Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-21
SUPPORT OF MILITIA
ESTIMATES FOR NEXT YEAR FOR
THE NATIONAL GUARD.
A Total Of $58, $40 is Asked for-or-
ganization Of Light Bat
terry Of Artillery.

In the annual estimates for the militia OF
the District of Columbia, submitted to the
Commissioners today by Gen. George H.
Harries, the commanding general, and in
tended as guide to appropriations for the
fiscal year beginning July 1 next, provision
Is made for the organization. equipment
and maintenance of a light battery of ar
tillery. Gen. Harries declares that such a
battery is much needed and will be ex-
tremely valuable. The total amount asked
for is s5S, $40, of which $500 is for general
incidental expenses of the service, while
the other items are:
For rent, fuel, light, heat, care and repair
of armories, practice ships, boats and ma
chinery, and for telephone service, $4,000;
for lockers, furniture and gymnastic appa-
ratus for armores, $500; for printing and
stationery, $3.50; for cleaning and repairing
uniforms, arms and equipments and con-
tingent expenses. $3.50; for custodian In
charge of United States property and store
rooms. $500; for clerk. office of the adjutant
general, $720: for expenses of drills and
parades 81, 700: for expenses of rifle prac-
tice and matches. $1,000; for expenses Of
camps, instruction. practice marches and
practice cruises, including fuel for cruising
purposes, s15 200: for pay of troops, other
than government employees, to be disbursed
under the direction of the commanding gen.
eral, $4,000
In connection with the pay of troops
Gen. Harries writes in the provision:
That members of the National Guard OF
the District of Columbia who receive COM
pensation for their services such shall
not be held construed to be officers of
the United States, or persons holding any
place of trust or profit, or discharging any
official function under or in connection
with any executive department Of the gov
eminent of the United States within the
provision of section 549S of the Revised
Statutes of the United States: Provided,
further, That all moneys collected on ac-
count of deductions made from the pay OF
any officer or enlisted man of the National
Guard Of the District Of Columbia on ac-
count Of government property lost or de-
stroyed by such individual shall be repaid
into the United States treasury to the
credit of the officer of the militia of the
District Of Columbia who is accountable to
the United States government for such
property lost or destroyed Provided, fur
Their. That all moneys collected on account
Of deductions made from the pay Of any
officer or enlisted man of the National
Guard of the District Of Columbia for or on
account of any violation of the regulations
governing said National Guard shall be
held by the commanding general of the
militia of the District of Columbia, who Is
authorized to eXpend such moneys so col
lected for necessary clerical and general in
cidental expenses of the service or for the
pay of troops, other than government en-
ployes; and for all moneys SO collected and
expended the commanding general shall
make accounting in like manner for
the appropriation disbursed for pay of
troops"