The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-10
HOOVER ORDER
RECROUPS So
U. S. AGENCIES
Thorough Reorganization Is
Outlined in Presidents
MESSAGE to Congress.
BY HENRY F. MISSELWITZ
United Prrxa star Cnrresnnndarst

government, in a series Of executive
~saers embodied in a special mes
sage to congress.
= division Of public works was
oroered set up in the department
of interior which would take over
much Of the river and harbor and
flood control work now in the hands
of the war departments board of
army engineers.
The President ordered the group
ing or consolidation of a total of
fifty-eight agencies and bureaus in
the national government. He sent
to congress eleven executive orders
to effect these changes.
Effective Feb. 8.
The orders become effective in
sixty calendar days, or on Feb. 8,
unless rejected within that time by
congress.
The Presidents reorganization,
striking at outworn bureaus, would
create four new assistant secretaries
in three departments to handle work
now done by overlapping bureaus
and agencies. These are:
! Assistant secretary of interior
for public works.
r 2 Assistant secretary Of interior
for education, health and creation.
Assistant secretary Of agricul-
ture for land utilization.
Assistant secretary of commerce
for merchant marine.
The merchant marine division
would be established in the depart
ment of commerce. The United
States shipping board merchant
feet corporation would be trans
ferred to this division.
The federal oil conservation board
would be abolished The bureau of
mines in the commerce department
would take over its functions.
Would Affect Economies
The program, the President ex-
planned in covering message sent
up with the executive orders and
comment, was designed to elm
mate overlapping and effect fur
Their economies in the cost of gov
eminent.
One of the most important
changes was creation of division
of public works in the department
of interior.
Mr.. Hoover transferred most of
the rivers and harbors and flood
control work of the army engineers,
and the Mississippi river commits
sion, to this division.
An assistant secretary of interior
for public works would replace one
of the present assistant secretaries
of interior. The public works Sec
ton of Mr.. Hooyers message was
as follows:
Il have established a division of
public works in the department of
the interior and designated that the
title of one of the present assistant
secretaries shall be changed to as
sistant secretary of interior for pub
lie works. under whose direction
have grouped the following organi-
cations and functions:
Il. The bureau of reclamation,
now in the department of the in
terror.
80. The geological survey, now in
the department of the interior.
80. The Office of the supervising
architect, transferred from the
treasury department to the depart
ment of the interior
a. The non-military activities
Except the survey of northern and
northwestern lakes and supervision
of New York harbor) administered
under the direction of supervision of
the chief of engineers, United States
army. including rivers and harbors
and flood control work, and the
duties, powers, and functions of the
Mississippi river commission, the
California debris commission, the
joint board of engineers for the ST.
Lawrence river waterway, the board
Of engineers for rivers and harbors,
and the interoceanic canal board,
which are transferred from the war
department to the department of
the interior, and the said commits
sions and boards shall serve in an
advisory capacity to the secretary
of the interior.
IS. The activities and duties re-
lating to construction, repair, and
maintenance of roads, tramways,
ferries, bridges, and trails in the
territory Of Alaska, now in the de-
partment of the interior.
IS. The bureau of public roads,
which is transferred from the de-
partment of agriculture to the de-
, partment of the interior.
Building ONCE Shifted
~. The Office OF public buildings
and public parks, which is trans
ferred from its status as an indie
pendent establishment to the de-
partment of the interior.
IS. The administrative duties,
powers, and functions of the nation
al capital park and planning COM
mission, which are transferred to
the department of the interior, the
commission to serve in an advisory
capacity to the secretary of the in
terror.
20. The administrative duties,
powers and functions of the Rock
Greek and Potomac parkway COM
mission, which are transferred to
the department of the interior, the
commission to serve in an advisory
capacity to the secretary of the in
terror
10 The administrative duties.
powers, and functions of the Airing
ton Memorial Bridge commission.
which are transferred to the de-
partment of the interior. the com