Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-06-09
NAVAL BATTALION.

The Proposal to Further Enlarge
the National Guard-Fuu Text of
tho Bill Now Before the General
Assembly.
The bill creating Q naval reserve, which
was reported In the house Wednesday by
the military committee, names the organi-
zation "The Naval Battalion of the Con-
necticut National Guard" Its provisions
are as follows:
All first enlistments shall be for three months,
and any person who has received an honorable
discharge by reason OF expiration Of term of ser
vice, may re-enIist for the term of two years. All
enlstnnents or enlistnents shall be made in the
same manner and be subject to the laws, regula-
tions and requirements as snllstments in other
companies Of the Connecticut National guard,
and no enlistment In said naval battalion shall be
made from any company Of the active militia Of
The oflcers shall be a commander, one Ieuten-
ant commander who shall act as executive ON
tor. The omcers shall be nominated by the com
missioned officers of the divisions. The COM
mander shall nominate on his staff one ad1utant,
one ordnance officer, one paymaster, one sur
geon, each with the rank OF lieutenant Gunior
grade), and one assistant surgeon with the rank
Of ensign The n-commissioned staf OF the
battalion shall consist Of one master arms two
yoenen and one chief bugler, appointed by the
Each division shall consist of one lieutenant,
who shall command the same; two ieutenants
Gunior grade), two ensigns and not more than
and seamen. To each division there shall be al
| lowed 80 many petty officers as the commander
in-chief shall from time to time prescribe, which
officers shall be nominated by the commandant
of the division to the commander Of the battal
ion The battalion shall parade for drill, one
| day, annually in May, by division or battalion
and shall annually encamp or rendezvous tSa 10,
the 10th Of August and the soth of October
drill, pay discipline regulations, etc.. are the
/ same as the National guard. The relative ranf
| Of officers in the battalion and the Connection
| National guard is as follows: Commander with
lieutenant colonel, lieutenant commander will
major, lieutenant with captain, lieutenant Gunio
grade) with first lieutenant, and ensign will
IN tS bataon abs be o orVste in th
infantry and artillery, and the relative position
eoRRmissioned ocers IN the infantry or artiiisr!
| shall be as prescribed by the commander-ln
The commander-in- chief is authorized to appl
to the president of the United States for the de
tan OF commissioned and petty officers OF tn
United States navy to act as inspectors and in
| structors to the naval battalion.
| The armor1es of the naval battalion shall b
situated on or near the navigable waters Of tn
state, in such position as to best promote the Ell
used Of applied to the naval battalion, shall b
held to include g vessel anchored, moored or Sc
| cured to the land while used only as armor
for the purpose Of instruction. drill or defense.
The United States government has appropr
| ated about $50 900 for naval militia in the cour
| try. In some states these battalions have o
| ready been organized. 1t is said that Connect
cuts share Of the $50,000 will be between 81 ,0(
and 5000 1t is at present proposed to organ
ize the four companies or divisions Of the ba
TALON at New-Haven, Bridgeport, Middleton
and possibly New London, although the schem
is not regarded with much favor in that city.