The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-01

The dispatch that appeared in The
Tribune yesterday from Cleveland, o.,
giving a brief outline of the scheme of
Major Webb Hayes son of the late ex-
President Hayes, for a national militia
was much discussed hereabouts yester-
day by those interested in military
matters.
Major Hayes seems to be under the
impression that he is exploiting a new
Idea that is original with himself"
said Captain James Moir yesterday in
speaking about the dispatch. The
| captain is an enthusiast on citizen SOL
| diery, Spartan soldiery as he calls
II, and is one of the best informed
men on military matters hereabouts.
lie laughed at the idea of Major Hayes
claiming any credit for the idea.
why" said the captain, "the same
ideas are incorporated in a bill intro
| duced in congress on April IL last by
Hon. William Connell, of this district.
The bill was ordered printed and is
now in the hands of the military COM
mittee of the house." The provisions
of the bill are:
| NATIONAL GUARD OF UNITED
STATES.
A bill to provide for organizing, arming
| and equipping a portion of the militia
| to be known as the active militia, to be
called the National Guard of the United
States.
| Be it enacted by the senate and house
| of representatives of the United States of
America in congress assembled, that upon
| the passage of this act the president srall
| proceed to call forth, organize, arm,
equip and discipline a portion of the
| militia. not to exceed in the aggregate of
all arms, three hundred thousand men,
and shall apportion the same between the
several states according to their ratio of
the enrolled militia liable to military duty
| under existing laws. Said troops shall be
known as the active militia, and shall he
called the Nationa. Guard of the Unit cd
States
Section 2-That the president shall ap-
portion the number of each arm of the
service of the several state quotas, and
| shall prescribe their organization, arms,
and equipment, and the system OF drill,
discipline and instruction to be observed
which shall correspond as nearly as may
be with that of the regular army.
Sec. S-That the active militia hereby
organized shall be composed of men who
| shall enlist in the service of their res pee
| tive states and the United States for a
| period of not less than three years. They
| shall at all times be subject to the order
| of their officers, and shall be subject to
active service whenever called upon by
| the president, for the national detrnsr,
| in case of war, insurrection, or invasion,
| for a period of not TO exceed six months
during any one term of enlistment.
| Sec. 4-That the national guard may
| be organized by the several states In ac-
| cordance with the requirements of the
president as to numbers not less than the
allotment as herein provided, and as to
organization, system of tactics drill dis
| cipline, and instruction as shall be pre-
scribed by the president as hereinbefore
provided. Said guard so organized, eX-
cept when called into active service by
| the president for the national defense,
| shall be subject to the laws of their re-
spective states. which shall be RESPONSE
BILE for the drill discipline and instruc-
| ton of the same.
PRESIDENT MAY ORDER.
Sec 5-That the president may require
| the guard to be assembled in their re-
| spective states in camps of instruction or
| for marching and camping tours not Of
| tener than once a year. and for periods
| not exceeding twenty days, and when
so assembled, transportation to and from
the same shall be furnished with subsist-
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president may also mobilize the guards
of the several states or such parts there
| of as he may desire for purposes of in
struction, inspection, parades maneu-
| Vers and reviews, not, however, requiring
of any portion of the guard more than the
| twenty days time per year, as hereinbe-
| fore provided. When so assembled by the
| president. or by the state in pursuance
of prescribed methods of instruction, the
| officers shall receive as compensation the
| same pay per diem ond allowances as
officers of like rank in the regular army;
and enlisted men shall be paid as follows
namely: Non-commissioned officers OF
the general staff, $3.50 per day; non-com-
missioned officers of the regimental staff
50 per day: first sergeants. $3.50 per day;
sergeants. 50 per day; corporals. s1.75 pei
day; prlvates sl.50 per day. When the
guard of different states or portions
thereof shall be so mobilzed for pur-
poses of instruction they shall be under
the command of the president, who mas
detail an officer of proper rank from the
regular army to their command
Sec. 6-That military duty shall require
the attendance of officers, non-commis
stoned officers, musicians and privates
on all occasions of drills, parades re.
views, inspections, encampments oil
marches, tours of duty, and active ser
vice ordered by the commanding officer
of the company, regiment, battalion, brig.
ade, division, the governor of the state
or the president of the United States, oil
provided for by the bylaws OF the com.
pany, unless excused therefrom by the
officers having authority to grant sucl
excuses; and that after receipt of such
order or notice to appear, and while on
such duty, or going to and returning from
the same, obederce shall be rendered tC
all rules, regulations, usages, customs
a nd tfra ants nf hn Of he
United States and of the state wherein
the soldier shall be located
| Sec. 7-That on enlistment every man
shall take an oath, which may be admin.
istered by any commissioned officer of the
state or of the United States, TO support
the constitution of the United States anG
of their respective states; faithfully dis.
charge his duties as a soldier of the Ma.
tional Guard of the United States as pre-
scribed in section of this act.
GOVERNMENT EXPENSE.
Sec. S-That all expenses of organizing
arming, equippirg, and instructing the
National Guard hereby created shall be
paid out of the treasury of the United
States. And when any state in pursuance
of this act shall reorganize its present
active militia TO meet the requirements
| thereof, or shall organize it's quota OF the
National guard in accordance Herewith
and by act of assembly shall accept the
provisions of this act and so certify tc
the president. the latter shall proceed Il
inspect said militia, and II the same sha
be found equal to the required standard
of the National guard the same shall be
accepted as a part thereof; and such
state shall be reimbursed for the cost OF
the current years maintenance or, If new,
ly organized, the cost thereof and there
after, year by year, upon a satisfactory
linsnection of said guard. the cost Cf main,