Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-22
House Resolution Provides
Settlement for Money Ad-
vanCed on Bonds.
MATTER OVERLOOKED
THIRTY YEARS OR MORE
Representative Johnson Determined
to Force Refund to United
States Treasury.


the United States to transfer to the Uni
ted States Treasury from the funds of the
District of Columbia the sum of Sl,00G.-
c11.24 introduced into the House to-
day by Representative Prouty of Iowa,
a member of the District committee. This
is the sum reported to Chairman john
due TO the United States as payments
that should have been made to the Uni
ted States for money advanced on the
old 3.6J bonds. 1t is claimed by the
District committee. and by the account
ants, It. Scott Mayes and ]. r.. Mayes,
and by T. \. Hodgson of the Treasury
Department that the repayments on the
2.j5 bonds have been overlooked for
thirty years or more
Expected to Receive o. X.
The resolution was referred TO the Dis
trict committee and there is scarcely
any doubt about its being reported out
favorably. If the House should never
adopt the resolution. Chairman Johnson
and others look upon the resolution mere
ly as a reminder to the Treasury De-
partment. as the Dis:ric. committee in
its report on the subject points out sec
tions of laws which provide for the
payment of this sum.
Chairman Johnson. i'm discussing Repre-
sentative Prouty's resolution. said that If
the Treasury does not act on the case
then further legislative steps would be
taken TO force the repayment.
The resolution is the result of the inves-
ugation into the accounts between the
District of Columbia and the United
States authorized by the House in the
previous session.
Text of Resolution.
The resolution declares: q
Acting under House resolutions Nos.
15i and 100, adopted during the first ses-
sion of the Siyty-Second Congress, the
chairman of the House committee on the
District of Columbia appointed a subcom-
mittee to investigate the account be-
tween the District of Columbia and the
federal government
Said subcommittee, so organized, Sc
iected one It. Scott Mayes as accountant
and one j. r. Mayes as his assistant, TO
check over said account and
The Secretary of the Treasury at the
instance and request of said subcommit-
tee detailed from his department one
J. A. Hodgson, the person who had had
charge of the accounts between the
United States and the District of Co
lumbia for more than thirty years, for the
purpose OF going over the account with
1iit sdfu l. ScOtt MayeS, and
The said accountant, T. Scott Mayes
filed his report with the said subcom-
mittee the 18th day of February 1919
showing that the District of Columbia
IS indebted TO the United States in the
sum of Si,003 257.2i on account of ad-
vancements made by the United States
10 the District of Columbia for the
purpose of paying interest on the 3.65
bonds OF the District of Columbia,
which was not reimbursed to the Treas
ury OF the United States as provided
and required by the act approved July
81. 1876. appearing in volume 10, page
los. United states Statutes. L.: and
The said Il. a. Hodgson. SO detailed
by the Secretary of the Treasury, fully
verified and confirmed the said figures;
and
The said subcommittee unanimously
reported that there was due from the
District of Columbia in said account
the sum of S1.O03 .257.24 which had not
been refunded or reimbursed to the
therefore be IL
Resolved. That the Treasurer Of the
nited states be instructed to transfer
the said sum of s1.O03. .25724 upon his
books from the District of Columbia
10 the credit of the United States. and
that he take such other and further
steps as may be proper and necessary
20 collect said sum from the District
OF columbia for the use and benefit of
the Treasury of the United States"
Debt Is Explained.
The detailed story of why the District
is said u owe this big sum to the United
States Is found in the report OF a sub
committee OF the District committee
That report gives sections of the law
which state that the Secretary of the
Treasury shall reserve any of the reye-
nues of the District of Columbia not re-
ouired for the actual current expenses
schools. nOlicp fire
ments. sum sufficient to meet the in
terest accruing on the 800 bonds Of the
District during the year. etc. In also gives
the law providing for the repayment of