Evening journal., 1919-06-14
Want BUDGET PLAN
FOR UNCLE SAM

Henry p scott chairman for Della
ware Of The National Budget COMMITTEES
which has for its purpose the securing
OF support for bills now before Con
gress, providing for the establishing of
budget system for the Federal gov
ernment, has started a drive for mem
bership in this State. 10 is thought the
budget system would cut down waste
in the enormous government expendi-
lures
Mr.. Scott has issued the following
statement on the matter:
For more than two years the people
Of this country have been asked TO
save. They have been asked to buy
Liberty Bonds. War Savings Stamps
and to conserve all manner and kinds
OF food products in order that thrift
might be a vital factor in winning the
war Another plea has Just been made
FOR saving This time the plea comes
/ from the people and is addressed TO the
government.
1T would seem the most natural way
/ TO begin saving would be at the source
! at the very foundations OF govern
ment. We have been spending too
much money One Of the principal
reasons that we have been spending so
much money is that we have not been
able TO maintain a fair balance be-
tween national income and national ex-
pense."
The ten departments Of government
now furnish the annual estimates that
are submitted by the treasury TO Con
gress. These estimates are prepared
without any idea Of co-ordinating the
sum total Of national appropriations.
Department heads and bureau chiefs
work separately in making up their
own acquisitions.
"The result is that an sorts OF party
schemes and petty money bills creep
into general appropriation measures.
When the bills reach Congress these
might be weeded out successfully. ifl
they were presented as a whole 10 a
single committee in both legislative
THE bills are passed Individually or I
by the House and Senate. |
In the consideration of great omnibus |
measures. each legislative branch re- I
lies almost entirely on committee re- 1
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used 10 expedite the great mass Of
legislation which iiust be enacted |
THE Mccormick measure. recently
introduced, makes the Bureau Of Bud /
get responsible TO the Secretary Of The /
Treasury. who is given power TO re-
wise, unity or consolidate items Of the
regular annual estimates before sub
mttng them TO the President.
Providing that either by amendment
Or House ruling, the Presidents budget
is made the basis OF all appropriation
measures considered by Congress. the
bills should meet national economic
and save Tie nation many
millions Of dollars annually
Those who have accepted member
ship on the Delaware committee are
C. ID. Abbott, Milford; J.sHall An-
ierson. Dover; Joseph Bancroft. Rock
lord: e.. Earl Baum, Delaware City: /
Thomas f. Bayard Frederick Brady.
Asa Bennett, Frankfort:
r. Donaldson Brown. Hiram r. Burton, |
.ewes: Harry p. Cannon. Bridgeville
Alexander p Corbt, Odessa; William .
). Coke, Charles w Cullen. George
own; John ". Danny Horace Dilworlh,
russell IT, Dunham. Alfred l. dupont,
.harles r. Evans, james Ford, Harry
r Graham, George Gray. Or. Frank l..
irier. Milford: Dr g. Layton Grior,
iiford: George n. Hall. Milford; Her
-cy P Hall, smyrna; BENJAMIN A. lla-
ell. Smyrna; Everett Hickman, Frank
ord: w. o. Hoffecker. smyrna. Thorn
5 r. Ingram, Lewes Frank Dell Jan
Ter. New Castle; Everett g. Johnson,
lover: Robert d. Kemp. Joseph Fra
Ter. Frederick: W. W. Laird. John w
.awson. /. l.. Layton, Andrew j.
.ynch, Georgetown: Harry v Lyons,
ewes: d. B. Maloney, Townsend; Jo-
iah Marvel. Harry Mayer Dover; VIII
am b. Megcar, Charles r. Miller, Ed
lund Mitchell, Dr. Samuel C.. MITCHELL
'ewark: Thomas W. Monaghan. John p.
'ields, Oth0 NOwland. Dr. Joseph u.
dell; Frank n. Pool, Robert H. Rich
rds. Henry Ridgely. Dover: Reberi p.
johnson. John :. ROssell. John G.. say
or. Harlan G. Scott l. y. Short. Mil
ord; William &. Taylor. Henry b.
thompson. Greenville; Charles TOpkls.
ohm G.. Townsend. Dr., Selbyyillc: 5. d.
'ownsend. Alfred u. Warner, Jr.: Z.
Nirt Willis, General James H. Wilson,
ames p. Winchester
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