The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-03
CHANCES IN
BUREAUS
URGED
Joint Committee on Reorgani.
zation Reports After Four
Years Work

Reorganization Of the entire
business of the Federal govern
ment is recommended in q report
submitted to Congress today by
the joint committee on reorganiza-
ton Of the executive departments.
The report is the result of four
years Of constant work by the
committee.
Seven Recommendations.
The committee makes seven
definite recommendations, as fol-
lows:
Establishment Of a new executive
department, to be known as the
Department Of Education and Re.
lief.
Enlargement Of the duties Of the
Department Of Commerce by the
transfer to that department Of a
number Of independent bureaus.
Creation in the Interior Depart.
ment Of two new subdivisions, one
charged with the administration Of
the public domain, the other with
administration of public engineering
works and the withdrawal from the
department of several bureaus.
I Creation Of a centralized purchas-
ing agency to be known as the Blu.
reau Of Purchase and Supplies.
Creation Of an office Of Public
Buildings and Parks in the District
Of Columbia, to take over the func-
ton now performed by the office of
Public Buildings and Grounds and
the office OF the superintendent Of
the State. War and Navy Depart
ment buildings.
Transfer of the departmental SO.
ncitors from the Department Of
justice to the executive depart.
ments which they now serve.
Removal of the Bureau Of the
Budget from connection with the
Treasury Department and it's ee.
taollshment as an independent office
directly under control Of the Presi.
dent.
War And Navy Kept Distinct.
The committee refused to follow
request for consolidation of the
war and Navy Department. It
also opposed a plan to transfer the
Bureau Of Public Roads to the In.
| terror Department.
The report is signed by Senator
Fat Harrison and Congressman r,
Walton Moore. Of Virginia.
The proposed Department Of Edu-
cation and Relief will take over all
the agencies now working in the
fields Of public health, public edu.
cation and the care Of veterans.
Among these agencies are the Pen.
sion office, Bureau of Education.
81. Elizabeth's Hospital. Howard
University and Freedman's Hospital,
all now under the Interior Depart
ment;. the Public Health Service,
now In the Treasury Department,
tend the Veterans, Bureau.
The committee also recommends
that the proposed department as.
sumo the functions now performed
by the Federal Board for Voca.
tional Education, and that II he
given supervision Of the Columbia
Institution for the Deaf. Il &
recommended that the Department
also supervise the National Home
for Volunteer Disabled Soldiers.
The committee recommends the
transfer to the Department of Com.
merce OF the Bureau Of Mines and
the Patent Office, now in the In.
terror Department; the late Survey
Office, now under the Chief OF
Army Engineers; the inland and
coastwise waterways service, now
under the War Department, and
the National Advisory COMMITTEES
Of Aeronautics.
| Other Transfers Requested
| The committee recommends trans
fer from the Geological Survey and
the War Department to the Bureau
OF, the Census of the work of col
lecting and publishing statistics OF
mineral production and marine com
merce and the establishment in the
Department of Commerce Of q
Bureau of Transportation.
It requests withdrawal from the
Interior Department all functions
not connected with public works Of
the public domain. It request,
transfer to that department Of the
Bureau of Public Roads from the
Department Of Agriculture and the
Supervising Architects Office from
the Treasury Department.
Transfer Of tho Board Of Road
Commissioners for Alaska to the
Interior Department is requested.
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