New-York tribune., 1922-01-20
Harding Urged to
Reconcile Cahinat
On Reorganizatiou
Senator Harrison Jbro..
to Demand Discharge of
Commission if Mee,;ns
is Not Announced S.

Ffoui The Jribpore > rrnglt.u,
"ASH1NGTON. Jan. 19-n.,a a'.'"a
erecting reorganization of xos IN
departments and differences .' ."e''
some OF the Cabinet heads oyos ss ~
distribution OF bureaus and ...:.. sas
came under fire in tho Senaf, >. es
Senator Harrison. Of Missis.ioo; .''s' 'a9'
cizeo InalFman Walter z. Ero,s r,, of'''.
.ne }o'nt c'fnrniftee on reorgani,s.,.o'I o.
OF the admlnistrative branch ch'''4suen l
soVernhent for having failed n 20. ne
meeting OF the comm ,son SIM. ,"s
npl.i. ne oec,ared that unlers '"ss ~
''se'''.s "ere cailed soon and son,et.;n w
done toward the work of rao-.s'hiag
ton he would move to 49, eanlza-
commission. Mr.. Brown sc the
representative Of the Pres;J Jpersonal
the commission. On
Senator Smoos corrobnr...,
statement that Mr. Brow aIsa ' the
called meeting e!uce An,il haa not
that before there could he -, ou' said
ton the President would ,., ssnlza-
on the "differences among ao,,. - psss
Cabinet heads" =" ''e o. the
Senator Jones. Repuoi;car -.
ington said he synnpa.hiled =. van
criticism Of Senator Harr,son 1n ne
clarcd that Cabinet Office ,s snd de-
unable 10 operate With o.so we're
bsrs Of the Cabinet shopld .h mem
dent" nc fr-
The reference 20 Cabjue. d;4.
was TO several Disagreement. ..sace
red stributIon Of bureaus. Perb.n1 b
best known IS that between csess. crs ING
Fall Of the lnterior Departm.ss..s
Secretary Wallace of the Dsna.,ana ana
OF Agriculture 4 % which depa..n't .ne't
should have jurisdiction over ~ -. ."ene
est service. "' 'ol'
Senator Harrison began h.
ing an amendment By ''a Senate, az ''Po.' 20.
ling to the Treasury nenor.rrs, RE,
Appropriation bill 20 make W. s.nens
of the Under Sccretary Of tho sa'arT
10000 instead Of g 800. "a ssuty
the Appropr atiors Gonmittss To Ts W
fice IS held by S. r. Gilbert If ssr...s ..,
Harrison pointed ou. that tho 49,.
had been intended to be ternors.ss
now 1t vas TO be made nsrmsr..,
The amendment was voted dow
Iak;ng up the JOINT con,mi,tes =.
reorganization. Senator Harrison rssJ
an article in asrington nevn.,..
which charged thai Congress VIZ
blocking the reorgen zstion plans =,
President Harding. "
The insinuation. when evid.r.I,
came from the White House. that Con-.
eress IS blocking the plans o. prs"'.
dent Harding in TINS erea. scheme !,
absolutely and utterly false declar.i
Senator Harrison. He added the com-
mission ought TO ge. 10 work. A. IA
the proposed union 0. ne War and
Navy departments. re said .he eor-
mission had not even discussed il and
the only member VINO had i liked nr--
pose regarding the uniting OF the ,vo
departments vas NJ. Brown.
The commission mas taken no sction
on the public welfare oures nor k.x
It acted or any other impo, "a .,t uro5-
lens, continued Senator Harrison. Y.
said ne knew about ne proceedings
OF the commission bsca.se he vas a
humble mem oer OF H..
Senator Smoot agreed that there va.
no foundation FOR leDorts Congress,
vas holding back the work 0. me com.
MISSION. Concerning the delay n CALI
ing the commission together. he said
that Mr.. Brown was given authority.
at the April meeting 70 prepare a niaa
and the delay was due 10 the tact mat
the plan had not been evolved