Evening journal., 1893-03-21
i'm FRIENDLY HANDS.
The National Guard Bill to
Pass on Its Merits.
TEE MILITIHs NEEDS DISCUSSED

Adjutant General Hart Speaks of the
Chances of His Measure for an Addi-
tiOnaI Appropriation and OF What Now
Handioaps the Organlzatlon-Legisla
tive Phases.
star Correspondence Evening Journal.
DOVER, March 21.-Adjutant General
Garrett J. Hart went to Galeua Nd,
yesterday to attend the funeral Of his
uncle. James l.. Willis, who died In Sea-
ford on Saturday. To day he Will appear
before the House Committee on Appro.
priations in behalf Of his National Guard
bill which is now in committee.
While engaged in conversation with
him your correspondent asked him what
he thought of the chances for the pass
age Of the measure.
well, all / eau say is that it is iu
the hands Of a first-class committee
The House Committee on Appropriations
Is composed Of Representatives Hall,
Salisbury, Cooch, Watkins and Hickman.
They are all good, solid, substantial
business men. They are the Kind Of
men want to have dealings with.
shall talk business and know that they
will do the same thing II they report
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report Of such a committee will carry IL
through the House only ask what is
right aud just to uphold the dignity Of
The state II we are 90 have a National
Guard IL must be supported and such
support should be sufficient to meet it's
legitimate demands.
What do you get, all told, at the
present timer"
1--WE get Just $4,000. Our bill asks
for s. 600. That will pay for hous-
ing the guard as IL is now housed II
the state will give us three field days In
year that can be done for $1,000 addi-
tional. The guard needs it. The memb
ers 20 up to their rooms for drill fifty
two nights in the year and they are GER
tainly entitled to three days in the field
10 teaches them the evolutions in hattal
ion and regimental formation as nothing
else can, and then again, IL brings the
men together, and they realize more
fully the Importance of the organza-
ton
What about the encampmentY"
"An annual appropriation Of Si5. 600
for all purposes, would enable us TO have
that. There is no better training school
for both officers and men.
Don't you think that the adverse
moral sentiment aroused by the Brandy
j wine Springs encampment had much 10
do with the discontinuance Of these an.
nual outiugsY
Certainly do, and tell you right
8 here, that IL there Is ever an eneamp
! meut held while I am adiutant- general
It win be so far from Wilmington that n
e viii cost the class OF persons who brought
e the Brandywine Springs encampment
s into disrepute a pretty penny TO Get
: there
5 "There was some trouble over the al
g lowances made to several of the com
5 panies two years ago. was there not2'
e Eyes. There was passed at the last
\ | session Of the Legislature an act fol
6 / their maintenance. IL gave Companies
A, G, + and Troop b $500 each, and
Troop A 500. Through mistake IN
drafting or enrolling the word annual
was left out consequently these sums
we're only available for one season.
have seen several Of the members Of tn,
u last General Assembly, and they are ali
Of the opinion that It was intended TO b,
s ain annual appropriation
N "You want 20 remove the adjutnnt
generals Office to Dover9'
IS eyes. That is where II belongs. The
Is records should not be carted around
from town TO town every time a new
adiutant general is appointed. A roou
d should be fitted up for us in the stat
IL Capitol ! don't care how small It Is. 81
long as it Is comfortable II Stat
u Treasurer Burnite gives up the Office b.
now occupies let US have that Then W.
want clerk to attend to the work in m,
absence aud 10 take re Of the records
/ de should be a competent man and on
, rot subject to removal for politica
reasons
"rhere is q resolution there authoriz
.e ing you Co secure for the use of the stat
IS copies of all authentic rolls and lists O
Il all officers and enlisted men of Delawar
p and carefully preserve themY
10 yes You see they are not in th
r possession Of the state except In a yer
n unsatisfactory and incomplete condition
Ls am compelled TO say In response to con
q munications for copies Of them that al
t. unable to furnish them It frequentl
)f places me in an embarrassing position
he records are very valuable and the
value will increase as time goes on
"What will Il cost to get them2'
THAT | cannot say. Ii the committt
Is we're to ask me that question to-mOrr0
o. / would have to answer, Gentlemen,
L don't know. cannot even form an est
n mate. There is one thing about tl
al resolution which you will notice If 20
'v read it over; don't get anything for Oh
,e work beyond the expenses actually il
an Cured.
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