The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-02-07
MILITIA LEGISLATION.
United States Can Do Little
For State Troops.
CONCERNING CUBAN CONCESSIONS.

Doubtful If the President viii Bring
Pressure to neur to secure Them.
Senator Morgan nm Investigator.
Stewart Favors Expansion.
WASHINGTON, Feb. o. ~ Especial -
Some members of congress are going
to try to do something with the mill
tia this session, but the prospects are
against accomplishing very much In
that direction. At every session OF
congress bills have been introduced
having for their object the improve
ment of the militia of the country.
Sometimes these bills receive a favor
able report from committees, but that
Is rs TAR as they ever get In the reg
ular military appropriation bill there
is carried the sum Of S1,000,O00 to be
divided pro rata among the different
states This year it is proposed to
double the appropriation, but am in
clined TO think even that will fail A
convention of militia officers Of the
different states was held here for the
purpose of promoting militia legisla-
tion. They prepared their bill and
Senator IEaWlcy Of Connecticut intro
duced it in the senate and Representa-
tive Dick of Ohio in the house. 1t is
a better bill than has heretofore been
before congress, as it is less cumber-
some and does not try to accomplish
/ too much. The whole difficulty in the
matter of national legislation for the
militia is that the militia belongs to
the several states. 1t cannot be ma
tionalzed without the states losing
control and that is the cornerstone of
the militia organizations. Except I'm
time Of war the United States has no
use for the militia, while it quite fire.
qucntly happens that the states call
out troops to quel Disturbances Aside
from appropriatng money for the sup
port of the militia, there is little that
the United States can do for state
troops.
A Matter of Pressure.
One Of the prominent United States
senators, speaking of the prospects OF
some sort of reciprocity with Cuba,
said that It depended entirely upon the
amount of pressure which the admin
! istration would bring to bear on the
Rep gbtbrnn members Of the house and
especially the majority members Of the
committee on ways and means. AS to
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