Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-31
COOLIDGE PLAN HIT
. BY M'CARL RULING
Controller General Refuses
to Approve SO 600 Park
Commission Expenses.

President Coolidge's plan to in
! crease Government facilities for out
door recreation of the American peo-
pie has hit a snag in the Office of
| the Controller General Of the United
States. j. Raymond McCarl.
The Presidents Co-ordinating Com
mission on National Parks and Ma
! tional Forests. and some allied Off
| Gals have bumped up against a dis
| allowance of $4,000 expenses by the
| Controller General, who held the
money, due Diamond G Ranch" in
Wyoming. cannot re paid out of
appropriations for the Forest Service
and Yellowstone National Park.
| The expense for a part of a tour
| made by the officials in question were
| for use of 80 pack and saddle horses,
pack saddles and pack equipment,
riding saddles and riding equipment,
! bedding, tents. and all camp equip
| ment and service moving camp as
| required for a party of ten persons. -
| The trip of inspection was taken from
| August to August u last year at
the rate of 5000 per day.
Says Expenses Unauthorized.
The vouchers had been approved by
| the forest supervisor of the Wyom-
ing district, and by the Director, Ma
| tional Park Service, and acting for
ester, but We're disallowed by McCarl
| on the basis that there was no law
10 specifically authorize the ex-
penses"
The Co-ordinating Commission,
which was appointed by the Presi-
dents Committee on Outdoor Recrea-
| ton, consisting of the Secretaries of
| War, Interior, Agriculture, Commerce
| and Labor. made one tour last Sum-
mer, during which they toured Vel
| lowstone National Park and other
Government reservations, 1t was ex-
| planned by an official close to the com
mission. and they had planned to
make another trip during the coming
! Summer.
The expense money objected to by
| McCarl were only part of the ex-
| penditures OF the commission on the
| trip. II was explained. as others had
| been turned in on the basis OF daily
| subsistence and travelling expenses.
| Whether McCarl would also object to
this was not clear last night.
Might Embarrass Work.
1t was thought likely the isallow-
ance might seriously embarrass the
|
way out OF the difficulty could be
found. officials in charge had not as
yet had time TO study the decision, it
was said last night and could. there
fore. make no suggestions as to how
the difficulty could be ironed out
The official work of the commission,
as stated in McCarl's decision was
OUTLINED in resolution adopted nv the
Presidents Committee on Outdoor
| aDr live fnr 81 In 10,
or commission To investigate and re.
port on all projects under considera-
ton by the Departments of Interior
and Agriculture dealing with proposed
engagements or adjustments of ma.
tional parks or national forests which
involved the two departments"
Commission Personnel.
The commission consisted Of DIR.
Henry w. Temple, member of Con.
gress from Pennsylvania; Charles Sell
don. Maj. William A. WEIGH, u. S. A;
Col. w. A. Greeley, forester; Stephen
7. Mather, director of the National
Park Service; Darlington Moore and
Arthur Ringland. Public hearings
were held in Wyoming. Arizona. New
Mexico and Colorado. and on October
10, 1925, the commission submitted its
report to the chairman Of the p~esi-
dents Committee on Outdoor Recrea
ton.
The creation of the commission
here involved" said McCarl, was not
authorized by law. and neither of the
: appropriations from which il Is pro-
| posed to pay the claim specifically au.
. thorizes the expenses Of commission
| of this character"
| McCarls action was said last night
, to have n" bearing on the Southern
Appalachian National Park Commits
Sion, nnicn is Operating under a spe
ciai act of Congress last February, ap-
| propriating $4,000 for its services.