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consider four bills. Two members Of
the Rules Committee said they be-
| lieved privileged status would be given
reorganization legislation.
Senator Robinson issued the follow
ing statement:
AT meeting of the Joint Commit
tee on Executive Reorganization to-
day it was agreed that the Senate and
the House groups will proceed with the
preparation of legislative drafts 1t
was indicated the House might divide
the subject matter into several bills,
and that the Senate committee will
seek to comprise the legislation in a
single measure"
Senator Robinson and Representa-
tive Cochran were authorized to pro-
cure estimates as to the cost Of print
ing the hearings and in their judg-
ment to order the hearings printed
after such errors as are manifest are
corrected.
While the discussion in closed ses-
sions has been directed mainly at re-
visions and changes in the system Of
accounting and control, other features,
it is believed, have been sufficiently
developed to enable the committee to
formulate bills to be introduced to the
respective houses and taken up for
definite action. Chairman Robinson
thought that the Senate draft might
be completed within 10 days. On the
subject as to whether one or several
bills shall be prepared, he said:
While the study naturally evolves
into three or more heads, mainly that
pertaining to accounting and fiscal
affairs, the creation of additional de-
partments and the ALLEGATION of bu-
reaus and agencies to them and the
reorganization of civil service, it ap-
pears there is later likelihood of ad-
vancing the legislation through a single
measure, and for that reason as we'll
as for other reasons the Senate COM
mittee will pursue that course.
Prior to consideration of the several
highly controversial points involved, I
prefer not to state at this time the
provisions that will be embraced in
the Senate proposal. 1t will be SUBJ
mitted to the members of the Senate
Committee at as early a date as IS
practicable"
Byrd Committee Active.
In the meantime Chairman Byrd
Of the Senate Special Committee on
Reorganization is going ahead with
his program of legislation for piece
meal reorganization in a co-ordinated
program covering the entire Govern
ment establishment. His plan will
show exactly which units of Gov
eminent are to be united or abol-
ished and the approximate saving,
with resultant efficiency, so that there
may be a reorganization by specific
law rather than by executive decree.
1t was disclosed last night that
Senator Byrd is preparing to in
troduce two resolutions and a Senate
bill, covering three important phases
OF the reorganization program-the
Reconstruction Finance Corp, the
controller generals ONCE and the
Budget Bureau.
The four bills on which the House
committee is soon to hold a meeting,
with the expectation of favorably re-
porting their program to the House,
are:
Cd Extension of the civil service,
as recommended by the Presidents
advisers, to include all non policy
making positions; substituting a sim
gle administrator, with non -salaried
advisory board, for the present Civil
Service Commission.
(2) Empowering the President to
reorganize. consolidate, coordinate.
shift or abolish various luits Of dov-