Evening star., 1921-10-08
BIG CHANGE MADE
IN HOUSE WAY Of
HANDLING BUDGET
Chairman Madden Divides
= His Colleagues Into Spe-
ciaI Business Units.
NEW Subcommittee
NAMED FOR D. c. AFFAIRS
Representative Davis Heads Dis
trict Body-New Grouping Of
Bills Planned.

10 make the federal budget really
effective, and to facilitate the efficient
economy program. Chairman Madden
OF the House appropriations commit
tee has reorganized his colleagues into
businesslike set of subcommittees.
In this reorganization the fiscal af-
fairs Of the District of Columbia will
come under the scrutiny of new
subcommittee, composed entirely OF
men who have had long experience on
the House committee handling the
legislative affairs for the District.
The Reorganization sets up subcom-
mittees along departmental lines SO
that all appropriations for any de-
partmental service will be considered
by one subcommittee. and thus Com
gress can get at a glance the to,a.
partment. rather than having to hunt
Tor the appropriations through sew
eral supply bills. So that instead of
thirteen money bills. as at present,
mere VIII be twelve under the re-
organized system.
IN consideration of the District bud
get the new subcommittee will be un
der the chairmanship of Repreeenta-
tive Charles r; Davis of Minhesota.
who has handled the last two Dis
trict appropriation bills. Represents
tive Thomas U. Sisson of Mississippi.
VINO was formerly chairman of the
committee under the democratic ad-
m1nlstration. leaves this subcommlt-
tee and is replaced as ranking demo
crat BY Representative Ben johnson
Of Kentucky, longtime chairman OF
the legislative committee on District
analrs. Representatives Evans of Ne
Draska and .Tfnkham Of Massachu-
setts. both republicans. and Repre-
sentative buchanan of Texas. demo-
crat, complete the District suhcormit
Tee; me District appropriation bill
wiz be enlarged to include certain al
locations of funds previously made !,
other bills. such as the leeislatiye
executive and judicial and the sundr,.
civil.
Deep Interest In District,
Representative Charles r. Davis OF
minnesota came TO Congress in Iep2
He has been chairman of the District
subcommittee ever since the repuh
Leans came back into control. and
for years before that was the rankins
republican on the subcommittee Een-
resentative Davis has, during his en-
tire eighteen years in Congress
shown a deep interest In leSisiation
anecune ,,a the District; He was mem
per or the House District commitfea
oefore being shifted to the appro-
prtations committee
Representative Robert E. Evans az
NEBRASKA is now serving his second
term on the appropriations commit
zee. having received that assignment
when he first came 70 Congress- Rem
resentative Evans is strongly inter
ested in the upbuildinE of the Na-
tional Capital. and believes that moth
ing should stand in the way of its
be.ng maintained as the most beauti
.Ii ..I CITY IN the world. He said today:
want to see everything done that
can be done within reason for the
District. taking into consideration the
situation as it is respecting our funds
and conditions generally throughout
the country"
In Congress Since 1913
Representative George Holden rink-
ham has been in Congress since 1915.
Immediately upon coming here he
was placed on the House District
committee. where he was one OF the
most active members. and offered a
nnmner OF the most progressive leg
iSiatiEe measures respecting the Dis
trict that have since then become laws.
He was in line for chairman OF the
House District committee at the be-
ginning OF the present Congress but
was appointed to succeed Speaker
Giliett on the appropria tons commit
tee Representative Tinkham Is espe-
cia!ly anxious to assist in reporting
adequate appropriations for all Dis
trict needs.
Representative Ben Johnson has
been one of the leading democratic
members of the House since 1907.
During a democratic majority for
eight years Mr.. johnson was chair
man of the House District committee.
He is the author of 4 number of inn
portant measures, including the end
ing of the lease to the Washington
Market Company. At the beginning
or the present session Representative
johnson was shifted to the House an
preparations committee. and succeeds
REPRESENTATIVE Thomas U. Sisson nf
Mississippi as ranking democrat ON
the District subcommittee
Representative James r. Buchanan
OF TeXas has been member of Com
Gress since 1918. WAS Immediately as
signed to the appropriations commit
tee. and has served all that time on
the District subcommittee. He has
repeatedly been conferee on Dis
trict appropriation bills in contro-
versy between the House and Senate.
To Apply Business Methods,
In announcing the reorganization
Chairman Madden. who in private lif.
is at the head of one Of the Isre.s,
construction concerns in the country.
said that he had organized his COL
leagues as he would for the trans
action Of his own business and is
confident that the various sections of
the budget can be scrutinized- much
more closely and with greater e:,se
and celebrity than under the old sys-
tenn. which has been under criticism
for many years.
The first budget will be submitted
to Congress in December by Presi-
dent Harding under the new budget
act. That act provides for the sub
mission of two budgets-one to fol-
low the outline of the old book of
estimates and the old appropriation
bills and the. other Cthe alternative
budget) to be, made up according to
such arrangement as the director of
the bureau of the budget, with the
approval of the President, may pre-
scribe, -.
The committee on appropriat ions
heretofore has been subdivided into
thirteen subcommittee, one for. each
of the twelve regular annual api,ro-
priation bills and one for all def
cheney appropriation bills. These
bills. with few. exceptions, are not
constructed upon any well defined.
logical lines. Most departments and
bureaus get part of their appropria-
tfons in one bill and part in another
1t is impossible to ascertain the total
appropriations for the departments
or bureaus without consulting two
or more of the bills. The war De-
partment furnishes an apt ulustra-
tion of the distribution. Army ap-
propriations are carried in the Army
fertilization and sundry civil bills
and civil activities sover which the
War Department has Jurisdiction Of