The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-01-08
EVENTS OF THE WEEK IN
IDAHO WITH THE ED|.
TORS Com MENT

In extreme simplicity he new state
administration was inaugurated at
Boise Monday. The oath of office
was administered to the new state Of
ticials by Chief Justice Sullivan. JUS
tice Morgan was sworn in first as the
successor of Judge Truitt who was ap-
pointed by Governor Haines to fill
the vacancy caused by the resignation
OF Judge Ailshie. Governor Alexander
was the next to be sworn and he was
followed by Lieutenant Governor Tay-
Tor, Secretary OF State Barker, Attor-
ney General Peterson, State Treasur-
er Eagleson, State Auditor Huston
State Superintendent Kelly, State
Mine Inspector Bell, in the order
named: This completed the Inaugural
ton of a new state administration.
Governor Alexander has already
stared upo nthe disabreeable task OF
distributing the state patronage at his
disposal. AS members of the Panama
Pacific Exposition Commission
Messrs. R. c. Beach and Z. H. Dew
ey had already rendered their resigna-
ton. They will be succeeded by Mr..
Harry L. Day of Wallace and Mr.
Timothy Regan of Boise. E. F. Van
Valkenberg, insurance commissioner,
has also rendered his resignation.
Governor Alexander stated Monday
that he would take few days to de-
eide upon a new insurance commits
sioner The first step taken by the
new governor in cleaning the state
house from cellar to dome was in de-
handing the resignation of the suerin-
tendent OF Hepburn park. The next
step Will be the appointment of new
game warden. These two steps it is
confidently expected in administration
circles will go long way toward saw
million year
The Retiring Administration.
Upon retiring from office Governor
Haines addressed himself to the mem
bers of the legislature. He present
ed a program of constructive legisla-
ton which his experience has lead him
to believe will solve number of our
problems of state. After calling at
tention to the fact that the outgoing
administration had actually reduced
the cost of government by carefulness
and economy Governor Haines rec
commended the abolition of all I'M
necessary offices. He says, and any
intelligent man can see that he is
right, that appropriations should be
curtailed as much as possible without
interfering with efficiency, at which
point ostentatious economy becomes
wasteful parsimony. 1t must be real
lied, however, that any saving which
can be effected in these methods will
always be insignificant compared with
the enormous reduction which can be
accomplished throughout the state bv
the installation of business principles
and the heading off by full publicity
of the wasteful drains which result
from public extravaganza"
Governor Haines' message in part
follows:
Another matter of great importance
is the noticeable progress which we
have made in the solution of our irri-
CATION difficulties. Our Carey act en-
terpriseS are in better condition today
than at any time since their failure
and troubles began, and it is not too
much to say that the era of better
conditions and greater progress has
been ushered in.
A law making the state bank COM
missioner ex-officio state insurance
commissioner abolishing the separate
office of the latter.
A law dispensing with the office OF
the present state examiner the deputy
bank examiners, the assistant en-
ployed by the tax commission and the
utilities commission, and the estab
lishment of a bureau of accounting
under the jurisdiction of a board to
be composed of the governor, the
chairman of the tax commission and
the state auditor, appointments and
tenure of office to be under civil serv-
i've rules.
A law or laws depriving subordinate
governmental units of the power 10
make mill levies in any amount, sub
stituting therefor the power to make
specific appropriations for particular
purposes, such appropriations to be
published and all to be within pre-
scribed percentage limits; the actual
computation Of lcvics to be made by
the boards of county commissioners
under the jurisdiction of the tax COM
mission.
A law extending the supervisory
powers of the tax commission and n
proposed constitutional amendment
granting additional powers where
necessary TO enable the commission to
properly perform the duties which
naturally fall within the jurisdiction
of such body
The amendment of our direct pri-
slqGu9 ol SO IsuuHm Vons ~ MeI GIem
us to nominate congressional, state
and county candidates without the
burdensome expense which the tax
payers must now meet, and without
the adjustifiable expense TO which
candidates TO office are unavoidably
placed. This is matter which inn
perativcly demands attention,
A law prescribing technical quail
fications for all candidates for the of
flee of state auditor III order that
thase elected to this position Will be
able to properly handle its highly
technical duties. Provision might well
be made for making this particular Of
flee appointive.
A law providing for the assessment
of property except new property, not
oftener than once every two years