Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-12-03
ROOSEVELT HEARS
new BUDGET PLANS.
Advisers Study Proposal
Which Would Place Each
Party on Record.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WARM SPRINGS, Ga, December g.
A drastic change in the Nations
budgetary system which would divide
the budget originating power equally
between Congress and the Chief Execu-
tive is being studied by some of the
advisers of Franklin D. Roosevelt in
surveying for him methods toward i'm
provement.
The plan which some of the experts
brought to the next Chief Executive
calls for adoption by Congress Of total
for the Nations budget with each party
to be placed on record in favor of the
sum 1t believes necessary to maintain
governmental activities.
Plan Not Completed.
Details of the plan have not been
completed, but under it those who spon-
sor the proposal believe better result
could be attained than under the pres
ent system by which, they say, Con-
gress works piecemeal on budgetary
legislation. Some of them believe the
present. Appropriations Committee of
the House and Senate might deal with
the matter of shaping the entire budget,
allocating expenditures to the different
departments with view to their rela-
tive importance to funds given other
activities. instead of taking the appro-
prlatlon measures for each department
separately and considering them with
out respect to the needs of the other
departments.
This method, they assert. would pin
tne responsibility for too high or too
low governmental expenditures directly
upon either the party in power or the
opposition party.
ihey contend that under the present
system OF considering each appropria-
ZION measure separately in Congress-
Wltnout flrst adopting a fixed budgetary
program that would set a total for the
expenditures, the way is left open for
groups to Join in raising items beyond
the sum to which their Importance to
the Nation as a whole entities them.
Confers With Advisers.
In his consideration of the b,,doet
Mr.. Roosevelt has called to Warm
Springs number of advisers. both in
congress and out, during the past sew
eral days. In addition he talked with
numerous congressional leaders while
IN washington few days ago. His
llst OF callers today included a prolln
OF men who came to talk on widely
separated subjects. Senator Cutting
OF New Mexico, the independent Re-
publican. who supported him in the
campaign, was among them. Senator
Cuttihg was expected yesterday. but
JAILED to reach Warm Springs.
There also was Rear Admiral Cary
i. Grayson, who came, as chairman
OF the inaugural Committee. to round
out plans for the Inauguration cere-
monies. This conference was expected
to be concluded late in the day.
Iodays talks brought to an end the
series OF conferences Mr.. Roosevelt has
been conducting at Warm Springs. He
expects to spend tomorrow and Monday
resting and will leave Tuesday after
noon to return to Albany for q special
session of the New York Legislature.
The President-elect received recon-
mendation late yesterday from a group
OF individual cotton shippers that a
non-partisan hquidating agency be set
up to dispose ultimately of the more than
100000 bales of cotton they say the
Government controlled either through
the Farm Board, through the Depart
ment of Agriculture, as collateral for
seed loans, or through cooperative
agencies.
Repeal Asked.
The delegation told Mr.. Roosevelt that
the farm marketing act which created
the Farm Board should be repealed, and
asked that no more legislation which
they termed experimental be enacted
for the farmer
The group, which included several
members of the American Cotton Ship
pers' Association, was told by the Presi-
dent-elect to go to Washington and lay
Immediately their requests before the
House and Senate Agricultural Com
mittees, now engaged in a consideration
Of what measures might be enacted for
farm relief.
Mr.. Roosevelt also discussed with
Louis B. Magid, president Of the
Georgia Apple Growers Association. the
farm mortgage ref1nancing question.
Magid advocated a plan calling for
the issuance by the Federal Govern
ment of bonds with the money from
their sale to be used for loans to farm
ers at the same interest rate paid by
the Government, plus one-haf Of per
cent.
The amount of interest paid in excess
Of the rate paid by the Government
would go into fund to take care OF any
losses the Treasury might incur.