The Glenwood post., 1914-12-19
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Denver, Dec. 1s.-The leaders Of the
Republican party are planning for q
legislative session that will only enact
such laws As will carry out the prinei-
pal promises made by the party during
the last election, and that will give
unto Colorado the most efficient gov
ernment At the least possible cost. In
order to do this two important bills
are being drafted: First, the bill Gre
ating the Carlson industrial commission
which has been explained before, auJ
second, bill that will reduce the num-
Der Of employees to the very minimum
with efficiency still maintained. 1t has
not been generally known, but for the
last few weeks the leaders of the party
have had some of the best known gov
ernmental experts in the country going
over the appropriation bills and tine
laws creating boards and bureaus with
q view Of making recommendations
that will reduce the cost and still give
more efficient government. Some years
ago the state of Minnesota employed
experts to do this with the result that
millions of dollars were saved annually.
Chairman Stewart of the Republican
state central committee has had a num-
Der of experts at work, some of whom
were the same men who made the rec
concentrations in Minnesota. So far
these experts have made recommenda-
tions which, if put into effect, will
save the state one-half million dollars
annually. The general PFssssitisu j.
to abolish all boards and bureaus and
to create one or two commissions 70
handle all of the work now handled
through the boards and bureaus; also
to abolish the general clerkship and
minor positions and to create one po-
sition to be filled by a capable person
to do the work now being done by four
or five. The general plan will include
the creation of one board to have
charge of all state institutions instead
of one board for every state institution.
In short, it will mean a reduction il
the number of employees in the legisia-
tive, executive and judicial depart
ments of the government.
Those who have been working on the
plan have figures to show that it costs
Colorado more to maintain her govern
ment when compared with the number
of people in the state and when com
pared with the amonnt Of money ex
pended for governmental purposes than
any other state in the Union. For in
stance, last year Wisconsin distributed
200, 900, 900 fry from three fish hatch
cries at \ cost of $1,000. while Colo
RADIO distributed 4O,OOO,O0O fry from
thirteen hatcheries at a cost of 423, 600
The same proportion Of expense holds
good in almost every department of tho
state. The general plan ~ outlined by
Chairman Stewart and the other leaders
is to have the Legislature meet and To-
main in session thifcy days. During
this time the bills that are intended
to be enacted into law can be intro
duced and the proper committees ap-
pointed and ad journment can then be
taken for another thirty days. Under
the constitution an adjournment for
over three days closes the assembly.
Governor Carlson can at the end Of the
second thirty days Issue a call for a
special session and include only those
matters which are really necessary for
consideration. This would have the ef
feet of killing all unnecessary proposed
bills and would give the assembly all
of its time on the measures that are,
supposed to be of vital Importance to
the people. Certainly this is an un-
precedented manner of handling legis-
lation. Yet those who have the matter
in charge feel that this is the only way
the cost of maintaining the state gov
ernment can be reduced to a point
something like it should be. To be
sure, it will meet with violent oppo.i-
tion from those who have positions or
from those who feel that they shonld
be appointed to positions that are to be
abolished nader this plan The leaders
Of the movement realise that they win
have the aead weight Of an tAis sppe-
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