Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-02-11
THE NATIONAL GUARD.
Adjt. General Sprasue interviewed Re
safdins the Washington Convention.
Provisions OF the Henderson Bill with
Changes Proposed.

at 7.30 last evening from Washi,. gtor
where he has been in attendance on & NEE,
| ing of the National Guard Association Q
the United States. The following infol
nation was given the Journal by the Gen
eral, who was seen at the hotel immedi
ately after his arrival by the reporter
The provisions of the Henderson bill
With chsnges proposed by the Nations
Guard Association, are as ollo~s; "Tha
the militia shall consist of every abb,
bodied male citizen who is more thar
eighteen and less than forty-tve years o
age, and such other acceptable male resi-
dents as may volunteer to render military
service.
That the militia shall be divided int,
two classes, the organized TO be known a.
the National Guard or by such other namt
as the State may designate. and the unor
ganized to be known as the Reserve Mi.
Itia
That the Reserve Militia shall not be
sut ject or liable to any military duty 10 the
United States, except when called into ser.
vice by act of Congress passed for that
purpose.
That the National Guard shall consist
of such regularly enlisted troops as are or
may be organized in the several States and
Territories, in pursuance of their respec-
tive laws; prOrided, hoWerer, That an
original enlistment hall be for not less
than three years, and re-enlistment for
not less than one year, and in beth case,
with the provision that if such enlistment
should expire during time when in the
service of the United States that it shall
continue until the expiration of the time
for which called into such service, pro
v1ed such extension shall not exceed
ninety days.
That the organization of the National
Guard, the number, rank, and duties of its
s-sff officers. and the organization of its
bureaus of administration, shall be such as
the laws of the respective States and Ter
rltories may prescribe; Prortded homerer
That such organizations shall conform as
closely to that prescribed for the army as
possible.
That there shall be an Adjutant Gen
eral in each State and Territory. who shall
perform such duties as may be prescribed
by the laws of each State and Territory
respectively, AMI who shall make returns
to the Secrt tary of War. at such times and
IN such form as he shall from time to time
prescribe, of the numper of the National
Guard. and shall slso make such reports a.
may from time to time be required by the
Secretary of War.
That the Secretary of War shall, in his
annual report of eacn year, transmit to
Congress an abstract of the returns and
reports of the Adj1tant Generals OF the
S,aIes and Territories, with such observa-
lions thereon as he may deem necessary
for the information of Congress,
That the National Guard shall be
trained in accordance with the same system
of drill and tactics that may from time tc
time be prescribed for the army.
That every officer and enlisted man OF
the National Guard called into the service
of the United States shall be held to be in
such service, and any officer or enlisted
man who shall refuse or fail to obey sucf
call shall be subject to trial by court mar
tisl for desertion. That the sum of one
millions dollars 10 hereby annually appro
priated to be paid out of any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated. fol
the purpose of providing for issue TO the
States and Territories for the use of the
ANssl'hoi 'ut'hs
subsistence and such other military store,
and supplies as are or may be provided IoI
and issued o the army. The purchase or
manufacture of such stores and supplies
shall be made under the direction of the
Secretary of War, in the same manner that
they are manufactured or otherwise pro
vided for the u.e of the army. Sucf
stores and supplies shall remain ths
property OF the United States until e1
pended in the service and shall be receiptei
for, accounted for, and when unserviceable
disposed of, in such manner as the Secre
tary of War may direct.
That said appropriation shall be sp
portioned among the several States anC
Territories, under the direction of the ST. C
retary of War, according 10 the number OF
senators and representatives to which each
State respectively is entitled in the Con
gress of the United States; and to th'
Territories and District of Columbia sucf
proportion and under such regulations a.
the president may prescribe. Prorid,o
houerer. that no State shall be entitled Il
the bent fit. of the Appropriation appor
toned to il unless the number of its regu
larly enlisted, organized and uniforme'
active militia shall be at least one huudre,
men for each senator and representativ t.
which such State is entitled in the Congress
of the United States. And the amount o
said appropriation which is shus determine
not to be available shall be covered bscl
| into the Treasury. All stores and supple
| issued under the provisions of this act shal
be transported and delivered to the severa
States and Territories, at the expense o
the United States. by the Quartermaster'
Department of the Army.
That bureau shaIl be established in j,
War Department 10 be called the Bureau o.
Militia which shall have charge. undel
the direction Of the Secretary of War. Of
| all matters concerning the militis; and tn,
| President shall with the advice of the Sen
ate. designate an officer from the Satona
Guard to be chief of the Bureau of Mill
tia, v no shall hold sueh Office at the pleas
ure of the President, and while holding
shall have the relative rank and receive tn
| pay and allowances of q colonel of cavslrl
| in the army.
| That each State and Territory furnish
ed with stores ard supplies under the pro
/ visions of this act shall arm and supply IL
| National Guard with the arms and supple
issued to it under the provisions Of this act
"Tha, any State or Territory may pur
chase for the use of its militia. stores an
supplies from anv department of the Army
| in addition to those issued under the pro
visions of this act, ard such stores shal
be sold to States and Territories At tb
prices At which they are listed for issue t
the army
That each State or Territory furnishe
with stores and supplies under the pre-
visions of this act shall require every o,
ganization on its National Guard. not e1
cused by the governor of such State q
Territory, to 60 into camp Of instruction
or to be quartered at United States fol
for instruction, in heavy artillery. - hers
matter provided. At least Eve CONSECUTIVE
DAYS in each year; and to assemble fc
drill and instruction not less than twelv
times in each year; and sball also reauil
Al annual inspection Of each organiza,io
on its National Guard to be made by An o
: hcef or officers thereof.
THAT notice shall be given to the Seer
tary of wsr BY the Adjutans General
!; each State aud Territory Of the times al
/ places of the annual inspection Of the n
, tio-aI Guard Of his State or Territory, Al
/; shereupon the Secretary Of War may dets
: IN o@eef Of the army 70 accompany d
: State Inspector during bis inspection .,