Evening star., 1924-01-03
new CABINET PLAN
!: !: BILL TO Be FRAMED
Joint Committee on Reor-
ganizatiOn Will Have Ses-
sion Monday.
HOLDS MINOR CHANGES
Browns Scheme Will Be Under
Fire, Especially Defense
Department.
HOLDS MINOR CHANGES

HcH the JOINT committee on re-
Organization of the government de-
partments meets Monday to begin its
hearings on the proposed reorganiza-
tfon plan submitted yesterday to the
committee by Walter F. Brown, chair
man OF the committee and the Presi-
dents representative thereon, 1t will
be with the purpose of framing legis-
latton for a reorganization.
The plan presented by Chairman
Brown will be under fire from many
directions, 1t is said. but it will have
the backing of the administration ex-
cept In so far as it proposes to consoli-
date the War and Navy departments,
and in some other minor respects
The prohibition commissioner un-
der the plan submitted remains in
the treasury Department. 1t is like
ly that efforts will be made; however
10 bring about different arrange
ment. with the prohibition enforce
ment unit as an independent executive
establishment or placed under the De-
partment OF Justice.
Under the Brown plan the Smith
sonian Institution and it's various
subdivisions are placed under the
proposed new department of educa
tion and welfare. There will be seri-
GUS opposition to this proposal and it
is reported that the proposal will
fail.
Plan of Reorganization.
The organization of the depart
ments as recommended in the Brown
plan follows:
The President.
Secretary and staff.
Cd Department of state.
Secretary of State.
Diplomatic service.
Consular service.
United States section, international
commissions.
Undersecretary of state-Office of
the economic adviser. division of
Latin American affairs. division of
Mexican affairs. division of current
information, division of publications,
office of special agent.
Assistant SecTetdry-DiV1Sion OF
western European affairs, division OF
near eastern affairs, division of east
ern European affairs, bureau of ap-
pontmentS.
Assistant secretary-Division of
passport control, wise office, diplomat
ic bureau, bureau of indexes and
archives.
Assistant secretary-Office of
ceremonials division of far eastern
affairs bureau of accounts. war trade
board section.
Assistant secretary-Bureau of in
sular affairs (War), consular bureau,
mercial office, division of political and
economic information, office of chief
clerk.
Solicitor.
CID Department of the Treasury.
Secretary of the Treasury.
Undersecretary, in charge of fiscal
bureaus. Commissioner of the pub
lie .debt-division of loans and cur
rency; register of the treasury; di-
vision of public debt accounts and
auoit; savings division: Commls-
sioner of accounts and deposlts-dl-
vision of bookkeeping and warrants;
division of deposits: Treasurer OF the
United States. Controller of the
currency. Bureau of the mint. Fed
sral farm loan bureau. Secret serv-
ice division.
Assistant secretary, in charge of
foreign loans and miscellaneous-bu-
reau of engraving and printing: gen
eral accounting Office independently;
denartmental executive offices. So
licitor of the treasury Gustice).
Assistant secretary, in charge of
the collection Of revenues-bureau OF
internal revenue-solicitor of inter-
nal revenue Gustice); prohibition
commissioner. Division of customs.
Customs service.
(IID Department of Defense (War.
Navy.
Secretary for defense.
Undersecretary for the Army.
Assistant secretary.
Executive ofices-general staff;
war boards and commissions; Office of
the adjutant general; office of the in
spector general; Office of the judge
advocate general; office of the quar-
termaster general; office of the chief
of finance: office of the surgeon gen
eral; Office of the chief of ordnance;
office of the chief Of chemical war
fare service; militia bureau; Office of
the chief of chaplains: Office of the
chief signal officer; Office Of the chief
of air service; office of the chief
cavalry: oftice of the chief of field
service; office of the chief OF field
artillery; Office of the chief of coast
artillery; office Of the chief of en-
gineers; Military Academy; Panama
canal.
Unders scretary for the Navy.
Assistant secretary.
Executive offices-Office of naval
operations, Navy boards, bureau of
navigation, Naval Academy, bureau
of yards and docks, bureau of ord
nance, bureau of construction and
repair. bureau of engineering, bureau
of aeronautics, bureau of supplies and
accounts, bureau of medicine and
surgery, revenue cutter service (coast
guard, treasury, headquarters, Ma