The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-01-04

Too Many Commissions and
too Many Members on the
Different Boards
st. Paul, Jan. 4-Governor Adolph
Y. Eberhart, In his annual message
to the Minnesota legislature today,
recommended material changes in the
administrative body. He declared
there were too many boards and too
many commissions, too many mem.
bers for the same objects. He at.
tackled the fee system of salary, sug-
gested new assessment system and
specific changes in the administrative
systems, involving nearly every
branch Of the state government, in
cluding a recommendation that the
size Of the state legislature be re.
duced.
He then declared there had been
vast amount Of inefficient and un-
systematic legislation in Minnesota
and said there should be more atten-
tion paid to securing perfect COOPER
alton and to the definite fixing of re-
sponsibility. He declared the state
boards now were too large.
The public domain came in for
much attention, his recommendations
covering the new state land depart
ment, the geological survey, public
waterways department and others. He
urged the cooperation of the state ag-
ricultural bureaus and societies with
the immigration societies to the end
that the state be developed more
rapidly. In this connection he urged
that the public land sales law be
amended so settlers could buy new
lands at any time.
He recommended a workmen's COM
pensation act and went into consid-
cradle detail in his recommendation
for department Of education. He
also recommended the abolishing of
capital punishment and urged an in
determinate sentence law and a pro-
vision for paroling convicts.
The governor said the state finances
were in good condition and urged in
creased appropriations for the ma
tional guard. He criticised the pri-
mary election law of the state and
asked that it be changed to prevent
the minority regulation Of the ma
jority party's candidates..
Both houses of the legislature met
in joint session in the house chamber
to witness the Inauguration of Gov
ernor Eberhart and to hear his mes
sage. AS this was Governor Eber-
hart's first message, he having sue
ceeded to the Office on the death of
the late Governor johnson, there was
much interest in what he had to say.
Deneen's Recommendations
| Springfield, ILL.,, Jan. 4-Numerous
recommendations are made by Cover
nor Deneen in his message to the
Forty-seventh general assembly to-
day. The governor urged that ade-
quate railroad legislation be enacted
which will give the railroad and
warehouse commission control Of the
stock and bond issues, express COM
panies, interurban railroads and
| street railway companies. He also
urged anti-pass legislation. He urg-
ed measure which would empower
Chicago to build and operate its own
subway; the conservation Of the ma
tural resources; an employees liabil-
ity law: corrupt practices act; the
initiative and referendum on import
| ant public measures: the improve-
ment of mine conditions with view
to minimizing danger.
Dix's Message
Albany, Jan. 4-Governor Dix's
message to the legislature today ID
devoted largely to the state finances.
He finds, he says, a startling tendeu-
cy of late to increase the annual ex-
penditures of both money raised by
taxation and Of the moneys borrow
ed by the issue of bonds.
The governor recommends "the re-
vision of the election and primary
laws Of the state so as to provide for
a system OF direct nominations state
wide nits application shall ensure to
the people the right to choose the
members of the political committees
and to nominate the candidates for
public Office" Personal registrations
of all voters throughout the state Is
recommended. Governor Dix urges
the passage of resolution asking for
the general extension Of the parcels
post system by the national congress.
The election OF United States sena-
tors by popular vote is also favored.
Baldwin Sworn In.
Hartford, Conn. Jan. 4.-The oath
of office as governor OF Connecticut
was taken by Judge Simeon e. Bald
win this afternoon before the general
assembly in joint convention. Cover
nor Baldwin is the first Democrat
who has occupied the executive ofilce
of Connecticut since 1895. He 10 q
descendant of Roger Sherman. a
signer of the Declaration Of Inde-
pendence.