Evening star., 1949-05-31
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Conflict Could Put End
To Reorganization Bill
Ccnisrse. Await TraEnan ord R~less
Reaching ComswcFnss
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patheik 70 ths r~esEsnIsasseA para ara
. majority et ths Hcct~E CpnrsisaAaG have
urged sigonFN thai ihs tsessantzaEsae eaa
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exempt fhTs Also acsnans that Q sesa ~
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miite6 es ihe President ursef shs tssrss
Of ihe r~sofEautxA;aon BILL must e< se&sa
hy both houses o. CanErsss
The srnais ane ASu~s n paNsa.as Twrs.
gantsAt1an bills have each accepted ens
al tnrse ceu.anas and turned ae~s ihe oshsr
but they have chosen 10 xapF~sst egfsEvns
cemands The Aoass eig pssst hses les ss~.
eial treatment al ssen Government As~e.
eies, and al ths same tirns prev ises fsa .
txc-hoass VETO o. pswAAaent4al rwors anaaa.
lion plans The Senate ein OF the ether
hand. gives the rTrsiawnt authority ia r~x
ommend~-and efseet unless Netned ey ere
hna~ oi CoEsFwSs~-Feofs AntzAtlaG al All
agencies ef the executive hransh Of The
Government without any rxcepiIoa.
reasA Nat ts Crsea
It's tough nut to eraes, Apparently TIE
ARE waiting for some Indication frun The
President I. 10 which was Ia 60 TIE
President 10 sill siIeking 10 his original DE-
mAnds for authority 10 make any and all
recommendations ne considers stSe wnleh
would 80 into effect unless both houses
Of Congress by majority setes veto The
program.
A suggested eompgomiSf is fng ths sen
ate 70 agree 10 . wo-houss veto. ana Of
the same 10 insist on adding TO The lie.
cf seven agencies which The Acuse pro-
vided shouid be accorded "spee,ai treat
ment." Special treatment means IN tina
case that II the President Wishes 10 re
organiHe" one Of these agencies, he must do
II without including the feorg ANIMATION IN
any general program OF In . program which
involves other agencies. II 10 possible TIE
Senate, II II agrees TO the tso-houss seta.
will even insist on the exemption Of one ar
more agencies from reorganization ay sas-
cutive decree
In both the Senate and HOUSE the re-
sistance u 10 Swing the Chief Executive
carte blanche In reorganization Of Govern
ment agencies Members OF both houses sAy
they feel that this would be Rolns too fat
they want 10 keep some measure Of centred.
Each has taken . separate route to put q
brake on the Presidents reorssnisstIcn
authority.
Mixe6 Up In Rev,
Mixed up In the fow 10 the determination
OF some Of the members 10 keep intact the
Army Engineers work on rivers and haf.
n. nsa
on dam sites and irrigation which the
Hoover Commission has shown could hs
mteerated with very large savings Of monsy.
This. however, is only one example al the
resistance 10 giving the President complete
authority in his reorganization plans.
The country 10 threatened with Govern.
ment deficit financing on . bis scale uniesa
expenditures are decreased OF taxes are In
creased. II seems incredible that this op-
portunity 10 save-and 10 increase sI the
same time the efficiency Of Government
should be allowed To aide. The rrssaa~n,
has already made plans indeed . complete
plan has been provided Tor him In the 70.
ports OF the Hoover COMMISSIONER reof.
SANITATION which he Ia ready 10 submit 10
Congress. His recommendations must
under the terms OF the reorganization bill.
lie before Congress for 90 days before they
can become effectiye~-ln order 10 give Con.
sress. or one house OF confre0. opportunity
TO veto them
Time Is OF the essence II there 10 10 bs any
reorganization. and saving thershy, during
the coming year. The publk generally has
shown itself TO be heartily in favor Of reoF-
ganixation OF the Government which has
become . huge prawlinR organization over
tapping and causing more and more paper
work BY citizens engaged In farming and
business. The sooner the president and the
congressional leaders come 10. an Agreement
On this issue the better