New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-01
NEW GUNS FOR THE MILITIA
NOT LIKE THE REGULAR ARMY WEAPON.


An OBJECTIONABLE rEATI RE or An IMPORTANT
nlfI. roINTEp OFT IN THE SENATE Wliicn.
NEVERTHELESS. nrI'rfEs 90 AMEND IT,
Albany, Apr 20 tsipe,iaD -"nr 81 w" most
important debates Of the session took place to-
day IN The Hate SENATE. II was upon III"
which has thus Car attracted lillie attention. en-
ccpt from the officers ~ the Nn'''hn' ''"''"' "
was introduced by ArrcmhSmn Aholl ana II
n,ovhl,s ihnt IA. uovcrnnr nhill appoint II COM
mission Of three citizens of lha H'"t" ~ " po"'d
of examiners "Yhosc duty II shall bc io test az
amino and recommend such arms Of modern pat
torn consisting of magazine hrcoch-lohding ii''"s
md other im,lcmcnis necessary To supply the
National Guard of the state, securing the w
mos, efficiency by the adoption OF such arms a"
are adapted 10 the require mcniS the ne" 'N'"'''
manoeuvrcs contemplate
This bill II viii be seen. Is the nrs' STEP ''""'"
supplying the 10000 troops Of the National "u''u
with n magazine rifle. The unfor'unn'" feature
Of the matter Is that there Is reason 10 thhN u ~
introduced with the aim of getting the S'"'' ~
buy n different weapon from That uS'd 10y '"'
United States Army the krag -Jorr"nson' DOW
being manufactured a, Sprirgilcld. Mass II mas
been the cndcavcr Of the military authorizes o'
the state for several years to make the Natioha'
Guard n counterpart, of the Regular Army In"
object has been 10 have the Ncw-Nork troops IN
efficient aid In the Army in time OF c'ni'''
with foreign nations. Many OF the regiments
now wear uniform Of dark blue similar to that
OF the Regular Army
When this bin came up in the Senate to-day
Senator Parker who Is n Brgadier- General OF
tho National Guard. attacked 1t. and pointed
out the danger OF having the troops of New
York armed with a different wcapcI from that
-, ia pocuIar Army Senator Nc (ahOn. who
was a Major-Goncral in the tn'ed states
Army during the war. declared that New-fork
made n bad blunder in 1861 In having gun
which differed from that used by the Federal
troons Senator Raincs pointed out that rom-
mission was needless, as the United states
Government had already had a commission. ana
selected the Krag-Jorgcnson rife In his judg-
ment. the State ought 10 procure the krag-
Jorgenson gun and not waste it's money on
commissions.
Senator Coggeshall supported the bill. lie
made the argument that American guns Were
best He declared that the ammunition wonId
be the same Senator Mcmahon replied tha'
this matter of ammunition did not make the
guns alike: their trajectory might be dlhereht'
and in other respects the guns might De us
similar -
senator MulIn moved that the bill be recon-
mtted TO the Senate Finance Committee. but
he was beaten by vote OF IL to 10 me plii
was then ordered to third reading. III II
| apparent therefore, that It Is likely To- pass
The measure excludes the Regular Army
rifle the Krag-Jorgenson. because II says that
all tests shall be confined TO arms OF Hi'st' ond
| invention and MANUFACTURES The sum oi s''o'
is appropriated to pay the expenses oi IN" com
mission Senator Raines states mat M haT
heard that some gunmakers near syracuse arr
sockng to obtain the contract. AZ SO n gun
| and Is 900 arms 10 be supplied. this would mean
| an expenditure of $3OOOOO