Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-11
CONGRESS STUDIES
PLANS OF HOOVER
Reorganization of Departments
Awaits Final Action Of
Joint Committee
HARDING TO CALL HOUSE
by the Associated Press

Washington, March II Indications
that the governmental reorganization
proposed by the new administration may
await congressional study Of the matter
we're seen today in a statement by Her
bert Hoover. secretary of commerce.
Mr.. Hoover in the statement, his first
since becoming head of the commercial
department. said the future of his de-
partment lin its abilities to meet the
needs of our industries and trade must
await the thorough reorganization of the
whole executive machinery, now being
vigorously undertaken by Congress.
Inasmuch as Mr.. Hoover is expected to
act for President Harding in much Of
the reorganization work his statement
was regarded here as significant.
The congressional study Of depart
mental reorganization is being made
| by a joint committee of the Senate and
House headed by Senator Smoot, OF
| Utah. and Representative Reavis. OF
| Nebraska The committee. acting un =
der a resolution adopted by Congress
at the recent session. has held sev
eral meetings but there was no nforma
| ton today as to how long il might
| require to formulate its recommenda =
tions.
To Aid Transportation
Secretary Hoover in his statemen,
gave no details as 70 the manner in
| which he believes the reorganization
should be carried out. He did state,
| however, that I'VE must consider our
| t-np rtat; h-N
rine, as one system directed to serve
the nation as a whole" TO follow
this line of thought to it's conclusion
| 1t was said today in some quarters Il
would bring about the creation possibly
| of a department of transportation in
trusted with the work now performed
| by the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion, the shipping board and numbe,
Of other agencies.
Secretary of the Interior Fall, al.
though his Office has been besieged by
patronage seekers since March 4, has
found time to go over some of the mat
ters that must be given his consider
alton soon and announced today he viii
be ready in u few days to Outline som,
Of the policies the department hopes t
| carry out.
Falls Work Increased
The mineral leasing act passed las
year has increased the work of the de
partment, especially that of the genera
land Office and the reclamation service
and incidentally has resulted in bol
stering up in the yearly income Of tn
department which was running low q
the result of the reduced number of sale
Of public lands. 1t is estimated tina
the department will receive somo 50.
O0O, 900 from back royalties on minera
leases granted lessees who quit claim
against the government for leases wit
clear titles. Besides the back royal
ties, there will be an increasing sun
each year received from oil. gas, Goa
and phosphate leases. A big perccntag
of this money will go to the reclama
tion service to be used in furthe
projects.
The general land Office is flooded wit
some 1000 applications for minin
claims under the mineral leasing act
Many of these claims are expected t,
prove paying propositions, it was salt
today.
Money spent in recent years by tn
reclamation service is beginning to com
back in payments for land taken up il