Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-12-09

gress adopted a budget law, and
Gen. Charles G. Dawes of Illinois
was made director. 1t was the first
step toward a national budget plan.
1 During the administration Of GEN
eral Dawes, the estimate of ex-
penses for the fiscal year for the
government was reduced by $780,
100000, or from S4,400.000,000 to
| $4,000. 000,0 600. Up to that time
there had been no power to revise
a bureau estimate.
'This is the first time any sys-
tematized plan has been submit
ted to congress" said Mr.. Pratt,
land 1t Is up to us to get congress
in the frame of mind of accepting
it. Congress must first of all have
two rules of procedure. 1t must
adopt the plan of having one COM
mittee instead of fifteen commit
tees, for finances, and it must
study the budget plan thoroughly.
Next, it must draw up a report,
with parallel columns, giving in
one column it's conception of the
plan, and in the other the plan as
conceived by the president, in his
submitted report"
"There must be three slogans
adopted" he continued. First,
get back of the presidents budget
Second, take local and national
problems to the executive de-
partment. and not to congress
Third, put a new yard stick in
measuring our congressman"
He went on to enumerate the
various world crises which the
United States faces today, and il
Illustrated how the budget system
would aid in their solutions.
THE concrete example of what
to do and how to do it is before
u.s." he stated. 1.-THE budget sys-
tenn should be made the basis Of It,
Let US not wait thirty years, as
England did. but let us do it now"
were Mr.. Pratt's closing words.
Mr.. Council next introduced
Governor Mechem. who said few
words endorsing the plan outlined
by the first speaker, and added
that a resolution adopted by the
audience would be significant
testimonial Of their confidence and
approval.
AClltS Ou the Su6S6SbiOi, NIL
Connell declared that the gather
ing should be an open meeting, and
chairman appointed. He was re-
appointed to the chair, and stated
that Mr. Pratt would answer any
questions. Several awaited them
selves Of the opportunity. Mr..
Pratt spent several minutes in an
swering questions, after which
Walter Hernandez moved that a
committee on resolutions be APP
pointed. The chair subsequently
named Walter Hernandez, A. B.
McMilen and L. A. McRae. Their
resolutions are as follows:
81. 1t Ia resolved in a mass
meeting of citizens of New Mex
leo held at Albuquerque, Deem
Der 8, that we strongly endorse
the federal budget act of June
1921.
III. We further urge such
changes in the rules of procedure
in both the house and the senate
as will make such budget system
effective, having in mind partlcu-
larly the following; (a) The con-
sideration by the house and by the
senate, sitting as committees 0E
the whole, of the entire financial
plan contained in the presidents
budget and in the report of sin
gle committee in the house and in
the senate. (b) A rule by which
the members of both houses of
congress deny themselves the
right to introduce any bills calling
for the appropriation of monies
until the presidents budget is act
ed upon and disposed Of
"III. That copy of these res
olutions be forwarded by the chair
man of the meeting to our senator's
and Representatives in congress-"
There were very few people in
the audience, due probably, to
theatrical attractions in town.
Mr. Pratt left last night at
1910,