The morning call., 1892-10-17

Captain w. c. Little .June-444S443544-3g
Major c. W. .June-24s 32005O5-2i
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Retired subsequent 20 june 1892.
The biennial report Of the Adju.ant- Gen.
eral Of the State OF California for the two
years ending June 30. 1892. makes a pam
phlet of lS2 pages. The bulk of it consists
OF tn bulated matter, rosters, orders and re-
ports OF subordinate officers, only ten pages
being devoted 10 the report proper of Briga-
dier-General c. {. Allen, the adjutant-
general. A defect in the preparation of the
whole document is the failure to insert an
index 70 the contents. The report as writ
ten also betrays slipshod style. many of
its phrases being vague aud ambiguous.
The following is synopsis OF the adju-
tant-geneTaPs report;
The National Guard OF California as now
organized consists of fortv-siX companies of
infantry and one company OF cadets, eleven
artillery companies drilling rs infantry,
two batteries OF light artillery and one
troop of cavalry, aggregating 4Sl4 officers
and men. There are also four companies
in the naval battalion. aggregaiing 500 men.
General Allen recommends that an add l.
tional company be authorized by eg5atiOn
to be raised in Oakland CT Alameda, and TO
be attached to the Fifth Infantry. oak
land" be says, sis the third largest city in
the State, and is entitled TO more reason
able proportion OF companies, only having
two at present"
From the report Of the Committee on
Military Affairs in Congress the interesting
fact is CLEANED that during the past twenty
five years the National Guard has been
called upon Tor active service on more than
200 occasions in thirty States. During this
period one State has called out her troops
thirty-three times, another twenty-nine.
another twenty and so on along the line for
various causes ranging from labor riots TO
erua ar
large fires TO saving life and serious acct
dents.
There are 49S rifles in the hands of the
National Guard Of California reported as
unserviceabie. The acknowledgement has
received 400 new arms from Washington,
which are to be issued to the several CON-
mands at once. sOne hundred aud forty new
Colts revolyers have been received and will
be delivered 10 general, field and staff
officers. the light batteries and the signal
corps. Next year all mounted officers Will
be supplied with these arms.
In regard TO 3.20-ineh guns for the two
light batteries the acknowledgement reports
that on February y last lie made reQuisI-
tion on the Secretary of War for a sufficient
number. "a bill introduced by General
Cutting, and which, it is expected, will be-
come a law, provides for furnishing the
several States a sufficient number of this
modern ordnance TO equip their light bat
teries, and that we might not be overlooked
when the authorized distribution was made
| asked that the application OF the State Of
California might DO placed on file"
The four Calling guns in San Francisco
he reports, having been repaired, are now
in excellent condition. One of these has
been issued to Brigadier- General Johnson,
Los Angeles, and In time one will be or
dered TO Oakland, leaving two in San Fran
cisco. The two attached to Light Battery
b, First Artillery, have been loaned 10 the
- sha Fla 1rfo f.r IL
constructing tie power-house and canal.
The percentages of attendance of enlisted
men at rifle practice as well as the percent
ages of scores were increased ten per cent
In 1891. The amount appropriated for tar
get practice he thinks is not too iauch, and
the results secured convlnces him that $1,000
should be again appropriated for the next
two years.
The camps of 1891 at Santa Cruz and
Santa Monica are commended as improving
the discipline and usefulness OF the troops,
aud annual encampments are recommended.
A curious statement OF the acknowledgement
In this connection and In view oil the recent
report of Captain Barry. u 5. A., is til at
NEARLY all the companies are now supplied
with tents, and generally with necessary
camp and garrison equipage." lie sug-
gesls that an appropriation be made for
such supplies as may be required ''for sick
ness and casualties which are incipient (sic)
cots and bedding, stretehers, surgical in
strumenis, and medicines"
Upon the subject Of the new drill regula-
tons the Acknowledgement says; These
regulations are now adopted by the Guard
of this State. and many changes in the
formations of regiments is made necessary.
Baitalions under command OF majors will
be tie basis OF organization by consolda-
ton Of two or more companies and change
in the law becomes necessary authorizing
the election aud commission Of one or two
additional majors TO each regiment. l re-
specially recommend that the law be
amended in this respect, as the regulations
Of the army OF the United States is now the
standard OF formation and drill throughout
the country"
General Allen estimates that the demand
for uniforms will require an appropriation
OF $4,000. There Is need, he says, for al
least 1000 new uniform coats. There are
more than 5000 enlisted men on the rolls OF
the National Guard, and the immediate de-
maDd for at least blUuses aud caps il
urgent.
he suggests that an appropriation be
made to defray the expenses OF sending tG
The Chicago exposition next year, TO repre-.