Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-24
Report on Disbursement Of Appropri-
alton for Pay of Troops
COMMITTEE FRAMES A REGULATION
Res gnation Of Captain Hudson
From Staff Of Gen. Harries.
RIFLE GALLERY PRACTICE

for tH. -alrucse Of framing a regulation
to govern the disbursement of the appro-
pr.a..un Of SII.uUv for pay OF troops other
than government employees has completed
its I4murs aad is almost ready to submit its
report. Early in the week all the informa-
riou that had been called for from organ
ization commanders was at the disposal of
the board The latter thereupon proceeded
to finish its work without loss of time.
1t is understood that in reckoning the
period Of time for which the men shall be
paid the board has estimated that approx
mately ten days each year are spent in
camp TWO days are consumed by paraues
md rifle practice and that eight hours a
day for twaye days are devoted to drills
and other ordered assemblies. Altogether
this amounts TO twenty-rour days; in otner
words, fOur-tifIhS, or 50 per cent, OF a
month of thirty days
The tabI. Of raie of pay has been ar
ranged according 10 grade for the enlisted
men. and the amount of pay Will corre-
spond to that of the relative grade of tue
regular army For instance. private in
the army is paid S13 a month The board
estimates that private in the District Ma
tonal Guard performs actual service for
twenty-four days in year, or four-i = his
of one month. 1t is therefore recommended
that a private of the guard. if he performs
his entire duty, be paid for the year an
amount equal to fourth tbs of S13-th- pay
for one month of a private of the regular
army-Or >lu4O. a corporal of the guard,
the board recommends shall receive at the
end of the year sum equal to four-hftns
of the pay O. corporal of the regular
army for one month, and so on Ior SER
geants and other non-cOmmissioned officers.
Fay of Officers.
As regards officers, payment on scale
that varies somewhat from the foregoing
is suggested. For example, a captain OF
the line in the regular army receives pay
at the rate of s1.s0O year, or $50 "
month. AS in the case of the enlisted maa
the board considers that the National
Guard captain performs actual duty for
tweuty-fOuT Gays each year, or four-htthS
of month of thirty days. Four-ifths
of $40 Is $40. AT This point the SCAT
varies from that arranged for the enlisted
man, for the board submits that, in paying
officers, It's four-ffths rating be cut ia
two. so that. in the case of a captain, the
pay shall b not $40, but just one-haIt
thai amount. or 500
In rtference to the Naval Battalion, the
board l-oes Oh the theory that the pay
should be mac according to relative rank
of the Naval Battalion officers with the in
fantry forces of the National Guard. In
other words. il is recommended that the
com 1anuer shall receive the pay of lieu.
tenant colonel OF infantry: the lieutenants
of the Ndva Battalion the pay of captains
of infantry: the lieutenants, Junior grade.
the pay of first lieutenants of infantry, ana
so on.
The Deductions.
The foregoing may be said to be the sub
stance of the bright side of the report. so
to speak. The dark side relates to deduc-
tons from the pay. The board provides
certain fines graded according to the ma
ture If the offense. man who absen's
himself from any assembly ordered by his
company commander will be fined certain
amount TO be deducted from his pay Foi
absence from any battalion or reSimenta4
assembly. not ordered by brigade heal,
quarters, fine of increased amount owe!
the company fine will be recorded. Inc
fine to be imposed for failure to attend an
assembly ordered by brigade headquarters
wiz be. in amount higher than the amour,
to be deducted for failure 10 attend the
battalion or regimental assemblies.
An 4Inportan, feature Of the report Will
be recommendation that all omcers ana
men in civil employ who fail to participate
in the annual encampment shall lose their
pay for the entire year.
The board will include in its report sug-
gestion that a certain portion of the fines
collected in each battalion be turned over
to battalion headquarters to be expended
in partially defraying the expenses of the
latter
Matter of FOrfeitnres.
Any man discharged by favor-that is.
on his own application-so the board urges.
shall forfeit all pay due him at the time
of such discharge.
1t is the intention, if the report of the
board be adopted. that until the end of the
present fiscal year more men in civil en-
ploy shall be enlisted unless to ill vacancies
created by discharges The idea is to Gre
ate waiting list for each company. II
possible. arrangement will be made 81
that the first man on the waiting list. when
he enlists To take the place of a man DIS
charged. will be allowed all pay due the
man discharged.
Payments are to be made so 1t is plan
ned, the 31st of December and the 30th of
June or course, under the law, guards
men who are in government employ do not
reap any of the benefits under the appro-
priatiOn for pay of troops 1t is interesting
to note, however, that reports just submit
ted indicate that about - per cent of the
members of the brigade at present are in
civil employ.
Capt. Hudson Resigns.
Captain Charles B. Hudson senior aid
de-camp on the personal staff of General
Harries. has rendered his resignation. This
action was based on the nature of Captain
Hudsons business, which requires his alb
sence from the city during the greater por-
tion of the year. He was connected with
the brigade for number of years, serving
in Light Battery A and later as sergean
major of the LIST Regiment. Thereafter he
was commissioned adjutant of the 1st
Regiment. with rank of captain. General
Ordway placed Captain Hudson his staff
In 1891 His departure makes Captain Riggs
the senior aid-de-camp.
1t is understood that the vacancy caused
by The resignation of Captain Hudson Will
he filled by the appointment. probably next
week, Of an Individual to whom the office
was promised year and a half ago.
The Rifle Gallery.
Cutil the end OF the present month the
rifle gallery "a the National Guard armory
Will be open every week day from 9 O'Clock
IN the morning until 1880 o'clock in the
evening for the completion OF scores and
for voluntary practice. II is earnestly
urged by the inspector general of rife
Tr@Cjice that all who have not completed
their scores Will do so before the close. of
The season
Several changes are contemplated in the
arrangement of things at the Ordway rifle
range. The 3Nyard targets are to be
moved from the south side Of the range
property to point alongside the railroad
tracks and in front of the present 600 ward
trtng point. This transfer is based on the
Tact that the 2OO-yard range as ut present
located adjoins a public road and during
the firing an element OF danger exists as
regards persons and animals passing along
To-, road 1t Is also the intention to move
the range Office building tc a point near III,