The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-03-29
CABINET Is DIVIDED
ON BUREAU reform
Dispute Over Transfers Delays
Scheme for Reorgani-
zation.
HARDING TO ACT SOON
He Will Send to Congress Es-
sential Portions of His
Program.
HARDING TO ACT SOON
Special Dispatch 20 THE NEW YoRK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
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Special Dispatch 10 THE NEW YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington, ID. c., March sS.
President Harding will submit TO
Congress within the next few days the
essential portions of the Administration
program, for the reorganization OF de-
partments.
This was decided to-day by Mr.. Har-
ding i'll conference with Walter f.
| Brown. chairman OF the Congressional
Joint Committee on Reorganization. who
prepared the preliminary draft Of the
reorganization scheme which was sent
to the White House some weeks ago.
Nj. Brown called Mr.. Harding's at
tention to the fact that some Of the
Cabinet could not be brought into an
agreement regarding certain details for
the transfer of bureaus from one de-
partmant to another Mr.. Harding
thereupor attempted TO bring the Cabi-
net to an agreement. but so far the dis
pute has continued without satisfactory
result.
Meantime the committee on reorgani-
the delay. insisting that minor disagree
ments should not be allowed to stand
in the way of the reorganization which
1t is hoped will bring economies running
as high. as $500, 090.0 600 4 year.
The dispute over the plan extends only
to three artments-lnterior, Agricui-
ture and Commerce. The heads OF de-
partments do not wish to surrender GER
tain agencies which Mr. Brown believes
should be placed elsewhere in the SER
vice.
As soon as the program Is received
by the Congressional committee hear
ings are TO be begun with a view to pre-
pairing bill providing for q complete
lineup of the departments and a re-
allocating of the functions of each. The
preliminary plan which is to be SUBJ
mittcd by President Harding provides
for ten departments. as at present. with
the consolidation Of the War Depart
ment and the Navy Department into
the Department of National Defense and
the creation of 81 new department to be
known as the Department Of Education
and Public Welfare.
The cost of government is 80 per cent.
lower than a year ago. the Treasury
Department showed to-day. Thus far
in this fiscal year. which began July
last. the Government has dlsbursed
S2,4l2,0o0,000 under the heading of ordi-
nary expenditures. For the correspond
ing period of the last fiscal year ex-
penditures were s35oe 000, 900. an excess
of ~ 900 900 over the current period.
President Harding's demand for econ
omy is believed mainly responsible for
the decrease although some of IL is
due to the fact that with prices of all
commodities declining. the Government,
like the average American family, can
exist more cheaply.
The Governments receipts are being
reduced too. Internal revenue returns
this year will be hardly above $780,
100000. according 10 Treasury experts.
AT least $1,000 900 was expected. But
payments of income taxes and excess
profits taxes fell off. Consequently the
Government is having sort Of wage re-
duction like millions OF workers and
their families.
Government officials emphasize that
the parallel between public finances
and the private family budget should
be taken TO heart by the average citi-
zen. who should see to il that hisNRep-
resentatives and Senator's insist upon
economy IN appropriation bills. The
House yesterday seemed to overlook
completely the Administratio n's econ
omy plans la passing the rivers and
harbors bill. The bill went through
carrying an increase of 100000 above
the intended appropriations.