Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-13
WILL DRAFT BILLS
TO BE CONSIDERED
BY LEGISLATURE
continued from Firs, Iagc1

governments, which. IN the opinion
OF the commission. ar" IN need uf re.
Organization. including such coop
GRAFTON as may sc"m cxr.diant. and
such elimination Of unnecessary du.
piication In state and local nseucl.s
as may be- revealed.
ON. Of IN. recommendations mug,
b" confined Ia such Improvement. az
can b" effected without constitutional
amendments. ANA the other inciuL.
such improvements as the commission
may see 1T to recommend. condition
81 upon necessary constitutional
changes, and the commission shall
make such other Recommendations
deemed necessary to carry out tn"
object Of ,hc b:l The separate re.
ports Will he valuable. il is pointed
out, II Constitutional Convention is
called In the near future.
While charges %! unnecessary gov.
"rTmental expense was featured in
the last gWh"rnatorial election. aud
an investigation on abolition ot use
less Offices was conducted bS a leg
i-iatlvc commute" in January aud
February, the need 90 sinplifcation
and reorganization was realized 50
strongly in 1916 tina, commission OF,
economy and efficiency was appoint
ed under an aCt of the General AS
s"nblN. one direct result Of this
commission was tho adoption Of the
budget system by the General As
sembly in 1918. Many other recon
m"n%ations, however were not car
ricd OUT,
MnIor Hndgr> Mt Its service.
Major Hodges, who was :; men,
hcr ANA secretary OF the com ssion
"u .cOHomN and efficiency. a. dir.c-
tor OF th= budget. will TO AZ IN. SCR
vice q. tn" new commission aud
bring 10 il much valuable informa-
tion gathered in tne past. Later. n.
served as Il member OF tn. Virginia
conference on governmental .iici-
ency. the recommendation uf which
resulted in the Introduction OF III.
Gunu-Hoolrick Din creating the new
commission
In its report to the General As
sembly on January q. 1915. the com
mission on economy and efficiency de-
cared authority and Sp"nsibility
are dihrStd Instead ar helm. placed
wh"t" definite Official can b, held
l" account of the administration Of
IN, states affairs" II pointed out
'hat many OF the State deparimeut
heads are elected by the p.opl. and
DINERS named by the legislators
whlie numerous boards. commissions
bureaus and other agencies are
tackled on here and there Ia tho
governmental structure. yesul,;nr in
duplication OF functions and the
overlapping OF work.
Recommended budget system
ne most necessary thing. i'm th.
"p'h'"h Of that commission. was tina,
IN" '"N"rn"r Dc fiv"n greater .x.r-
NV" ana administrative cnntro! nvrr
me department head, ana i.,t a..
should hc tn. business head ar M.
= government Ia tact as We'll as nam.
''"'"'h hlthdtt!"u that III. budr.t
system be adopted WAS followed an,
ny t.c paSsas" of the bill suggested
ny 'he commission Many other REG
concentrations. including uniform Of
ne hours. leaves Of absence. r.Ioc,
r"" 81 oihces. collective purchasing
SUITE insurance. study Of tn. schnnt
system. and others were made S,,
nav" hccn carried into effect bv sut,
S'l"eni assemblies. but not All ha,,a
yet been adopted
H''cr the budget had been In ou,
Nv" y"ars. Governor DAVIS T..
OPERATION with tn" Vjr-irj,
W Women Voters "ailnI ~, -