The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-10
An n. G. SHAKH-UP.
Notable Provisions of Mr..
Stu1l's New Mili-
tary Bill.
EEKERs FOR COMMISSIONS.
The Ouartermaster's Department in
Particular Is Treated to
a Resolution.
speeiaI to the Jerssu cftr Nslu..

Special to the Jersey City Nea6s,
TRENTON, May 10, 1890 Military circles
here are much worked up over Mr: StuIl's
Military bill. This measure made 4 stir
at first with it's provision to cut down
one-third the pay OF the officers and men
while in camp at Sea Girt. The House
Committee promptly cut the clause out.
The bill remains remarkable, because it
provides in no way for any expenditure
of money upon the regular appropriation.
1t has also caused considerable stir
among the guardsmen because of the
changes that it viii make in the quarter
master generals department.. One sec
tion legislates out of Office Colonel
Lewis Perrine, son of the late
quartermaster general; Major Cyrus F.
Loutrel, of East Orange. and Major Yard.
This is done by abotishing the office Of
assistant quartermaster-ge general and Gre
ating instead three deputy quartermas-
ter-generals. They are to have the rank
of observation-disclosures.
THE SCRAMBLE FOR OFFICES.
There is a fight going on over these
Offices. The slate is liked as to two of the
men, but there Is contest on the third
place. Major Loutrel is sure to get one
place. anG Captain William H. Early, Of
Trenton, who acted as an assistant QUAR-
termaster-general at the camp last sum
mer. is named for the second. Captain
George S. FELTON,, of Camden, is in the
fight He belongs to Colonel Cooper,s
Sixth Regiment, and was for several Years
appointed an assistant quartermaster-
general, and detailed to work at Sea Girt
camp. Colonel Delaney G. Walker was
resigned as inspector of rifle practice Of
the Sixth Regiment. to wear the gold lace
of colonel. Being a Republican in poll
tics he Was not reappointed by Governor
Abbot, and in consequence he is practi-
cally out Of the National Guard. His
friends are numerous throughout the
state, and they want him back again.
They are therefore pushing him to the
front for one of these appointments.
A FUNNY SECTION.
There is one funny section In the bill
which needs Interpretation. The sixth
section reads:-.That the Quartermaster
General is hereby authorized to enlist
from time to time. for the purpose of per-
forming service as clerks, mechanics,
teamsters and laborers, in the Quarter
master Generals department, for such
term of service as he may deem proper,
not exceeding twenty five men, who shall
be furnished with a fatigue uniform and
Quartermaster General may direct, APP
proved by the Governor This creates
'stimid awkward squad, who will not be
allowed TO take part in the dress parades.
This legislation is practically to give the
State right to arrest drunken laborers
H Heretofore the shovel brigade has
raised Cain around the camp. and 10
get control of them a warrant had to be
sworn out before Justice of the peace.
Now they become subject to military law
and can be locked up in the guard house.
GUNS FOR OFFICERS.
There are lots of commissioned and
non commissioned officers in the New
Jersey National Guard who are put down
as very bad shots. They go to the range
and make records that cause the high
priyates to laugh in their sleeves. One of
the reasons assigned for this state of affairs
is tnat theState will not allow these officers
to have gun TO shoot with. The fifth
section of the new law allows the quarter
master general to issue to each commits
stoned and non-commissioned officer
rife for rifle practice, providing he gives
bonds for it. The brigade inspectors are
also looked after in the bill, and in the
future they have only one month to make
their company inspections. The date fixed
is during the month of May each year.
High Private Sheldon, of the arsenal,
knows all about National Guard matters,
and counts the States cartridges several
times year, yet he is plain civilian.
When at camp everybody gets title but
he, and yet he has been in service many
years as the military store keeper of the
arsenal and the camp. The new bill gives
him the title of captain.
MAJOR YARD UNLoADED.
The most Important feature of the bill
is the way the State unloadS Major James
Yard, the editor of the Monmouth Demo-
erdt. He has for over twelve years been
a deputy quartermaster general, and
served the State well. He has anticipated
the action of the Legislature and has re-
signed. His resignation has been re-
ceived at Trenton, and by this act Major
Yard goes out of Office before being legis-
lated out, after having been in service for
forty-seyen years. He began rs
private in Captain Hamilton's Flying
Artillery, which was part of the old
Mercer brigade. He enlisted in 1843 He
was major of the Third regiment of the
Monmouth brigade, being appointed
January 8, 1857. In 1862 he became cap-
tain of the Freehold infantry. In the
same year he became q captain and assist
ant Acknowledgement of Monmouth bri-
gade. In 1864 he was made captain of
Company D, Third regiment rifle corps.
and in 1878 he was made deputy quarter
master-general, with the title of major.
One section of the bill was drafted to
cover his particular case. 1t gives power
to the Governor and Commander-in-Ch Chief
to confer upon such citizens of this State
as shall have faithfully served as COM
missioned officer in the active Militia and
National Guard for a period of twenty
years and wish to resign, brevet rank OF
not more than one grade higher than the
highest rank held by them during their
farm of carvica The rank YnYcf 1lA corr