Evening star., 1921-07-10
PLAN TO CONSIDER
GOODS SUCCESSOR
Republican Conference to
Discuss Selection of Ap-
pr0priati0ns Chairman.

House Leader Mondell will prob
ably call the republican committee on
committees into session some time
this week to discuss what policy will
be followed in the selection of
chairman for the House appropria-
tions committee, succeeding James w.
Good, who has resigned from Con-
gress: whether the seniority rule is
to be followed. whether some other
member of the present committee
of thirty-five will BE- selected as chair
man, or whether the best man avail
able in the House. irrespective Of
whether he is already member of
the committee or not will be chosen.
10 the question at issue.
1t is generally appreciated among
House members that the chairman
ought now to be on the job. in con-
stant consultation with Director of
the Budget Dawes. The committee.
being headless. has no chance to eS-
the budget. Such cooperation and
consultation is believed desirable
especially at this time. when policies
and system are in a formative state
within the bureau.
Harmony Urgent.
II is felt that there must be har-
mony between the chairman of the
appropriations committee and the di-
rector of the budget. The budget.
after all, is only a recommendation.
and no item in the budget has
validity until ratified by Congress.
Much valuable time may be saved
and danger of friction avoided, if the
chairman of the appropriations COM
IEittee and the director OF the budget
work methods and policies and or
ganization out together now.
Here is one proposition that is
coming up. The bureau of the budget
has authority to change the form of
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admittedly good reason for changing
the form. 1t would be good policy to
have the chairmen OF :he House COM
mittee and of the Senate committee
advise with Director Dawes now.
working out in conference, what the
not come before the congressional
committee as a new proposition and
perhaps cause antagonisn.
Changes Required.
The old book of estimates is not
adaptable to the form of modern
business-like budget statement. Ger
tain changes are required in arrange
ment. and it is these changes which
1t would seem to be advisable should
be worked out in conference.
1t is also probable. as a business
like procedure. that all estimates for
appropriations will be submitted by
organization units, such as the war
1oL "HiSLi
are now scattered in several bills
the Army bill, the fortifications bill.
the sundry civil bill. etc. There is a
strong possibility that eventually the
fortifications and the sundry civil ap-
preparations bill will be dropped. The
sundry civil bill is now regarded as a
hodge-podge.
May Bulk Salaries.
There is also a possibility that all
IS rla q
may be bulled into one distinct ap-
preparation bill. This is being argued
on the ground that it would bring
salaries paid for similar lines and
kind of work into sharper compare
son, and thus effect greater uniform
ity In salaries and Standardization
of jobs. Most of the salaries of gov
ernment clerks are now carried in the
legislative appropriation bill. but for
some of the departments they are car
ried in separate departmental bills
as the agricultural. post office and
War Department supply measures.