Evening star., 1937-06-23
REORGANIZATION
BILL INTRODUCED
Senate Given Measure as
House Group Appoints
Drafting Committees.
BY WILL p. KENNEDY.

Ia VvAAAA
The administrators government re-
organization bill was introduced in
the Senate today as Chairman Coch-
ran OF the House Reorganization Com
mittee appointed four subcommittee
to draft separate bills covering va
rious phases Of the reorganization
program.
fered the long draft of the
administration measure with presi-
dental approval, although it differed
In some important respects from Mr..
Roosevelt's original recommendations
1t represented compromise developed
In long negotiations between Senator
Robinson and other members of the
Senate Reorganization Committee.
The majority leader conferred with
Mr.. Roosevelt yesterday on the final
draft Of the bill and said he under
stood the Chief Executive was salts
fed.
The Senate bill would create new
public welfare department, but would
not set up separate public works de-
partment as originally suggested by
the President. 1t would preserve in
dependence of such powerful inde-
pendent agencies as the Interstate
Commerce Commission, although per-
mitting transfer of some Of their ad-
ministrative functions elsewhere.
Chairman Cochran said the sepa-
rate bills to be drafted by sub groups
of the House Reorganization Commit
tee would be tentative-"just some
thing to be shot at" by the full COM
mittee.
One Of these subcommittee will
consider reorganization of the Civil
Service and Representative Mead
Democrat, of New York. chairman Of
the Post Office and Post Roads Com
mittee. is to be chairman. Another
will consider the problem of regroup-
Ing the various Government activi-
ties and agencies, coordination, con-
solidation and abolition. and Rep
resentative Warren. Democrat. Of
North Carolina, chairman of the
Committee on Accounts, is to be
chairman. The third committee will
consider the Presidents proposals re-
garding the ONCE Of Controller
General and the General Account
ting Oflce-one OF the most con-
troversial issues in the entire pro-
gram of the President-and OF this
group Representative Vinson, Demo-
crat. OF Kentucky, member Of the
Ways and Means Committee. will
be chairman.
Consider White House Aides.
A fourth subcommittee, headed by
Representative Robinson, Democrat, of
Utah. will consider the Presidents
recommendation for additional secre-
tArial help on the White House staff
Representative Cochran himself
will serve on all four subcommittee
and says he will get for each and
every one Of them any information,
documents or reports they desire"
Each member OF the Reorganization
Committee will serve on at least two
Of these subcommittees. These mem
bers are: Cochran, Warren, Vinson
Robinson, Mead. Knif1n of Ohio,
Taber of New York and Clifford OF
Massachusetts, the latter two being
Republicans.
1t Is expected that each Of these
subcommittees will start work i'm
mediately, and will hold brief execu-
tive hearings to get the information
they desire on their special sub
1ects from administrative officers Of
the Government. After the bills are
drafted, 1t is intended to have brief
open hearings, especially for men,
bers Of Congress who have asked to be
heard on various phases of reorganiza-
ton.
Contrary to the impression that
has been broadcast, there is no con-
dict in the reorganization committee"
Chairman Cochran said in announc-
ing tho personnel Of these subcom-
ntttees.
Personnel Of Groups.
The four subcommittees named by
Cochran are as follows:
On recommendation Of the Presi-
dents committee as to the delega-
tion OF power to the President and
the creation of new executive depart
ments-Warren, chairman: Cochran,
Vinson, Kniffin, Bean and Taber.
On the recommendation dealing
with extension Of civil service: Mead,
chairman; Cochran, Robinson, Bean
and Taber.
On the proposed change in the
name and duties Of the General Ac-
counting ONCE and controller general
-Vinson, chairman; Cochran, War
rem. Robinson. Meade. Kniffin and
Clifford
On the proposal for increasing the
White House secretarial staff-Robin-
son, chairman; Knif1ln, Bean, Coch-
ran and Clifford.