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Administrative responsibility, centralized, desirable.

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Appropriations reflect magnitude of

Comparative data..

Cost comparisons unfair due to nature of work.

Duplication of activities_

Established for common purpose.
Fighting to retain separate entities.
Independent agencies handicapped-
Proposed organization chart_.
Should be under cabinet officer.

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Agency for veterans' relief, consolidated:

All problems can not be anticipated.
Name not important__

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Of fiduciary nature__

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Reorganize from top down__.

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Shaping to fit personnel not sound_
Three set-ups merit consideration_

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Agencies for veterans' relief, consolidation of:
Advantages to be gained through.

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Efficiency, not economy, guiding motive of
Fought for creation of Veterans' Bureau__
Has sought amalgamation since 1923-
Appeals, question of..........

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Bill under consideration, H. R. 6141:
Analysis of...

Delegates legislative functions..
Distinct aid to uniform policy for future.
Does not contemplate new department.
Five major objections to..
Indorsed as written..
Opposed in present form_
Substantive law not changed.
Wipes out older agencies..
Similar to previous bills..
Substitutes offered..

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Bill, amendments suggested:
Compromise.--

Decentralize insurance cases.

Make decision of director final.

Make definite time for transfer.

Make domiciliary care more readily available.

Make Pension Bureau consolidation nucleus.
Make exception of military records..

Prescribe new set-up-

Psychology must be considered.

Transfer soldiers' home personnel to civil service.

Bland, Hon. Schuyler Otis: Statement...

Bettelheim, Capt. Edwin S.:

Statement.

Statement reiterated.

Bureau of the Budget..

Bureau of War Risk Insurance:

A tremendous error.

Inefficiency foreseen...

Merged in Veterans' Bureau..

Report on H. R. 6141.

Church, Col., Earl D.:

Statement._

Civil-service retirement:

Administered by Pension Bureau.

Might well be included in merger..

No difficulty anticipated under consolidation_

Soldiers' home not under...

Civil War veterans:

Percentage in soldiers' homes...

Deal primarily with Pension Bureau_

Diminishing factor..

Fearful of consolidation.

Committee, questions and remarks of members:

Mr. Williamson, chairman..

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Mr. Beedy
Mr. Colton..

Mr. Swing

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Mr. Campbell

Mr. Dallinger.

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Committee, questions and remarks of members-Continued.

Mr. Goodwin.........
Mr. Rowbottom_

Mr. Schafer

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Mr. Stone..

Mr. Cooke.

Mr. Hull..

Mr. Gasque_
Mr. Cochran
Mr. Cross..

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Hospitalization:

American Legion interested in_
Based on new principle..

Necessity for, to decrease_

Hospitalization and domiciliary care:

Can not be completely segregated.
Interchange of facilities..

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Is larger problem under discussion...
Operating costs can not be fairly compared

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Drafted no bill...

Personnel of___

Recommendations of

Report of no consequence_
Requested to submit bill.
Subcommittees appointed.

Subcommittee drafted bill..

Could present definite program.

Did not go into details.

Gave consideration to uniformity of laws..

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