Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-22
A NEW MILITIA BILL.
TO AMEND AN OLD STATUTE AND
PROVIDE FOR EFFICIENCY.
Virginia Omcers Interested-An Impor-
tant Heport-Taiiors Now Want to BE
Protected-War Claims.
from Our Regular Correspondent

GERS connected with the militia IN virginia
are manifesting interest in bill before
Congress- 90 promote the efficiency OF the
militia. Several Of tho officers in Virginia,
in fact. have written letters to their repre-
sentatives in Congress ASKING them 20 give
their support to the measure. II has been
fayorably reported, IL on the calendar, and
q most interesting report has been made 10
the House on the subject. II IL not gene
rally known that there 10 on the statute
books a law which requires every able
bodied male citizen of the respective states
resident therein. who 10 OF the age o. j.
years and under tho age OF 10 years. 20 ne
enrolled IN tho militia. ms law was en-
acted in 1872 and has never been repealed,
hut IL il a dead-letter in all the States, and
the proposed new law istorepeal or amend
all provisions OF the act Ofl792 that have be-
COME impractIcable and obsolete, and SUI
stitute provisions in harmony with the OK
istlng conditions OF tho militia and tho
laws OF the respective states ana fern.
tories 90 establish q uniform system u
organization and discipline, and 10 pro-
vide modern arms and equipments tho
title 20 which shall roman with tie United
States. subject 70 the order OF the Score
tary If War.
TO BE READY At AL TINES.
A primary object also is TO have the gov
eminent aid and encourage the states IN
maintaining an efficient militia. according
TO the report made to the House, so that
the nation may be ready az all times 70
promptly repel foreign INVASION and 70 aid
the civil authorities in enforcing ana
quelling riots.
A table which accompanies the report
shows that within the past twentv-nye
years the Virginia militia have been called
ont 10 preserve order thlrty-three tmea.
There is no recotd tor North Carolina IN
this table.
The number Of organized militia IN Viz
GINA Is 2,5h. Ten thousand dollars - an
nuallv appropriated by the State, and the
annual appointment of tho United
states appropriation is sl1.0j7.l6.
The figures for North Carolina are 1855
milItiamen State appropriation, $1,000
United States appropriation, SiO,ljJ.l3.
List of arms issued by the government %
tho Federal States and Territories since
July l, l3s1 includes the following:
Rifles. Carbine3. Rev0lvers.
virginia .+.......iiJ ~Nu All
| North Carolina. 40 -
Another statement giving tho summary
of State laws shows that IN North Caro-
lima there IS appropriated 5000 tor an en-
campment Of ten days of not exceeding
1900 men. There il no provision tor en-
| campmont in Virginia.
TAIL0r5 R1GHTs.
An organization has been perfected by
| the merchant tall0rs of tho United states
! by which thov hope 20 induce Congress 90
amend the tariH laws so as % prevent
Americans travelling abroad from bring
inc IN more than two full suits of clothes
and one OyorcCaf. The taiiofs claim chat
/ their business Is being greatly lnterierel
WITH. They have gotten no 70 monster
petition and viii ask Congress 20 help
! them our. Ilore arc eleven Virginia
/ tallors o. 9iguors 90 tho petition and eight
| from North Carolina. Probably 100 VIZ
CiuIans went 90 Europe last year, and
II vii be seen that what they bought M
| the way Of We r'ug-apu aTel l7 not EkelY 20
! break the taii0rs # tho state CONGRESS
Will probably decline TO Interfere with tie
rights OF private citizens and subject them
d any such annoyance a. is proposed by
tho amendment now pending. Only aoout
100000 Americans go annually % Europe.
and from one third 10 one half are women
and children. There are nearly Gt000,OJ0
IN the United States, and IL Is dh1cult 20
understand how bringing m tier own
wearn-aqpnel can Greatly ahect the
taliOrs of luis country.
BRADY 10 co.
Collector Brady, o, Potter burg, who has
been ~ the city Tor several DAYS, left tor
home to-day. he expects 10 attend the
Minneapolis convention. stul being tho
Virginia member of the National Republic
can Committee. lie is az outs with Ma
homo and Langst1u moro than eyor. and
they VIII probably try 10 have Colonel
Brady thrown OK the National Committee.
Ex-Congrc kowdon. OF NoriolS, IS
here. lle does not expect 70 attend the
minneapolis convention.
NIRGf>IA ATfAIEg.
Tho Court of Claims has transmitted %
Congress- finding IN the claim OF Emily
TAYLOR. Il Fairfax county. Va, execIfrG
of William 81. TAYLOR, deceased fer c8,j5j,
but allows only Sl.935. The claim Is fog
supplies taken during the war by military
authority.
Representative Meredith introduced in
the House today a Dill 20 pay Granville
). KELLEY. OF Culpeper county, S-j,33S.l
for supplies taken by the Union troops
during the war.
l.. j. Mccartney has been appointed
postmaster az Ripley Mills. Craig county,
Va. rice s. Mccartney, resigned. knopi "a
tho name Of a pOst-Jihce established in
Caroline county, Va, with Robert IL.
Henderson q postmaster.
Mail service between Dayton and Bridge
water, Rockingham county. Va, will be
increased 90 twelve trips week after
June lst.
Miss Mildred lee, Of Virginia is at tho
Arlington.