The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-14
DfScUssTyG MILITARY MATTERS.
A Large Number Of Omcers Atfen" sn'
Meeting of the House Committee.

A large NUMBER ot OWCets He''"'
Meeting of the House Committee.
The House Committee on Military and
Police met in one OF the pariors OF th,
Exchange Hotel last evening, win reheial
pendheim in the chair. There was very
large attendance OF commissioner oiiiceis
of the Virginia Volunteers. ana every |
command i'm the city was represented.
The first bill taken up was the one IN
troduced by Colonel Gibson, which seeks
10 make the Secretary of the common
wealth ex-oAicio Acknowledgement Ooi
onaI Gibson said the bill was introduced
i'm the interest Of economy. as ne under
stood the office cost now between w"
and 5000 He did not think the aoo'-
tionai duties would interfere WIN vi
work. of tho department Of the Secretary
- Tho commonwealth. and II would not
hs necessary 10 hire any additional CLERK
and M least 5000 could be saved for the
| military. III. 49,,
| ,oent. stated when questioned by 'olohe'
| Gibson. that the Office of the AdJutah'-
| General involved no command; IL was
| clerical Office and 4 source OF mtofmaioh
for the military. lie ola nor lninA' NV
| ever. that a civilian could fill the once
| for. he would have TO possess some reIa-
| bic information on military matters. me
! orders were issued by the Commander-in-
| chief and endorsed by the Adjutant~Gen-
| eral
Colonel Jones next explained how the
money Of the military fund was as
tributed. and how II might happen that
an organization might receive more
| ,,orev We also stated IN detail the duties
| Of the Adiutant- General as laid down IN
Colonel stern explained the situation
between his Office and the command OF the
First regiment When the regiment was
mustered last spring the band was absent
i'm North Carolina, and only the oruni
| corns uas there 1t was subsequently
| sr.o-,d "a have the band muster with the
brigade staff but it did not show No
fou evenings later the members or inc
| hand were counted. and their number mao
been reported 10 him, and when ne nlau,
an, bis account he counted the band ana
drum corps together, and the diherehce u
his report and that OF the headquarters vi
the First regiment was one man. ana u,
decided in favor or the resine"., ~, -
,,oesihTv had received $40, the quota o
nns man. i'm excess. There certainly wa'
,,ot mistake of sixteen, as had oee'
claimed I'm n correspondence from hedu
quarters of the regiment ,.. rro
fCantafn George Wayne Anderson pro
tested against the passage or the piii' d
an officer of the Virginia Volunteers
Captain Cutchins said that ,ue huIu s ~
General was the military ADVISER OF III
Governor, and should th'i'AV''
military education ., ..,x,,,,en,
Colone, Nash. Of the Fourth resimeh'
thought If the bill passed TX """'" '0
vreaf blow 10 the military. -,
Major Simons stated that there had pee
= general dissatisfaction with the ohS0
the Acknowledgement Tot huiho' -
& 80 because the duties had not pee
10 therefore.
:, ,,o,,ld he detrimental TO the regimen
z ~ I've that office attached 10 anoth'
e s,,ar,,nenf In his opinion - would u
- an immense time and the WIN
time Of one man. ,.,v 20
II Colonel Gibson wanted 10 KNOW "a ..
"a mas NOT advisable 10 have an army o,ns
Ie detailed as Acknowledgment, ,. maS
IN simons thought It would il tne ]>''"''''
e General was not a military ma" ,o, \.
81 cn,onel Nash stated that the iac,, a
ee 'o' ,',', admitted. that $4,000 or $500
n.y. Military stores had not been account
p 81 ,or should amply prove that III
A. aasos ,enuired a very competent man
a A, mis- iuncture Captain t,ptchins'
n, 49, p,ues presented a paper, the COT
tn ~. - which he said he'd been endorse
q ~, six of the members OF commute
r - o,oht Ia frame IT, The paper sets lor'
ha the following: .,,,,h.r
N "At a meeting or ldlse NUM-"
military officers from different pa',S
-, the State. assembled IN hVni' 's,,,a,,s
'xt ,pocornber 81. 1899, it was unanimous
re .nso,,ed that the Legislature be respe'
ID f,i,,. requested 10 increase the apr
,,~la,ion for the benefit OF the Inln'ld
up nor cent. instead Of IL per cent
nv ali receipts into the Treasury tiotn =, ;
lar sources Of income, except Tue ~" y
ND The present law. section 90 OF
' ss code. provides for IL per cent
ak .,,der.,pned officers who are ner
:. ,re committee. have consider
on ht,i nroposed and are or opinion q"
M ~, LA hills would not be benenciai
- "a. "a. ,,ii,tia. and they respectfully a
~ ~. n may be the pleasure OF
,or General Assembly not to pass tne
u, "a not intended to argue the aav
,hi,ity OF these bills IN TINS paper,
ro- simply to say that the passage OF ,
"a In vould be prejudlcial 10 dlscipi
~. ~ d you'd doubtless produce disco
80 hero none now exists. Each or !
- ,,VIs has its Objectionable features
of ,hev would require more time than
,~e sDan,hers OF the General Assembly wo'
- .',.ohahIv he able TO give 10 the CONSIDER
In | Ion az them IL stated In deRah.
biz. "The committee. however trust II
.ars g.. ~ Measure OF the General ASSEM-
and 20 increase the appropriation IN the III
INK. ner stated In the resolution tei1 ,,
mo- + and also TO pass Dill pro'iu's
ers. ~ amendment OF an inspector OK
lee n IRA and Judge advocate on
Pro- s,sr 81 each division. brigade. regime
and battalion. .,..,,,, ,
tied 80 .srhs Undersigned are respectfully ~, !
the -.,,,,a,v OF opinion that any tur''
thas gYss,slstion as to the militia al
pre- time Is inexpedient and insas sl, ,n,,
and NA3o. a., Question vas held without
In meeuns - and that he and many o.
pre-. a assssrs did not endorse that paper; +.
that omceis Anderson stated that ne
oms oene r,..t,nc to order, and gave
SIS caiei w. -. - Committee had been
md. reasons WY ~