The morning call., 1891-03-09
STATE SOLDIERY.
Brigade Orders for Parade as
Funeral Escort.
The Bottom Knocked Out Of the Retired List
Appropriations for the Guard Eight More
Observation-Disclosures on the Way.

1t has already been announced in the local
columns that the remains of the late George
Hearst will be received with military hon
ors for the funeral, which will lake place in
this city n Sunday next. General Dickin-
son offered the services OF the Second
Brigade. n. G. c.. as escort, and also Gs
guard of honor in the following communi-
cation, transmitted on Fridsy:
HEADQUARTERS SECOND BRIGADE, N. G. C.,
SAN FRANCISCO Ma ch g. 1891.
Mrs. George Hearst, san Francisco, C0I.-
DEAR MADAM: l have the honor 10 tender yuu
the services of the Second Brigade Of the N. e.
c. as an escort at the funeral services OF your
late husband; also guard OF honor for the re.
mans uUon their arrival here and until the
funeral. Hoping that you viii PEI nil US TO show
our respect for The late Senator Hearst and the
honorable position he held both i'll public aud
private life, have the honor 10 remain very re-
specially your obediep ,dS selv A. t,u,xso
Brieadier General, Commanding second Brigade
n. q. O.
Messrs. Stump and Clark on behalf of
the widow having accepted the offer, the
following order was issued Oh Saturday:
HEADQUARTERS SECOND BREADS, n. G. C,l
SAN FRANCISCO, March Z, 1891 J
General Orders, No. s.
Having rendered the services Of the Brigade
to act as escort and the same having been
accepted, tie Second Brigade, exec. those
comp anles of the Filth Infantry situated III San
Jose. 5 anita Resa and Petaluma, VIII parade ON
Sunday, March To- 1891, as funeral escort TO The
remains OF The late Senator George Hearst.
The line Will be formed at rs o'clock in the
afternoon. on Golden Gate avenue, lie right
resting oh Market street.
Colonel Thomas +. Barry, commanding lnird
Regiment Infantry, Will send detail OF two
companies 10 receive The remains upon their
ARRIVAL ana escort them 10 such place as may
hereafter de sgnated, where they Will remain
until the service on Sunday, The 18th inst.
which Will be held at Grace Church, al O'Clock.
Colonel Barry viii also detail suitable guard
OF honor to act during the time preceding q.
funeral services, and TO accompany TIE remains
TO The church on the day Of The funeral.
The late Senator George Hearsl Was man Of
the first rank in official and private life and u
is with pleasure, though The duly is sad, that
the brigade VIII perform This duty.
BY command OF BrigadieT- SIa,. John H."
Lieutenant Colonel and Assistant AdjutaBt-
General.
COOLEY RETIRED LIST.
Some very fine Itali an hand has been AZ
work on the committee substitute for As
sembIy Bill No. Sc, and as printed and re-
ported by the COmmitte on Militia ry Affairs
it proposes to amend Section 1878 by making
Paragraph 5 read as follows:
Any commits stoned officer who shall have
served rs such n the National Guard OF This
State for cont nuous period of seven years, or
for period not continuous of ten years, may,
upon MS own application. be placed upon the re,
tired list aid withdraw iium active service and
command with Tile rank held BY hin. at the time
such application is made. Upon being officially
bottled by the brigade COMMANDER, ajteSted By
the AdjutaBt-GeneTa Of he State, The Com
mandei-in- Chief shall cause orders TO be issued
retiring tie oflcer who makes application there
for, in accordance with tie provisions OF this
section.
If this amendment passes, and there is
very little doubt but that it viii, there is the
end of the undetermined retired list, ana
every one who may ever have served seven
years copseeutively or ten years at any time
from the time OF the admission OF California
to the present will go on that list, which has
been very limited one because II was once
so difficult to have ones name inscribed
there, ana because it was considered ones
bOunden duty to serve as an officer for ten
years without break, cessation or inter-
ruption before having ghost of a chance to
go on that list for service performed.
What is puZZiing, however, Is how that
amendment came 10 b. tackled on. Il WAS not
suggested by III Officers Convention, ana
there is no authentic information as to who
fathered ii in the committee. Assemblyman
Phillips, who introduced the original bill as
drawn by the Officers Convention, says il
come from the Adjutant-GeneraFs Office
but the Acknowledgement, when asked about
it, denied the soft impeachment and pro-
fessed ignorance and so the matter stands.
The National Guard will not jeopardiZe
the chances of the bill by attempting at this
late day to NEEDLE with it by endetvorfng
to have the obnoxious amendment stricken
out, and thus it is that it will prUpably be-
come law with the passage OF the bill.
''DIBBLE ALLOWS NOTHING"
The Legislature has after all been very
good and also very liberal with the National
Guard As finally adopted the Appr0pria-
ton Bill makes the following allowances
the second column OF figures showing the
sums agreed on IN committee: