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JAMES H. MacLAFFERTY 



REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS 

 6th DISTRICT CALIFORNIA 



Q'7W^ (ALAMtDA COUNTY.) . 





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HEARINGS CONDUCTED BY THE SUBCOMMITTEE (MESSRS. SYD- 

 NEY ANDERSON (CHAIRMAN). WALTER W. MAOEE. EDWARD 

 H. WASON. JAMES P. BUCHANAN. AND GORDON LEE) OF THE 

 COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS. HOUSE OF REPRESENTA- 

 TIVES. IN CHARGE OF THE AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT AP- 

 PROPRIATION BILL FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1924, ON THE DAYS 

 FOLLOWING, NAMELY: 



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STATEMENT OF MR. W. A. JUMP. BUDGET OFFICER AND ADMIN- 

 ISTRATIVE ASSISTANT. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



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Mr. AxDKRSox, We will take up the oflice of the SecietMiv. on 

 pajre 2 of the Book of f^timates. and Mr. Jump, who is the Bndiret 

 olhcer of the departnii-nt. will make a preliinin.irv statement in re- 

 spect to the items in the bill. 



Mr. Jump. Mr. Chairman, my remarks will Ik* very brief. Before 

 procee(lin<r to the detailed estimates I wonld like to submit a state- 

 ment which the Secretary, knowing: the interest of this committee 

 in the manner in -which the affairs of the Department of Agrriculture 

 are conducted generally, asked me to present to you this mornin<r. 

 This is an excerpt from the Secretary's annual report for the last 

 fiscal year, which was sent to the printer yesterday and which will 

 be released, of course, in the usual manner when the regular session 

 of Congress convenes. The statement deals with the reserves which 

 were set up from the ajipropriations for the fiscal year 11V2'2 and in- 

 dicates typical instances of some of the economies which have been 

 effected in the department. I shall be glad to read it, or I will pre- 

 sent it for the record, whichever you prefer. 



Mr. BrniANAN. It will be satisfactory to me to have it inserted. 



Mr. Andfiisox. Without objection, it will be inserted in the 

 record. 



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ECOXOMIKS EKKK.CTIU> IN THE DEPARTMENT. 



Ill t!i»' ;itliiiinistniti<iii of tlw work (luring' tlu' listal .vear tlie ur;;eut necessity 

 for wouoiuy in pivfrnniental expenditures luis at all times been kept in niiml 

 by tlir oniivis an«l tMiipIoytcs nf tin- tiepartniont. In t-onfnnnity witli tbc plan 

 establisiitnl by tin* liiueau of tli».' Iiu(l;rpt. iv>eivt's anumntinj; to !?1.4<H!,1»84 

 were set up apiinst the various annual appropriations of tlie ilepartnieut. 



