
give about $1,000 to each company only.
To have bill passed by the next Legis-
lature authorizing the construction of ar
mories after the matter is submitted TO a
vote Of the people of the State at the next
general election, as the law requires, and to
see to it that appropriations are made to
carry out the provisions of the law as at
present constituted in reference 10 annual
encampments, etc. This is not too much to
request, and will no doubt be granted Every
candidate for the Senate and Assembly is
TO be canvassed as to how he stands ON the
foregoing propositions before theS election
takes place, and whatever action is taken
by the Officers Association will be backed
up by the entire force and its friends, to
man. If something is not done, there is
danger that the most efficient companies
and regiments in the State will disband.
1t is intended that every company in the
State will be equally benefited by the pro-
posed legislation, and the fact that the peo-
pie Of the State appreciate the services of
the National Guard by such legislation
would put renewed life into the State
troops. Adjutant- General Cosby, General
Carey, General Shepherd and other officers
from the interior were present at the meet
ing, which was very largely attended. The
next meeting will be held about the middle
of October, due notice of which will be
given.
ONE THING VERY NOTICEABLE
OF late in meetings held in San Francisco,
it is the fact that officers located there
concede that there are some of the National
Guard companies outside of that city whose
welfare must be considered, and this is
quite change from the spirit which pre-
vailed not long time back and is rs it
should be. 1t will not be great while, we
believe, bsfore the armory of the First Ar
tlllery will be State property, and if the
population increases there will be six COM
panies, instead of four, in Sacramento, all
comfortably housed in one building.
There will be battalion drill of the city
companies at the armory next Wednesday
evening September Sth, Major Mckee in
command. There will be no dress parade,
as the regimental band will be engaged at
the Pavilion. Orders for the September
shoot have not yet been issued. There
is some talk of the city companies
going i'll body TO Bannon's Slough
to hold the target practice there
The matter will probably be discussed by
the officers at the monthly meeting to be
held next Monday evening Regimentel
Orders No. II details Captain Hall as the
President of q Court-martial, which is
called TO meet next Monday evening at
headquarters for the trial ofany delinquents
who may be reported by the commanders
of companies. There is a determination
abroad to
MAKE AN EXAMPLE OF SOME
Who do not attend TO their duties, and as
Captain Hall has the reputation of being
very exact, there probably will not be
found as many loopholes for escape
from the sentences as is usual. Captain
Cook and Lieutenant Carroll of Company
B, reelected recently, were examined and
reported favorably upon by the Board of
Fourth Brigade. Warrants are
ready for the annual allowances of compa-
MES at the Controllers Office. The amount
of each is $246, cut down of only four dol
lars, but nothing is allowed for repair of uni
forms. Through some error, Company BIS
quarterly allowance. has been cut down
one-half the amount, being only for $500.
1t is rumored that Capt. Weinstock will
prefer charges against several members of
his company, before the Court-martial sit
ting next week, on account of their neglect
to attend the regular weekly drills.