Evening star., 1933-06-12
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| controversy either in the Senate or
House.
The Bureau of Mines of the Com
| merce Department was stricken off the
program for the transfer to the In
terror Department, because it was dis
covered by technical experts this
agency could be shifted back to its
| old department without congressional
approval. Commerce Department Of
f1cials said today they still planned to
carry out this transfer.
Without Approval.
The Bureau of Mines and the Patent
Office were transferred to the Commerce
Department from the Interior Depart
ment during the Coolidge administra-
ton after it was said technicians found
that such could be done without ap-
proval of Congress.
The major items in the initial reor-
ganiZation program will be the creation
of commission of procurement in the
Treasury Department for the purpose
of consolidation in the purchase of sup
plies. The Government estimated that
this item alone would save $40, 1000, ,000
The purpose Of the division is to take
away from this Office the right to make
individual purchases. which, it was said,
frequently causes them to compete
against each other.
officials said the procurement divi-
sion entered the program, following a
recommendation by Controller General
McCarl in which he stated that $15,-
100000 a year could be saved by con-
solidation Of purchases. McCarl out
lined additional advantages in the elm
ination of semi-annual expenditures for
warehouse rentals in the District of
Columbia amounting to $4,000 and
larger savings in this respect in the
field.
One Of the advantages of the con-
solidated warehouse stock is the oppor-
tunity afforded to reduce quantities to
actual requirements the controller gen.
eral explained. He said information
supplied his Office by departments and
establishments disclosed a huge excess
now on hand. When departments and
establishments are permitted in ex-
cess OF actual current needs there is
always loss through unnecessary cash
outlay, spoilage, depreciation and
wasteful uses, and he advocated that
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chases and warehousing would largely
eliminate such opportunities for loss.
Included for Efficiency.
The abolition of 210O disbursing Of
hces scattered throughout the country
was included in the program, officials
said from an efficiency as well as an
economical standpoint. Under the pro-
posed reorganization, the administration
plans to let approximately 100 Offices do
the work OF 1900, officials said. This,
they explained, will mean a big saving.
not only in personnel expenses but
would relieve the general accounting
offices OF tremendous amount of paper
work. resulting in the probability in the
reduction of the personnel there.
Officials pointed out as a matter of
Illustration that Denver now has a dis
bursting officer for the Reclamation
Service, another for the Commerce De-
partment, another for the Treasury De-
partment and still another for the War
Department. Under the new plan, one
disbursing officer would be placed in
charge of all accounts there. As to
the actual savings, officials would not
venture an estimate, explaining that
the plan would have to be carried out
before an estimate could be obtained.
A considerable saving, not yet in an
estimatable stage, is planned in trans
ferring the responsibility to the At
torney General for the prosecution of
the pending silver suits to which the
United States is party. 1t was ex-
planned that the main reason behind
this plan Is to take preparation and
defense of suits brought by war veterans
from the Veterans Administration and
transfer them to the Justice Depart
ment.
Reduction in Staff.
This will bring about sharp reduc-
tion In the Veterans Administrations
legal staff, officials said
A shifting of responsibilities for the
collection and issuance of permits for
the manufacture and sale of alcohol
back to the Internal Revenue Bureau
means the wiping out of this division
in the Prohibition Bureau. At present
both bureaus are engaged in this work,
neither being able to issue or cancel
permit without the approval of the
other. Administration leaders said to-
day they were not in position to fore
cast the fate those clerks in the Pro-
hibition Bureau.
Only efficiency enters into the shift
ing of the jurisdiction of the solicitors
ments from the Justice Department to
the Secretaries of Commerce and La
Dor. At present these solicitors while
stationed in the two departments, are
responsible only to the Attorney Gen.
eral.
Back of the proposal to give the As
sistant Secretary of Commerce more
responsibility officials said, means the
elimination of the designation of As
sistant Secretary of Commerce for
Aeronautics and to give this office more
general supervision. This Junior cabi-
net Office Is now vacant, and in all
probability, 1t was explained, will not
be filled until the general reorganiza-
ton program. calling for the setting
up Of a general transportation agency
in the department, is carried out. This
proposed agency will be under the su-
pervision Of this Assistant Secretary
Elimination in the interest of econ
omy of gathering statistics in cities
under 100000 population would relieve
the Census Bureau of this task and
allow them to perform other work,
officials said
The Shipping Board, which has an
appropriation Of approximately 100000
for the coming year, and bureau of
lit employees Is to be abolished and its