The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-02-27
TRrDAy. FEBRUARY 81. 1891.


n great Improvement In the moral and
inerease tho efficiency of the soldier.
Wnder it force OF one regiment, OF
night hundred men, may be recruited,
tNo companies Of which are to be
called troops Of cavalry, and the re-
rnainder may he divided into ten com
pRnics of infantry The maximum
number of an infantry company is to |
be iifty-four men, and of troops OF |
cavalry sixty men, the whole force |
with an engineer corps, signal corps |
aud hospital corps, which our militia |
lave never yet had. Four companies
Of infantry are to constitute battal-
Ion, two troops of cavalry squadron
and two batt3iions OF infantry and
squadron of cavalry are to constitute
a brigade. The Governor Is given the
power TO assign any branch of the
service to any duty, on he may dsband
any company OF troops at will, il he
deem il best for the public good. Tho
Governor is also to equip, uniform
aud arm the companies, provide for
Them suitable armories for drilling
and storing of supplies, and that the
school OF the soldier may be perfected,
he is TO provide for an annual eneamp.
ment to be held at such time and place
/ f.s he may direct. The sum OF fifteen
thousand dollars is to be appropriated
= md set aside for the expenses OF the
Regiment, which sum includes all the
State will have to pay annually.
The cost to the State for such we'll
equipped body of men is certainly
small, and in the flourishing financial
condition of the State the appropria-
tion should not lie objected to. The
distribution Of this money is to be
contided TO five officers, appointed by
the Governor, no company to receive
less thar. slT5, nor n1ne more than
100, and any company or troop hay
ing less than twenty-five men in at.
tendance at an annual inspection in
quarters shall forfeit their claims for
appropriation, and shall be paid at
the rate OF four dollars per man, and
no more; at the same time not more
taan $4,000 is to be set aside for an
hua' appropriations inc GOVERNOR
on the first Monday of May, is to
draw the sl5, 600 appropriation through
OF " MS AuJuluht ueietal ana IL Is TO
- uel'os''su III one OF inc otate oallhs
10 the credit Of the general board OF
Vnicers eacli OF Whom IS TO DC oonied
,h inc SUN OIL q''ooo' OF lor goon re-
haSiof anu proper disposition OF the
iuhu. IL Is uhlawial Tor Inc board oil
osieer5 TO exceed III lhelr appfoptla'
lions ana expenditures lhA sum oil
Sio'Voo, ana II any balance remains al
The end oil the year, 1t is to be covered
LACK INTO the state treasury
An annual ehcaiAphleht' hot TO OK
ceed seven uays' Is TO ID le'u at any
tinie oet"eeh INC nfs1 Jay Oh May ''hI
the hrst Jay OIL November AT suei
pace as lhe governor may dlreet. lht
same rules ana routine OF duties ar
70 De observed rs praetieed In tn,
oMted states ARMY Stringent regn
htlohs are htlu down Tor the preserNa
uoh OF ofuer, Any person auhittet
"nlih the bounds oil the eheahlPmeh
ahu pehaNiiig IN u di7ofaefly manne
can DC taken pelpfe justice OF III
peace anu h''ea hol more thah MI.
nor hs9 tliaii leii aoiiais' any once
OF soioiei aoseii'ihs hinlselI from I'll
ehcatipnleiit except upon aaufGeoh
cef,ihca1e oi uls''oliily, SICKNESS, ueat
OF loss Oh position me latter certihe
70 py the empower II convicted pelol
eoVIt,hiartlal Is 10 NC nhed not MOI
tlah my ooiiais nor less lhan invent!
I'VE noiiatsi OF IL ahoh'commlsslohe
ohlcef OF soldier not more tina
t"entS-i'Ne uoi'ais OF less than te
eoiiars.
ihe pay Tor ei'cli Gays duty Is to1
shzo iof musicians sl,5o lof sergeant
and quartefinaster sergeants' 500 Il
neutehuli's ana clilel musicians, -
ior captains ana hoh-eommis5ione
eu,ns' S''oo ief coioheis' iioutehan
eoioheis anu MAJORS nor genera
iu stan anu si'Oo lor servants al
coohs.
ihis ih'iitaty iofee OF any part OF
may pe oalieo OUT oy inc Governor Il
1eieiiee "saiast loreigh OF doinesi