Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-12
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Reorganization of Service to
Be Debated in House
This Week. ~, q
GRATED SPECIAL RUrE
Resolution Is Fathered by Retre.f
sentative C. Frank Reavis of .af
Nebraska
GRATED SPECIAL RUrE

Reorga IMITATION of the governments
service for economy and efficienexe
which is considered of equal imsyoSx
lance with the federal budget systesS
in the republican program. is to cora
up for debate in the House tomorrpw
or Tuesday, under a special rule ~,
The House rules committee yesterday
gave this legislation privileged sta
tns The resolution fatherej by Rapf
resentative c. Frank Reayis of M.
braSka, which proposes the creation
or a joint congressional committee-S
three members OF iIe House ana three
from the s, nate-iS to nr called ia
directly following the Voistead rf.soSS
luton to abolish wartime legislati6t
tine District OF Columbia rent MN
Delns specifically eXo-pted). The fffss
business before the House tomorrow
VIII be vote on the fmmgratioif
Dill. Then comes the Nolstead reSo.
luton with two hours debate, .snd
then the Reavis reorganization rHsss
luton late tomorrow or early TIssS-
day. ..ffsE
Leaders on both sides of the Horse
agree that the Reorganization of It's
government departments, to elimiYrata
duplication and overlapping and Sif5
actlVe service, is one % the greate6f
money-saving efforts ever made III
s-.f
Leads to Better SnInries. ro.t
1t is pointed out that when the rSn.
organization has been effectel it vjU
inevitably lead to better salaries fo1
more efncient government emploXe1r
service ~
The reform in the field service. IL
likely to exceed even the reformatisvS
in Uncle Sans worksh in the NaH
tfonal Capital, Representative ReaMis,,
and other leaders say. 60.
Members of Congress- are alres ~
receiving hundreds of letters and teaee
grams from all parts of the noun,ry
showing great popular INVEST ~
this legislation. Leaders in both uaY6
ties said at the hearing yesterday tarasr
the possibility of thus making a sbte
saving Tor the government and at flsS
same time improving the service has
awakened lively interest on the paeu
of the voters in all tho states ,EsM
Il doubt IL Congress yet realizes H8tN
intensely interested the people all over
the country are in this proposed rStfr
ganzation. said Representative SimeYf
d. Fess OF Ohio, who managed the lasp
two republican congressional campaignsC
Statement of Mr.. Reavis. ,bn1
Representative c.. Frank Reayiiss..
father of the House resolulfop..
which is identical in wording with - q.
resolution which has already passed til.
Senate and is now before the House,
judiciary committee, made the follow
ing statement
THE passage of the resolution calling
for the appointment of a special conn
mittee Of three members of the SehS
ate and thsee members of the House, to
investigate land make a survey of 81e
duplicau ton. and overlapping of activi-
tiesr in The ia{hiinistrative branches of
the government win be one of the most
important steps taken by Congress for
THE work this committee will have
to do WALL be nothing short of sheer
drudgery. and IN my judgment will rec
quire almost the constant attention, OF,
its membership for the next two years.
cheney system for the bigges. business
in the, world. and in many aspects VIII
be revolutionary in character. iSir
Il think 1t very conservative to sayn
that a proper REIMBURSEMENT of the adj.
ministrative activities of the govern,
ment and the coordination within the
departments of all activities in harmony
with the proper functions of the depaFxr,F,
mentS will not only separate from the I,
pay roll thousands of employees and do
away with almost innumerable uselessi
bureaus and commissions. but will savet
to the taxpayer of the country each,
year at least one-third of the total cost
of the government in any year priefS
to the war. iisH
Help of Efficiency Experts. zscss.
This committee. should have the AZ
sistance of the best efficiency expertss
for the expense of creating
an efficient government is negligible.
when compared with the tremendoush
saving that would be effected. aGis
For many years the members aEt
the Senate and the House HAYES
realized the waste motion and the in-S
efficient methods of the administers
tive departments. Senator Aldrich of
Rhode Island many years ago was
for the statement thatsGs
would effect saving
of. a million dollars a day. In N.Y.,
Judgment this estimate would be verys'
as applied to present
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