The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-03-01
Post Card
Is
Under Way
Governors Adherents Write
Endorsing His Plan of Coy.
ernment Without Seeing
Text of Bills.
Increases Byan's S Power
By Paul Greer.
staff Correspondent The Omaha Bee.

Lincoln, Feb. ga good many
postcards are coming into the state.
house in response TO Governor
Charles W. Bryan's request that
everyone favoring a reduction OF
50 000. 900 in taxes and the dismissal
Of $50 employees write either 10 him Or
the legislators. That Is what he claims
his revision OF the code viii accom-
piish.
Measured BY the number Of people
in the state. these correspondents
are comparatively few. They are
those who accept on faith. unmind
ful OF the frequent slips between
political promise and performance.
The 45 bills with which this purpose
IS to be accomplished are just coming
off the press. and no one outside of
Lincoln has seen htem.
What is il that Is proposed in these
measures2 The governor explained
in special interview today that mas
much as he IS held responsible for fhs.
administration OF state affairs i was
plain to him that he should have
complete and final say in the han
ding Of all questions. This IS the kef
stone OF his proposed system. Z
differs from the code plan. which was
built on the theory that the governor
should appoint competent men 70 per
form various special duties. thus free
ing himself from a mass OK details
and allowing him 10 exercise general
supervision.
Visits State Prison.
Tbs governor had just rushed "a
from spending most Of the morning
al the>siate prison. where he was o.
cupied as a member Of The board g
pardons and paroles lie had spent
yesterday afternoon out there also
and observed quite frankly tha. ~
had nor been able 10 keep up on
developments in the legislature. about
which he inquired with some interest
This little incident takes on consic-
cradle Importance since, under tho
proposed changes. the governor would
assume personal control Of all tEs
code departments. He would have
more duties than a trap drummer n
a Jazz orchestra. Careful reading Of
the bills reveals that among the new
office 10 be conferred upon him are
the following:
Coairr steasr - ssaHa7es.
s5a.l7l5ssIans4 o. aarkEnE
comrulss.o1sr OF GONE. 1-sh ard ssh-
/ ietic-
Commiksiousr o, iabor
State health directc-.
i state veterinarian.
Governor Rules All.
Not a road can be built in the STATE.
not a hotel bedsheet inspected. nos
f an insurance company can be PR.
mitted to 40 business or a horse shot
Tor glanders without the governor
consent. Every empioye. from TIC
highest o tie lowest, viii owe his JET
10 the governor. and only he can or
der a discharge. Whereas. under LA
f code. confirmation By tho senate w
s necessary 70 the appointment OF ;h<
administrative heads. Under this rev
rian. the governor himself would hesa
the departments and make al sp-
E rointments without regard 70 the sd
f vice Of the legislature. Code employees
E have been appointed under a uedife!
method Of civil service by the heads
+ q each department. the governor nov
asks power 10 fiji al the jobs himself.
The work formerly donehy tie six
code departments would be divided
among nine new departments. The
s salaries O The deputies IN charge ot
+ these would aggregate Sss.7So a ysaF.
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