The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-29
NATIONAL GUARD FUNDS.
Allotment of the Million Dollars
Appropriated by Congress.
The Sum Equitnbiy Divided Among
the states by the Secretary of Wnr
-ReguIntiOns Promulgated for the
OrganixntiOns-TheD Districts share

The apportionment made of the 81, 600 900
appropriated by Congress for the equip
ment of the various State troops was an
nounced yesterday by Secretary Root.
The apportionment to States and Ter
| ritories is made according to the number
of Senate and Representatives in Con-
| gress The apportisnment for the Dis
trict of Columbia is the sum of s17.21S. 10;
that of Maryland is 1853 9S.46; and that of
| Virginia is S25 30. Porto Rico gets &c.
ooo and Hawaii $, 900, for their respective
| organizations -
The appropriation is made to provide
arms and equipments, under the regula-
| lions governing the matter.
| The following is the apportionment de-
| cided upon by the Secretary Of War for
the several States and Territories and
| the District of Columbia:
Alabama, S23,566; Arkansas, sl6.9g3. rs.
! California. SIs, li76i: Colorado, ss,l96 Is;
| Connecticut, Sl2f45.0o. Delaware. S6.S72.5s:
| Florida, IS 1876. 49, Georgia, 81. 61i.3I; Idaho,
/ S6.3s2-53: Illinois. S5O.9S0.fo; Indiana. Ssl,-
S62.73; Iowa. s27.614.3l: Kansas. 81 .242. 50:
| Kentucky, S27.G14.51. Louisiana, Sit, y9S. IS;
Maine, l2,745.oS; Maryland, sl6,993.i5 Mas
| sachusetts. 81, 49, -; Michigan. So, s55;
Minnesota, Sly,l17.6i; Mississippi, SIS, l17.64;
| Missouri. 36.i1lll; Montana, S6.372.53; Ne
braska, Sl6993.i6 Nevada, S6,S12. So; New
Hampshire. ss,i9673; New Jersey. s21,
2iLS2; New York, S75,i7053; North Caro-
lima, S23266 North Dakota. s6,372-5S: Ohio.
SIS. go Oregon, SS,i95.73; Pennsylvania,
S6I ,9I3.S6; Rhode Island. SS,s96.53; South
Carolina, Sl9IlIei; South Dakota. S.
s.73; Tennessee, s25.iyo.20: Texas, S3l.-
10; Utah, s6.s72.53; Vermont. $s.496.73;
Virginia, $25.i9o.20; Washington, $s,is6. Is:
5000; Wyoming, $6.372.53; Arizona, S5.-
$500: District of Columbia, sl7.2lS.l5;
New Mexico, s5,5l6.44; Oklahoma, s7,O72.37;
Porto Rico, $1,000; Hawaii. $500; total,
81, COZ, 900.
The following regulations have also
been promulgated by the Secretary of
War for the various militia organiza-
tons:
THE appropriation made by section 1851
Revised Statutes. as amended by the
acts of February u. 1887. and June 6, 1860.
will be apportioned among the several
States and credited to them on the books
of the War Department in accordance
with said acts, except such portion
may be allotted to the Territories and
the District of Columbia; but the allot-
ment to any State will not be available
for until a satisfactory return has
been made to the Secretary of War show
ing that the State has the number OF
regularly enlisted, organized, and uni
formed active militia specified in section
Of said act of February L, 1887.
Arms. ordnance stores, quartermas-
ters stores, and camp equipage will be
issued on acquisitions made direct to the
Secretary of War by the Governors of
the States and Territories and 10y the
of he. ma
trict of Columbia present for duty. Re
turns shall be made annually by the
senior general of the District Militia in
the manner required by sections 5 and
of the said act of February T. 1875, in the
case of States and Territories.
1T Is forbidden to make issues to
states, Territories, or the District of
Columbia in excess of the amount to their
credit under the provisions of section 1861.
Revised Statutes, as amended by the acts
quoted above.
When requstion is received at the
War Department. the Ordnance Depart
ment and the Quartermaster's Depart
ment VIII be required to give the money
value of the stores called for. and the
War Department will determine and or
der which of said stores, number and
character, shall be issued and will so
advise the Chief OF Ordnance and Quar-
termaster General.
'All the public property issued under
the provisions of said acts shall be ac-
counted for under the same regulations
that now govern the accountability for
public property in the army. and the
Chief of Ordnance and the Quartermaster
General will furnish the Governors of the
several States and Territories and the
senior general OF the District militia the
necessary blank forms for making the
required returns OF the public property
issued under the provisions of said acts,
and said annual returns shall be made
on the 3lst Of December of each year and
shall be sent to the War Department for
examination and settlement.
THE Chief of Ordnance and the Quar-
termaster General will issue the necessary
instructions for the safekeeping. preser-
walton, and accountability OF all public
property issued.
THE examination of the unserviceable
unSuita BILE public property provided for
In section OF said act of February Il.
1857. shall be made AT least annually, and
the proceedings of the board of officers
of the militia viii show in detail opposite
each article on the inspection report II
what respect the property is unservice-
able or unsuitable. and will also Indicate
In each case the disposition recommended
by the board of inspection; and should
the board recommend sale of the proper
ty the recommendation will state whether
by auction or by inviting bids from deal
ers or others likely TO purchase such arti-
cles stating reasons: and in the case of
any public property rendered unservice-
able through causes other than the ordi-
nary Incidents of service. the board VIII
investigate and report the causes and
recommend to the Secretary of War the
necessary action as to personal RESPONSE
bility for the damages in each case.
The order OF the Secretary of War
directing sale of condemned property
will Indicate the method of advertisement,
which will generally be by means of cir
culars posted in public places and sent |
by mail to dealers and others likely to
purchase. but if advertisement in news
papers is indicated. the provisions OF A;
r 519-5S5 apply. and request for special
authority to advertise must be made upon
prescribed forms, designating the news
papers in which advertisement is desired.
THE net proceeds of a sale of con- |
demned property, after deducting neces- !
sary and reasonable expenses OF adver- |
Using and auctioDeer'S fee. Will be depoS- |
tied by the Governor, or by the senior !
general Of the District militia, IN Unit |
ed States depository to the credit Of the !
Treasurer of the United States; II receiV- |
ed from sales Of condemned quartermas- |
ters supplies the funds must be depos- !
tied as Miscellaneous receipts on account |
of proceeds of Government property: II /
from sales of condemned ordnance stores |
the deposit must be made on account OF |
Sales of condemned ordnance stores
Immediately after a sale of condemned |
property an itemzed report will be made |
by the Governor. or by the senior general |
of the District militia. to the chief of the |
bureau to which the property pertains, |
showing date and place OF sale. quantity !
and kind of articles sold. prices obtained, |
names Of purchasers. expenses of sale, |
and gross and net proceeds and accom-
panied by a copy of the order authorizing !
the sale and receipted vouchers for eX-
penses of sale. The report to the Quar-
termaster General will be made on Form |
No. 81, Quartermaster's Department. Ac-
count of sales at auction that to the |
Chief of Ordnance on Form No. s, Ord ,
nance Department, Abstract of sales in |
duplicate
ANY regulations established hitherto |
which in any way conflict with these are |