Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-02-11

] observe the condition Of the troops an.
public property.
Proetdsd. A0,cerer. that such once
shall have no authority to control or inter
fere with the State Inspector. or to exer
else any power or authority during such in
specsion over the troops inspected Ii,
shall make . report to the Secretary Of
War. who shall furnish 9 copy to the Gov
, ernor of the State or Territory Of suct
matters As be may deem proper to bring Il
their attention.
That upon the application of the Gov
ernor of any State or Territory furnished
With stores and supplies under the provision.
Of this act, the Secretary of War shall de-
tail one or more officers of the army to At.
tend any eneampmens of the National
Guard, and to give such instruction ard
, information to the officers and men of the
National Guard assembled in such camp a.
may be recommended by the Governor
Such officer or officers shall make repor,
TO the Secretary of War, who shall furnish
a copy thereof TO the Governor of the State
or Territory. on the coalition and efficiency
Of the troops assembled.
"fhat on the request of the Governor OF
any State or Territory furnished with stores
and supplies under the provisions of this
act, the Secretary OF War may order de-
tachment of the army to encsmp with the
National Guard Of such STATE or Territory
at their annual camp of instruction to aid
the officers thereof in carrying out the pur
poses of such camp; Pyorided, hoperer,
That the grounds for such encampmeut
shall be furnished without expense to the
United States, and prorided further. That
the officers of the National Guard assem-
oed at such camp shall exercise no com
mand or coutrol over the officers or the
armv so eneamped.
That upon the application of any Gov
ernor, or any brigade of division com
mander of the National Guard of any State
or Territory furnished with stores and sup
plies under the provisions of this act, ap-
proved by the Governor of such State or
Territory, the Secretary Of War may detail
an officer of the army 20 act on the staff OF
such Governor. or as a stsh officer of the
brigade or division. the commanding officer
of which shall have made such application.
An officer 50 assigned may be commissioned
an officer in sucn National Guard by the
I Governor of such State or Territory and
may wear the uniform of his rank in the
National Guard, but shall receive no her
| pay or emolumeuts from the United States
than those of his rank in the army rs on
detached service. All such assignments
shal be revoked at the request of the Gov
ernor of such Stale or Territory or at the
pleasure of the Secretary of War and the
officer whose assignment is so revoked shall
there upon cease to be an officer of the
National Guard ef such State ar Territory
That upon the application of any State
furnished with stores and supplies under
the provisions of this act, in which there
IS located a garrisoned United States fort
for coat defense, the secretary of War is
authorized 10 permit organizations of the
National Guard to be qusrtered at or in
such fort of the United States, and to drill
at the heavy or extra guns forming the
armament thereof Prorided homerer,
That they shall not be 50 quartered for
less period than five consecutive days
And prorided further, that the command
of such fort or garrison and of all the
United States officers and troops stationed
thereat, shall remain with the regular COM
mandlng officer of the post without regard
TO the rank of the commanding or other
officers of the National Guard temporarily
so qnartered.
That the troops of the National Guard
qusrtered at any fort in the United States
tor instruction may expend in firing prac-
tice such amount of ammunition as may be
prescribed by the Secretary of War, who
shall also detail an officer of the army to
supervise the instruction and firing prac-
tee.
THAT the President is authorized to ac-
cept as volunteers in the service of the
United States, for instruction in heavy ar
tiliery and the defence of fortficstion.
for u period Of not less than thirty nor
nor more than forty days, any organization
Of the National Guard which has the per
mission of its State or Territory to volun-
teer of which not less than thirty enlisted
men ard one commissioned officer of such
organization so volunteering. such volun
teers shall be transported to and from the
place designated for heir instruction; each
officer shall receive two rations day or
commuiation therefor and the pay and allo g
ances of an officer Of his grade in the army
each enlisted man shall receive one ration
day and dou ole the pay of an enlisted
man of his grade in the army, they shall
be quartered at or in fort of the United
States shall be subject to the rules and
regulations governing the army during their
period of service, and such provision made
for their instruction as the President may
direct prorided, hoHerer, That the mum
Der of volunteers accepted and mustered
into the United States service under the
prov sons of this section shall not exceed
twenty 1--WE hundred men in any one year
That for the purposes of instruction,
the President is authorized TO accept the
services of infantry volunteer for not less
than thirty days and rot e1cee ling forty
days, and not exceeding Ave thousand men
in any year; prortded, howerer. That no
such volunteer shall be accepted who is
OF a commissioned officer of the National
Guard, or regularly enlisted man in the
National Guard, who has served as such
not less than one year. Such volunteers
may be organized by the Governor
Of the State or Territory in which the,
volunteer into provisional companies of not
lees than thirty men each, and, if more than
one such company. into provisional
battalions or regiments. Such volunteers
shall be transported to and from the place
designated for their Instructions each off
Ger shall receive two rstions day, or com
mutation therefor, and the pav and allow
ances of an officer of his grade in the army
each enlisted man shall receive one ration
day and double the pay of an enlisted man
of his grade in the army; they shall be
subject to the rules and regulations govern
ing the army during their period of se-vice,
and shall be put into such camps of in
struction established for the army as the
President may direct. If the number of
commissioned officer, volunteering under
| thus section is greater than the number re-
qGired for the provisional organizations
formed. their services shall nevertheless be
accepted, and they shall be assigned tenn
porarIly to the ORGANIZATIONS of the army in
| such camp as supernumerary officers un ler
instruction, or otherwise assigned for in
structiou as the President may direct.
This bill has the support Of every member
of the Maine delegation in Congress, and
if passed as it undoubtedly will be, will give
our militia l3s24.57 annually, instead of
5.529 95 nov received.
A bill has been drawn and will be intro
iuced by Representative Dinsley, relieving
the State Of Maine from the loss of prop
erty by fire at Lewiston $4,000. and di-
recting the Quartermaster General and
Chief of Ordnance to issue stores 10 replace
those destroyed.
Employers Willihg 10 Arbitrate.