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2 JJ SUNDAY. SEPTEMBKR 22. 1!)63 MfcDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON Magiiuson Proposes Two Sections for Congress ( Editor's nolo: The charge frequently Is made (hat Con greit handle! its money chores in wasteful, slip-shod fashion. But not much has been done about it. Now Sen. Warren G. Magnuson believes he has an answer. He wants to split Congress' work year into two parts one devoted to legislation and one to appro priations. He explain his plan below). By SENATOR WARREN G. MAGNUSON Written for United Press International New savings must be found by Congress if mounting inter national and domestic needs are to be trimmed intelligently to a size which can be met. This means that more atten tion must be given our Federal budget. Because Congress may re main in session longer we don't expect to recess this year until November or December doesn't mean necessarily that more time is being spent study ing budgets. Spending programs take their turn on the priority calendar with the rail crisis, civil rights implementation, and tax cut legislation. Seen At Glance Large individual areas of spending can be seen at a glance. Of this year's projected $98.8 billion budget, about billion is for defense, space and international programs. If you also subtract amounts set aside to care for our veterans and service the debt incurred in three active wars and the cold war, then only $21 billion re- Piu! r I SEN. WARREN Proposes Two mains to cover an oiner ex penses of national government Actually, wnat nappens wun budget now? Individual agen cies have a full year to prepare nd marshal facts to support their spending arguments. Only then docs Congress get tne pro posed spending figures. Under tne Mouse interpreta tion of the Constitution, these budgets now have gone to the House and remain mere until the House is ready to send them . MAGNUSON -Part Sessions General Education Advised by Glenn For Local Student What makes a little girl with big brown eyes and a freckled nose and other strictly feminine characteristics want to be an astronaut? Bobbi Jo Mcckor doesn't know. Bui she wants to be one. That's why she wrote a Idler to John H. Glenn Jr., LI. Col. USMC, NASA astronaut. She got an answer and this is what it said: "What I am suggesting to you Is that you strive for a good, broad, general education! that you remain interested in every subject avaiiablo to you; that you maintain an intense curio sity in everything you do; and thus be prepared to contribute to whatever field of endeavor best suits your talents." Advice on Schooling The letter said many other things, but this was the advice ' given in answer to Bobbi Jo's inquiry as to what she should take in school this year to pre pare her for her chosen career of astronaut. She is 12 and in the seventh grade at Ileririck Junior High school. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Meeker, route 2, box 208X, Medford, say she has al ways been interested in math and science. Her younger sisters, Wendy and Julie, have no desiro at the present time to explore Ihe moon; and her brother Dan's greatest desire is to make the Wilson school football team. Extensive literature was for warded to the Medlord girl by Colonel Glenn. Included in the reading, which she plans to do after her "school home work." are "Tho Manned Lunar Mis sion" by Robert R. Gilruth and Maxime A. Faget, and "Space Suits" by James V. Corrculc and Walter W. Guy. Fact Sheet Included A fact sheet entitled "Proj ect Mercury Astronaut Training CHANGES JOBS SALEM UJPn-Salom City Manager Ken Mathewson re signed his $17,000 a year posi tion Thursday night to accept a $42,000 a year job as director of Metropolitan Research Corp. of Detroit, Mich. Program" also was sent to Bob bi Jo by the famous astronaut, who stated: "This will give you some idea of the requirements placed on the Mercury Astro nauts. I have also enclosed some other literature on the space program which may be of interest to you." Four paragraphs of advice and information were Included in tho personal letter from Col onel Glenn, who emphasized that "If our progress as a na tion is to be as complete as we know it can be wo must have many types of talented indivi duals, not only dedicated sciontisls," and "It is up to each of us to determine how and where we are going to de velop and use these talents. $21,537 Collected For Cancer Fund Jackson County volunteers have collected $21,537.44 for the American Cancer society, ex ceeding their 1963 Crusade goal, Howard Pierce, Crusade chairman of the Jackson Coun ty Unit of the American Cancer society, has announced. The Jackson county goal was $18,000. Among the activities in this valley financed by the con Irihulinns to the American Can cer society arc the service and education programs and the local tumor registries, Pierce said. The scope and impact of Ihe local activities will be topic for the sixth annual dinner meet ing, announced for Thursday, Sept. 2(i, at North's Chuck Wagon. Dr. Robert Turner, president of the Jackson County Unit of the Cancer Society, will conduct j a business meeting followed by a symposium pinpointing two specific cancer sites. Dr. Brian Stringer and Dr. Richard Schwahn will discuss the diagnoses and treatment of cancer of the cervix and the intestinal tract. Early detection and treatment have resulted in high cure rates where these cancers occur, the local unit has emphasized. The ONLY Time-Tested GLASS FIREPLACE SCREEN Enjoyed by Thouundi in tht Rogue Rivtr Villty RADIATES MAXIMUM HEAT ELIMINATES (OOM HEAT IOSS, SAVES FUEL t HOTF.CTS AGAINST HYINO S'AIKS. ASHES. OUT AND DRAFTS TWIN DOOH5 OPEN WIDE FO EASY LOAOiNO OF FUEL t CONTKOl DRAFT WITH TWO SUD. INO DOORS FOR FAST OR SlOW FIRE SOUO IRASS CONSTRUCTION. REAUTY UNHEARD Of. THOUSANDS IN USE WINTER AND SUMMER IURN WOOD, COAL OR OAS to the Senate. For example, most of these budgets for 1963 64 haven't been sent to the Sen ate this year. Even when they arrive In the Senate, all too much time often must be spent comparing House cuts with the original request and what the agency now tells us it needs, and all too little time on further sensible appraisal. Still In House An example is Ihe indepen dent office appropriation bill which I handle in the Senate. Twenty-nine agencies are in cluded. That appropriation bill still is in the House. There might be a far differ ent story to tell if Congress had both additional facts and time with which to. sharpen am util ize its potent shears intelligently. Any time the Senate restores funds for any agency it opens Itself to a charge of "encour aging life spenders" even though the House many times has re duced or eliminated items which by law must be paid. Hence the Senate is legally required to re store or add to these items. Members of Congress, for example, need to know what dollars in a given budget are being invested, what dollars be ing spent without return. Summary of Funds Any corporation gives stock holders a summary of funds invested in plant and facilities as compared with those spent without return. Not so our Federal govern ment: Thumb through the fiscal 1964 budget. Try to find such comparisons. Nowhere will you find the total capital outlay, with present values, for build ings, or land. Yet these, and many other Federal outlays of the past often have been only loans which have been returned in whole, in part, or sometimes sums beyond the original in vestment to the Treasury. Try to locate these figures in the 1964 budget. This showing would be re quired in any budget, drawn by any administration, under the measure (S.1301) which I have sponsored in the 88th Congress. We would have an administra tion tell Congress each year the government's total capital as sets and their value at fiscal year's end. There would be a showing made of the amount of sums requested and expendi tures which are to be repaid to the treasury. Time For Scrutiny Then, more time is needed for scrutiny of any President's budget than we have now. Now, a President presents' his budget in January, after having had almost a year to draw it up. Congress is supposed to consid er it, pass it and put it into operation by July 1. During this period, members of Con gress have had only a few days at Easter recess to talk with their people about the amounts sought. This action on the budget almost one hundred billion dol lars this year is supposed to occur while members are busy on other legislation, meeting crises and ratifying treaties. In other words, our considera tion of Federal spending has to be sandwiched in with other necessary duties. The measure I'm discussing would change that. There would be two sessions of Congress each year. Starting Jan. 1, attention would be given regular legislation, including measures authorizing appropri ations to be made. This session would continue as long as neces sary, but not beyond the first Monday in November. A Fiscal Session Then, the second Monday in November would witness the start of a fiscal session which would last until actual appro priations had been approved, or as late as Dec. 31. Only money matters would be con sidered. A change in our fiscal year would be necessary. Instead of observing a fiscal year which starts July 1 and ends on June 30, there would be a change to the calendar year of Jan. 1 to Dec. 31. The President, instead of de livering his budget message in January, would send it to Con gress by July 15 each year. Then members could take it home with them during the con gressional recess, discuss it with their voters, assess needs realistically and be ready to give it thorough, painstaking consideration when the fiscal session opened in November. Like Main Plan Those with whom I've dis cussed the plan like it in the main. They agree it makes sense to permit every member of Congress, whether he's on the House or Senate appropria tions committee, to devote full time to studying every spending proposal. He isn't able to do this now without neglecting other com m i 1 1 e e assignments that are also demanding. Between this and floor action, time is at too much of a premium. The average member of Con gress would like to take more time with the Federal budget. He would like to satisfy him self that every drop of water possible is wrung from the budget. Our measure would give him more time for the wringing. 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