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...Washington who refuses to recognize the "law of necessity" or any other law that is not in black & white is Comptroller General John Raymond McCarl. With Comptroller McCarl the President's NRA program collided for the first time last week, and came off second best...
...Nebraska Republican, Mr. McCarl went to Washington as Senator Norris' secretary. He managed the famed Congressional campaign of 1918 and was made the first chief of the new General Accounting Office by President Harding on July 1, 1921. By law he holds office for 15 years, is ineligible for reappointment, can be removed only by Congress. Politically independent of the Government. Comptroller McCarl is the supreme keeper of its checkbook and therefore the best-hated man in public service. He interprets the literal law of Congress as to how money should be spent and from his decisions there...
...Cummings was asked for a secret ruling which was carried up to President Roosevelt. The President's decision, it was reported, sided with Secretary Wallace against Governor Morgenthau that farm payments should be made regardless of the Act of 1875. Unreckoned was the possible action of Comptroller General McCarl who, legally independent of the Administration, passes on all Government expenditures, interprets Federal laws for himself...
Having some degree of familiarity with the office of Comptroller General and the decision of the Courts regarding it, permit me to opine that the forgoing statements that Mr. McCarl's job is "legally safe" and that he may be "removable by impeachment," are erroneous...
...Congress created the office of Comptroller General and attempted to place the incumbent thereof beyond presidential removal. In this regard Congress failed. Mr. McCarl is not "legally safe" in his job and may be removed by the President at pleasure...