Show Sees Havoc in Bill Requiring Senate Approval of WASHINGTON Feb 20 UP UPI UPI- President Roosevelt declared Saturday Saturday Saturday Sat Sat- It would be little less than tragic If required presidential presidential presidential nomination and senate confIrmation confirmation con con- of all federal receiving more than a year Expressing his unqualified opposition opposition op Ope position to a a. pending bill making such a requirement Mr Roosevelt wrote Vice President Wallace that the proposal presupposes congressional congressional responsibility for the operation operation operation opera opera- tion of ot executive agencies An agency head is responsible for the success or failure of his program he wrote This accountability accountability accountability account account- ability is dissipated if it responsibility ity for the appointment of em em- is divided Mr Roosevelt estimated that more than positions would be affected if the bill Introduced by Senator McKellar D. D Tenn t IW became law and declared that neither he he- n nor nor r congress had time timeto timeto timeto to examine Into the qualifications of ot that many individuals Senate confirmation w would o 0 u 1 d deither deither either become a rubber stamp process proc proc- I ess or a task of such magnitude as to lea leave ve little time for the c conduct conduct con con- mI m- m I duct of legislative business arid and to delay appointments to esse essential ti l war jobs the chief executive de de- de- de dared He cited the appointment of 30 officials of the war man power commission 1 last a t t January 11 Their confirmation was required by the appropriation bill which provided provided provided pro pro- vided funds for the agency Mr Roosevelt noted that the senate senate senate sen sen- ate took no action on the appointments appointments appointments appoint appoint- ments until February 15 when 21 of the tle appointees were confirmed and one was sen sent t back bacle to commit commit- tee tet Action still remains to be betaken betaken betaken taken on eight cases t. t iiI |