Evening journal., 1896-04-08
DELAWARE FAYORS TEE BILL
GENERAL HART TELLS RE-
PORTER ABOUT ITS PROVISIONS.


The Bui Provides OniT for the Return 10
the Govsrnn.ent OF UaservicsabIe Arms
In Exchange for sprins field L nss OF an
Up-to-Date Pattern.
Adiutsnt General Garrett j. Hart was
seen By al EVENING JOURNAL rep,rter
this morning IN reference 10 the bill r.
Gently passed BY the Senaie and now
awaiting &c i1n in thu Hlusa providing
for IN, itsusnte Of Springfield rhss 70
tbs national guard
The bIll also provides that the militia
OF the different states mus turn into
rhe National Government all rihes Of
different patterns from the Springfield
rifles o. As calibre
This Is the point vh'ch Is worrying
the various state troops They Do not
understand that riff IS o. rhe regulation
pattern will be furnish, q In exchange
for those turns d in Seuaioc SeWsll, Of
New Jersey. made a olnt against the
surrender Of the gurs held by bis state
became 70 would IN part defeat one Of
the go, d objects Of the bill. in bis opln-
ion. New Jersey bss accumulated
40 600 stand OF arms OF different patterns
and verg few OF them mp TO date
General Hart said think the bill IL
a very good ons and / am glad IL has
passed the Senate and stands good
show OF passing the House. We have a
few old 90 calibrs guns and sOmi old
ass aud We unlike New Jersey are per-
fectly willing to turn them Ia and receive
new 40 cAlibre Springhed'5 In lieu Of
them. We had few OF them, bat We
have distributed moat Of them TO
Grand Army posts where better care
can be taken OF them than when they are
stored Ia the Armories. National
Guardsmen are glad to have the oppor
tunity OF getting rid OF them The new
Kray- JorQensen Magazine riffs Is being
furnished to the regnlsr army. This will
cause the return OF 9 600 600 Springfield
rifles all in God condition. These rides
are sll very servloeable and the equip
ment Of the United State with them
would be a great step in advance
THAT Is the governments object to
have this militia uniformly equipped
QaartermRster General A. ID Chaytor
said Of the bill: I'VE are not cranky
here As they are In New Jersey. They
don't understand over there that all the
government asks for Is the return OF old
and useless arms for which it will eX
OuuuKc hCINlNrADio up " uaio NJ uo
The bill. / think. only calls for the return
OF SOS and older arms Thore are out Of
date and mos OF them unservicsRble
Some old COS are still In the possession
OF Delaware troops but they are yecy few.
and we will be elad to get rid Of them.
aud get good serviceab,o arms In ex-
change"
the government has stepped Issuing
ammunition OF 30 callbre AID none Is on
hand for use In those guns
THE desire OF Congress is TO supply
each Of the states and territories With
~ many Of the Sp' ing6sld breech loading
rifles as are needed for the arnllng of the
regularly organized and equipped militls
or National Gnard, as 1t ia highly i'm
portant that the arms OF the National
Guard should b. Of uniform make aud
calibre aud for all OF which the ammu
milton would be uniform; other wise
serious embarrassment might arise ~
times Of emergency. on account Of In
ability TO obtain supplies Of the right
kind of ammunition for a variety Of
guns
"The exchange is optional, and any
number, large or small, may be ex
changed