The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-31
LAW FOR THEILITIA
Uniform Term of fvice for
Men of All Rks.
CUTTING our c'vlLEATuREs.
First Rsgimsnt 0mcer Proposs 60
Mske sAs ssdy Trapfilisary-
Rssirsd List Of 0ners.

The officers OF the BIT regiment,
N. G. W., held seed session at
the Armory last evening" revise the
military bill in course preparation
10 the legislature. The tcers present
were: Capt. l.. S. Bon. Capt. l..
B. Parsons, exCapt- e.. Brady and
Lieut.. Falcon Joslin. Col. Joseph
Green was present forf while, but
could not remain. The II was taken
UP at section %. wa1erete discussion
was left of Tuesday ewing. relative
To tha appointment osnon-conmis-
stoned officers.
One OF the important 4ions touched
on and after a lengthyiscussion de-
cided on was section gthorizing the
governor to appoint Tmanent mill
tary examining board be made up
OF three officers. whohaH examine
every officer elected opromoted. ex-
cept general and staff ecsrs. The re-
suit of such an examition shall de-
termine the issuance tailn of a COM
mission. It has a fuher provision.
that any. officer. at an time. may be
ordered before that bod for examina-
ton as TO his nsoraEharacter, ca
pacity mad general fitHs for the SER
vice. and If the decisi Of the board
Is adverse to him hcoElmander-in
chief may discharge IN.
Old officers are to cared for ac-
cording to the propos new laws. A
provision is made TIL, all who shall
have served five years. officers shall
have the privilege ofieing placed on
the retired list. They aall retain their
rank and be subject detail for duty
by the conlanander-iuhief. All such
retired officers shall, owever. receive
no pay except when tailed for duty.
This provision. it Is ought. viii in a
few years establish sbody OF officers
on the retired list no will have a
military education, I'D from which
officers may be selecti in cases of war
In raising an army ufor other active
service.
Section 20 makes ie term Of SER
vice for all officer; uniformly four
years, for field, staff Cd Line, instead of
three years for line Ulcers. and four
years for field asl garal offices. as at
the wisdom of the Ne York law which
provides that officer; hold their posi-
lions for life and the9ennsylvania law
for a term of FIVE yeas whereas 1t was
thought that for netstate a term Of
four years for all ofirs was the wis
est plan.
he conditions OF eIstment are dis
tinctly defined by thefll. and an effort
will be made to climate most OF the
civil oganization exisflg in companies.
which is said to be dlriinental to the
miitay oganzation.
Relative TO enlistnlats the ages at
which applicants sh;l be consideed
eligible are fixed at btween Is and As.
At present there is d age limit, and
boys are being enlisteao the detriment
of the service. An exption to the new
provision is made in he case of bug
lers. drun1mers and Musicians.
In balloting for mn ias companies
the present system ofhree black balls
rejecting candidate IS embodied in
the bin. as well as my other provi-
sion which II Is thoufht will improve
the personnel OF the gard.
The provision for tn re-en1istment OF
men was changed scread that after
one term OF service 4 three years a
a man may re+nlistfor one or more
years. the present La being that a,
the end OF one term three years he
must rs-ensist for anoher term OF three
years or not at an.
The new BILL is quit voluminous and
contains many change not yet touched
upon. Owing to the lateness Of the
hour the meeting wa adjourned until
7:30 tomorrow eveni1..