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Show Militia. Washington, 27. The bill introduced intro-duced by Ferry, to-day, provides that all able-bodied male citizens, between the ages of 18 and 45 years, resident within tho respective states and terri lories, except such a9 may be exempt by law, shall constitute a militia. Tho militia are to be divided into two classes tho active, to be known as the national or state guard, as tho legislature of each e-tato may prescribe, pre-scribe, and the inactive, to be known as tbe reserve militia. The bill proposes pro-poses to appropriate Sl,O00,OC0 for the purpose of providing arms, am munition and other ordinary acd quartermaster stores for the active militia. |