Show NO 0 MONEY FO S Treasury Treasur Department Refuses Refutes LJ to Pay i One of Shatters Bills ils Washington April ApIn 13 The comp of the treasury treasur has reaffirmed a decision of o his disallowing a a clai i ifor fur for from Lieutenant Colonel J W V Jacobs deputy quartermaster ter general The original decision of the comptroller on June JUfe 30 1899 1890 the amount for tor th tho reason that It If was vas as expended without authority of law for subsist subsistence ence once wines and liquors famished for foreign foreign eign military attaches accompanying the army arm Info Into the A t rehearing hearg r was vas sought some time afterward but bt denied The case U ih now reopened but the claim is again On June 30 1898 1893 General Geneal Shafter Shaner who Wn was then at Tampa telegraphed the he secretary of war that fUveS of foreign governments had come cO to him with wih proper credentials permitting them to accompany the army of the United States General Shafter Shafer said that he desired de ired to entertain these of Seers in the manner due their position poston and for foi CO this purpose he requested that tat 2000 of the contingent fund of the army almy be placed to the credit of his Lieutenant J P Miley The secretary of war var approved the re request request request quest and a warrant for 2000 was as sent to Colonel Jacobs as chief quarter quartermaster quartermaster quartermaster master for disbursement the money being ded under the verbal di direction direction of General Ge ral Shafter Shafer The comptroller decided that the ex expenditure expenditure expenditure was entirely illegal and in inthe inthe inthe the reaffirmation of his decision says There is no provision of law In any of the specific or general genel appropriations for the army alm which authorizes s the mili military mi tary t r to invite foreign at attaches to be the Ute guests gest of the govern goern f i I ment in time of war and hence their j I fare and do not Appear to tobe tobe be necessary usual or appropriate to the Hie objects for which the appropriation I Lion tion wo sva made |