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bureau. division, board. commission or
other branch of the Government
should be transferred from one eX-
ecutive department to another, or
from an independent establishment TO
an executive department. or that one
independent establishment should,
wholly or in part, be consolidated
with another. or with one of the eX-
ecutive departments. the board shall
reports It's findings to the President.
with a ton for appro-
pirate action under section hereof.
The President then would be author
tied by executive order. to carry out
the recommendation of the board.
Would Halt Brown Plan.
Careful provision is made. however,
that nothing in the act shall be con-
strued as authorizing the abolition
of any existing executive department.
There is nothing in the resolution, on
the other hand. that would authorize
the creation of an additional depart
ment, so that the Brown plan pro
posal for creating a separate depart
ment of education and relief could not
be accomplished under the Mapes
resolution in it's original form or
without specific action by Congress
broadening the resolution.
SuCn a new O6pdT IL eSAftb-
lished. would have to be created by
distinct act of Congress, which. to the
extent that it transferred activities to
such a new department, would in
fringe upon the proposed reorganlza-
ton board. II a new department
should be created during the life OF
the reorga anization board, unless st1p-
ulations to the contrary We're made,
the board. of course, also could make
reallocations of activities to the new
department.
That there will be strong support
in both houses of Congress for carry
ING out the reorganization recon-
mendation of President Coolidge is
shown by a canvass in both Senate
and House.
Capper Favors Changes.
Senator Capper of Kansas. chair
man of the Senate District commit
tee. says:
II am very emphatically in favor
of consolidating Government depart
ments wherever it can be done with
out Gripping the public service. Tn
doubtedly there are departments
where there is duplication of effort.
No good business would permit two
persons or two departments to per
form service which could be ham
died under one head just as efficiently
and consequently much more eco
nomically Much less should the
Government permit such practice.
1t simply spells needless waste of the
taxpayers money and adds to the
tax burden. l am heartily in SYM
pathy with President Coolidge'S econ
omy program and believe that he
should have the support and coop
- cit N
he is making to trim down the num-
Der of Government bureaus and low
er the cost Of conducting the public
business.
II find we have today "a commits
Sions bureaus and subdivisions OF the
Federal Government in existence in
Washington, where We had Ia only
20 years ago. | find that in 20 years
independent commissions alone have
been increased from to "a and the
cost of these commissions from
81 900 900 to $3.50, 900. In nearly
every instance these boards and bu-
reaus were started in response to
2 demand from powerful groups.
II think Senator Curtis was on the
right track when he suggested that
the duties of the Shipping Board be
transferred to the Department of Com
merce No doubt. a close study OF
the public business will disclose other
consultations and eliminations that
NAV be made with a view to greater
efficiency and resulting economy in
the public expenditures.
Willis For Consolidation.
Senator Willis. Republican, of Ohio.
speaking from his experience as e
member of the commerce committee
and with a broad general knowledge
of Uncle Sans workshop, says: There
should be additional consolidation or
Government departments.
Representative ArentZ, Nevada. with
unusual experience as an executive In
private life, says: Il could speak at
great length upon the advantages to
be obtained by the consolidation OF
Government departments
Representative Winter of Wyoming
and Representative Fitzgerald of Ohio
also agree emphatically that reorgani-
zation legislation should be promptly
passed.
Representative Mcleod, Republican,
Of Michigan says: Il would favor
consolidation of many of our Govern
ment departments.
Representative Denison. Republlcan,
of Illinois, who has already served
more than 10 years in Congress and
who has made a special study of the
problem. says: Il think there should