Show BUET CHIEF CLEEF I CREATES ROW RO I i I McCarl's McCari's Orders Resented By Secretary Denby of the Navy I rJ WASHINGTON April K J H J F P McCarl McCari of Nebraska Nebra ka who twi two I lean ears ago unostentatiously took u UP the duties of the newly-created newly ot- ot otIce lice Ice of comptroller general of the th United States today laid down the law to Secretary Denby In support of his claim that oven even cabinet of or- or officers j I must mut bow bo before the tho au- au authority of his office In fiscal at- at faIrs At the same time timo Secretary Den Den- Ib b prepared to tike take to the attorney attorney ney ncy general 11 for tor an opinion on th question of or how host far the thc author lor of o the llio comptroller general legallY c tends extends Into the e I l workings of the navy navy department Many navy officers and enlisted men ha haio c e complained nay navy depart depart- department department ment officers said that Mr lIr Me Mc- Mc McCarl c- c cCarl Carl had in effect overruled for tor mal naval natal orders m Mr lIr McCarl s action constituting a n warning to nil all government de do- do that he bo Intends to force torce strict compliance with the law In inthe li Ithe the expenditure of public monet mone became kno known knon n through a letter he addressed to the navy department in which he ho asserted that so long Ions longas as he ruled on matters within hid hI JurisdiCtion his authority under the th 1 liw could be bo questioned by no of- of of of the executive branch of ot tho th got gO government Provisions Pro of the budget act In which the office of comptroller general was as created say specifically I that he as head of the general ac- ac accounting accounting counting office may exercise h his pow 10 ers without direction from an any I other officer OVI 1 R 11 OK AFFAIRS The contro controversy 0 over o er Mr lIr Mc- Mc McCarl McCarl Carl s 3 authority came Caine to a head through a protest by Secretary Den Den- Denby Denby by against the comptrollers comptroller's ruling L In a minor case In Involving the ov- ov overpayment overpayment overpayment of an enlisted man lit Mr McCarl instructed the navy department depart depart- mont ment disbursing officer to get the money back Secretary Denby OP- OP OPposed op posed the action as interference within his department and Mr lIr Mc- Mc McCarl McCarl Carl sent a letter along which in In- In informed formed the navy naY secretary sec In pair pairas as folio follows follows- s There was no authority In such suel administrative e powers power as are given the tho head of or the navy department to tl t Issue an order annulling a n request or of this office to protect the fiscal affairs of ot the United States and ald which might jeopardize such recovery Cry ery of government go money as aa the action appears to have been la in this case easo WATS SHOW DOWN snOW Mr Denby's objection to ties of ot the comptroller general was wa not his first nor the first that ha had J reached ached the general cener il accounting of- of Ice ice from other departments of or tr tee tle government but bu backed by the thc best counsel In his ils department ho he appeared appeared ap- ap appeared today to be read ready to a show-down show Informed of or the rc- rc re ported Intention of the navy naY chief ehler Mr 1111 McCarl declared he ho had n no thought of or abandoning the position 00 |