Evening star., 1922-03-08
REPORT IS ORDERED
ON BUDGET SAVINGS
President Acts in Response
to Resolution in House
Requesting Data.

Data on the actual savings effected
under the new budget system are being
prepared for Congress by direction of
President Harding. 1t was announced
at the White House yesterday that the
budget bureau has been instructed to
prepare for transmission to Chairman
Madden of the House appropriations
committee, IS requested in resolution
by Representative Byrns of Tennessee.
ranking democratic member of the ap-
propriations committee, "a detailed >eX-
position of the economy achievements
that have been effected since the bud
get system was inaugurated."
The Byrns resolution asked the Presi-
dent. if not incompatible with the public
interest, to inform the House in what
way the savings had been made, from
what particular appropriations and in
what specific amounts.
Presidents Letter.
The President, in his letter to Gen.
port, said he trusted that the statement
would cover. 1.-The entire situation, thus
obviating possible misconceptions which
might arise from any partial or incom-
plete statement"
In view of the Importance of hav-
ing both Congress and the public
understand clearly the operations of
the budget bureau" the President
added, Il desire you to give, where
ever details are possible, not only a
statement of such helpful savings as
have been estimated, but, in aft1itiOn
thereto, the estimate of the bureaus
of the indirect savings which have
been made possible by the in
auguration of the new method of con-
Quoting routine business of govern
ment. You should enumerate the
probable lessening of the amount in
year ending June 80, 1922, as COM
pared with the cash expenditures of
the year ending juno 80. 1921.
You should detail such transac-
tions as have been consummated
under executive and departmental
which have made unnecessary many
requests for additional funds for eX-
penditures during the current fiscal
year, and have resulted IN savings
measurable in cash. based upon con-
sideration of the transactions them
selves.
You should give an estimate of
the indirect savings, which are made
apparent by the consideration of
numerous transactions, which, though
in the aggregate are large are diff
cult to estimate in cash. These indirect
include. for example.
"(a) The savings incident to a cor
rected system of purchasing which
has been established in the govern
ment, by which competition by the
departments and the overlapping and
acquiring of unnecessary surplus is
avoided.
"(b) A better disposition. under a
unified system. of surplus supplies
held by the government.
"(c) More economical interdepart-
mental use generally of government
al facilities and supplies. arising from
the Inauguration of a system of CO.
ordination created. by executive or
der.
II will be glad If you will make
this information available to the
House of Congress at the earliest
convenient day. You will take such
time, however, as is necessary to ac-
quire definite information and make
the fullest possible report"
Gen. Dawes, in his letter to the
President calling attention to the
Byrns resolution, said: "It may be
well to call your attention to the
fact that the preambles to the reso-
luton are SO drawn that an impress
sion might be created that the appro-