The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-01-13

are sufficient justification for this large
expenditure of money. The board of the
prisoners and jurors bt ing about $50 600
: in the last tw years. 100000 should be
aIpropri 'ted to pay the costs In criminal
Gaze, in 1856. There should be no de-
lay upon the part of the state in the pay
ment of the legal fees, due the officers of
courts, jurors and witnesses. III possible,
the causes of the accumulation Of criminal
Gusts should be diminished. A general
complaint is heard from every part of the
state, favoring in this respect a reformation
OF our criminal laws. Every safeguard
should be given the prisoner, and every
facility to be heard in bis defeuse, but the
couris should see that those rights are not
abused by trivial causes presented for the
sole purpose of delay. AS rule, the most
guilty are the most fruitful of resources to
obtain continuances. In so per cent of
such Cases, the state at last is required TO
/ pSy the costs OF abe contiuHances. thus i'm
posing a tax upon the the industries of our
people. The evil calls loudly for legisla-
tive remedy.
| EXAMINING AND VISITING CNMMITrEEs.
These committees are appointed by the
governor under an act of the legislature,
the former to examine into the accounts OF
the auditors and tressurer's offices and
the latter the various public institutions of
the state and investigate their condition,
wants, success and management. The work
Of such committees is invaluable to the
STATE and especially TO the general assembly.
4 sugg' ST that appropriations be made to
pay thee committees as soon as their
work is done and they are discharged. AS
ii is, they and their clerks have 10 await
the passage OF the general appropriation
bill, after their work has been completed,
which is usually one or more months, and
this necessitaIes the more needy to have
their accounts discounted at enormous
rates. This should not be the case. The
reports OF these committees for this as
sembly will be comprehensive, Importing
such knowledge as we'll be essential to inteli-
gent legislation. l commend them to your
closest ex animation.
FISH COMMISSION.
call the attention of the general assem-
bly, to this important branch of our states
wealth. The commisson is composed of
men OF popular standing in the state, of
great tidielety TO this work; who serve
without compensation, giving thier time
from sense of duty and devotion to the
expansion OF such an interest in the state.
Here tofore there has been appropriated
three thousand dollars for the use of the
commission. The work has attained such
proportions that the appropriation should
be increased to five Thousand dollars, and
also two thousand dollars for the construc-
ton OF aR aquarium car, in which to dis
tribute the fish. Experience teaches that
,hey can Lot be as safely ard economically
delivered auy other way. The railroad
managers have the car transported without
cost TO the state. / submit the following
r, Gently received from one of the members
of the commiss on:
The work of this year is shown by the
following synopsis Of reports of the super
intendents OF the two state Eatcheries, one
OF these hatcheries being In Forest park,
st. Louis, and the other near 81. Joseph,
Mo. Phil Roppin, Jr., superintendent of
the carp ponds in Forest park, reports
having supplied 45l private ponds with
thirty carp each since the first day of No
vember, 1884, to date alss 34l "spawners,"
and ten thousand small carp to the public
waters. as follows:
Creye Ceur Lake, st. Louis county
spawners, 81; carp, 1000.
Meremac river, at Pacific, Franklin
county -spawners, go; small carp ZOO.
Gasconade RIVER, Gssconade county
spawners 80; small carp 1000.
Missouri river, ct Jefferson City, Cole
county-spawners 30; small carp, 1000.
Usage river, Usage contemporaries 80;
small carp, 1000.
Mr.. Tracy, st. Louis-spawners, 6.
w. A. Long, Mound City-spayners. 6.
81. Ii. BOdeman, st. Lous-spawners, Is
Big river, st. Francois county-spawn-l
ers 80; small carp, 1000.
Black river, Butler county-spawners. 80. |
small carp, 1000.
Charlton river, Charlton connty-small
carp, 1000.
|. Studi, Creve CeIr Lake, st. Louis
county-spawners, Is.
Leaving on hand of small carp about
$4,000, and spawners, 500.
Reserving for 1885 as spawners. $50.
Retaining for this years spawn. $50.
The spawners will average to 10 pounds
in weight.
The commission report $4,000 Young
carp on hand, which would have been dis
tributed before now, had sufficient means
been provided. The only means now used
are tubs and cans, which renders the pro-
cess OF removal slow, awkward and expen-
siye. The commission will ask of this
body an increase of appropriation to ;
Justify the commencement Of the propsga- ,
ION OF native fish, especially black ba
croppy, pike and perch commonly called j
Jack salmon, to open other ponds for prop {
ogatlon and 10 enlarge the old ones. IL "
requires Sc: les of years 10 complies this I
work. Satisfactory results have been at
aimed in other states engaged in such prop.
hA
Iiy: "The great drawback to our operations =
the hesltating manner in which past leg !
siatures nave granted our small appropri- +
'tions: 1t is impossible for US to plan our :
york In advance for the next year without, .
moving We shall obtain mouey to execute
UGH plans. Should we make expenditures 8
eyond the amount of money on hand, ex- :,
'ectiIg new appropriations for the next !