Daily Republican., 1889-01-02

ms pitnnial report OF AdJutant UpDE
eral Richard X. Kcuney has Just been
published, and is an Interesting docuI
ment. He recommended that sufIicienE
armories should be provided by the Stat
for the National Quart, so that thu
go, 900 worth Of State military property.
which In fact did OF cGt the State any
thing, should be properly cared for. IN
also recommends that the sum of 81, ION
annually apr opriated ior the NatonaN
Guard should be increased to not les
than $50 0, and this sum directed to bt
expended under the supervision OF
proper and competent Hoard. When thN
state increased the appropriation from
81 ZOO TO 2,40O the organization did mol
number more than half Its preseDI
strength, and was mads up OF but si1
companies. The Adjutant General is oI
the opinion that with such sum oil
t5,eO0 placed In the hfads OF a propet
board OF officers, there Is little doubt buI
that In ten years at the furthest the Ma
iional Guard would have real estate I'd
the shape of armories worth all thd
money the State would have appropri1
ated in that period.
In regard to finances be says.
Upon taking office / found the sil
companies then In exil ,Ire almost with
out clothing, what thy had being uni
forms purchased at tfo expecse OF tbd
several companies, old sad much worn. u
Following out the iltenticns OF nv
predecessor, made a sile OF 1000 Spring
tleld rifles, complete, 20 the State OIL
Pennsylvania, at $40 Zach, and on MAY
10, received from Goierai ID. II. Hast
ines, Adju'ant General 3f PennsylvaDia,
draft for $40, 256 20, the f25e.00 being
for the arms chests. these guns werd
drawn from the Unitel States Govern
ment, on account Of thtaaccumrlated apl
preparations to the credit OF our State
out of the 300. 600 thstswas annually an
proprlated by Congress for the arming oil
the whole body ofthe militia, the amount
to our credit June 30th, 1857, being about
$4,000 90. The balanea which remained
to our credit has been used up 10 arm
ing the three new infeAtry companies. u
'Beginning With June 3Oth, 1887, Con-
gre increased the annual appropriation
tor tie militia from $3.50 00O. 90 to $4OJ, /
UOO.Oo, and at the same time required
each state to keep regularly organized
aud uniformed at least cos hundred men
Tor each representative II the Congcess OF
the United States In order to receive any
OF this appropriation. ard further directs
the issuibg to each OF ths states qualified
all stores that are Issued TO the army OH
the United Sta.es.
He also presents an, exhibit OF the
amount received from the sale of the old
Springfield rifles, and the manner inI
which 1t was expended, showing bal
ance on hand Of $603.1S In speaking OF
the encawpments he says that the iirst
camp was held at RehaDoth on July 27,
1887, for seven days. Four hundred and
hfty-seven officers and msn reported for
duty, and the encampm, Mt was a success
In every way, and the benefit, from al
military point of view, very great. The
expense of subsistence. transportation !
and camp aud garrison cquipage, was
&,0i6.01; pay of men, t3, ,3C6I7; in all !
N,222.lS. The troops Fere inspected byI
Major ii. 8. Hawkins, OF the 10Th United
States Inlat try.
The second en- 'ampment was held at
Brandywine Springs, near Wilmington. j
commencing July IL, 1888, and was, In
every way, a great So ecess. Here 506I
officers and men reporte,S for duty, and
the total expense was 1879. Cut Of
this sum there WAS cx. Iided, for camp
and garrison equlpag and ordnance
stores 81 1880, which ores are on hand
and god for use In futl ae encampments.
This amount, taken from the total ex-
penses of the camp, caves the actual
camp expenses 81 ,5Bs. 20. an increase of
only SSI3. II over the fret encampment,
with an additional payroll of 40 men,
which makes more than this difference.
This eneampment was inspected by Cap-
tain George s. Anderson, OF the 9th U. 5.
Cavalry.
He estimates the number of men in
this State subject to military duty at 2S,
932, aud In conclusion says: That the
National Guard OF this State is fast APP
proaching that degree OF perfection pos
sible Tor such soldiery, is beyond dis
pute, and by Its conduct ON all occasions
of ceremony, and when in camps of In
struction, It has shown itself to be fully
worthy OF the aid and support 1t receives
and asks In word, tho National
Guard OF the State OF Delaware Is, to-day,
a great credit TO the Sta e aud shoulI be
a fouree OF pride to the people.