The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-09
TRIMS IT DOWN.
Legislature May Cut Off Many
Useless Boards.
Plan to Consolidate Them With
State Schools.
WILL SAVE A BIG SUM.
Mr.. Amrine Figures 1t Would
Amount to 100000.
Now the Work of Departments
Is Divided.

| The movement started in the 1eeis-
lature last week by the resolution bv
Mercer of Chaserto to have a comn,ittee
| appointed to investigate the numer-
Gus state commissions and abolish as
many IS possible and curtail the ex-
penses without affecting the efficiency
of their work. originated with Amrine
| of Morris, who, after a careful study
of the situation. drew up a list of the
commissions; their expense, duties,
ETC., in which is clearly set forth the
manner IN which their duties can be
merged with the different departments
of the State Agricultural college. the
OF labor.
This investigation is liable to be far
reaching and arouse a sensation in
certain quarters before it is finished
1t may affect twelve different com
missions and departments and it is
possible that the sum of over 500, 900
biennially will be saved the state
thereby.
Cranston of Labette. Crow of Butler
and kuoni of Marshall form the house
committee to Investigate this matter
and report or Recommendation to
the legislature is expected from this
committee the last of this week.
Speaker Dolley and Governor
Stubs are interested with Amrine
and Mercer in this investigation If
commissions will be Zone away with
The following commissions are af-
fected and the datum following each
commission is in the form of guide
or suggestion for the committee as a
basis upon which to start it's investi-
cation:
Academy of Science biennial ending
July 1909. receives $2.6oO. Three state
institutions have extensive departments
of science.
Board of veterinary registration.
present biennium receives $4,000. Vet.
erinary on this board is already at
Agricultural college and presumably
the work can be done wholly under the
organization of that institution.
Dairy commissioners last bienniunn
receives $1,000 This commissioner has
Offices at the Agricultural college. His
work is valuable ghut presumably the
appropriation should go direct to the
dairy department of the college as
maintenance and the efficiency of the
service be increased. Dairy inspectors
ought to be graduates of this depart
ment of the college.
Forestry station, two present bien-
MUM receives $4,000 The Agricultural
college has a department of forestry
and is experimenting in forestry at the
Fort Hays farm.
Free employment bureau. last bien-
MUM receives So, 400. Should clearly be
part of labor commissioners office
which has more than time to take care
of it.
horticultural society. Last bienniuin
receives 81 500. The Agricultural COL
lege has an excellent department of
horticulture, full equipment for send
ing bulletins and has an 5000 acre farm
at Hays where experiments in horticul-
ture are carried out
Live stock sanitary commission, last
bienniun, receives $4,000 It is a ques-
ton whether this work could be done
under the college but as it pertains to
diseases of cattle, a very efficient force
could be organized at the college.
Medical registration board. Last bien-
MUM receives $4,000. This is a board to
examine candidates for physicians GER
tificates The medical school of the
State University graduates physicians
and is competent to examine all candf-
cal school is in session only part of the
year and the faculty could easily
handle this work.
Poultry association. Last biennium
receives $4,000. The Agricultural
college has a department ready, will
ing and equipped to do the work of
this commission.
state chronological commission.
Last biennium receives $4,000. This
biennium bill passed the house carry
ing $4,000 This work is a regular
department at the Agricultural COL
lege which is fully equipped and has
now men in the field fighting the San
Jose scale. They have machines and
money which come to them through
the general maintenance fund of the
Agricultural college.
Oil inspection department. -Biennium
receives $15,600. The five deputy in
spectors do little or nothing and their
services could be dispensed with with
out impairment of the department.
but the oil inspector himself should
be retained. The deputies to be dis
missed receive $4,000 biennially
Gov Stubbs has already recon-
m ended their dismissal.
There are three different libraries
now in the state house and one more
is contemplated. All of these should
be assembled under one head and
thus increase the efficiency, reduce the
expense and save room.