The morning call., 1893-02-13
NATIONAL GUARD
To Be Inspected on Wash
ington's Birthday.
acquisitions From the Naval Battalion
for Equipnents-lm Amend
ments to National Guard Law.

The troops of the Second Brigade will
! parade for Inspection on the anniversary Of
Washington's birthday, Wednesday, Febru-
airy %. assembling in fatigue or full dress
| in their respective arnories for that pur-
/ pose in the evening. The inspection is TO
! be conducted by the ranking officers present
The order for the parade was Issued from
| brigade headquarters on Saturday.
The news that there is to be no day
parade viii no doubt be received with gen.
eTal satisfaction by all the members of the
National Guard. The tendency to deprive
National Guardsmen Of al their public Holt
days by calling them out for street parades
has had the effect TO make the service in
some measure unpopular. General Dickin-
son evidently appreciates this fact, as. IN
like many OF his predecessors, he does not
believe In turning out the troops for exhibit
ton purposes whenever the opportunity
offers. The inspection ordered by him Is to
be considered as preliminary to the regular
inspection and muster, which takes place
annually in March.
A special order from headquarters Sec
Ond Brigade directs the commanding officer
Of Company a. Fifth Regiment Infantry, 10
take up on his returns the gatiing gun now
in possession Of the company and to report
and account Tor the same as other State
property 5 reported and accounted for. He
is also directed to at once detail one Of the
/ heutenants Of sid company and gun
squad, all Of whom shall be members Of sad
company, whose duty Il shall be 10 driil
regularly with the gatiing gun. Such
detail may be changed from time to time.
but each detail. unless for reasons approved
! by headquarters. must continue for no.
less than three months. He will report
monthly the names OF the details, the num-
Der Of drills had, and any other information
& inn -rrffa -f.f f1f
ton. All comm UnlcatlOns regarding this
detail are 10 be sent direct TO headquarters,
by agreement with the colonel commanding
the regiment.
The Naval Battalion intends TO make
reQuisition upon the Navy Department for
| CalifoTnia's share OF the Congressional az
Precipitation for the United States naval
reserve, which amounts TO about 5000.
| Naval equipments equal IN value TO this
sum viii be forwarded by the department.
The battalion will ask for three one
rOundeT HOtchkiss rapid-hTng guns, with
the necessary field carriage. cone and boat
mounts, The whole valued at $1,000 Some
new TeyOlYers, holsters, belts aud cutlasses
will also be called for.
On February - the three city companies
of the Naval Battalion will hold battalion
drill near the Ocean House, leaving their
srmOTles at 9 \. NJ
The bill introduced by Senator Everett of
/ this city, and which has already passed he
Senate and is now before the Assembly,
provides for several important amendments
TO the military code. Among them may be
mentioned the Increase Of the force to
seventy companies; the organization Of
regiments into battalions; the appointment
Of additional majors aud adjutants in each
regiment; the concentration Of dTummeTS,
| fferS and iTumpeteTS as the field music Of
their respective commands; the provision
that State funds shall be expended only for
service uniforms and equipments under The
direction Of a board consisting OF the
quarteTmaster general and two commits
stoned officers. to be appointed by the Gov
erD0r; the allowance Of 500 eT month TO
the commander of each infantry and artil-
lery company. and $500 per month to the
commanding officers Of each light battery
and cavalry troop for armOry rent, care Of
arms and incidental expenses; and pr0vid-
ing for the organization Of brigade hospital
and ambulance corps not to exceed six men
for each regiment In such brigade.