The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-19
MILITARY MISSIONS
HAVE TAKEN MAI. GRAYSON OF
FIRST INFANTRY To ATLANTA.
WILL GO BEFORE COMMITTEES
TO ADVOCATE MEASURES IN THE
INTEREST OF STATE TROOPS.

Mai. Grayson Had n Conference
Last Night With Officers of the
Regiment-He Will Appear Before
the Appropriation Committee to
Seek an Appropriation of $40, 600
for Next Year-Various Changes in
the Proposed Military Bill VIII Be
Advocated Before the Military
COmmittee-Other officers viii
Doubtless Appear With Mai. Gray
son.
Two missions have taken Maj. w. L.
Grayson of the First Infantry to At
lanta. He left last night after a con-
ference with the officers of the regi-
ment to appear to-day before the APP
preparation Committee and the Mill
tary Committee of the Legislature
Other officers, it is expected, will be in
Atlanta for the same purpose.
Maj. Grayson will advocate an appro-
priation of $4,000 for the support of the
military of the state next year. He is
backed up by the military of Savan-
nah, which has taken a stand for such
an appropriation, and has brought
what influence it could to bear to
bring it about.
To secure the appropriation is the
principal object of the visit of Maj
Grayson, but he will also advocate a
few amendments to the military bill
that has been drawn up by the board
that was appointed for the purpose,
that board consisting of Col. A. R.
Lawton, Col. Wooten and Col George
NJ. Napier.
Certain of the sections of the bill are
not Endorsed by the officers of the First
Infantry who discussed them with
Maj. Grayson, while there are one or
two additions that they think should
be made.
One of the principal objections to the
bill is the proposed consolidation of
the office of inspector general with
that of adjutant general. The officers
think that there should be no such
consolidation, but that the two officers
should remain separate and distinct.
They consider that the best interests
of the military service demand this
Col. w. G. Obear is Endorsed by the
officers of the First Infantry for the
position of inspector general, which
he has filled with credit.
Under the present law, officers must
be reelected every three years. Those
of the First Infantry consider that
this, in measure, means the introduc-
ton of politics into military. and they
discountenance it. They want the law
changed so as to allow an officer to
retain his commission during good be-
havior.
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board. This the officers do not want
done, and Maj. Grayson will advocate
it's continuance.
A provision should be made for the
payment of members of examining
boards, the officers believe. Those who
have been on such boards appreciate
the amount of work that is entailed,
and they think that there should be
compensation. A per diem, they be-
lieve, should be allowed for the time
the boards may be actually engaged
in conducting examinations.
officers, the meeting seemed to think,
should not be called upon to stand an
examination whenever reelected to "a
grade in which they have already
served, and it was agreed. too, that the
state should not require a surety bond
from responsible officers, but should
accept a personal bond.
The Dill sets 1Ortn tndt the Iallur6
of sny member of a mob or riotous as
semblage to obey the command of a
military officer to dispense should be
punishable as felony. The officers
thought it sufficient to make the pen
atty that for a disdemeanor. The bill
makes it disdemeanor to fire upon or
throw a missile at a body of troops.
The officers believe that should consti-
tate a felony An Inversion of the
L.. til 11x-% r.f4S
AS matter of regulations, it was
commended 70 Maj. Grayson that he
seek to secure the adoption of a meas
ure whereby there shall be corporal
for every eight men in a company. The
officers contend that this would greatly
facilitate the administration of the
affairs of company and its drill.