Disapproval of President's Reorganization Plan: Hearing...on H.Res. 350 |
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adopted appropriation bill Army engineers Army officers asked Colonel Roop BANKHEAD border patrol Bureau of Efficiency Chairman and gentlemen Chief Coordinator civilians COCHRAN COLTON commissions Committee on Expenditures consideration created December 9 disapproving due respect economy act economy committee eliminate Executive Departments Executive orders favor flood control give the President given going gress harbors and flood-control hearings Hydrographic Service incoming administration incoming President jurisdiction and control lame duck Land Office last session legislative MARTIN matter Members of Congress ment merits Mississippi River mittee naval Navy Department O'CONNOR objection opportunity opposed the transfer organization personal opinion President Hoover President's message proposed PURNELL question recommendations redistribute the functions redistribution of authority redistributions of functions reorganization REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS resolution result rivers and harbors SABATH Secretary Secretary of War sonnel statement strongly opposed tion War Department WHITTINGTON WILLIAMSON WILSON witness
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Էջ 21 - To group, coordinate, and consolidate executive and administrative agencies of the Government, as nearly as may be, according to major purposes...
Էջ 21 - ... reduce the number of such agencies by consolidating those having similar functions under a single head, and by abolishing such agencies and/or such functions thereof as may not be necessary for the efficient conduct of the Government; "(e) To eliminate overlapping and duplication of effort ; and "(f) To segregate regulatory agencies and functions from those of an administrative and executive character. "DEFINITION OF EXECUTIVE AGENCY "SEC. 402. When used in this title, the term 'executive agency...
Էջ 20 - If the committee will come to order; Senator Cameron, I understand Congressman Williamson, of South Dakota, desires to present a proposition, and that you have no objection to his doing so at this time. Senator CAMERON. All right, sir. STATEMENT OF HON. WILLIAM WILLIAMSON, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA Mr. WILLIAMSON. Mr. Chairman and gentlemen of the committee, at the time the appropriation was made For the Belle Fourche proposition in the House, the item was made to...
Էջ 1 - After general debate, which shall be confined to the bill and shall continue not to exceed hours, to be equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on , the bill shall be read for amendment under the five-minute rule.
Էջ 1 - ... resolution Is called up, the House shall proceed to Its immediate consideration and the Speaker shall recognize the Member calling up such resolution and a Member opposed to such resolution for 2 hours of debate in the House, to be equally divided and controlled by such Members. When such time has expired, the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the resolution to adoption without intervening motion. No amendment to any such resolution shall be in order, nor shall it be in order...
Էջ 21 - Transfer the whole or any part of any executive agency and/or the functions thereof...
Էջ 22 - ... of one executive department to the jurisdiction and control of another executive department; or (3) To consolidate or redistribute the functions vested in any executive department or in the executive agencies included in any executive department; and (4) To designate and fix the name and functions of any consolidated activity or executive agency and the title, powers and duties of its executive head.
Էջ 23 - The economy act itself provides, as to these consolidations of the Public Health Service and the personnel service of the Government, that the President of the United States need not refer those back to Congress for approval. They are submitting these Executive orders as to those activities, and a reading of the act together with their report shows that to set those orders aside would be in direct violation of the law.
Էջ 2 - Called before the committee. He was a willing witness, and he outlined the recommendations of the President. But he could give the committee no information whatever to show that, under the proposed new set-ups, where, the reductions of expenditures or the economies were to come from. He said that, generally speaking, he looked for large reductions, but he could not specifically point out where reductions would be made. I asked Colonel...
Էջ 1 - Gpvernmeot activities. The President was required to submit to the Congress his recommendations. He very courteously submitted to the Congress on December 9, 1932, a message wherein he recommended changes in the administration of some 58 Government agencies. Between the time the economy act was passed and the time that the President submitted the measures to the Congress a presidential election Was held and a new President was elected...