The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-03-15
No. 81
KNIFE ON USELESS
JOBS IS GIVEN OK.
Legislators Fa-
vor Early Action On
Offices.

frankfort. KY, March 12.-Repub-
lican Senators and Representatives.
in joint caucus tonight, went on rec
ord unanimously as favoring the i'm
mediate establishment of the various
State Offices which the Joint probe
committee recently declared to be
useless. Action on the question fol-
lowed vigorous speeches by Edwin p.
Morrow. of Somerset, a special guest
of the caucus, and several others.
| The bills drafted by the probe
committee, carrying out its recon-
mendations, probably will be called
for consideration in the Senate to-
/ morrow. AS drawn, the various
measures consolidating boards and
commissions and abolishing Jobs
would take effect at the expiration of
| the terms of Office of the incumbents.
Gov. Stanley, in his recent message
indorsing the bills, urged that they
pass it in this form.
The Republicans present tonight,
however, unanimously pledged them
selves to support the amendments al
ready drafted by the Senate minority
under which the bills would go into
effect June 80.
Morrow Is Spokesman.
Mr.. Morrow, as spokesman fer
the caucus, said after the meet
ing:
1.-THE Republicans have an I'M
swerving conviction that the expense
of more than 100000 annually paid
in salaries to these needless state
officers, should be stopped imme-
diately and this amount saved to the
State. The platforms of both parties
pledge the adjustment of useless Of
fees, and the Republicans believe
that to continue such offices upon the
payroll until the end of the present
administration would be equivalent to
ndorsing and condoning larceny from
the states funds. They can $50 no
reason why public funds should be
paid to officers who are declared and
known to perform no public service
in return therefor"
Leading members of the caucus be-
lieve the action taken tonight will be
adhered to by all Republicans, not
withstanding the fact that IL is we'll
known the administration is using
every effort possible to induce some
few Republicans to break the party
ranks and support its policy of fast
ening these useless officers upon the
state until the close of the Stanley ad-
Stanley Men Active. ''e
Several widely-known Republicans,
friendly to the administration. were
in Frankfort all day, endeavoring to
swerve the Republicans from their
purpose to push the immediate abol-
of the amendments. The &C
ton of the caucus showed how little
progress they made.
These Republicans. friendly to the
have quoted the Gov
ernor as promising to support any
kind of legislative district redistrict-
ing bill, provided the minority would
from its position on the
probe committee bill The Repub-
leans. one of the workers declared.
would be allowed to draft the bill to
suit themselves without any Demo-
cratic interference.
The Republicans taking part in to-
nights caucus. however. declare they
an not violate the principle embodied
n the amendments even for the sake
If obtaining fair redistricting bill.
At the instance of Senator Basil
Gov. Stanley to-day di-
ected the State Board of Health to
axe charge of the situation at Glass
low, KY, where spinal meningitis is
threatening to become epidemic.
already there have been a number
Il deaths from the disease.
The Governor, also. sent kilograms
o Gen. Blue, of the United States
'ublic Service, and Surgeon General
iorgas. asking them to assign men to
ilassgow, to aid in coping with the