The record-union., 1893-01-09
THE NATIONAL GUARD.
Proposed Changes in the Law Govern
ing the State Troops.
Five Companies to be Added to the
Present Number-Two Brigades
to be Consolidated, Etc.

The bill TO be presented to the Legisla-
ture by the National Guard Officers
Association through its committee. is at
hand, synopsis of which is given below.
The committee Of Ave have full power to
| make any necessary changes it may
deem advisable, and it has already
| availed itself of this privilege by modify
ing several of the propositions as adopted
at the November meeting in San Fran
cisco.
This committee comprises the follow
ing officers: First Brigade, Major A. w.
Barrett, Los Angeles; Second, Colonel
Thomas F. Barry, San Francisco; Third,
Major Reel b. Terry, Stockton; Fourth,
Major w. w. Douglas, Sacramento, and
Fifth. Colonel Park Henshaw Of Chico.
The committee meets at the Adjutant-
Generals office from time to time for
consultation, being aided and advised by
General Allen; and, judging from the ac-
tion taken already, the officers men,
toned are quite competent tor the work
assigned them. The proposed amend
ments to the codes are as follows:
An enlisted man, having served three
years, may re-enlist for one, two or three
years at his option.
The number Of companies are to be in
creased from sixty to siXty-five, and
each brigade may have light battery
aud troop of cavalry.
The Signal Corps are to remain as now
"a change by the committee.
No officer can hereafter be placed on
the retired list for disability, except in
CURED i'll performance. of duty.
The term of continuous service has
been increased to eight years, and ten
where the service has not been continu-
Gus.
a regiment of from six to ten COM
panies can nave two Majors and two
extra Adjutants and Sergeant-Majors,
who are added to the Colonels staff,
The extra Adjutants Will rank as Lieu
tenants.
An Assistant Surgeon has also been
added to the regimental staff, who will
rank as Captain.
| The Brigade Signal Officer will remain
as now.
There will be five brigades, instead OF
six, in the State, the Fifth and Sixth be-
ing consolidated, and it is understood
| that If the five new companies are added
they will go to the First. Third and
Fourth Brigades. The latter would be
entitled to two, and the battery will no
| longer be a part of the First Artillery,
| but will be unattached.
1t is proposed to add SOlano County to
| the Fourth Brigade District, and give one
of the new companies to either Dixon.
Suisun and Fairfield Tor Benicia). The
other would go to Auburn, in all proba-
bility.
Arranged in this manner the two
southern regiments would have seven
companies each, the Sixth Infantry seven
and the First Artillery seven. The bat
! terry (B) of the Fourth Brigade would be
unattached and could, if required, be
assigned for duty with the Third or Fifth
| Brigades. Colonel Henshaw would have
eight companies, having absorbed the
| Tenth Battalion, and if the companies OF
| the Fifth Infantry were added to the
three San Francisco regiments, as they
should be, the regiments mentioned
would have nine companies each.
| Brigade Commanders, instead of being
elected, are to be appointed by the Com
mander-ln-Chief, as now prevails.
| No more dress" uniforms are to be
| purchased with State funds, but the
money will be spent for complete '"serv-
| ice" uniforms, with overcoats, KNAPP
sacks, etc.
| a hospital and ambulance CORPS is to
be added to each brigade, to consist of six
men for each regiment, to be otficered as
the Communicating Chief may direct.
| The sum of 81 900 is to be provided fol
each ambulance corps the first year it is
organized to procure equipments, medi-
| cine, etc, and every year thereafter the
sum of $500.