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port annually to Congress and special
reports from time to time when he
believes economies can be effected in
expenditure of public funds.
There is particular interest in this
section of the law:
1.-The controller general shall in
vestigate. at the seat of government
or elsewhere. all matters relating to
the receipt and disbursement of pub
lie funds and shall make to the Presi-
dent. when requested by him, and to
Congress at the beginning of each
regular session, report in writing
of the work of the general account
ing Office, containing recommended
tions concerning the legislation he
may deem necessary to facilitate the
prompt and accurate rendition and
settlement of accounts. and concern
ing such other matters relating to
the receipt and disbursement of pub
lie funds as he may think advisable.
In such regular reports. or in special
reports at any time when Congress
is in session, he shall make recon-
mendations looking to greater econ
omy or efficiency in the public ex-
penditures."
Likely to Name Republican.
If Judge Walter w. Warwick, the
present controller of the Treasury,
is retained in Office on account OF his
efficiency. the existing accounting and
audit system can continue uninter-
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best patronage job to be disposed Of.
it is not likely that the present ad-
ministration would be willing to stand
before the people of the country as
admitting that to get an efficient con-
trolles general they had to take a
democrat. So the chances are slight
that any democrat of half-and-half
republican will get the job.
a new man assuming charge of the
general auditing office must take
the organization, Of these offices as
he finds them. because he will have
had no opportunity to make any per-
sonal study-unless he has been
tipped off long in advance that he is
to be appointed, in which case he
could. of course. be giving study to
the matter.
While the controller Of the Treasury
and the assistant controller are presi-
Dental appointees, all other employees
VI lneSS accounting anu OF.
fees are civil service employees, with
the exception of four jobs. the salary
for which is between $1,000 and Sc. 900.
The total amount in the current ap-
preparation bills for these Offices is
SO. 100000.
The new general accounting office
is separate and distinct establish
ment. not under any department. The
offices that pass out Of existence on
Friday have been under the Treasury
Department. The new law provides,
however, that the office of controller
general is to occupy the old quarters
used in the Treasury and the other
administrative departments by the six
auditors.
Would "Consolidate Reorganizers.n
Coincident with the concern over
the appointment OF a new controller
general, members of Congress are
! somewhat facetiously suggesting that
it will soon be necessary to create a
new commission on consolidation of
the reorganization and consolidation
agencies. These now include the fol-
lowing:
The Joint congressional committee
on Reorganization Of the administra-
tive branch of the government, with
Walter D. Brown as personal repre-
sentative of President Harding head
ing the committee.
the HfeSlQehtS . Speclal representa-
tive, Brig. Gen. Charles E. Sawyer,
who is making a special study Of pub
lie welfare.
The controller general. in SO far as
the budget law puts certain duties
regarding economy and efficiency
upon him, as stated above.
The bureau Of the budget, which is
also charged with detailed study of
the Departments"
The united States bureau Of Of
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