The morning times., 1896-02-02

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The National Guard appropffal d
the coming fiscal year has been cut by
| the House So ,445.
The House, though, wants the guard to
have "a camp. II expects it to be held
on the most economic basis, however,
| since 1t only appropriates 81 900 for
| this purpose. Gen. Ordway asked SlO,-
| 900. and knew what he wanted, but the
House cut this one appropriation $4,000.
The appropriation as il stands now,
| compared with the amounts asked, is
| given below:
For rent, fuel, light, care, and repair
! Of armories. $4,000, instead OF S1f.-
| I2O. for lockers and furniture for ar
| nIories, $500, instead OF 81 200; for
printing ana stationery, $500, instead Of
| $3.50; cleaning and repairing uniforms,
| arms, and equipments, $500. instead OF
| $500; custodian in charge of United States
property and storerOonls, $500, instead OF
| 81 900: for clerk, office Of adjutant general.
| nothing instead Of $500: for expenses Of
drills and paradcs, $500: for expenses Of
| rifle practice and matches and constr!c-
| iion and repairs ON rifle range. 900.
| instead OF S3.6O0: expenses OF camp uf
| instruction. 81 900, instead OF 500
| for general incidental expenses Oi the
service, $500, and Tor telephone service,
| S12o.
There is some disappointment at head
| quarters over the result. Gen. Or'iway had
made every estimate ON the mo ST economical
line. Especially WIS Ills irre in tie mat
| ter OF camp. The last camp took con-
siderable sum cut OF tie generals private
| pOCktthDnk and he does not feel Ike doing
| 1t every year.
HEADQUARTERS PLEASED.
There is a good deal of pleasure felt in
| the fact, though. that an appropriation
| was made at all for the camp. IL Is The
| earnest desire OF tie general to have this
| a yearly feature, and this is It good start.
or course every effort will he made To
| have the bill llaCrd at the estimates in the
| Senate.
The largest cut outside the camp was
| Oh the rifle range. The amount CT money
expended on this improvement has nearly
entirely come from the private purses or
members of the brigadier staff. There
| is hope that this amount may he placed
| at the estimated figure. There Is nothing
| to do but wait. work and hope.
The guard is still without drill hall
| 1t is liable To be without enc until April /.
| The announcement that the hall would he
opened for drin on the 9TH did not
| materiaIize. II now looks as II the Con
| vention Han people were making tcc much
| money 10 give up the nan iCr driil pur-
poses The chances for drill are growing
| home next week and may get time Ia lcok
into the matter.
Tue rcgimental matches were shot NeG-
ncs,lay night The Second Regiment Won
| bv a score Of eight points. The scores of
| the Second Regiment are:
Lieut.. Shaw. Al: Lieut.. Kirk. 80: Private
Adkins Al: Private McClain. is; Lieut.
| Sabin 40: Private Groom. 10: Private
Wilcox. ~: Scrgt Whitaker. 40: Private
and Can't. Mover, A..
THE COMING MATCHES.
COMPANY teams are already At work Tor
| the matches at AGO Yards. which Ia Ec place
| February Is and l3. The battalion teams
| shoot on the 10th. and the regmcnial teams
again on the 26th. Limited matches are
hooked this month for the staff Of the THIRD
| Battalion AMI between members of Com
pany b. Second Battalion, and members
| OF the Engineer Corps.
The Officers Association of the Second
| Regiment has AT last disposed OF the ques-
| tion of a service medal. AT the last meet
ing. Thursday, the report of the special
committee. recommending 4 design and
certain conditions, was adopted, ana
resolution asking the approval of the com
! handing general passed. The medal VIII
be of bronze. cross suspended from u bar
on which is stamped crossed saper anu
rifle nd medallion portrait of Washington.
The cross Is decorated with Il S't"hu
medallion. this one of the Capitol Building,
and the letters ID. c. " IL. and a hatchet
In. brigade emblem. II Will I've given FOR
i've wears service, similar medals ot silver
and gold have been recommended for ten
and fifteen wears service. respectively.
ADDRESS To BE MADE.
The associat ation will hear addresses at
| each OF its succeeding meetings. that ior
| tie meeting Of February p having been
| assigned to Capt W f. Horton, Of the
l
| The Possibilities OF Company of IN
| fantry in Action, Both offensive and
/ Defensive" His paper will he followed
| month later by one on Military Law, by
| Scrgt. W f. Hodges. and Capt. James +.
| Bell will furnish q second paper Iot ,the
meeting of March. speaking on the value OF
| Rifle Practice
In tie Fourth Battalion affairs are boom
| ing. Mai. Campbell. Notwithstanding the
| limited capacities for drill. etc. Is Keeping
his command up to the mark. He was
| compelled last Tuesday evening 10 pre-
| sent the medals and trophies won by MS
| men to them at battalion headquarters
| The gold sharpshooters cross. presented
| by the members Of the staff TO the sharp
shooter OF the battalion making the high
| est aggregate score during the wear, was
awar,I.t! by the judges to Qnartermdster
Sergeant Patrick J Byrue for the season
OF 1885 with an aggregate score OF 200,
and the trophy for the highest aggregate
score on the range to Private John ID.
Leeman of Company c. The indiv dual drill
medal was presented to Private Dobson,
also of Company G.
HAVE NEW UNIFORMS.
Company A, Second Battalion. has
adopted as a full dress uniform white
coat, trimmed with gold and blue: dark
blue trousers, with white stripes; helmet
of blue with flowing white plume: black
belts and belt plate. with c. {. c. in mon
ogram. Bids for furnishing this uniform
were received from number of Washing
tor tailors, but the contract was awarded
to & warfield Simpson. The uniforms will
be delivered February l 8. and will he worn
for the first time at the ball in celebration
OF the thirteenth anniversary or the COM
pany. February 81. The company will
parade in the new outfit on Washington's
birthday.
Capt. Edwards command has determined
to be represented at Sea Girt next fan, and
to that end will use its best endeavors to
have Sergt. Davis, Sergt. Thompson. and
Private Britain included in the personnel
of the brigade or first regiment teams.
Troop A has been ordered to assemble at
the armory mounted. in fatigue uniform,
with carbines and sabers. Saturday morn
ing. February %. at 8 O'Clock Overcoats
and capes will be worn. and il is probable
that the troop Will proceed to Fort Myer and
indulge in a mounted drill. Later in the
day. so it is now thought. the cavalrymen
win gallop to Brightwood for luncheon.
The troop has decided to attend in body
the performance of Northern Lights one
evening next week. Capt. Barbour is at
present in New York. where he went to at