The Washington herald., 1920-11-27
PLAN TWO new
DEPARTMENTS
Proposed Bills Provide
Widespread d Reorganiza-
ton in Government.
INTERIOR WOULD co
Welfare and Public Works
Would Coordinate Many
Or Present Branches.
INTERIOR WOULD co

Every department in the govern
ment, except one. is to be reorgan-
lied. Ore is to be abolished and two
new ones created. Bureaus and
commissions are to be switched.
Some will be abolished while others
will be enlarged or merged with
still other bureaus. The Postofiice
Department alone is left untouched
by the numerous bills now pending
in Congress, those ready for intro
duction when the next session con-
venes, or those in the process of
preparation.
Each measure represents the view
point of its respective advocate. al
though all advocates claim to rep
resent the desires and wishes of
President-elect Harding.
The extent Of the agitation, how
ever. and the apparent widespread
interest in the movement on the
part Of Republicans who win take
over completely the reins of govern
ment on March. 4. is taken to indi-
cate that something along the line
Of reorganization will be done.
May Name Cemmittee.
The first step. it is predicted, will
be the appointment Of a special com
mittee on reorganization to which
will be referred the score of meas
sures on this question now pending
or to be introduced in Congress.
Two bills are pending, one in the
House by Representative C. Frank
Reavis, of Nebraska, and one in the
Senate by Senator Mediu McCor-
mick. Of Illinois, to abolish the In
terror Department.
In its place would be created the
Department Of Public Works, en-
bracing all engineering, construc-
tion, technical, surveying, map
making and similar activities Of the
government.
Those bureaus now in the In
terror Department not In harmony
with this work would be shifted TO
otner departments, and bureaus in
other departments with similar
functions would be incorporated in
the proposed Department of Public
Works.
The other new department to be
created, under a bill already drafted
py senator William s. Kenyon. of
Iowa, would be a Department of
Social Welfare. The creation of
such department is said to con-
form to campaign pledges made by
Senator Harding.
Under the Kenyon bill, this de-
partment would house all welfare
agencies OF the government, includ-
ing tne Woman's Bureau. the Chill
orens Bureau. the Bureau of Indus
trial Housing and the United States
employment Bureau from the De-
partment of Labor; the Bureau of
Education from the Interior Depart :
ment; the Public Health Service
and the Hygienic Laboratory from
the Treasury and the Bureau of
Home Economics from the Aericul-
tural Department.
Another measure, drafted nv
Senator Mccormick as a companion
piece to the budget bill, embraces
most of the bills now pendiue on
reorganization and goes much far
ther. Under the Mccormick plan,
the propose Department of Social
Weifare would include also the
Pension Bureau, now in the Interior
Department; the Bureau of War
RISK in the Treasury Department.
and the Vocational Training Board,
a separate commission. The office
OF Comptroller of the Treasury
would be entirely abolished by SEN
ator Mccormick and its functions
transferred to the Federal Reserve
Board.