The Yale expositor., 1905-01-27
LEGISLATIVE JUAKET CUT OUT
More important Economies In
ID. CONNECTION with Biennial
Appropriations.
Reforms I'm Connection with the Eek
penditurss of State Boards-
Taxation of Credits--Bill
of Interest to Farmers.

payers of the state will doubtless be
pleased TO learn that Governor Warner
and the presiding officers Of the senate
and house of representatives are ten
aciously adhering to the program of
economy laid down by them ut the
commencement of the legislative ses-
sion. A number of legislative en-
ployes have been done away with and
the expensive legislative junket re
tired to the rear More important
economics in connection with the ben-
nial appropriations are promised, and
the record thus far made warrants the
prediction that they will he realized.
Governor Warner has saved the state
all expenses incident TO the participa-
tion of himself and staii in the presi-
dental inaugural ceremonies to be held
in Washington in March will be borne
by the individual members Of his par
ty and paid from their private purses.
No part Of this burden will he pur
upon the stGte which has paid the
Expenses of this trip i'm former years.
1t is proposed 10y the governor and
Legislative leaders to institute reforms
in connection with the expenditures of
state boards which. under existing
statutes, arc given n continuing APP
preparation which they handle without
restriction or accounting TO any other
state authority 1t is not charged
that any Of these funds have been i'm
properly expended, but the system at
present in vogue is not believed TO be
businesslike. and it is expected that
expenditures will be scanned more
closely il they are obliged to pass in
review before n disinterestod state
board. This. 1t is learned. is the sole
motive, so far as the legislators are
concerned for the movement to amend
the laws governing the operations Of
the state board Of health. Those who
favor this LEGISLATION believe that the
proposed change will result in the ac-
complishment Of needed reforms and
place the board on a better business
basis without i'm the least impairing its
usefulness Senator Doherty. who has
charge of the bill is very active i'm the
efforts that are being made to reduce
state expenditures as much as pos
sible without crippling any interest.
lie says that he Interior purpose or
motive will he permitted to have any
bearing on the rectment of this meas
ure.
Visit to State Institutions.
While it has been decided by the
Il, 4 1t
week Friday for ten days to permit
the several committees to visit the
state institutions Of which they have
charge. there will be no special train
junket that has characterized these
visits in years gone by. This year the
members of the several committees
will start from their homes and go di-
rect to the institutions over which the
committee of which they are members
have supervision. There will he no
feasting by the way. no receptions and
DO hangers on. The committees will
tisit their respective institutions only
and will travel on regular trains
It is expected that during the pres
ent week the severel bills which will
have the backing of the grange were
here last week putting the finishing
touches on these bills preparatory to
their introduction. When introduced
the legislative committee of the grange
will spent considerable time in Ian
sing looking after them. Doubtless
the most important of these bills is
the one providing a general primary
law for the entire state and covering
all offices. The grange also asks for
the creation of uniform text book
commission TO provide the schools OF
the state with uniform text books
either by p-~chase by having them
printed at state expense, the books to
be furnished pupils at cost. Other
measures which are included in the
list provide for the registration Of au-
fomobiles and the regulation Of the
EDeed of these machines on the high
ways, prohibiting the practice of rail-
road companies in side tracking freight
cars for days at time after such cars
ure loaded by shippers, requiring that
nil packages containing commercial
stock foods be labeled so as to show
the chemical analysis Of the contents.
recurring tests to be made OF fence
wire sold I'm the state so as to insure
ngninst rusting, protecting for five
years quail which nre considered of
great value as insect destroyers. The
grange will confine its activity TO these
bills. having learned by experience
that nothing whatever is accomplished
when it scatters its shot over the en-
tire field of legislation.
Taxation OF Credits.
The important question OF the tax
ntion of credits is likely to come in for
considerable attention this year as in
years past. The first bill on this sub