The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-25

posed Of section 126 to 133 Of the Mill
tary Code, which are now unnecessary
since the medical officers have been per.
manentIy attached to the regiments by
section z. The provisions of section 127
nave been retained, however, and attached
70 SECTION "a. as amended by section OF
Sections Z, and 9 consist of the scat
tered existing laws on the subject of ar
smorles. which are codified, and embodied
IN the Military Code, taking the place of
the article and the designation Of the sec
lions repealed in the preceding section q
Section 10 recognizes the faithful sery-
ICE ice 5 oa ENLISTED men and provides for a
gradual increase of their pay when In
service: In the same proportion as now
allowed by law in. the regular army.
section IL asks that unexpended bal
anceS IN the military fund do not revert
pack, to the general fund at the end of
fiscal year.
Section; 70 provides for the care and
maintenance of the state camp grounds
and the buildings erected thereon. The
elaborate water system recently put in
by the state on these grounds, and some
insured and improved, and yet no appro-
priation exists for the maintenance of
these grounds, buildings and the other
ff beragi9b properly p b used IN connection
sary, under strained construction of the
law. to defray this expense from the funds
which were intended for other military
purposes. thus inpairing the efficiency OF
the service In that direction. This sec
ton asks for $2.500 for the care and
preservation of all this property.
Section IL provides for additional horse
hlre OF the two batteries Of artillery.
which becomes necessary from the fact
that the original allowance was based
upon two-gun battery att time when
horses could be hired at 81 day, while
the batteries have no wbeen provided with
full equipment of four guns and cais-
tanned at less than 50 per day. Even with
this small increase, the strictest economy
VIII be required to cover the expense
which must be necessarily incurred for
that purpose. r 1t was almost impossible
to secure horses for last summers en-
campment sssF Il
Section IA. This section makes an APP
preparation of $4,000 to carry out the
provisions OF the act and to meet the in
creased attendance at camp resulting from
the system of holding the inspections
there.s 1t Is estimated that-the amount
will not be- quite sufficient to maintain a
ten-day camp as formerly held when the
attendance was small, but will cover the
increased attendance Of a nine-day camp.
The benefit to the service however, will
be far more diffused, and with proper en-
couragement to rifle practice as provided
in the bill.
The general need for an increase of
the national guard appropriation
seems to be apparent to the legislators,
and 1t is pleasing to note their desire
to increase the efficiency of this body.
These appropriations should have been
asked for several years ago, but wise
council in the national guard had no
dsire to embarrass the legislature
knowing that appropriations were
be put off no longer.
A private in Company Ell, failing to
comply with the findings in a recent
court martial case in which he was
tried for non-attendance at drill and
fined $500, was committed to the coun-
ty jail last week for two days and
dishonorably discharged from the
service.
The engineer company will give a
dancing party in the arnory on the
evening of Feb. 6, and it is thought
probable this may be, one of the last
dances given in the old armory, as 1t
is hoped that by that time legislation
may have been enacted providing for a
new armory, as per a bill now before
the legislature seeking. to -legalize the
St. Paul bond issue for armory pur-
poses.
Capt. r. J. ,Tweedy, of Albert Lea,
quartermaster,o of the. Second regiment,
has received an appointment as COM
m1ttee clerk in the house,,
The biennial report of the adjutant
general is nearing completion It will
contain much of interest in addition to
the general orders of the. last two
series. :
Company Ii, Minneapolis, will give
It's annual ball next Tuesday evening
at Masonic temple. It will be the mil
itarys event of the. season. and the COM
pany is sparing no expense. in arrange
ments. The military will be present
in dress uniform.
There are at present thirty-five va
cancies in the grade of assistant sur
geon In the army, and this number
will be increased before the examina-
lions take place in April. Both the
army and navy are short of medical
officers in spite of the most energetic
efforts to obtain them. An appeal has
been made, to the leading medical So
cieties to prevail upon the younger
members to take advantage Of the op-
portun1ties held out by the army and
navy.
According to a writer in the France
Militaire, fear Is expressed that the
perfection of the rifle and the field
gun and the heavy fire effect attained
by the Beers may confuse the ideas of
French soldiers and spread the i'm
preston that rifle fire is their best
and almost their only method Of fight
ing. He compares the condition to
that of 1870, when the minister of war
ordered that no troops could advance
within 1000 meters of the rapid fire
guns then in use without being de-
stroyed. Hence came the tendency to
the defensive, with the result of un-
Willingness to move over ground.
- The recent suggestions of Adjt. Gen.
Corbin against the marriage Of officers
of the junior grades Of the regular
army has only caused more Of them
to seek wedlock-in anticipation, per-
haps, of an order preventing it.
Senator Quarles, of Wisconsin, has
introduced bill in the senate, known
as S. f. 6947, providing for the estab-
11Shment of a permanent military
camping ground, in the vicinity Of
Camp Douglas-one of the four camps
provided for. There are many advan-
tages In that vicinity for one Of the
finest camp grounds In the United
States.
The canteen question is dead for
this session of congress. The oppo-
nents think 1t unwise to stir the matter
up this late in the session. No good
could result and the chances for the
1CpCdl VI Tie law dE next session
might be lessened.
Few realize the advantage of gain
ing. a commission from the ranks of
the the regular army. A case has Just
come to light of the refusal of James
o. Lockett to accept an appointment
as cadet at the United States mill
tary academy, which was offered him,
and has enlisted in Troop I, of the
Fourth cavalry, stationed at Jefferson
Barracks. Mo-, expecting to get a
commission quicker than he could get
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