New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-08
LEGISLATORS IN BROOKLYN.
THE JOINT ARMOKY COMMITTEE MAKES
TOUR OF INSPECTION.

THEY HAD Such GOOD TIME THAT THEIR
WORK - NOT COMPLETED AND THEY MAY
HAVE TO COME TO TOWN AGAIN.
The Joint Armory Appropriation Investigating
Committee. representing the Senate Finance Com
mttcc and the Assembly Ways and Means Com
mit,oo was in Brooklyn yesterday. The members
OF the Joint committee are Senators George Il. Mall
bv Of Ogiensburg: Charles l.. Guy. o. New-York
CITY. walter l.. Brown. Of Oneonta. and Assembly
men John VI. Zurn. OF Brooklyn; George s Horton.
OF Wayne County. and Mortimer ~ Cole. Of Wyo-
ming County. Senator Maby was absent. Assem-
blyman Abram c. DeCiraw Of Brooklyn. was also
with the party during part Of the time it In
Brooklyn. as were Colonel Alexis G. Smith. Of the
23d Regiment. and Majors ID. X. Case and Henry c.
Everden. and Lieutenant H. Dew. Hamilton.
Colonel John g. Eddy. OF the 9th Regiment; Quar-
tcrmaster Charles A. Chase and Commissary John
c. Herod. jr.. were also with tho joint committee
part OF the time. The committee. In Its visit of
inspection examine the needs upon which appl!ca-
tions for appropriations are based. was to have
visited tho armories OF the 18th and the a3d Resi-
ments. The committeeman visited the 47th's
armory. and afterwaid they went to the armory OF
the 18Th in order to the contrast that existed.
They did not get to the 23d Regiment Armory
however. Brooklyn hospitality too much for
them. After they had seen the i1th Armory, and
gone TO the 18th Armory. they were tired. and so
went luncheon at the Union League Club. In
Bodford-ave. within two blocks OF the I'D Re9i-
mont Armory.
An hour or so was spent at luncheon with the
entertainers. and then the committeeman got into
their cabs and drove TO the Hotel MetropOe, New
York CITY, whence they Will relurn TO Albany to-
day or tomorrow.
\ Tribune reporter several OF the commit
teemen who said that possibly they would have to
make another trip to brooklyn TO examine the
armory OF the 23d Regiment. In speaking OF the
41tns armory they expressed the opinion that the
proposed improvements In that armory were badly
needed, especially as far as sanitary details are
concerned They said that the AIMS armory seemed
TO b. far behind some OF the others in some de-
tails An appropriation Of $4,000 is asked for by
the 9Th
In the 23ds armorw ceiling and paint In the drill
room are needed with another gallery. The iron
Tor raising and lowering II. Nenti.ating apparatus
and dues with ceilings In the basement are needed
also. The amount OF appropriation required Is
about $4,000
Colonel smith has received from Adjutant-G Gen
eral T.. A. McAlpin. personal letter In which tho
General speaks OF the review OF Colonel Smiths
regiment In the following natterins terms:
II wish TO congratulate you upon your command.
l expected great things when I went over there,
but my expectations were more than realized. The
stcadiness and discipline displayed by the men
very creditable and | am frank to say II was the
best and prettiest review I have witnessed since
/ have been In my present place"
This IL high praise from an officer Who has
viewed the "dandy Seventh"