Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-04

'THE dates set for the brigade en-
campment at Harpers Ferry
August 4 10 IL. undoubtedly
will meet with the approva
OF the Department of the
East OF the United States Army
1t Is said at the District militia
headquarters. 1t Is believed thai
a detachment of regular infantry
and cavalry can be sent to Harpers Ferry
for joint work with the guardsmen at
that time. The army officers. II was ex-
planned. realize that the National Guard
is handicapped In the selection of dates
the effort being to obtain the best at
tendance ut camp.
While Controller Traceweil of the
Treasury Department has ruled thai
Mai. Boyd Taylor disbursing officer OF
the National Guard of the District o.
Columbia cannot use in expended balance
for other years in paying a bill OF 81
651. 10 owing the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad there Is little doubt expressed
that Congress will appropriate the money
in a special act The money Is due fol
the transportation OF the guardsmen to
Harpers Ferry for the annual encamp-
ment last summer.
The funds for the fiscal year 1913 were
very low when the bill was presented and
Mai. Taylor wrote to the controller ex-
planning the plight. He asked for ar
opinion as to whether the balance re-
turned to the Treasury and credited to
the appropria tons of previous years be
used to pay this bill The Nationa
Guard officer expressed it as his opinion
that Congress III it's liberality intended
that in cases of necessity the unexpend-
ed balances of District militia appro
priations could be used for just such
purpose as the present necessity. Mai. Tay-
lor then points out the unexpendeG bal
ance as follows: 1898 $4,000: 1899. ST.
516.ss: 1910. sS2.23; 1911 $3.50. and 1872
$3.oO92o.
After pointing out that the encampmeni
of 1912 was held in August. 1912, which
was in the fiscal year 1913. the controller
then quotes the statutes showing that the
moneys must be applied solely to the OBJ
iect for which appropriated. that all bal
ances at the end of fiscal year shall
be applied only for the payment of the
EXPENSES and for the carrying out OF
contracts for that particular year. ana
that all remaining uneXpen0ed balances
shall be returned to the surplus fund, he
declares that he has returned to this fund
the District Guard balances of 1908. l9O9
and 1910. These. he declares. cannot be
revived except by special act of Con-
gresS.
priations for the District Guard giving
authorization for the use of unexpended
balances from specific appropriations Tor
the payment of other debts OF the DIS
trist Guard. he expresses 1t as his opinion
that il was not the intention of Congress
that these funds should be used beyond
the fiscal year for which they were ap-
propriated.
Il am of opinion said the controller in
concluding his letter to Maj. Taylor,
that you are not authorized to pay the
account presented to you from balances
of appropriations indicated by YOU"
During the past week the following
were ordered honorably discharged:
His own application-Private Cecil r.
Heinrich. Hospital Corps; Private Joseph
A. Cummings. 1st Battery. Field Artil-
lery: O. NJ Sergt. James Brosnahan,
Company c. LIST Infantry: Private George
Neuman. Company c, 1st Infantry: Prl-
waite Albert Freeman. Company G, 1st
Infantry; Private Henry Fl. Warner,
Company X, 1st Infantry; 1st Sergt. Bur
ton j. Doyle, Company A. I'd Infantry.
and Private James w. Booze, Company
A, I'd Infantry.
Removal from the District-Private Os-
car Fl. Frederick, Company ID, 1st In
fantry: Private John L. Dougherty, Com
pany E. 1st Infantry: Private Max Lang
ley, Company G. 1st Infantry; Corp.
Johns Douglas. Company d. ID Infantry;
Private James A. Sherwood. Company d.
I'd Infantry; Corp. John c. Morris. Com
pany f. I'd Infantry: Private Alfred Muir
gle. Company f., I'd Infantry: Private
Willis Foley. Company r. I'd Infantry:
Private Vernon l.. Madden. Company r.
II Infantry; Ordnance Seaman r. |. Mil
stead, LIST Division. Naval Battalion; Sea-
man Leland S. Poole, Sd Division. Naval