The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-30
IN TIMES Of PEACE
THE MINNESOTA NATIONAL GUARD
DOESN'T FORGET TROUBLE
MIGHT COME,
ITS ANNUAL HELD YESTERDAY.
SEVERAL PAPERS ON SUBJECTS
RELATING TO THE MILITIA
WE'RE READ.
c. c. BENNETT CHOSEN PRESIDENT.
Framed Up for the Legislature
Report of the Meeting.

The officers of the state militia organ
lied as the Minnesota National Guard
association, held it's eighteenth annual
session yesterday at the rooms of the
Jobbers' union in the st. Paul Fire and
Marine building. The session was i'm
portant as several matters were pend
ing upon which the coming session Of
the state legislature will be asked to
take action. Among the matters is a
proposed revision of the military code.
Among those in attendance were
several officers of the United States
army, including Maj. Wilkinson, Capt.
Reade, Capt. A B. Johnson, of the
Fourteenth U. S. infantry, Gen. E. c.
Mason, Lieut.. Beacon and others. The
larger portion Of the afternoon and
morning sessions were devoted to pa
pers which were presented by the Of
ficers of the association.
Col. R J. Fitzgerald, of the Medical
corps, read a paper upon the character
of food to be furnished troops in prac-
tice camps. Maj. T. G. Clark followed
with paper upon methods to be used
in preventing sickness in camp.
Capt. A. B. Johnson, U. S. A, gov
eminent inspector for the Minnesota
state troops, read a paper upon the
Care of Men on March," The speaker
detailed the articles soldier should
carry and gave the number of pounds
carried by the soldiers of other ma
lions. A comparative statement shows
that the private in the Austrian army
carried fifty-six pounds, German, fifty
two pounds; English siXty-two and a
half pounds; French, siXtyfour pounds;
Italian, siXty-one pounds, and the
United States army fifty-four pounds.
Gen. E. c. Mason also spoke upon the
same lines.
Capt o. E. Lee, of Saltwater, inspect
or of small arms practice, read paper
upon the necessity of greater attention
to rife practice and target practice.
The report of last year of the stand
ing committee on legislation, was read.
Among these recommendations are:
That the modern battalion forma-
ton be adopted, and the maximum
strength of the company be siXty-four
men in place of seventy-six; the crea-
ton of permanent staff departments,
similar to those of the regular army,
but without pay save In the exigency
of active service; the state law to cover
all military offenses, since they cannot
be covered by the bylaws Of company
under the constitution of the state;
enlistments for three years, and re-
enliStments for one, two or three years,
as the applicant may elect; dishOnOr-
able discharges only after a sentence
by court martial; no allowance for in
spectiOn for a man enlisted thirty
days prior to inspection, or for men who
have not attended two-thirds of the
drills and paradeS where the company
is stationed in a city of $4,000 or more,
or one-half the drills and parades in
cities of less than $4,000; the pay Of non
commissioned officers in camp to be
larger than the pay of privates, by
the allowance of 20 cents to corporals,
80 cents to sergeants and rs cents to
first sergeants and regtmenta1 non
commissioned officers; the retired list
for officers, who have served ten years
and for officers who have served ninety
days in the War Of the Rebellion, and
five years in the guard.
The recommendations as to the
changes proposed in the code will GO
| to the legislature with the general
Endorsement of the association, al
| though there are one or two matters
! which are not satisfactory to all con-
| cerned. For instance, Col. Reeve said
| that in behalf of the First infantry he
would enter a protest against the propo-
| sition to reduce the number of men PEI
| company from 76 to "a men.
A resolution was passed calling upon
the adjutant general to keep personal
records Of each man enlisted into the
state service, after the system in the
regular army.
The association recommended the
! contract with the Henderson-Ames
Arms and Regalia company, of Kala-
mazoo, for furnishing the state troops
with uniforms, ETC., be renewed the
company having agreed to guarantee
satisfaction.
Capt Joseph F. Huston, Twentieth
U. S. infantry, formerly inspecting Off
Ger of the state troops, was made ar
honorary member of the association.
The election of officers resulted as
| follows:
President-C. c. Bennett, Battery B, Mime
vice PRESIDENT. G. shandrew, colone
| Third infantry.
Secretary-Frank T. Corriston, captain
Company l, First infantry.
Treasurer-S. c. M. Appleby, captain Bat
terry A, st. Paul.
Capt Corriston and Capt. Appe1bJ
were both reelected. The outgoing
members Of the legislative committee
are Capt. Bennett and Capt. Bean, and
their successors will be announced
shortly by the new president