New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-02-09
AGAINST VERbECR BILLS
Military Affairs Committee and
Adjutant General Disagree.
TEN MEASURES INTRODUCED
Opposition to Plan to Have Regi-
mental Staff Appoint Com
missioned officers.
by Telegraph TO The Tribune

Albany. Feb S-The lawmakng acuV-
,ties Of Adiutant General Nerheck promise
10 cause a good deal Of opposition IN nin-
tsrv circles throughout tho state Dlher-
cnces Of opinion have already developer
between the adiutant general and members
Of the Assembly Committee on Military Al
fairs over some of his propc sed legislaut
This does not apply so much to the ten
bills which Adjutant General NeroeoN "au
introduced to-day by Senator Griffin ana
Assemhlyman Cuvillier. chairmen Of tne
Senate and Assembly committees on .dli-
tarv Affairs as 10 several nills VINO" ~
intends 10 have introduced tomorrow or
later. one of these measures wouid place
in tho hands of a regimental stan the ap-
rointment Of company commissioned Of
fcers. At present these officers arc elected
by the companies themselves
IT am moi in favor Of legislation Of this
kind" said Chairman Cuvillier The
principal result would be 20 cause enlisted
mon % lose interest in the respective or
carnations and give an arbitrary power
to tho recimental. STATS In fact. this bill
would put the control Of q regiment into
tho hands Of r small clique Of men whose
tendency would he 10 select men for com
missions merely because Of their social
standing instead Of their military ability
They would probably want to turn military
organizations into dancing clubs ana
arucries into centres Of social activity
Another ono Of the adiutant general s
hills which many will oppose proposes 10
take away tho hIevet A. present after
man has served q certain number of
years i'm the guard he may be brevetted an
honorary rank higher than hat which he
held i'm the guard
Tho Assembly Military Affairs Commit
tee Is now preparing several committee
measures which wsl PROBABLY he opposed
~ the adiutant generals department one
Of these would provide for tho retirement
Of national guard officers after they have
reached certain aSe as IS done in the
regular army. one Of the members of the
committee said this would make room for
and give encouragement to more young
men i'm the guard The committee is also
preparing 2 bill 10 create q negro reSi-
,nent in New York city. AGiutant General
Verbeck at a hearing before the committee
Yesterday openly opposed such a PROPOSE
ton, because of what he called the social
inequality between the white and negro
races.
Other legislation which VIII he proposed
by the Military Affairs Committee would
provide for a state military institute and
permit the use OF armories 10 boy scout or
carnations.
The indca lions now are that the COM
mttee will not report the Till 10 amend
the military law so the Governor might
have as his military secretary a naval
commander or a major of the national
guard. This bin was introduced so that
Governor Dix could legally appoint Naval
Commander Eckford de Kay as his mill
tary secretary. Mr.. de Kay is now acting
i'm that capacity and the question has
arisen as to what will be the outcome Of
The matter II the bin fails Of passage.