The Mankato free press., 1913-11-28

In the table shown above the fgu
IL were taken from the Government Crt
were gathered by the immigration del
st. Paul, November 24.-The com
mittee on scope and method of the
economy and efficiency commission
recently appointed by Governor Eber
hart to plan reorganization OF state
government and submit its recon-
mendations to the next legislature,
has reported brief outline of the
methods to be pursued in making the
Investigation. The report will be
considered by the commission at its !!
next meeting, which is to be called
within few days by Chairman
Charles P. Craig of Duluth.
The committee has prepared ten
tative outline of the work to be un-
dertaken by the commission in it's
study of the states administrative
governmental apparatus with the
end in view of practical economy
Of expenditure and efficiency of per-
formance."
THE functions to be considered"
says the report, 'are those now con-
ferred by law on any executive Off
Ger, board commission, bureau or
department of state or delegated to
any association or semi-public or,
ganiZatiOn."
Groups to Be Assigned.
1t is urged that the subject mat
ter be divided into convenient groups
to be assigned to five subcommittee.
These committees will report to a
committee of five, to be called the
executive coordination committee, of
which the chairman Of the commits
sion shall be the head. Upon the re-
ports Of these subcommittee as CO.
related by the coordination commit
! tee, the commission as a whole shall
base its final report
AS regards ways and means for
carrying on the work the committee
said that Governor Eberhart has
offered to provide for the payment
/ of a stenographer out of the con-
| tingent fund. In addition the Uni
versity OF Minnesota has designated
Professor E. Dana Durand of the
department of political science to
| give most of his time to the work.
( 1t is recommends that compe-
/ tent man be employed as a general
and recording secretary, that the
Minnesota Bar association be asked
to cooperate by the appointment Of a
committee which can advise the
| commission as to points in law
that the various tae officials be re
quested to aid in the work and thai
commercial clubs and civic bodies
throughout the state furnish aid and
information.
J - Suggestions as to Groupings.
Suggestions as to groupings, to be
| referred to the five subcommittee
follow:
Group Administration and con
troll, to include finances, board o.
control, tax commission, public ex
aminer, printing commission, pur
chasing departments Of state institu
tions, state parks, capital commits
sion, department Of public property
insurance department and the audi
tors and treasurer's departments /,
so far as their general powers art
| concerned.
Group Management and devel
Opment, to include study of thu
state land policy. laws relating Il
highways, sale Of timber, waterway
and water power and their control
forestry board, drainage commission
state agricultural society, fish hatr
cries, etc.
Group Correction and welfare
education in all its branches, his
torical and art societies, state Ii
brary and other similar organization
having to do in a general way Will
education, including various examin
ing boards.
includes State Functions
Group D-Supervision and arbtra
ton. This to take in study of al
state functions having to do will
commerce, industry. transportation
>and trade, including department o
. labor, railroad and warehouse com
. mission, department Of banks
Group E-Inspection - "o~"o"
t;on. Having do with sanitation
safety and protection and includ:n'
Estate board of health. live GO
sanitary board, state fro mar"'"'
grain inspection, oil inspection. ha!
inspection, hotel inspection, boiler
. inspection weights and measure,
etc.
Have Cleavage in Mind.
1t is suggested that each subcom
mittee have in mind a possible lin,
Of cleavage in and subhead in it.
group between the scientific or re
. search functions and the strictl,
police or governmental functions ant
where any such line can be distinct,
drawn to consider carefully the turn
ing over of the scientific work t.
. tho university.
The committee is composed O
. Charles p Craig, chairman; Stat.
. Senator Moonan, Waseca; John H
. Gray, University of Minnesota: T
T. Hudson, Duluth; John A. Harti
. gan, former insurance commissioner
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