New-York tribune., 1895-02-10
NATIONAL GUARD AFFAIRS.
PRAISE FOR THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
NOTES.
The following order has been issued from 'he
headquarters OF the First Brigade.

appreciation Of the services OF the officers and men
the city of Brooklyn ending Monday January o.
The order for assembly was uneXpected and was
issued ON Sunday evening. nevertheless the tro9ps
With full II ranks and Complete eqnipment discipline
was excellent. arduous duty in dispensing mobs.
was performed with courage and good Judgment:
All hardship was cheerfny borne. though some OF
tery and the lst Battalion of the 7th Regiment were
i!l,sheltered f~om the severe winter weather. The
eXcepona Efforts and RcS deserve Sg speca d'' COM
mendation for their efiiceni and solderiy Conduct
The brigade has shown to the community its good
qualities and has given satisfaction to its COM
STEPHEN H. OLIN,
Assistant Adtutant- General.
1t is to be regretted the lecture delivered by
General Horace Porter at the 7th Regiment Armory
the evening OF February was more OK
tensivey advertised and that so few military men
knew that he would speak about Appomattox.
The lecture in which the surrender OF Lee is de-
scrbed to the smallest detail and which seems TO
settle the question to just where the dramatic
scene took place and who were the actors in 1t,
will be printed some time" General Porter says
In the mean time, many who missed the opportun-
ity to hear the lecture are anxious to have General
Porter repeat 1t. and he will probably be asked to
do so by some military organization.
The commanders OF the various Brooklyn organ
cations making strong fight against the pas
the Board OF Supervisors in each county Of
the State. except New-York with the appointment
OF armorers janitors and laborers. These places
now filled by appointments made by the com
manding officers who think that inasmuch as they
are held responsible for the States property they
should be allowed select it's guardians.
The proposed amendments 10 the Military Code
OF the State OF New-York will deprive the Chief
OF Ordnance of his additional title OF Commissary-
General The three adjutants OF regiment Will
be officially designated. one as reglmenal and the
other two as battalion adjutants There will be
rcsmental and two battalion sergeant-majors;
also a regmcntal and two battalion hospital stew
ards To a regiment OF than 800 enlisted
men may be appointed by the Commander Chief
additional inspector OF rife practice OF the
grade OF first lieutenant. To each separate com
pany there may be added additional second
lieutenant. The chief signal officer may be as
signed to the command OF all the signal corps in
the state
1t is also proposed that each enlisted man.
mounted and equipped. shall receive reasonable
compensation for each horse used by him. The
law provides the pay shall be s. for every
day.
The members Of the National Guard who have
been 10 the State Camp have had good cause for
complaint because OF the eXorbitant charge made
for taking them across Annsvle Creek There
be good ground for the belief that the
above viii not Dee continued. bill has been In
troduced In the Legislature providing for the
granting to the Peckskill State Camp and Mohc-
gan Railroad Company the privilege to construct
a drawbr!dgo across the creek from the Murlock
property to the State Camp.
Colonel William carey Sanger. Of the Committee
Military Affairs Is thoroughly ycrsed In the
requirements Of the National Guard and gives all
matters looking TO its elevation and the comfort
OF the Guard his close attention. and the bill n Us
passage Will conduce TO tho benefit OF the service
a. . fl.ag ll. 10 Ind
All the drum corps OF the First and Second
brigades will be represented at the exhibition
drill and reception OF the 9th Regiment Drum and
Fifc Corps. which will tako place at the armory
the evening OF February Il. Drum Major George
" iill Will be in charge and all the original and
revised Army and camp calls viii be rendered
under his direction.
Troop \. Captain 9. r. Roc probably made the
best record FOR attendance during the brooklyn
troubles. Only member of the command Was
absent. and he reported seriously H.
The presence OF Troop \ in Brooklyn and It's
good work during the critical period OF the strike.
the troops efficiency In dispensing mobs and pro-
tccting property. have stimulated the young
OF Brooklyn TO a desire 10 go and DO keaise.
and steps have alrcad- been taken toward organic
ing Troop y. When II proposed some time
TO organize a cavalry troop In brooklyn the scheme
opposed by the authorities at Albany. 1t was
contcnded that the expense would be too great.
and aside from that. II was urged that the maxi
mum number i'm the National Guard had nearly
been reached that II wou!i be unwse to use any
part OF the small remaining margin FOR the cav
airy arm OF the service
The friends % the Troop II plan say that the
Guard is still about 700 short OF the maximum.
and as the proposed troop Is to have only III men.
each trooper 10 own his horse. there should be no
objection to It's organization. The Adjuiant-Gcn-
eraI has expressed 20 opiaion the subject. but
II is believed that he '.ors the Troop u scheme
The reported death Of Cl.'lin \. II. Bogardus.
the marksman. caused stir In local National
Guard circles where he IL well known. and much
pleasure expressed when a denial OF the rumor
came from the Captain himself. who reports him
self well and hearty ana. comfortably situated at
Elkhart. III.
Another guardsman ls reported as having been dis
charged by his employer because he went TO Brooklyn
with his command when called out. James Don
nelly private in Company Il. 6sth Battalion. Is
"A bricklayer by trade. and employed when
ordered to Join his company duty by Kirk n
Graham. masons. whose office is In One-hundrcd-
and-second-st.. Elghth-ave. When Donnelly
returned from Brooklyn he was Informed that his
place had been ned and h. was rcprmandeI for
being mem1sS,of the Goth. "If you wanted to do
soldering so @d." Mr.. Kirk Is reported as having
said to him. you should have joined the Queens
soldiers. they are the only soldiers" Donnelly
was paid and discharged although he pleaded for
his place OF which he was doubly In need. because
OF the Illness OF his wife. Cases Ike this stand
out In glarlng contrast with those where employers
paid their men in full. dcductng rothing for time
spent in Brooklyn and away from business.
One Of the most important recommendat tons OF
Lieutenant Schuetz the Naval militia In his
report 10 Secretary Herbert provides that series
OF drills on the monitors be arranged for with the
Governors OF the States concerned. the engagements
be made. II possible. early In the spring and the
exercises to be carried Systematically during the
next summer, at which time II is believed that the
monitors may be available for the duty.
The report suggests that steps be taken to call
together the principal officers OF the Naval mi
t!a for consultation az 10 the probable duties Of
the militia the outbreak OF war The opinion
OF Rear-AdmIral Meade. commanding the North
Atlantic station. is that the Naval militia Is an
important school for the training OF a reserve force
of officers FOR the Navy and in this respect the