The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-12-29

summary OF the Annual Report Of the
| Adjutant General.
Olympia. Dec e7-The biennial report
| OF the adjutant general has been prcpar-
cd and is now in the hands OF the gov
ernor- The recommendations included in
the somewhat brief report are:
Fi-st-That the legislature be asked to
enlarge the complement of companies in
the formation of regiments OF infantry
from ten to twelve. in accordance with
the provIsionS Of the United States drill
regulations.
Seeona-Providing for the organization
Of az least enc battery of light artillery.
Tnlrc-Proyiding for the organization
and equipment of naval battalion
Fourth-Authorixing the military board
and board of military auditors to pur-
chase permanent camp ground for the
National Guard OF the state.
Fifth-Authorlzing the establishment OF
o retired list
Sixth-That in future. for a time at
least, encamprnents be held by regiments
Tor two years in succession and brigade
camp be held the third year
Seventh--That the staff department be
established on lines separate and apart
from the line. and the officers thereof be
assigned 10 duty IL the different conn
mands.
Eighth-That the amendment TO the
regulation providing for the organization
OF the engineer ana hospital corps be APP
proved.
Ninth-That all appointments 20 the
general staf be made frcfn those who
have horcrab.y served in the guard of
this state or some other state or in the
volunteer army during the war OF the re-
beliion. or in the regular army of the
United States.
Tsnth-That when the troops are called
out 10 assist the civil authorities in the
suppression of riot or breaches of the
peace, they be paid from the general fund
OF the state. and not from the special
fund provided for their support
After reviewing the services of the Ma
tionai Guard in various states during the
recent labor troubles, Gen. OBrien makes
comparisons OF cost for the support OF the
militia.
New York appropriated fer the support
or its guard during the year 1893 S7ass5.
It's total organized force is I2,0l1 Cost
Tor support OF each man In the service,
$si29 per annum.
Pennsylvania the same year approprl-
ated slS3,o00: total strength. $751; support
per man, $500. Massachusetts for 1898.
sl62.6te; total strength, Gels: cost per man,
500 California appropriated s1s1, 40:
strength, $3.50. cost per man. ssl26 Illi-
nois for 1893. s2ss. 50; total strength,
ALI; cost per man. $60o9. Washington
appropriated for the support OF It's guard
for 1888 $4,000; total strength. LISA: cost
OF support per man. $3.50. The cost per
capita for the support OF the National
Guard on a basis of 4as 0lo population ard
an appropriation of $4,000 is l.. cents.
The adjutant general Is emphatic in his
expressions Of preference for regimen,al
encamDments rather than brigade camps,
and places the excess of cost OF the bri-
gade eneampment OF 1894 over what
would have been the expense of a regi-
mental camp at $3.l9s.e5. The cost of this
cncampraent was s56.355.a3- The expense
was somewhat increased by the railroad
strike which was on during the time the
troops were at Woodland
Referring 20 the field and line officers.
the adjutant general says that the ofi-re-
curing elections of officers TO fill vacan-
cies. instead of following the line of pro-
motion, has done more To destroy the eff
cheney OF the service than any other one
thing To illustrate this proposition GEN
O'Brien points 10 the ease of Company
G, OF Spokane, during the labor troubles
in July. which resulted in that company
being brought before a court OF inquiry
The general says that had the captain OF
that company, a capable officer, been in
command, no such disgrace would have
occurred. But young lieutenant who
held his rank by reason of election be-
cause he was a good fellow, was tempo
-arily In command. and his inexperience
permitted conduct BY Company G which
was all but a credit &c the guard
AS natural points for concentration OF
troops in event Of active service the gem
eral APPROVES OF Seattle. Tacoma, OIym-
pia. Fa.TAs-aven or New Whatcom for the
west, Spokane, Ellenshurg and walluia
for the east.
The following table shows The number
Of male persons between the ages of Is
ane Is who are subject to military duty