The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-04-10
GOVERNORS CABINET
TAKES OVER CONTROL
GOVERNMENT o ESTATE NOW IN
HANDS OF NINE CON-
MiSSIONERS.

last legislature to supervise the civil
administration of the state govern
ment under a Capitalization of powers
heretofore scattered between 4S state
divisions:
Miles Cannon, Weiser commission
er of agriculture.
Jay Gibson, Occur d'Alene, commits
sioner Of commerce and industry.
Guy Bowerman, St. Anthony, COM
missioner of finance.
C. A. Elmer, Gooding, commissioner
of public investments.
j. K. White, Boise, commissioner OF
public welfare.
William j. Hall, Wallace commits
sioner of public works.
W. G. Swendson, Pocatello, COM
missioner of reclamation.
Robert o. Jones, Kellogg. commits
sioner Of law enforcement.
o. H. Barber, American Falls COM
missioner of immigration, labor and
statistics.
NEW Stat0 1OS0TUH'0"N'
Nine new officials with vast author
tiles over civil administrative offices
at the statehouse Monday morning
They are the new commissioners pro-
vided for in the administration meas
ure, known as senate bill No. 10, pass
ed by the recent legislature. Forty
eight state boards, offices and depart
ments which have, heretofore. been
conducted as separate and independ-
ent branches of the state government,
are consolidated under the commits
sioners, says the Boise Statesman.
Collectively, and with elected state
officials, the commissioners form a
governors cabinet, bringing directly
under control of Governor D. w. Da-
Wis the entire state governmental ma
chinery Because of this centraliza-
ton responsibility for administration
of the states business is placed di-
rectly upon the governor.
Under the nine commission depart
ments are arranged subdivisions to
be known as bureaus and offices. The
heads of these subdivisions will be, In
most cases, employees already in the
offices. They will simply acquire the
new title which goes with the office,
but instead of carrying on their office
work independently will be directly
responsible for results to the head of
the department, or the commissioner,
under which the office has been plac-
ed.
The public utilities commission and
the industrial accident board are not
represented in the governors cabinet
Neither is the department of educa-
ton These three departments will
continue to function as before, max
ing IL divisions into which the state
government is divided.
The nine new departments and the
offices under them are as follows;
Department Of Agriculture.
In charge Of: Bureau Of markets
continuing present duties of state
farm markets bureau; bureau of ami
may industry, succeeding to functions
of livestock sanitary board and state
veterinarian bureau of plant indus.
try, performing work of horticulture
and bee inspectors; bureau Of fairs te
be in charge of state fair director; Of
flee of weights and measures, formerly
a part of duties of pure food inspect
or; Office Of registration for registra-
ton of cattle brands; board of nine
agricultural advisers.
Commerce and Industry.
Office Of banking, in charge of di.
rector of banking; bureau Of insur-
ance, continuing duties of present of.
flee of commissioner of insurance.; bu.
reau of state industrial insurance con.
tinuing present office office Of super
vision of investment for enforcement
of "blue sky" law.
Finance.
Office OF budget and taxation Office
VI duQltOTp WILL soaiiC uusASc rs
present deputy state examiner; office
of state deposits, to be in charge Of
one of employees.
immigration, Labor and Statistics.
Office Of labor. which will include
duties Of safety inspector; Office o.
immigration; Office Of statistics, which
will gather statistical data for all 9th
er state offices.
Law enforcement.
Office of state constabulary, in d.
rect charge Of commissioner Of de
partment; bureau Of fish and game
which will be presided over by pres
ent state game warden, who will b.
under supervision Of department com
missioner: office Of registration Of mo
tor licenses.
Public Investments.
This department will be the sam
as the office of state land department
register, with added duties Heretofore
exercised by the land board in con
nection with investment Of stat
funds.
Public Welfare.
Succeeding boards Of directors o
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