Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1891-01-09
STATE EXPENSES.
The 'sGazette's'' Plan for Cutting
them Down.

presents the fol owing:
In view of the pos sibility OF 1
failure to call a CONSTITUTE nal Con
vrntian. the Gazette presents tht
| fol. owing sug1 estions for reducing
the expenS II the State govern
ment, which can br done under the
pr, sent constitution by the incom-
Ing Lee islature hy repea AID
amen ments to existing laws, and
without detriment to tie public
Sc vice:
Commence with the Legislature
and liif:i the session hereafter to
forty days. Make a new appor-
tionment and reduce the S nate TO
fuurte II members ant the Assem-
bly, to TIVE ty-fouT. Fix the per
lem of members at five dollars,
and mileage to c ver only ac ual
travelling expenses botn ways.
Limit the number of offic IS aud
attaches and fix thei pc diem n
IL scale graduated to the service
rendere at prices paid for clerical
labor in bus ness pursuits at the
present day.
Dispense with the deputies in
tn State Capitol and at the prison
a: d make United approp iation
to ay for two months C ERIK hire
annually in the preparati If re-
ports in the ffices of C"ntroll r
Ire surer and Land REGISTER.
Dispense with the Gle k of the
Supreme Cou t and transfer his
duties to the Secretary # st te
with compens ton on fixed p T
di N for atte dance on OPP ses-
sions of the court, and allow him
the o esent fees for all other ser
vices. Provide for the bailliff the
same rs at preseI t. Dispense With
the private ecIeta'y OF the CIV
ernor, and require the Secretary OF
State to keep tie records of the
Board of Pa dons and Prison Com
missi ners. r qui the Li.nten-
nt-Gov-rnor t. pc I rm tie du-
ties of State Libra ian. Dispense
with the Cuia tor of the Mnsuem
and the salary Of the Board of Di-
rectors of the Orr hans Home.
Limit the 70 -ce OF clerks in the
STATE Land Office to actual needs
under the oath f the Land Regis
ter and fix The compensation.
Stop the boot and shoe manufac-
tory at the State Pris and lease
convict labor und-r proper bonds
and restrictions in the C 'nstructipn
Of irrigation works. Reduce the
appropriation for the expen es Of |
5he Fiji Commi sioner, and also |
The State Printing Office. Fix the
amount FIR the household EXPENSES
If the Superintendent of the In
zane Asylum AID the Warden of
he Site Prison, and the Superin-
endent of the Orphans Home.
Then scale down the salaries of all
offices to t,ke effect
{ the close Of the terms of the
resent Monuments. BY this you
Till cnrtai the present expenses,
) follows:
Under the old plan the Legis-
ative expenses would be $51, 674,-
5.
Under the proposed plan 49,
90.
The State Government would
ost under the old rlan. $34 800.
Under the new $1,000
The other savings, would swell !,
lie total amount saved every two
ears TO $40, 2S7.
Aside from this should also be
c!uded the amount to be saved
clerk hire in the Land Office
here is now paid for that sevice
lie sum Of $4,000 per annum, and
so FIR draughtsmen the sum of
800 per annum. This may be
aterially reduced, and with !.
nit on the household expenses of
% Warden of the State Prison,
II the Superintendent of the
sane Asylum end Orphans :
ONE, the State expenses may be
duced at least SAT. 900 her annum