Evening star., 1933-06-14
Clerks Selected to Aid in
Five Major Recovery
Bureaus.
SENATE PREPARES
FOR REGROUPING VOTE
All but Two Provisions Of Reor-
ganization Plan to Pass With
out Challenge.
While the Senate today prepared for


test vote on President Roosevelt's S
Government reorganization program,
designed to bring about saving in
Federal expenditures of S25,000000,
clerks here slated for indefinite fur
loughs either by the enactment of this
program or by other economy meas
ures were being selected to aid In the
administration OF the five major re-
covery bureaus.
Senator Robinson of Arkansas, Demo-
cratic leader, said this afternoon that
there was nothing to report Of a
movement to try to have the entire re-
organization plan postponed until the
next session.
1t was learned, however. that there is
strong likelihood that the one section
of the order requiring Is per cent re-
ductions in the activities of agricultural
experimental stations, extension work,
vocational education and agricultural
and mechanical endowment colleges
would be suspended until the next ses-
sion. Senator McNary of Oregon, Re-
publican leader, indicated that he ex-
pectcd definite developments during the
day on such an agreement.
Preparing for the new set-up, tenn
porary transfers of positions are now
being made in various departments
to the Industrial Control and Pub
lie Works Boards in the Commerce
Department, the Labor Departments
rehabilitated Employment Service. the
Department of Agriculture's Farm
Credit Adjustment Bureau and the
agency in the Hurley Wright Building
for supervising the $500, coo, 900 relief
act.
The transfers have been numerous, it
was reported, and while yet on tenn
porary basis, they will be made perna-
nent as soon as the names Of the clerks
are certified by the Civil Service Com
mission. As fast as possible, each de-
partment was reported whipping its
economy program into shape and by
July /, officials said. the Government
would be well on the road toward its
objective of saving approximately $780,
100000 in expenditures.
The Senate's test OF President Roose-
velt's plan to regroup the Government
will come when q vote Is taken on q
Republican resolution to block q rs
per cent reduction in funds for agri-
cultural experimental work and the
$500, ,000, 900 appropriated for vocational
Other Sections To Pass.
The other provisions OF the reorgani-
zation program are slated to 20 by
without definite congressional chal-
lenge, though many resolutions Of dis
approval have been introduced.
Administration leaders explained the
as per cent cuts are in line with gen.
eral reductions ordered in funds for all
branches OF the service. Inasmuch as
the bulk OF the funds appropriated for
farm experimental work and for voca-
tional education goes for salaries of In
structors, officials take the position that
these workers can take salary slashes,
as well as other clerk in the Govern
ment.
Although the national recovery meas
ure, which was given Congressional ap-
proval late yesterday, still lacks Presi-
dent Roosevelt's signature, orders went
out from the White House that the ad-
ministrative functions Of the Industrial
control and public works boards shall
be set in motion as early as possible.
Brig. Gen. Hugh Johnson, designated
was instructed to push every
thing toward this end at lengthy con-
ference last night between President
Roosevelt and members of his cabinet.
<Ahs4SAkHeAA6 carly SO1lSlCoolOlldi dp~
proval, Commerce Department officials
have been making preparations to get
these boards functioning as soon as
practicable. One section Of the vast
100000 new building has been
allotted to the boards administrative
Offices. The headquarters have been
established In Offices formerly occupied
by majority of the Bureau of Foreign
and Domestic Commences 20 commodity
divisions. The clerks in these divisions
will form nucleus for the working
staffs OF the organizations, officials said
Programs Submitted.
It was reported today that many in
dustries already have submitted pro-
grams for codes to supervise business,
so that the Industrial Control Board
shall master overproduction by agree
ments, hold up price levels, boost wages
and control the working time of labor.
ALI are being inspected carefully to make
sure they live up to the administration
The President has assigned four of
his cabinet members to keep an eye on,
and assist, the gigantic enterprise, Ro-
per Of Commerce. Ickes of Interior,
Wallace Of Agriculture, and Perkins of
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