Evening star., 1932-12-09
PRESIDENTS ORDER
WILL ELIMINATE IS
Proposal Sent to Congress
Becomes Effective in so
Days Without Action.
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Health and Recreation, which also
would be a part of the Interior Depart
ment, the principal transfers are: ONCE
of Education, Howard University, Co.
lumbar Institution for the Deaf, BI-
reau of Indian Affairs, National Park
Service, st. Elizabeth's Hospital and
Freedman's Hospital, all of which now
are in the Interior Department; Division
of Vital Statistics of the Census Bureau,
administrative duties and functions of
the Board of Vocational Education, now
independent, and the Public Health
service, now in the Treasury Depart
ment.
In the division of Land Utilization In
the Agriculture Department, the Presi-
dent places the General Land Office,
now in the Interior Department; the
Forest Service, Bureau of Chemistry
and Soils, Bureau of Biological Survey
and the Advisory Council of the Ma
tional Arboretum, all of which are now
In the Department OF Agriculture.
In the division of Merchant Marine
of the Commerce Department is placed
the U. S. Shipping Board Merchant
Fleet Corporation; the Coast and Geo.
detic Survey; the photographic ONCE
of the Bureau of Navigation of the Navy
Department to be absorbed by the Coast
and Geodetic Survey: Bureau of Navi-
cation and Steamboat Inspection; Naval
Observatory of the Bureau of Naviga-
tion with exception of activities that
have to do with development and main
tenance of instruments for the Navy;
Inland Waterways Commission, now in
the War Department, and the Bureau
CT Lighthouses.
To the Commerce Department the
Presidents plan transfers the Weather
Bureau, now in the Agriculture Depart
ment, the powers and duties of the Fed
eral Oil Conservation Board; the duties
and powers of the National Screw
Thread Commission and the National
Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, the
last two activities to be assigned to the
Bureau of Standards.
Justice Department.
To the Justice Department is trans
ferrsd the powers and duties Of the
alien property custodian and those
powers and duties of the Veterans Ad-
ministration relating to defense in
court of cases involving litigation aris-
ing under the adjusted compensation
act.
The powers and duties of the En-
ployes' Compensation Commission would
be transferred to the Labor Depart
ment, except those functions relating
to compensation on account OF injuries
received by civilian employees of the
Federal and municipal government of
the District of Columbia, which are
transferred to the Civil Service Com
mission. G.,
The border patrol of the Immigration
Service of the Labor Department and
the border patrol of the Customs Serv-
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ferred to the Coast Guard.
The powers and duties of the Bureau
OF Efficiency would be transferred to
the Budget Bureau.
Soma Of the duties and powers of the
General Accounting Ofice would be
transferred to the Budget Bureau.
The Presidents plan abolishing the
board of trustee1 of the National Train
ing School for Boys Of the District and
transfer of the powers and duties OF
that board to the Board of Public We'll
fare Of this city. The President in his
message pointed out that this action
will automatically convert this school
into a local reform school, the manage
ment of which he contends should be
confined to local authorities. He eX-
planned that the practice of committing
delinquent boys to the National Train
ing School from Jurisdictions outside Of
this city has been generally discontinued.
The executive orders effecting these
sweeping changes vary little from the
major features of the program sent by
Mr.. Hoover to Congress during the last
session.
Tne matter of recognizing the Gov
err ut SO as to eliminate waste and
to "a duplicated effort and overlap
pi-g CT authority has been considered
by Presidents and Congress for years.
President Harding soon after his inau-
guration urged definite action, and un-
der his supervision and in co-opera-
ton with joint congressional commits
sion a long study was made. This re-
suited in general plan being reported
to Congress, but which failed to be
acted upon.
Walter F. Brown, now Postmaster
General. worked out the plan for Presi-
dsnt Harding.
The text of the Presidents argu-