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will urtlci- tlitit to Ih> (loiif. lie i.s iu>l <_'<)ili^ to kci'|) oil tlif lolls 

 oiH' sin;:!*' i'ni|)loyt't' iu<»rf timn is lUM-fssarv. in ^<' •'•r ms u.- . un ile- 

 ttTiniiu*. Ho ri'ally expt'cts to (><-onoiiii/c. 



Mr. lilt iiAXAX. What I was tlrivin^ at is, tliov are piittiii^ twa 

 lu'w Mini ill. TIh'ii it !(K)I<s iik** you wj-n* putting.' on new mumi aii<l 



Idisniis.sinfi oM riii|)l()yft'.^. 1 wouUl likf to in<|iiiit' whellicr il is 

 sjH'ciallv coiitt'iiipiiitrd to ilrop soiiM' sjHM'ial <un's aii<l put on other 

 SfMH'ial oiies^ 

 Assistant Srert'tary l'i»i>i.i.v. Mi. r>ii(h:iii:in, we an* tir<'p|nii'^ nn- 

 plovce.s wluTi'MT ui' litul that tiu-y iiir not rniilt riiiL' -crxi'c au.l 

 where we tind we can ;;et alonj; w ithout them. 



Mr. HrciiAXAN. That is <one<t : that ou;:ht to In- done, 



(KNTUAI.IZATIOX OF ACCOt'NTl.NO WOBK. 



Assi.^-tant Secretary Piosi.ky. And thi> reorjrani/ation, I think, 

 will permit us to do some more of that. Mr. .Jump >poke ahout the ac- 

 counting work. I have he fore me a chart which was prepared by 

 a special committee appointed to look into the accounting; work 

 under the |>roposed oiL'anization. and instead of haviiiL'' sevei'al 

 accountin;! olfices, if ("oii<_Mess appr(»ves the reorganization plan 

 which I have just suhmitted. we e.\i>ect to liave f)ne accountin«r oHice 

 for all the follow inir work: The office of diiector of scientific work, 

 the ortice of director of extension, the office of diiector or re<rulatorv 

 work — the editorial and distriluition work — the office of the solicitor, 

 the office of the chief clerk, the offices of ins])ection, personnel, me- 

 chanical shops, and traffic mana;r^'r: all of which are under the 

 Sc«rctary now. you see. many of which have sejiarate accountinir 

 offices at the ])resent time. 



Mr. HrcHAXAN. The only reason I asked that question is that you 

 renieml>er when this item was up last year I was told by four or 

 five Memhers of Congress that the flepartment contemphited dis- 

 missinir a certain man. and I aske<l the «liicit<ii- a question — I do imt 

 rememl)er his name now 



Assistant Secretary Pi(;slky, And we told you we did not: and I 

 can say this, we do not have in mind a dismissal of any individual. 

 ^^'hat we do have in mind is lettin<r ^o such people as can l)e let iro 

 hy the savinjrs that will he effected hy any reorjranization. 



Mr. Brt'HAXAX. That is entirely pro])er. The only reason li 

 asked the <]uestion was callinir to mind other McihIkms of ('(»nsri'ess 

 comin;: to me al>out this man. I can not keej) those names in mind. 

 I did not know him. I just wanted to inquire about that. Congress 

 is not in session and my other colleajrues are not here. 



Assistant Secretary Prcjsi.F.Y. You can assure any of them thai wt* 

 <lo not have in mind any imlividual to lie dropped. 



Mr. BrcHAXAX. No man is more in favor of economizinjr and cut- 

 tin<r out all the employees you can and at the same time maintain the 

 efficiency of the ser\ice than I am. 



Mr. MA<iKK. How does the numlior of cmj)loyees compare with a 

 year a<ro? 



Assistant Secretary I'icjslky. That I can not answer. I know they 

 have been cut down In certain parts, and proi)ably adde<l to in others 

 because of increased a|>|)ropriation- ma«le last year. 



