Evening journal., 1891-01-06
eananAL ksnNIMs alpoRT.
Results Of his ahor-sugcestions fol
ths Future.

me Future.
The following is a synopsis Of the BIZ
ennial report Of Adiuant Genci al K. X.
Kenney;
The strength Of tho National Gnard nt
/ per the returns Just made, % 5ll officers
aud enlisted mon, organized into one
I regiment. (aiBht cnmpauiag) and one
squadrou 81 cavalry two troopsl. Hu
OF The opinion, and would Haoss respect
fully rfea mend, that the present oraaui.
cation of The infantry should ba changed
by ah3lishng tbs eNlstiag reslmental
1 formation, aud Instead formation of
two battalons OF four companies each be
made. This could he done 20 that Con :
panies A, O, n and IA OF WILMINGTON and
/ New Castle. would form the First Bat
TALON, aud Kent and S1ssex eompsniet
b, d, u and G Wonld constitute tht
second Battalion each OF which TO be
commanded by lieutenant colonel
| Thon going a step further and forming
the two battalions and the squadron into
a brigade, would make the most perfect
Organization that could be had
The law should DO 50 amended as 70
make an annual appropriation OF q
specific sum Tor all military purposes, to
DO appOrioned among the several
military departments aud expended by q
board Of ol1a6fg Rppolnted by the
governor name SO oOO ~ The ueoes
sayy amount Of this appropriation
beg To submit the following report
Received from Treasurer Of Pennsyl
Received from saio Of old mess sheds
pt hehOboth, ... .,., ...,......t. 1000
sioe8Oo
Sundry expenditures ,.....,,,.,a-.... l0,2'AoA
Balance In hand ..... ..........s 6l95
Prior to 1887 the General Government
appropriated annually for tho militia
$500, 600. which was divided among the
several states according 70 their repre-
sentaiion In Congress Each state was
entitled to draw arms to the amount Of
its share Of said appropriation, which
became the property Of the state. ANY
state falling to draw annually TO the
amount Of its share Of said appropria
tion did not lose the benefit Of said sum,
but was credited herewith. This state
has not, since the late civil war, drawn
It's share of the appropriations. and these
hed accumulated TO its credit up to July
|, 1885. to over &tS, 0e0. In 1887 there was a
balance Of over $l8 coo 60 the states credit.
Deiaware's share Of the appropriation OF
1887 of $500, 600 for sour years has been
80 800. and with these annual approprla-
tiona the equipments Of Troop have
been obtained
The total expense Of tho encampment
Of 1859 WAS SIC $50 q. aud that OF 1890.
si42SS Oh The incidental expenses Of
the sncampment for scores for the last
three years are as follows, 1888 81, ,OS7. 81; ;
1889, 81 909 l5; 1890. s., $50 So
The Delaware College cadets should be
admitted 30 tho regular state organi1a-
tion.
| must again call attention TO the con
dition Of the records Of the state, and
hope that the Legislature may take
prompt action. These papers In the
secretary Of states odiee, should an be
arranged, numbered, catalogued aud
kept Ia the sdjutant generals ofice
These may not appear to be Of much
Importance. but they are and should 90
cared for Ia such 3 manner as would
make their loss Or destruction impossible.
The 800 annual appropriation for con
tingant expenses Of this Office q too
small The annual salary Of The adiutant.
general Is 5000 This should be 81 see.