The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-03-30
WILL Be CHECK
ON EXPENDITURES
FRIENDS OF BUDGET SYSTEM
CONFIDENT OF ITS MEET.
ING APPROVAL.
SCHEME NOT WORKED OUT
Idea, to Put II Simply, Is to Inject
more Business Into Government
Women's Clubs to Have Headausr
tiers in Capital.
BY EDWARD q. CLARK

year, the senate has finally taken
steps To- adjust its legislative functions
to the budget system. II has changed
its rules, so that all appropriation bills
will hereafter be handled by one com
mittee. the committee ON apprupra.
lions
In the past. seven of the big annual
supply bills have been considered by
other committees. The post office bill
! has been handled by the post office
| committee; the army bill, by the mill
tary affairs committee; the navy bill.
| by the naval affairs committee; the
agricultural bill, by the committee on
| agriculture; the rivers and harbors
bill, by the committee on commerce;
| the diplomatic and consular bill, by
the foreign relations committee, and
the Indian appropriation bill. by the
committee on Indian affairs.
The house, in which the appropria.
ton bills always originate, was forced
to act earlier than the senate, and
adopted a plan for single enlarged
appropriations committee. Further
a plan was worked out under which
the appropriation bills were entirely
rearranged. with different grouping of
items and different titles.
Idea New in This Country.
The whole question Of the budget
system is new yet. The system is
tremendous EFFORT TO improve the or
ganization of the government and to
group It's activities in such a way that
the public at large can see them and
the average citizen may know what
his government Is doing with the
money 1t takes from him in taxes.
The President, when he came into
office. pleaded for more business in
government. The budget system Is
one of the means undertaken to bring
this about. In the business world
the president of "A corporation and gen
eral managers are the executives. They
propose lines of policy to the board of
directors involving various expendi-
lures. The board of directors, who
represent the stockholders of the cor
poration, pass upon these proposals
. Roughly speaking, the President OF
the United States and his cabinet may
be considered the executives of the
country, the congress may be consld
cred the board of directors and thu
people are the stockholders of the gov
eminent. The executive submits. will
; the assistance Of his cabinet and tn,
bureau of the budget the estimates 81
what is needed for the government
to the congress or board of directors
who in turn pass upon these matters
for the people or stockholders Of thu
government. But congress reserves
10 itself the right TO cut down or ado
TO these estimates as II deems wise.
The suggestion was made that II
the process Of evolution of the bulge
system there shall eventually b'
formed a joint congressional bulge
committee. This joint committee,
duties would be to canvass both tn,
estimates of the revenue for the en-
suing fiscal year and the estimate
/ submitted by the executive of expendi
! lures for the government, and thel
Z determine what the total amount o
, the expenditures for that year SHOULD
; be, and allocate maximum to be ex
pended by the various branches o
I the government, as for instance, tn
army, the navy, the Department of Ae
{ riculture, etc. Then only by sus
e pension of the rules of the house an
s senate would il be possible TO excee
h this amount Such a plan, they hole
| IN mn
d business in the government
e Women to Have Headquarters.
e The expectation of the Genert
d Federation of Women's Clubs
n establish permanent clubhouse
Washington is an evidence of III
10 Intention Of this organization
2,OOO,OOO women To watch the work {
congress and the national government
l, The house OF which the general fee
d Grafton is taking possession Is at N
Is 1874 N street. \. W.. Washington,
e the immediate vicinity of the Nationi
" Education building. the National Ge'
d graphic society, and several embassie
% A group of members of the clu
d who were Interested loaned $4,000 4,
!, the first payment on the house. al
u. the federation Is aiming to raise SlV
10 100 10 cover the purchase price Of S7t
. 900 and maintenance fund OF $1,000
IL Is expected that the biennial co
yention of the federation at Chauta
qua. n. Y, from June n to 80, wi
give great impetus To the undertaken
g Once Home OF General Miles
The house was built by Gen. NelsC
ID A. Miles At either side OF the q
Of frances are Offices. Ia which the legi
lative, research and distribution hea
quarters Of the organization. now
the Maryland building, are TO
ID moved Back of the offices are u
Kitchens, pantry aud headquarters Il
In the housekeeper The second floor HI
a music room suitable for an audien,
Of 200 persons. This opens upon
tiled conservatory which IN turn Leaf
"A by steps into formal garden. The
Is "A white panclcd dining room, "A r
no ception room with a large fireplace.
library and G0foot lounge. ON u