Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-11
THE NATIONAL GUARD
Reorganization Bill Reported
by House Committee
ITS PASSAGE FAVORED
ANNUAL INSPECTION AND MUS
TER WILL END NEXT WEEK.
Activity in Local Military AthietlcS-
Meet to Occur First Week
in April.
ITS PASSAGE FAVORED

-, and for other purposes. appfoVeu
~, 1874 has been reported favoraply
To the House Of Representatives IioIH '''
committee on militia. with amendments.
The COMMITTEES unanimously recommends 10
passage ,,ro,fd-
The bill, as originally introduced pioNiU
ed that the National Guard OF the Dls''ies
of Columbia should be reorganlzeo -
and after July /. 1904" AS amendeu' II
stimulates that the reorganization SHAH oc-
cur ''as soon as practlc"piS i'
nroyal of this act
coction ? of the original draft reau:
TN, in time Of peace the National GuaEa
of the District of Columbia snail coils1s'
not more than thirty-two companies VI IN
f,+r,- four companies of coast artihSIS;
- froon of cavalry. one battery OIL heio
artillery. one signal corps c1-ip'"S
bosritaI corps and three bahdS. .,,,ar+
ll1- I -',. has been amended by insert
,fter ..one battery of field artlilely
Inc words. .ouc engineer corps company
Engineer Corps Company.
rc,r section inserted in the bill tol-
lows: .. ,,,,,,,ory
..cectior 10 That the engineer company
shall consist of one captain TWO III 81 '.ou
tenants one second lieutenant one ~ ~,
sergeant. one quartermaster sergeant W.
~,rl, nay and allowance of SerSellt
l!r - Irciants ten corpOralS, TWO muSi-
eight sersS ooliSs tbirty-eight first class and
thirtV-eieht secoud-class pIISaeraii ,l,aT
yided That the commanding m,,r,lhrL Of
in his discretion. increase the nuiiiD no
It',-a,rts i'm the company to lNtNt' lI'e
number of corporals to eighteen, tlIV 80
her of first-Class priVates 20 SiA tn
the number OF secoi1"-ti"77
sixtv-fuur. ,. ,,,,sists of
The only other amendment CONSISTS is ..;T,o 81
rho addition to the section tnlt Itd"3 9,,. 70
roti,ing herein contained SHAH be ne'0 he oo
Tr..s ar otherwise interfere WIN tiie
dates of existing commiSslohs 1 Oi of
OF the National Guard OF the tba or
,,olumbia" of the words or VIZ IN
- ri,r, of the naval b3ttalloh lilelS'L'
In favorably reporting the plll 9iiu +ba
mously recommending us La, 1850 chair
House committee on miliJia' lldi 49, ., -, -
- NInrreH submitted the following re-
!arla committee on militia, having haa
,,n5ar consideration the bill (H. X l'l1'l ~
,+,l,,,5 am act entitled An act TO pfoEIue
for the organization of the mlhtla Oh Tue
District of Columbia, ana LOT oLiei pu -
masses approved March !, lsS9' Deg ledNe 20
iierart the hill favorably, with amendments
and unanimously recommend its passage,
..,Thfs measure is made necessary by the
enactment of the law to promote the en-
i9o8. Oh inc l''''''' .+
..,rhe statute in question requires that
WITHIN five wears from the date OF It's ap-
r,roz-aI there shall be such changes in the
ORGANIZATIONS armament and discipline OF
the organized militia of the several states
M
lumbia as Will bring them into substantial
harmony with the organization, armament
ma discinljne of the regular and volunteer
army of the United States
War Departments Suggestions.
TO assist in the necessary reforms the
~ ,,.--t ,,r,7or aate of October =
1ooe issued a circular. in which were set
forth the fundamental principles essential
TO compliance with the law. Those prin-
ofr,IIv IaI in
construction of this bill; many of these sec
tons use the precise language of the de-
partment and where there is necessary d.
Nergence from the letter theIe Is apSoiul3
dtg3Iu MN me S pa rI 7i,..t1a no
- 80 -tt-l-itir. - =, - ~, "a
l'9S 81; ny -, - ~ 80 80 at. -.
VI = ~ - - y, - - 90 t
- }n ~ ~ - - 10 on ~
- o. ., Az, =, - 10, ~ ~, ~, - 20 - -,
- -,4,.;,..J7a IL - + - = 90 ~ W.
81! az 80 - III 1i'e 'ei1iiS VI 'H9 va
J., - '''Ieiil NI' Iul@I.
The proVisos IN section : give to the
.lHtS OiuceI VINO may De oetaHed as adJu-
IaIil general Oh me i'lSuIcL OF CoIuInDld
ml4ltla the pay ana allowances behttlnS his
rank. ms uuueS anu Inc personal and OIL
ca! responsiveness lAcluehSai 10 such de-
'dlI at tHe national capital
section " provides Tor four additional
companies OF infantry, so that another
battalion of white or colored troops may
De mustered IN If such a procedure is
deemed necessary by the authorities. 1t is
would be taken of this authority, but it
seems advisable that there be more of elias
ITCHY as to the number of companies than
is now possible. Provision is also made
for proportiOnate representation of coast
artillery. field artillery, cavalry. engineer
corps, signal corps, hospital corps and
bands.
In Accord With State Codes.
Sections u and - are in accord with
the military codes of states seriously in
terested in National Guard work and are
designed to give force and effect to exist
ing law and to this bill.
Section II does not differ materially
from similar law in National Guard states.
The language of the section is that of the
Massachusetts, code.
Section 20 remedies an lnadvertent de-
feet in the language OF the Act TO promote
the eihciency OF the militia approved jan
Uary =, lHb. ana permits the secretary OF
Var 10 detail an oIhcef on the retired Hst
OF the army 10 duty with the District OF
Colump!a n!lltla,
Section = adds 10 the general stan OF
the inllitla q payiudStet General win the
rank OF Hl'ijoi NJ olhGer WIN nave oilly
l uuti,9, anu WI ne as pay