New-York tribune., 1910-02-06
NEW ECONOMY PLAN
BUDGET COMMISSION.
TO BE GREETED.
Hill Make Fdrredch'ng
Changes in Administrdt'o"
of Departments.
rr-om rh- Tribune Bureau.I J

Washington. Feb. 5-Defnite steps
1are taken to-day looking TO furtner
.conon,v and system in government ex-
renditures This is in line with recon-
roendatfons made by President Taft IN
his annual message. Ihe programmes
which has been adopted by the ieauelS
rrovides for cooperation between tne
legislative and executive branches OF the
government for the purpose OF obtaining
information which will enable tnese
branches to unite in plan 1or tne
nermaneut reduction of the cost OF ad-
-,,i,istration At the opening of the
nresent Congress in March the Senat7
created a new standing ComHiIIeo
Lnour as the Committee on Pubic EA-
,.,di+ures This committee includes IN
its membership the Chairmen OF all COM
nittees which handle appropriation oihs
- ore otbervise concerned with the ma
tion's fiscal policy
Senator AIdrich to-day reported from
the Committee on Public Expenditures d
ioint resolution providing for the crea-
tion of body 10 be known as the gov
ernment business methods commission
This commission is to consist or nine
members. three to be appointed oy tne
r,r.ei5en+ three bv the Vice-President
and three by the Speaker OF the House
MIR AIdrich desired immediate consider
alton of the resolution. saying that III
had the unanimous approval Of the PUP
lie Exnenditures Committee Senator
E,Ilsins thought the resolution might af-
feet the Jurisdiction of the Senate COM
3f,
Mr. A1drich replied that it would not
take away any rights now enjoyed oy
the committees of Congress. and gave
notice of his purpose TO ask for a vote
OH the resolution on Monday
The resolution directs the commission
to report TO Congress at the earnest
practicable time what changes are neces-
sar-- or desirable in the methodS OF
transactfrs the business of the govern
,nent or in the laws relating thereto. Fun
authority is given to the commission TO
make an exhaustive inquiry and to this
end il is authorized TO employ such ex-
n.r+e and clerical assistance as may be
necessary. to examine witnesses. to SEND
for persons and papers, etc.
Farreaching changes in the admins
+ratiou of the departments doubtless VIII
no made if this commission is created
The Aldrich resolution is the outcome
~ A series of conferences between the
President and senate and House leaders
In his annual mssage Mr. Taft said that
IL would be Impossible greatly to reduce
The cost of permanent administration
without thorough reorganization OF
bureaus. offices and departments He
nointed out that there was great room
for Improvement in Increasing the aver
age efficiency of employees. not only by
the reOrganizat ton of bureaus and de-
rar+usnts and in the avoidance of dupli
cations, but also in the treatment of the
individual employees He said that under
the present system 1t constantly happens
chat two employees receive the same sal
arv wher the work of one is far more
difficult important and eXacting than
chat Of the other. The commission VIII
take nm the question of civil pensions.
+b- retirement of superannuated clerks,
tho rrcIasstfication of employees, the con-
soIid1tiori of bureaus. the creation OF
ce,,.ra; purchasing divisions. etc. The
President estimated that at least two
years would be required to work out
definite plan for systematizing the bust
osss affairs of the government to con-
form to modern practices.