The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-02-02
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|S1ATEDEP RTlMENTS
Chairman Of Efficiency and Economy
Committee Caustically Critioikes
Work Of Various Bureaus.
HEARING ON MEASURE HELD
House Refuses to Adjourn April -
Farmer Members Plea to Get Home
and Attend Crops Denied.

In 1911 Representative L. C.
Spooner, now chairman of the house
Efficiency and Economy committee.
made a proposal that q commission
be appointed to Investigate needed
changes in the states government,
and in opening the house efficiency
and economy committees hearing on
the present measure late yesterday,
said that he would revive the pro-
posal if it should now fail.
Mr.. Spooner mentioned several
state departments which he said
might be managed with greater econ
omy. ...:E ... sst
"The bureau of immigration, If
properly administered, should be self
supporting" he said. <.
1.-THE oil inspection department, in
stead of being bill of expense and
an opportunity Of political grating,
ought to be put on business basis.
"The grain inspection department,
reorganized so as to be in the inter-
est Of the grain growers and con-
sumers, might easily be made self
supporting, in lieu of being burden
on the taxpayers and robbery of
the grain growers of the state. X i
'sThere is room for Improvement
in the game and fish and the drainage
! commissions. IT.. -. -.
Craig is Speaker.
Charles c. Craig of Duluth, chair
man of the efficiency and economy
commission, made talk on behalf of
the commission and its bill before the
committee. Many other members of
the commission, including F. s. Ly-
can, of Bemidji, were present Pre-
vious to the hearing they had had
conference at the Saint Paul hotel
Speakers who talked for the effi-
cheney and economy commission at
the opening hearing of the bill be-
fore the legislative committees in.
cluded G. P. Craig of Duluth. chalr-s
man of the commission; Judge j. II.
tMcaceg and Professor John "a. Grays
of Minneapolis; C. A. Congdon Of
Duluth; Secretary John S. -SPardee
and E. Dana Durand of the Univer-
sity of Minnesota -.
House Refuses to Act. .
A joint resolution providing ad-
journment of the Minnesota legisla-
ture on April Z, was indefinitely post
poned by large majority by tho
house in committee of the whole to-
day. Debate on the resolution, which
provided adjournment IA days be-
fore the constitutional limit, held up
other business for nearly half an
hour.
complete our work and return
home April T." pleaded Representa-
tive Robert Carmichael of Farming
ton, land our constituents will say
well done, good and faithful SER
wants, ye shall be returned to your
seats next session. -.
Bjornson in Opposition.
Representative G. B. Bjornson of
Minneota took a firm stand against
the resolution. 1--WE have been sent
here to accomplish a certain amount
Of legislative work." he said, "apd
we cannot shirk those duties to salts
fly the desire of a few who are under
the impression that as much can be
accomplished in a short session as
a long one" "
Representative T. r. Kneeland de-
clared there should be no limitation
on the length of the legislative ses-
sion. Representative Carmichael re-
1plied that not since April 8, 1865,
when the soldiers were permitted to
return home to till their fields, had
there been such great need of work
on Minnesota farms as this year, with
the European war creating great de-
|mand for American grain. The house
did not heed his plea and killed the
resolution.
! A roll call on the bill was demanded
4 when the house rose and it was re-
ljected, Is to 80. Speaker H. H.
FLOWERS, who had been champion
of early adjournment, both before his
ELECTION and in his address in taking
the chair, did not vote.
WAR VETERANS TO MEET.