The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-02-08
OF the Conditions That NeCessitated
the Pending Legislation.
THE NATIONS MILITIA FORCE.
The showing OF Virginia and North
Carolina in the Years Report.
The Manchester Public Build
ing Bill TO Have Favor
able Report-fiver and
Harbor Appropriation.

,dirtant-General Corbin has made an
abstract OF The militia force Of the United
states according to the latest returns re
celyed for tho year is9s. Virginia re-
ports:
ravalrv-l company officers, Il non
commissioned officers. 1 musician and 80
priyates.
Light Batteries-6 regimental, field and
sad officers; y company officers As
non-commlssioned officers, musicians
lo9 priyates.
1nfantry-i4 reglmental field ana staff
officers: il company officers, "a non-com-
missioued officers. musicians I'D pl-
Yates.
Totals general staff officers 20 resl-
mental. field and staff officers; y COM
renv officers. 90 non-commissioned officers,
rs musicians. 2A Drlyates. The aggregate
~ orraulzed militia is 457. Number Of
men available for military duty (unor-
ganizeD. ZsJ.5p
North Carolina reports-Heavy artil-
lery-l company officer. 4 non-conlmis-
stoned officers, ~ pr,vates.
officers. so company officers. 29 non-
commissioned officers. SO privates.
General stan. n. Total organized MI
utia. f155 Number OF men available for
military duty Wnorgauized). 25,oOe
OTHER STATES.
Arkansas. Colorado. Connecticut Geor-
gia. Mississippi. Nevada, South Dakota
Tonnossoe. Utah and Vermont made no
reports. SO the aggregates OF the aVata-
be military forces Of the whole coL1tiy
are OF little value because IL does not
give sufficiently large figures.
This is what they show:
Generals and general staff, 800.
Eneineers-ofncers. H; privates, ZA
Cavalry-oficers 3O7; privates. 1859.
Artillery lheavyJ-ofhcers, l0S; priyates.
LOIS.
3sso.
Machine Gun Batteries-ofiicers, 13;
priyates $50.
Infantry-omcers. 5.3ss; privates. a,l36.
Signal Corps-omccrs q. privates. 529.
HOSPITAL and Ambulance Corps-ofiicers,
%. privates. ll}.
TotaI-oficers. cNS. privates sf66S.
The total available force of ofticersaand
enlisted men organized is l0l. 535. The
number or men available for military
duty Unorganizcd) is Ss95.s25
THAT CLERK TANGLE.
The House Committee on the Judiciary
to-day made q favorable report on the
bin recently introduced by Representa-
tive Lamb TO straighten out the existing
tanele in the Eastern District Of Nir-
ginia The bin was amended so as to
provide for one clerk and as many dep
uty clerks as may he necessary. instead
OF having three clerks Ii also validates
the acts OF persons acting as clerks Of
the court at the several places Of meet
ing and all payments heretofore made
or sums due TO anyone.
A letter from Judge WaddiIl, explaining
the peculiar conditions demanding leg
isiatiOn was appended
JUDGE WADDlLLS STATEMENT
."rhe court. under act Of Congress"
saws Judge Waddill. meets regularly
at Richmond. Norfolk and Alexandria.
and has been held in Richmond ever
since about 1890 I'm Norfolk from about
1910 and at Alexandra some thirty-odd
years. Separate clerks have been ap-
pointed for each place Of meeting for
many years past. 7 think since 1868 at
Norfolk and Richmond and since about
1870 al Alexandria. During all these
years no question has been raised either
as to- the right 10 appoint said clerks
or their pay until after my appointment
as Judge when upon changing two Of
my clerks. after having been in Office
myself some six months. a question was
ia .scd ass 10 whether there should be but
g.. f. tfrfg -
what similar question having shortly be-
fore been considered by the Comptroller
of the Treasury in one OF the districts
Of North Carolina. The two cases are
not exactly parallel"
Judge Waddill concludes by saying I'm
hts Judgment there should be separate
clerks at each court, but that some legis-
lation II necessary. especially as to desig-
Mating where the records shall be kept
and to validate the acts OF clerks IN the
past.
The appointment OF the clerks AT Alex
andr.a and Norfolk grew out of the ext
gencies OF the situation during the civil
war when it was found impracticable 10
hold court in Richmond and sometimes
IN Norfolk.
MANCHESTERS BUILDING.
chairman AtFl|Nlf VI tiiN i tht4N
Grounds and Buildings Committee has
promised Captain Lamb q favorable re-
port Friday on his bill to appropriate
S35 90 Tor d public building al Manches-
ter
Senator Pritchard to-day gave notice
OF am amendment 10 the Rivers and Har-
bors bin 20 appropriate $4,000 FOR i'm
proving the harbor OF refuge al Cape
Lookout. n. c.. in accordance with the |
general plan OF Captain w. r. Craighill. |
a provlsion is inserted that the Secre-
tarv of War may enter into contract for |
material and labor TO be paid for as APP
may be made from time To
lime not 10 exceed In the aggregate !
s.. zoo Oo0 exclusive Of the above appro-
Postal NOTES.
Marcus Wagner has been appointed |
nostmaster at Melvin, Nansemond coun- |
a. Va. new pOst-oiiice.
Fourth-class postmasters were appoint |
ed to-day as follows in Virginia: Ante
lone Rockingham county. James NJ. |
Lam. Mill Gap, Highland county. W. Ii. |
Watson.