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Show IBOOfiET WEEK DT STATEH0U5E Governor-elect Prepares to Start Trimming Estimated Revenues SALT I AKE. Dec. 27. Budget week I opens today at tho slate capllol, For th next six dnyj. iovi-rnor-clec: Charles R Mabey will go over the budget figures and trim hem to cornel within the estimated revenues for t"ne next blennium. The estimates already have been submitted to Mr. Mabey ami this v. rek nearly all his time will j be devoted to cuttiriK down ihose that may be thought excessive. "It is understood that close to $1.-000.000 $1.-000.000 in estimates may have to be lopped off" the figures submitted by the state auditor in order to bring them close to what Is estimated the revenues will total- for the two-year period. The governo' -elect has beea Roing over some of the estimates in his leisure, hut the complete budfret will h- submitted to him thl week. The real program for Mr. Mabey tills week, however, will consists of Interview:; In-terview:; with legislators-elect and the discussion of proposed bills that will teach the senate and hoiife hopper. A number of conferences already have been arranged, It is understood, and at these conferences will be discussed such proposed measures as Will tend toward economy In the conduct 6S the state government ThsSS Include bills that have been prepared by a committee com-mittee appointed by the governor-elect and which. It Is understood provide for consolidation of the work of Borne of thr state departments; the abolition of some boards or eo;iini!';slons where their work can be consolldat' d and possibly some discussion of possible senate and house officers It is understood un-derstood that the- governor-elect will continue to refrain from dhcusslng appointments until after the legislr. tuie h.".3 convened ami Uticen action on seme of tho measures It Is understood under-stood he will sponsor. Two messages mast be prepared by the governor-elect, one for his Inaugural Inaugu-ral address and hlj message to the legislature. Ho has been working On the latter for some time and It la said to be likely that his Inaugural address will bo somewhat ex' eir.por.meous There Is not likely to be a caucus of the Republican members of the legis- j lature until two or three days before I tlie bi pylons are called to order. There ' is only one Democrat in the house of' Representatives, while there arc coven Democrats In tnc scnute. At this caucus cau-cus It Is nssumed that a house speaker and senate president will be decided upon, and that officials of both branches of the legislature will be-tentatively be-tentatively chosen. -oo |