New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-23
FEWER COMMISSIONS.
SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEES lMPoR-
TANT RECOMMENDATIONS
GOVERNOR MoRToN's SUGGESTIONS OF ECONOMY
Followed OFT IL THE REPORT TO BE
TRANSMITTED TO THE SEN


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ATE TO-DAY.
trpoy THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRiboNE'I
Albany. Jan. Ex-Governor Morton In MS recent
,,,,I message 70 the Legislature called attention
CO. tho great and growing demand for the most
rigid economy in the management oil the d''io'e"'
Amendments Of the state government one reason
ub,. Mr. Morton spoke thus was mat the revenues
NJ the State from indirect taxes fell OF >'v''V"
last year and this amount must DE maze Eoou D!
d,roc, taxes imposed upon the people. unless the
Legislature Is economical
Continuing in this line OF thought MI Nor'o"
said. 81 feel that greater extravaganza arises
from the multiplicity of commissions whlch nave
Increased 50 rapidly in number and expense SINCE
about the year 1850 From an expenditure Tor the
dutles covered by these commissions or less than
q .o I'm $50 We nave n growth from year 10
year until the OF those commissions alone
amounted last year 10 nearly n million and a
quarter Of dollars Some OF these commissions are
unnecessary and should be- abolished. Some OF them
should be consolidated with or made bureaus OF CO.
.,o,,ve DEPARTMENTS Of .h4 State Government. and
bv such consolidation very material reduction In
tho expcnse - their operation could be secured
Governor Morion's suggestion has borne fruit
To-norrow Senator MulIn. as chairman OF the
Senate Finance Committee. viii submit report
upon the result OF careful Investigation made
by that committee In 1891 into the expense accounts
OF various commissions. The committee VIII MAKE
the recommendations. % that the Bureau or LABOR
Statistics and the Mining Inspectors Bureau be
consolidated with the Factory Inspectors Depart
meut. (D that the Offices Of tn" Forest Ooihniis-
sion the Fish and Game Protectors and the oyster
Protector hc merged into one state 'ommisslon'
q, that n, Office of Shore Inspector pe abolished;
az that the Office OF Miscellaneous Reporter b.
abolished and his work be done by the reporter Of
the Court Of Appeals. 90 that the Board OF Media
ton and Arbitration be reduced IN membership
from three Commissioners TO one. and that TWO ad-
diiionai members. to serve without pay. TO be- aT-
pointed one by the courts and the other 10y the
employees affected In each case. 90 that the Office
OF Agent Tor Discharged Convicts be abolished. CO
that the weather Bureau De- abolished. since this
work i- already well done by the United States
Government.
But the committee says that this is only trIflng
part - Che reduction in expenses which can wisely
be made u acknowledges that It's inquiry was TAR
from exhaustive. and recommends tho appoint
mcnt ~ special committee OF invesilga-
ton ~ the expenses 4 the state com
missions q, he composed OF four senator's and
seven Asscnblymen. THIS grand committee. II
suggests ctn carry on further Investigations. Tot
only II the state commissions. but OF all the de-
uartinenis and branches ~ the State Government
with the idea Of reorganization in part and the re-
duction OF Expenditures In many ways
GREAT NUMBER OF COMMISSIONERS
The number ~ State commissions discovered 10y
n. Financ. Committe, was startling. The committee
says IN part.
We found that In addition to the State Offices or
dcpnrtmcnfs fixed by the Constitution. Their" hai
been created by law and now existed the following
bureaus and commissions