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Show Cabinet Members Allowed in Congress? iA lit REVIVAL of the plan to change the rules of congress to give cabinet members the privileges of the floor, without a vole, to make the new national budget law more eiiec-tlve, eiiec-tlve, is in progress here. The national council of the National Fconomic league, composed of 3,000 presidents and professors of universities, judges, bankers, lawyers, manufacturers, and others, has issued the results of a rtiVrvndum among lis members on j this subject. The league regards the : question as "the most lm;ortont one before the country at this time" with the exception of international relu-tlons. relu-tlons. Cnder the system established by the new law signed by president Harding i ast June the national budget Is prepared pre-pared by a bureau, of whUh Gen. Charles G. Dawes Is director. To give it consideration a budget committee :as been created In the house, the .finance committee performing for the enate. It is pointed out no opportunity Is given for the executive to defend or explain the budget's proposal public-if public-if before either branch of congress :;s a whole. The Good committee itself, which prepared the bill, in Its report declared: "The plan does provide for an executive initiation of the budget, but the President's responsibility ends when he has prepared the budget and transmitted It to congress." In criticism of the measure, the National Na-tional Economic league says it will not give "visible government" and will not fix responsibility In a way to help the voter. The only way executive execu-tive hends enn be made responsible and the voter intelligent Is to require the cabinet to appear personally before the appropriating, representative brand), and explain and t'fpnd their nets and proposals. |