The morning call., 1895-02-04
They Must Forget Their Sympathy
When Facing a Mob.
TWO BRICADES TO Be ABOLISHED
officers Must Pass EXaminati0RS-AS.
Semblyman Powers Has Meas.
ure of His Own.

duced in the Legislature and neither of
them is very well understood by the
guardsmen or citizens, as their important
features have not been published. One of
the bills was introduced at the instance of
the executive committee of the National
Guard Officers Association. The other
was introduced by Assemblyman Powers.
The Powers bill provides for very radical
changes in the guard. One of the princi
pal provisions is that all regiments shall
be united in one brigade. There are six at
present.
The bill prepared by the National Guard
officers gives the Governor unlimited power
in making appointments, and combin es
many of the positions on the stats of the
colonies and generals.
General John H. Dickinson favors the
National Guard officers bill. In discussing
the measure he said: The committee
worked hard and long in preparing the
measure. 1t is about the best one that
could be prepared.
1.-The new bill will put the guard on a
more practical basis. 1t will prevent the
appointment of persons knowing nothing
about military matters to high positions,
and Will cut down the stats nearer to the
regular army standard. An important
point in the bill is that all officers, except
general officers, must pass an examination
as to their qualifications.
''The bill provides for sixty-five compa-
MES instead of seventy companies, as at
present. Not more than seven companies
will be allowed to regiment. Where there
are over seven companies in a regiment
the weakest ones will be mustered out and
the members can Join the OF andhers
thereby strengthen them. There is to be
one troop of cavalry in each brigade, and
light battery will be maintained in this
city. There will be two regiments in each
of the four brigades, except in the Second
Brigade of this city, in which there will be
three.
''The First Brigade will be composed of
two regiments south of Tehachapi. The
Regiment, but will gain the Humboldt
County companies. The reason why the
latter companies have been attached to the
Second Brigade is that the only means of
communication Humboldt County has at
present with the rest of the State is by
steamer to San Francisco. The Third Bri-
gade Will consist of the Fifth and Sixth In
fantry Regiments which are composed of
companies in Oakland, Alameda, San Ra-
fael, Petaluma, Santa Rosa, Stockton,
Fresno, Modesto and Visalia. The Fourth
Brigade Will consist of the Second Infantry
and the Eighth Infantry regiments, the
companies of which are in Sacramento,
Woodland, Marysville, Colusa and Grass
Valley.
'The Governor of the State must appoint
one major-general and one brigadier-gen-
eral for each brigade. None Of these APP
pointments are subject to confirmation by
the Senate, as under the present law. The
Commander-in-Chie may order an cleo
ton for brigadler- general by the field and
line officers of the brigade. All persons
appointed generals must have served at
least four years in the National Guard, or
in the regular or volunteer service of the
United States.
every officer and enlisted man dishonor-
ably discharged shall be disfranchised for
the period OF three years next following
his discharge, unless he shall be pardoned.
No dishonorably discharged officer or man
shall be permitted to hold any office of
trust or emolument, or to again enter any
other company of the National Guard ex-
cept he be pardoned.
sit is intended to prevent German,
French, Swiss, Italian or any American or
foreign society from having arms, which
may be turned over to mob in case of
trouble in a city. After the experience in
Sacramento, where an Italian company's
!
given by them to the mob, | do not know
which, we do not want any more compa-
MES roaming around with guns. The law
in the Eastern States prohibits the posses
sion of arms by such companies, though it
is new here. The proposed law on this
subject is as follows:
1t shall not be lawful for any body of men
whatever, other than the regular organized
National Guard of this State and the troops of
the United States, to associate themselves to-
gether as military company or organization
to drill or parade with arms in any city or
town of this State without license OF the Gov
ernor thereof, which license may at any time
be revoked; and provided further, that stu
dents in educational institutions where mill
tary science is part of the course of instruction,
may, with the consent of the Governor, drill
and parade with arms in public under the
superintendent OF their instructor; provided,
that nothing herein be construed SO as to pre-
vent benevolent or social organizations from
wearing swords.
eve have also made new section of
the Penal Code providing that no indie
pendent company shall parade without
license from the commander-in-chief,b but
have added the following in order that it
might be enforced:
And any person or persons violating any of
the provisions of this section shall be guilty of
mfsdemeanor and subject to arrest and pun
ishment therefor.
"Section 1890 of the proposed law con-
solidates the ordnance officer with the in
spector of rifle practice and leaves out the
battalion adjutants. Where it is bat
talon a quartermaster and commissary
are consolidated. The paymaster is left off
in the division brigade regimental and
battalion stats also. This makes quite
reduction in the number of staff officers.
1--WE have also" said the General 'spre-
| pared and presented bill amending sec
ton 731 of the Penal Code, which reads as
follows:
! Whenever any portion of the National Guard
or enrolled militia shall have been called into
active service to suppress an instruction or
rebellion, to d1sperse mob, or TO enforce the
| execution OF the laws of the State or of the
| United States, the commanding officer shall use
his own discretion with respect to the propriety
! OF attacking or firing upon any mob or iin-
lawful assembly, and his honestand reasonable
! Judgment in the exercise of his duty shall be
| full protection ciyilly and criminally for any
| act or acts done while on duty. No officer who
| has been called out 10 sustain the civil ati-
thorities, shall, under any pretense, or in COM
| pliance with any order, fire blank cartridges
| upon any mob or unlawful assemblage under
penalty of being cashiered by sentence of court
martial.
"This is taken largely from the New York
law, and it is necessary, as was demon
strated by the experience of last summer.
1.-THE strike of last July gave the Ma
| tionai Cuard cmen the hest exnaria,,oa thaxy