The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-11-05
BILL
TO Be FINISHED.
Commission Will Meet at s., Paul To-
morrow and Saturday for Purpose
Of Making Final Draft.
TO SEND OUT PRINTED COPIES
Chief Work of Board Now to Do With
Rhraseology, Basic Plan Being
Complete-Lycan is Member.

cheney and economy commission will
meet at the state capitol in st. Paul
Friday and Saturday to give final
consideration to it's report, which is
to be presented to the legislature in
the form of a bill. Frank S. Lycan
of this city, who is a member of the
board, made this statement last even
ing.
The general plan decided upon by
the commission is complete in the
form of diagram and one third OF
the bill has been considered by the
entire commission and approved.
Work at the final meeting will be
confined to consideration of the re-
naming tWo-thirds Of the report,
changing this, if necessary, and re-
viewing the bill.
That portion of the bill approved
has to do with general organization,
budget and naming of officials not
affected by the civil service. The
other two-thirds to be considered in
cludes civil service and organization
of departments, such as those per-
tanning to the public domain and ag-
riculture. E5 -
Executive Committee to Meet.
The commissions executive COM
mittee, including besides Mr. Craig,
c. A. Congdon of Duluth, PROFESSOR
John H. Gray Of Minneapolis, J. F.
MCGEE of Minneapolis, and John
Moonan of Waseca, met at the capitol
today to consider two-thirds of the
bill before it's presentation to the
commission.
"Our work now has mainly to do
with phraseology, said Mr.. Craig.
"Our basic plan is complete in a
diagram. The work before us is to
put this scheme into words that ex-
actly express our meaning. So far
as know there will be no important
changes in that portion Of the bill
yet to be approved. This will be. the
last meeting Of the commission be-
fore the bill goes TO the printers in
preparation for submission to the leg
islature."
The commission plans to issue be-
tween 5000 and 10000 copies of the
bill in pamphlet form. 1t is ex-
pected that these will be ready by
Nov. Is.
The commissions recommendations
as to the budget will be presented to
the legislature Feb. 1, instead Of at
the opening sessions of the body. i
Members of Commission.
Those on the commission are:
Charles P. Craig of Duluth, o. B. Mel
son of Spring Grove, w. B. Parsons
of Winona, H. H. Dunn of Albert Lea,
John H. Holman of Mankato, F. E.
Putnam of Blue Earth, w. w. Smith
of Sleepy Eye, John Moonan of Wa
SEGA, Elias jacobson of Montevideo,
George F. Author Of Minneapolis,
Hugh J. Hughes of Minneapolis, E.
G.. Hall of Minneapolis, Thomas
Kneeland of Minneapolis, Theodore
Void of Minneapolis, Joseph Chap
man, jr., of Minneapolis, J. F. Nc
Gee of Minneapolis, Professor John
H. Gray of Minneapolis, A. F. Woods,
St. Anthonk Park, John A. Har-
tigan of St. Paul, D. A. Wallace OF
st. Paul, J. A. Stoneburg of Cam
bridge, j. D.. Sullivan of St. Cloud
L.. c. Spooner of Morris, Alfred Ru-
stad of Wheaton, O. j. Hagen OF
Moorhead, A. G. Anderson of Fer.
gus Falls, C. A. Congdon Of Duluth
Theodore T. Hudson of Duluth, F. s
lLycan of Bemidji and F.. ]. Lang OF
International Falls. John S. Pardee
of Duluth, is secretary of the com.
mission. -