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


The national guard of the United
States is now at ease. The Dick bill
has passed both houses of congress-
and will be signed by, President Rose
welt. AS amended,yit is perfectly. sat
i1sfactory to all and is something the
guard has been lighting for for many
years.
Under the new law it will be COM
pulsory for any state participating in
the Dement'S to first organize its forces
in accordance with the law governing
the regular army. Minnesota Is ore
ganized probably closer. than any
other. state on line with the regular
troops, and bill is now bending in
the state legislature that will cause it
to conform exactly. One feature to
the bill is that it may al1pW the in
creas1ng Of each of our regiments to
twelve companies, instead Of nine, az
now provided. A complete new equip
ment will be furnished by the national
government. Is
The troops will still remain under
the control of the state In time of
peace, but will be liable togthe call of
the president in event of war. The bill
carries no direct appropriation The
war department was frustrated in its
attempt to. tack on amendments that
We're unsatisfactory to the national
guard, and 1t does now,eifs 1t never
has before, realize the full strength of
that body from POLITICAL point of
view at least. no
Wisconsin was probably the first
state to seek the new arm called for
by the bill. One of the congressman,
from that state on Thursday waited
on the secretary of war on behalf of
AdJt. Gen. Boardman, and was told
tnat probably the quickest and best
way to secure the KragS would be by.
Iequisition
Minnesota has four officers who de-
serve great credit in securing the sue
cessful and acceptable passage of the
plH. They are Adjt. Gen. E. D. Lib
hey, Col. c. A. Van Duzee Mai. George
9. Lambert and Maj. Fred B. Wood.
Maj. Lambert, as chairman of the
committee was especially active, and
has received letters from all over the
United States complimenting him for
his courage in fighting for the amend
rnents.
All the national guard legislation
that will be asked from the present
legislature is now before both houses,
in the form of a bill amending the mil
itary code. The bills are known as
s. F. No. AZ and H. f. So, and were
introduced last Tuesday. 1t was very
amusing to note the conflicting re-
PoA - oS " InS aims, as appeared IN
the daily press. One had 1t that the
srtillery corps was to be increased
to ten batteries. Another, trying to
correct a seeming error, made 1t ap-
pear as ten guns, while the harmless
clause only sought to allow the use
or either corps" or battalion when
refer ring to the artillery
Sections / and (amending section 10
and sections IA to % of the Military Code),
are framed with view Of harmonizing
which has passed congress. Section i
changes the name of the organized mil
ttfa from National Guard, State of Min
nesota, to Minnesota National Guard"
Section reconstructs article Of part
one OF the Military Code so as to embody
therein the different changes which have
been made in the organization of the
National Guard since 1897. = Article 8, as
amended by section of this bill, there
fore, nxes the organization Of the National
ordnance officer is provided for, and that
the medical officers, now detached are
permanently attached to the regiments
ms Is required by section of the fed
ment, the old section 81 which is now
unnecessary. and also section %, which
has been a. constant source of trouble,
haye been dropped OF superseded.
Sectlon = Z amending section IA Of the
Military Code) does not change the law,
but brings all the provisions on the same
head
Section 4 asks for specific appropria-
tons for rifle practice.
Section g. Company commanders re-
ceiVe no compensation, except when in.
dctual service under orders of the COM
Inander-in-ch They are under heavy
Donos ana responsible for the care and