Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-27
COMMITTEE ON RErRENcAAeNY
Ar aEFoRM REPORTS Thru
iTs HIRED HEAD.
loLuTloNARv DOCUMENT
$uooEsrs srARTLiNo cnANogs
ovsrturnIns Of state constjtuNsew
Necessary " ideas Are Adepssd -
Continental ideas ~ 70 Accounting.
Would Consolidate State Offices, and
Create New Departments.
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Des Moincs. Fob. 27.-Reform ana
retrenchment based on reorganization
ana revolution. That's the program.
For the state OF Iowa--A new gov
erhhentai system. new constitution.
new departments galore. consolidation.
sweeping changes in methods. contt-
mental ideas as to accounting. shorter
ballot thoroughly Anglicissd ar.
ranSement of the functions OF govern
ment. That is the remedy for all Ill.
ments affecting the state. Take IL All
in one dose.
The most revolutionary docum.nt
ever placed on file in the state house
relating to Iowa affairs came thi. wee,e
from the hands OF the COMMITTEES on re-
renchment and reform OF the Thirty.
h1th general assembly, or rather fron,
inc expert bookkeepers ana account
ants employed by the COMMITTEES to IN.
.estsate and report on what should
oe done Tor Iowa. II Ia book of about
eoo printed pages. When 1t is read ana
larry dlSested the readers will realize
,hat those good men who laid the fo,,n.
uat'ohs Tor state on the Iowa prairie.
were mere amateurs In the big game OF
organizing state.
Ihe report to the COMMITTEES ON n.
uehch1nent and reform covers recon-.
mendations as to the three branchc. 80
elhtnent-executive. legislative and
Juoiciai. Briefly the changes propo.ed
are:
Executive Department.
The
constituted to be abolished entirely.
oihces OF auditor of state ana
treasurer OF state to be united in IN.
finance department.
. Offices Of secretary OF stata .rN
torney general united In tia ,.-.I -
partment - -
Activities Of government to b. c,...,-
ned under these seven caption.:, H.
partment OF agriculture. comnerce M
industries. public works, public m fetv !
pubic health, education. and chm rttta.
and corrections,
Inc governor is to be director gem
eTai or the department OF public safa.
ty.
inc governor is to appoint, subject
10 confirmation. the directors general ~
ehch or the other departments.
state purchasing agent to handle nil
supplies for the state.
state printer and binder to do all that
work.
now centralized executive counci,
created OF which the governor viii ho
chairman. and the other directors ron
eral mentioned will constitute M.
membership.
Legislative Department..
Legislative reference bureau in con.
hectlon with state library to coIlect
uata, draft bills assist departments q,
iegai matters. and oversee az tn hin, q,
the legislature. "
Reorganization OF committee clerk
Systeiil' reduction in their number nn,1
reduction In number OF doorkeener.
Janitors and others for the Legislative
sessions.
Judicial department recommenaa
tions:
suggestion OF the following plan but
not definitely recommended:
one court and one Jurisdiction fo. ,h,
whole state. @''o
Chief Justice to be elected by .b.
people. >0
All Judges to be nominated bv tho
chief Justice and their appointmert
subject to ratification OF the senate
Judges to hold office during good bc.
havior
No statutory form OF procedure. oniv
general routine to be outlined.
AS many special divisions OF IN.
court 10 De created as may be found
necessary.
The chief Justice to concentrate hi.
Jndic'ai FORCES wherever the calendar IN
the heaviest.
Claim Saving to Taxpayers,
These Few slight changes in the man.
ner or organizing the state OF Iowa
would. so II Is stated. effect n rreat
saving TO the taxpayers In the cost of
government.
We would emphasize the fact that
any reorganization of the government
procedure OF the state" says the report.
will necessarily involve an enormous
amount OF drastic investigation and re-
search. and also that constructional
work of this c!ia:ac.er car be .n-rIea
to a satisfactory conclusion only thru
the definite and determined action OF
the legislature"
The direct savings to be effected nm.
nually as the result Of this investiga.
tion is recapitulated as follows:
Reduction In committee clerks.
etc. .$1O.71O
Photographic scheme for copy
ing documents ........... 800
Reorganizing motor vehicle bu-
reau ;. ..-................. 10000
Coal bought on b. T. u. bSSls. $4,000
Betterment OF heating plant at
capitol :. -................... $500
Contract system for printing
and binding ........... $500
Total saving per annum. :. s4s.ols
A. 60 Reorganization.
In addition there will be saving, %
Il is estimated, thru appointment OF q
state purchasing agent and thru ad0W.