Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1842-11-26

the association Of the prisoners being de leterious
TO their morals and preudiciaI TO their manage.
ment.
Within the last four years, the convicts have in
creased, from forty.four, to about one hundred
and,fty, end they are still rapidly increasing. -
II the future policy Of the State shall require the
permanent continuance of The penitentlary sys.
TEN, the period is not remote when il will become
necessary to provide for the erection Of an add
tlonal institution Of this character When this
necessity shall arise, the interest Of the State, 1t
seems 10 me, would demand its location ia the
vicinity Of 81 Louis. 1t IS certain tina, the cou.
vIcts could be much more prof ably employed
near that city than in the interior OF the State,
and, II is believed that the amount expended in
transporting the convlcts from 81. LOUIS, whence
most oil them come, 10 the seat o. government,
would go lar towards the erection Of tho new
prison.
The concentration OF the sessions Of the Su
preme Court, at one point, has been q sub Jet OF
frequent discussion and debeIstion, and, in re.
laon TO which. the public mind has hitherto been
much div ded The sub ect will doubtless be re
vived at your present session. and It's correct de
termination will have lasting influence upon the
future character and usefulness Of that depart
ment 81 the government. Uniformity and abil.
mnstraton OF the law, and it is believed that
these qualities cannot be attained IN SO eminent
degree, while the time Of the Judges Of that
court is employed in performing The whole circuit
OF the Safe, at leas, twice IN each year.
II the interests or convenience Of the people
required the continuance OF the present system,
or II the expense OF litigation was leSsened there
by, the argument in favor OF concentration would
be greatly weakened. But reithrr of these IT..
suits flow from its continuation. The only
questions discussed and decided in the Supreme
Court, are questions OF law arising upon the re
cord. Neither parties nor witnesses are required
TO attend that court, nor is their attendance at all
necessary. Counsel, it is true, must be employed
and paid, and so it is under the present system,
unless the practice has changed in the last few
years.
| As neither the interest nor convenience OF the
people require the continuance OF the present
SYSTEM and as the concentration OF the court will
afford greater uniformity aud ability OF decision,
and consequently more perfect administration
Of the law, the reason for a failure TO avail our.
selves Of these advantages is not perceived.
Justice TO the Register OF Lands requires that
should call your attention TO the inequality that
exists between the compensation Of that officer
and the other officers Of the State.
The labor of the office of Register requires.
and has required, from the time Of its creation,
the constant employment OF one c'rrk, and occa
sionally two, in addition TO the daily labor Of the
Register himself. 1t is believed that the largest
portion OF the labor OF the Auditors Office de-
volved upon the Register, while the annual salary
OF the latter is only one third, in amount Of that
Of the former.
1t is true that the Register is allowed some per-
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clerk hire, and must continue 10 diminish from
the fact that the expense incurred by those, who
pay their taxes al the treasury, will cause them to
make payment in the proper counties.
1t should be rene inferred that the duties Of
the Register have been greatly increased by the
increased quantity of land subject 10 taxation.
and that The duties OF the office are various, ar
duons and complicated. 1t u.s. therefore, but an
act Of justice 10 lace that rlficer upon an equ.!
ity, in compensation, with the other officers OF
State, at least, that his compensation should
bear just proportion TO the labor OF the Office.
respectfully submit to the General Assembly
the propriey OF rembursing 10 the Register the
snount he has found himself obliged to expend
in the employment OF clerks.
would suggest, also, that many Of our cit
zens find it much more convenient 10 pay their
taxes at the treasury than TO the collectors Of
the different counties. 1t would therefore seem
but Just that they should be permitted 10 do so,
without being burdened with the Registers fee
upon each tract
Sensible OF the great injury that might result
10 the State from the further continuance Of the
thirty. iourlh and thirty. seventh sections Of the
act entitled San act to charter The Bank Of the
State Of Missouri approved February 2, 1887,
pledged as the faith Of the Stale Subsequently
was for the Ultimate payment Of whatever sum
might be Obtained under the latter section, the
GeneraI Assembly, at its last session. condition
ally fepealed those sections, ard am happy to
inioIm you that the private stockholders, in the
manner provided by said act. unanimously rati,
fled the repeal and that the certificate OF their
ratification is now on file in the office CT the
! Secretary OF State.
By the repeal Of these sections we are saved
the anomaly Of State borrowing money TO be
loaned TO the individual citizen, and the constiiu.
tional provision, VIII oh limits the capital OF The
Bank 10 five millions of dollars, strictly pre-
served.
The condition of the treasury and the interes
Of the people rmperrousy demand that the laws,
in relation to costs IN criminal cases. shoIId NJ
80 mod fed as 10 be less hurdrnsome upon tbs
treasury. la The two last fiscal years, there has
been paid at the treasury, lUr costs in crimlna
cases, The sun Of SAP 999 81, and the claims
now outstanding, and not pad for The want Of al
appropriation, amount TO abe sum Of near ten
e thousand dollars, making the whole amount o
. expenditure on this account alone, exceed the
n sum OF fifty thousand dollars.
f This burden upon The treasury mnst be re
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