New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-26
NATIONAL Guard AFFAIRS.
LEGISLATION At ALBANY-wHAT IS THE NEW
CODEf

LEGISLATION At ALEANY-wHAT IS THE NE"
CODEi
There appears to be good deal of secrecy about inc
legislation pending at Albany which affects inc va
tonal Guard not long ago the news came lnn'
committee had been appointed to revise the ".n''.'
Code. This law has been patched up so much' II W"s
said that il was In a chaotic condition and 1t needed
TO be entirely ovcrhauicl. 1t evidently td'hot take
this committee great while to complete lis ohefou'
task, however and within a few days ai'er II wa
appointed the news came that it had cohpie''u "'
work.
General Porter's Office has become con'ldHraole VI
literary bureau. The present week marks the advent
Of another pamphlet on instruction IN Once u"''cs
Thl, hook Is timely and IL sadly needed III many
quarters In it are explained in the fullest ue'n ''
method, Of making the different reports ana N''P,,a
company and battalion or reimenta pooN7.
ondenco Ia, also received IT. share OF aileAon
Two paragraphs uHdcr The head OF Dl'ch1.7 ~
have been inserted a. joke, however. ines t,'S
Is true the only other explanation Is '''' ~
book was not prepared by General Porter 100
and that he did not read the proofs with any h'C''
amount Of care II he IS personally rsPo",0'
these two paragraphs. IT IS easy 70 l'''7''', n,
chuckinc 10 himself a, he prepared them OF 'c1o '
over. Here they are 1T, - .to
THE company commander may also Apply ~ wv
ad,utan general for the honorable or dshonoFapa US
r,r-o % any NJ b, rn.3. with or without the lat'r'
consent II in his opinion there be good grounds i'r
.le same or for the best interests OF the 'e'|l0o
form 01l' .,,..,,. ran
~Whcn application Is made 70 the a'lu,'n' en- .,D.
cr1l for the discharge Of an enlisted man, ""D '
IottorS consent the reason must be given ll Iul IVY
such application acts and dates must be 'pe'n'' III
fact the application mus; be drawn On inc P'',i
That II * a charge a-an- the man, winch must pc
suupor1cd bv specifications so that the a'Ju'al' s
era, can act fully understanding the case uhoer tuc
Military code the solder ia, twenty days "lthh VINO"
TO meet the application Toy hi, diScharI' ana '~'
inc must be granted HIM il ne demand it,
In the Hight Of incident, NJ The last year the ms,
mart ~ IN, second Dlraraph is really funny. 1t
r,uods one NJ the story Of the Western justice OF tAe
uo,co who. upon being told that justices Of the peace
could not grant divorces. scoHd at the IDEA anu sa'1
that he knew the assertion was not tr''e U''"u'o ~
had granted them half dozer times mH'.N' u
som. officer should tell General Porter thAt Ut
could not d'-,'nr-' aa enlisted H'" ''"'
giving him twenty day, 20 answer any 'ni'E ,,,
made o,q,o,t him General Porter might ifu'Hi"IIy
rrpy that he knew The assertion was not tue Oc'd'o
b had only recently discharged the members Of thr'
whole companies without much a suggestion Ui'
there were any charges a-an't the men.
These circumstances lead naturally 20 the 'oh'U'''"
that tie present system of treating n''ril" ~"'2
i'm The National uua:d is vicious lL HiN Pc
I'M, orrurl )cutory method Of re&cMht "''h 'l
Tt,.,t,'.. cause, moro BAT fc'l!n- tial il "oil 80
accomplish the sane oolcti ~ tIHH ~.
a. ' i".d %ac.r. ,ai r-yatr,-mr,t D., discharged
L.ria-c o j, f,Gad ,s.,c.- Z" rrt Hd 90 one E'" j.
Andicr order in reference - The stle cam mas
been ucd several par, On ID W." l6 c.ct 10
- 4, camp thi, year !ht camp j, - come l'r. d'n
NOR, under the inm'll .upcGri-'n 81 , =. to
onc.als aId uow no d;lllS or ctrcloHlc, 'tc ~
allowed except those oricrcu by tho state 1u''tr
TaI. IS the paragraph !" the order r'N'''"T 4" '''
1,. c,rr q. constituted = military POS, and viii BE- CON
uani-d rs al oGccr select by the Command'fIn'' ef
oc,o,dnucc via, tho ru,. pct1'd for ilr Government "
such posts ard those Ta'ui'i'1-. 4"' I''D ''"'''''
VIII Lrcscrbe ia order. the rotr- aud calls Z" service '
,t t, IN b. reformed ana tLc military exercises &" t
executed AMI lract-cd ia camp -ni'i consist o! SHE"
,1en,s rs cannot be- carried ont in afmorea, ana 81 M
.li,mish drill and OF school, OF hHor'tea instruction 'o
cpcor. and non.comuissond officers; but no reviews W"
he authorized except by CIDER from thc@o headquarters
tho following rules from the same order VIII al7'
! be found interesting;
10 The following rule- Ir's, 'c strictly observed;
rcr.on. no. connected wa. the alnini'tr'ton OF The
= - or not being members of an organization Ia camp VII
! no, DO permitted IN the camp a'trt tattoo.
Tho s,c of an sprituous qv'r win'' ale or beer al
| all hucr.tcr and auction sales are prohibited
No ale beer wines -lruoua liquors VIII De us'' II
camp. except upon the r'-efr''' OF "'O'.' O'''''
! tn poet.
Fireworks. nlumua'on- onI other or,o'1l'ce p.'
foiuanc,s VIII BOT be Permitted
The line armory oi ti. -th Ec-iment p'''ll,i
gay appearance on Ihu-dAN 'V.i.ih0. -. 80 t5
Was me thrtic.h anniversary ". the drpaTuE o.. ~,
regiment for the and the pre- ,ha,l'i ~
vice medal, and medals Of honor lnr n.tH Z d,
of duty. Those receiving long service h'"'I' WIZ d"
follows
W.. veteran mci,l.-rdvn b. Dow, Edward V f''"n
| Albert Eo,-uan. William toyac. william +. ''''' d"
! Robert Young.
rono ..,,Ico m,ial.-TvsatyGyc years service, Ir'
rl..tana,; George L. Wentworth ond p1Um.Nr'' IHo'n
NJ McKccv,r; gold bar twenty f.ar' ''i'l'.' t'' '
r,,,pb.u Company e.; silver bar htc.n years service
Hail lima ffl ~. IA