The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-10
KICKED ON THE CODE
PRIVATES IN THE NATIONAL, GUARn
OBJECT TO THE MGIIL.
BILL.
SAY ITS AN OFFICERS BILL
AND NOT JUST TO THE EyTISrEn
MEN IN THE NATIONAL
GUARD.
RING SHOOTING ALLOWED.
Committee on Game md Cam,
decides to Permit It-BankinE
Matters D1scusseA

. committee on military af-
Ialrs met last evening to consider the
ne" nnlntary code. Quite a delegation
from minneapolis was present and the
views OF the officers and men were
freely exchanged. Private Thomas
Leonard, Of Company F, First infan-
Try acted as spokesman of five mem
oers OF the guard and submitted some
amendments to the bill. Private Leon
ara thought that two officers, instead
OF one, should preside over the COM
pany court, and that the courts irris-
dctlon should be limited to a fine az
80 instead Of SO, as provided IN the
code He would dispense with any
pond on appeal Company bylaws IN
MS opinion, should be compulsory. in
stead OF optional with the comDanias
and he advised curtaiIinE the mowers
OF commissioned officers in the civil
management Of company affairs and
placing the control of such matters in
the hands of privates.
captains Ed S. Bean and Frank r.
Corriston, Of the First infantry and
Adjutant George c. Lambert Of the
First artillery, We're heard in support
OF the bill Capt Bean pointed ont
that his company had prospered with
out bylaws, and protested vigorously
against compulsory civil regulations Of
any kind; he cited the example Of sew
eral companies who had voluntarily
discarded bylaws after a fair trial ~
the experiment. He was in favor of the
passage of the bill without further
amendment. Adjutant Lambert who
mas drafted the code under the direc-
ton OF the National Guard association
pointed out to the committee the es-
senual difference between a military
and civil body. In the latter the pre-
sizing off1cer is the servant of the BODY
ne represents; the people Of the state
OF Minnesota are supreme. and their
representatives and executive officers
merely carry out their mandates. Thu
national guard, however, is a part of
the executive arm of the state. and II
IS therefore essential that every piece
OF its mechanism implicitly obey the
command Of the governor. which IS the
command of the people; and. if the
members Of the guard were given anv
voice or discretion in its mana cement
its efficiency would be DESTROYED or
greatly impaired. At the same time
the Dill, in measure, gives companies
military discipline, but the line must
/ be drawn somewhere if discipline is n
/ De maintained. Mr.. Lambert tbouph+
\ that the officer Of the c0mnanv ea,a-,5
IN command, who is elected nv tho
members would be most likely to be
Ialr and impartial when sitting as tho
company court to try deIinouanojas -
members. -
IA
U1ClSIoh IN regard to the amendments
asked Tor but expects to do 50 in tfr9a
/ week last u the
Among those who appeared before
= I1Ie Coinfnlutee last evening were Mai.
- y. 4-1bbey and Capt. Ed s. Bean.
! CdpIs- C0rrlstOn. Bennett and Robe
Ceaux, Of Minneapolis and the deIeos
tlon Of privates from ComDanv 7, -
the Mil City, consisting Of Thomas
leonard Z. W. Brandon, James P.
hcl' ". II. Hatcher. W. A. Steward
Ben Hummel and L. K Emery. The
TACT that only one company was repre-
scented In the ranks Of those who wer-
| opposing the bill was declared bv the
committee 20 be due 10 the fact thar
| only one company had been able. so Tar
as they could learn. to secure a COPY
| OF the bill. and they had only been able
/ e 90 so IN surreptitiOus manner in
\ dlcatng 10 them an intention on the
/ part of the higher officers Of the militia
/ to take out Of the hands Of the enlist
/ ed men any control Of the affairs of
/ the company whatever.
| The game and fish committee last
night voted IN favor Of spring shooting,
/ deciding to maintain in the new law
I the same limit as in the present one,
permitting shooting UP to April IS.
The senate committee to investigate
the department stores expects to get
together this evening.
The joint committee Of house and
senate on banking held an executive
session yesterday. 1t is understood
that the clerk has prepared a volum-
nous list Of officers Of defunct banks
who have borrowed from those instI-
tutions The list makes very interest
ing reading, but will probably not be
published.
The joint legislative committee on
game and game laws worked until
nearly midnight last night, and finally
| completed and decided upon the bill to
recodify the state game and fish laws.
DR.. Chas. A. Wheaton, George R. Finch
and other interested in the subject
under consideration, were present dur
ing the earlier portion Of the session.
The most important section incOrpor-
ated in the bill provides that hereafter
all game, animals or birds, legally kill
ed or captured may be tagged and
sealed by the board of game and fish
commissioners for the use Of any pri-
vate person, and may thereafter be re-
tanned by him till used. The method
Of sealing viii be similar TO that en-
| ployed in sealing cars, the purpose be-
/ ing TO prevent duplication.
The open season for deer shooting
will begin Oct. Is, five days sooner
| than under the existing law, and close
| Nov. Is, instead Of Nov. 20. Spring
shooting Of geese, duck, snipe and other
! aquatic fowl will be permitted up to
| April Is.
The new bill will permit seineing in
the Mississippi river from st. Anthony
/ Falls 10 the mouth Of the st. Croix
river, near Hastings. Pound and dip
nets may also be used.
The bill will prohibit the sale Of bass
! and brook trout, except such as are
/ caught in private hatcheries.
--he quail and partridge shooting
season will open Oct. l and close Dec
4 l. Under the existing law the open
season begins Sept. 1. No change was
made in the open season for prairie
! chickens. which extends from Sept.
/ 10 Dec. 1.
/ The open season for bass fishing WILL
under the new law, begin May Is and
/ end Sept l. Heretofore the season has
| opened May l and extended TO Sept.
4 1.
| The existing law prohibiting fishing
during the spawning season viii not