Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-02-16
BRYANT WILL Be
RETAINED, UNDER
AMENDED BILLS
Economy Measures, Reported
Out Of Committee, Have SeV-
eraI Changes.
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special TO the Evening star.
TRENTON, Feb. 16.-The Senate
judiciary committee today reported
he economy and efficiency bills with
amendments. General Lewis T.
Bryant, head of the department of
labor, was exempted from the general
scheme of reorganization recommend
cd by the Economy and Efficiency
Commission. Senate bill No. 1, the
measure to reorgan1ze the department
Of labor, was reported with an amend
nlent to consolidate the bureau of la
bor statistics with the department Of
labor, and General Bryant is sup
posed to be retained as the chief of
he two bureaus.
Senator Read, of Camden, chairman
of the judiciary committee, in report
ing the economy bills, said:
THE judiciary committee could see
no reason why the economy and ef-
tciency bills should not be considered
- all other contemplated acts, that
3, each on its own merits. The
merging of the bureau of labor sta
tistics to the well organized depart
ment of labor Is agreed to on every
side, but the necessity of reorganiz-
ing the department of labor because
Of this minor addition is universally
condemned by members OF all par
ties, and the judiciary committee
agrees with this view and is so re-
porting.
1.-THE postponing of the addition of
the State Water Supply Commission
10 the new conservation department
for one year was simply in Difference
10 the wishes of the executives of Pat
erson, Passaic and other cities in that
section, who naturally desired the
present negotiations for permanent
water supply to be concluded before
the old board was abolished. We have
.iven one year to complete this work.
THE general change providing for
The bipartisan advisory board to
elect the chief as well as the sub
shief of the department, with the
Governor voting in case OF tie, is
likewise the result or the universal
lemand of present non-Salaried
boards now serving the State and
ne unanimous sentiment brought out
Mt the hearing. This is in no degree
whatever the slightest hit at the
Governors appointive powers. as un-
Ter the bill the latter appoints the
entire membership OF the advisory
Doard, and I should think would be
glad to be relieved of selecting heads
which are not political appointments,
1ut IL they are to be effective must
ne professional or scientific men. The
one unanswerable criticism Of the
advisory board plan, as provided In
the bill as presented, was that the
boards were expected to be RESPONSE
bic and yet have nothing to say as
10 the appointments of their chief ex-
ecutive officers. The opposite is the
present policy in New Jersey and al
ways has been.
"rhe Forest Park Reservation, the
Board OF State Geological Survey,
IRISH and Game Commission, Harbor
commission. only created by the
Democratic Legislature last year, ara
I'll given complete power to name
heir engineers and directors. All
4 hese boards are not salaried and
nave done most excellent constructive
york.
"Of course, the Republicans in tho
Legislature well understand that
nothing would please some Of the
Democratic chieftains better than to
see us fail in the passing OF these
bills as providing a good excuse OF
the failure OF two Democratic Legis-
latures to make good their pledges
20 the people in this regard. But We
1on't propose to fail.
The amendments proposed by Ma
fority Leader Read viii be printed be-
fore the bills come up on second read
ing.