The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1919-02-14
IN EFFECT MARCH 81
Idaho Adopts New Plan OF
Government.

state, and one Of he few states 10 the
Union TO abandon an an,iquated
form of government, substltutng in
its place what is virtually com
mission form The legislature had
duly authorized radical departure
from the old system and replaced it
with cabinet government, the
center Of which is the governor, on
the shoulders Of whom rests the
responsibility Uf making il a success
Governor Davis advocated the change.
1t is his belief that at least the way
ha> been paved 10 place Idaho on d
substantial business basis
While the legislature has been giv
Ing its attention To the new govern
ment plan the people have not been
asleep. They all admit the old
system OF state management was bad
enough and most any proposed change
ought to be an improvement.
When it was seen that strong
objection was being made 10 the
house to some OF the provisions of
the new law. compromise was
effected by which series of amend.
ments were introduced TO eliminate
some official commissions and boards
from the consolidation scheme.
These are the public utilities com
mission, the industrial accident
board, the state fish and game depart
ment and the state mine inspector.
With regard to the public utilities
commission it was feared by Nhose
objecting that as it is tribunal Of
three members, it would be dangerous
to reduce il to one. A similar argu-
ment applied to the industrial
accident board composed of three
members. The state mine inspectors
Office is created 10y the constitution
and it was considered uuwiSc to
delegate the inspectors powers. The
Sportsmen were willing to permit
jurisdiction in the state government
OF the fish and game department, but
they were against too much inter
ference, holding the department to be
different than other state offices, in
that it was supported exclusively by
the sportsmen and not by the people
as whole.
To make clean the change that will
be brought about 10 the state govern
ment on March 81 when the new
commission or cabinet form goes into
effect, the present and pending
systems are shown as follows:
Present
Executive department, elective:
Governor, lieutenant governor, secre.
tary of state, auditor, treasurer,
attorney general, superintendent of
public instruction, inspector Of mines.
Boards, appointive: Board of par
donS, prison commissioners, land
commissioners, trustees soldiers
home, equalization, canvassers,
examiners, depository, library COM
mission, capitol buildings and
grounds, health, medical examiners,
Osteopathy, dental examiners, op-
tometry, pharmacy, registration and
graduate nurses. live stock, sanitary,
veterinary medical examiners, horti.
cultural inspection, public utilities
commission, state highway commls-
sion, historical society, board of
control of Heyburn park, lumber in
spectors, board of education.
Future
Department Of agriculture, COM
posed of director and assistant;
director of animal industry, director
Of plant industry, director Of fairs.
Department of commerce, and in
dustry: Commissioner, assistant COM
missioner, director Of banking,
director of insurance.
Department of finance: Commits
sioner of finance.
Department OF immigration, labor
and statistics: Commissioner of im-
migration, labor and statistics.
Department Of law enforcement: