The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-01-29

various state departments and lnSti-
buttons and referred to the Legisla-
ture for action. Nothing in the re-
port would interfere with the right
of the Legislature to be the final
determining agent in the making Of
appropriations.
The tax commissioner would take
the place of the present tax COM
mission and assume its duties. Late
Monday night it was reported that
the interim committee was still I'M
decided on whether to abolish this
commission and substitute commits
sioner or to leave the commission as
now constituted. However, all func-
tons of the tax commission which
are of quasi-judical nature, such
as powers or equalization, would be
vested in the board.
And here comes one of the most
important duties of the proposed
department. No money could be spent
by any department without an estim-
ate in advance of the items of ex-
penditure, this estimate to be made
for a period in advance of not less
than one month nor move than three
month, as directed by the board.
The bureau of purchasing would
be charged with the duty of making
all purchases entered into by tie state
or any of it's departments subject to
| the approval of the board. Powers
now vested in the printing commits
sioner and powers in relation to the
purchase and construction of build
| ings under the Board Of Control
would be transferred to the bureau
of purchase.
The bureau of personnel would be
given authority TO administer civil
service code under the direction of
the board and to standardize and
classify amployments and wages of
employees.
| -ep.r,mz:,- OF agriculture
This department would be admin
istered by commissioner appointed
by the Governor and responsible to
him. His salary would be as at pres
ent. In addition to the powers he
now has he would assume the duties
of the following departments:
Inspector of apiaries, dairy and
food commissioner, butter inspection
and grading commission, stallion reg
istration board.
The agricultural commissioner
would also take over the duties Of
the present immigration department
as far as they relate to agricultural
land. Moreover, no expenditures
could be made by any of the follow
ing agencies without the approval of
the agricultural commissioner:
State Agricultural society, county
agricultural societies, State Crop I'M
provement association, State Dairy
mems association, State Horticultural
| society, State Livestock Breeders as
ISOLATION, Livestock Sanitary board,
Poultry association, Red River Val
LEY Livestock association, State Flor
] lists association.
Highway Department
Few changes, if any, are proposed
in this department. The Department
would be under the supervision of a
commissioner of highways, as at
present, and with his powers the
same as now, except that he would
be subject to the provisions of the
code accompanying the report. The
code has not yet been made public.
! Education Department
The department of education also
would be unchanged in its method of
appointment by the governor, but it
would be assigned additional duties
which would result in the practical
elimination of series of boards.
! Under the educational department
would be bureau of registration
under the control of director Of
registration. The following examin-
ing boards would be brought togeth-
er under this director:
Architects, engineers and survey
ors' examining board, accountants, au-
tomobile, BARRIERS, chiropoy, chiro-
practic, dental, electricity, horse
shoers, law, medical, nurses, optome-
try, osteopathic, pharmacy.
Under the department OF educa-
ton also would be the State Art So
ciety, the State Historical society, the
Sibley House association, the Teach
ers' Insurance and Retirement fund
and the War Records commission.
Department of Health
The department of health would be
administered much as at present. 1t
would have its present powers and,
in addition, the duties now vested in
the state hotel Inspector.
| Commerce Department
Administration of the proposed new
| Department of Commerce would be
vested in a board composed Of the
commissioner of banks, the commits
sioner of insurance and commits
sioner of securities who would as
sumo the authority now vested in the
securities commission.
This is one of the features of the
report to which Representative Henry
Spindler Of Buffalo, one Of the in
torino cOnornittao r,oopohorc ohiocfc