Evening star., 1925-01-19
SMOOT WILL PUSH
REORGAN|z|NG BILL
Assures President Measure
Will Not Be Changed to
Meet Objections.

Senator Reed Smoot of Utah. who has
been handling the administrators bill
to reorganize the executive departments
comforting with President Coolidge to-
day regarding this pending legislati ton
stated that despite opposition from sew
eral quarters the bill will be pushed in
its present form He said the joint con-
sressional committee which prepared
the bill has no idea of making changes
in it to meet the objections. He said
he is hopeful of the measure getting
early consideration.
The most persistent opposition to this
legislation, according to the Utah Sena-
tor, is that being offered by the United
States Bureau of Education. which, he
said, would rather remain in its present
status as a small bureau of the Interior
Department than be elevated TO the
position Of being a large part of new
department of the Government. He said
also that there is some objection raised
by members of veterans organizations
to the placing of the Veterans Bureau
in this new department. along with the
Bureau of Education. Some little pro-
test is being made against the trans
fer of the Federal road-construction
work from the Department of Agricul-
ture to the Interior Department.
The Bureau of Educa tion might
as well understand now that If il is
not placed in the new department.. it
will be becuase the reorganization
bill failed to pass" Senator Smoot
declared.
Seek Veterans Support.
Senaor Smoot said the opposition
on the part of veterans organiza-
tions to placing the Veterans Bu-
reau in this new department is not
serious, because it is due to lack OF
real understanding on the part of
those offering objection. When they
are more familiar with the real puG-
pose of the change proposed in the
bill they will strongly favor the bill
Senator Smoot said the President
was especially eager to have this
legislation pass the present session
and that he assured the President
today that he will do everything in
his power to make this possible. He
stated that 1t is his intention to get
the reorganization bill placed upon
the Senate calendar so that it will
be in a position to get consideration
Immediately after the Isle of Pines
matter has been disposed of there.
Senator Smoot also feels hopeful
about the passage of the administra- l.
tons bill providing for a public build
ing program for the District OF Columbia
to cover a period of FIVE years, at q
cost not to exceed $4,000, ,060. The
Utah Senator admits that there is
considerable opposition to this pro-
posed expenditure unless there is a
general public building bill which
would authorize the building of nu-
merous Federal buildings in various
sections of the country. The Presi-
dent has several times appealed to
Congress for this authorize tion to
build necessary governmental build
ings here, explaining that they are
necessity IL the departments are tc
be adequately housed and efficiently
conducted
President Coolidge today personally
commended ]. F. McLarney, a mem.
ber OF. the Metropolitan Police De.
partment, and Pearson Talbot of the
local Fire Department, who were re-
Gently presented with medals fol
bravery. They were presented to tho
President by Maj. Sullivan, superin.
tendent of police, and George Wat
son, chief of the Fire Department
The President was told that McLarnel
distinguished himself several month.
ago when he unarmed a man attempt.
ing to shoot another policeman. Nj
Talbot was decorated for carrying
a woman from a burning apartm ent
at Twenty first and streets.
There are a number Of important
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