The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1889-01-09
pupilc FUNDS would mucn more than balance
the additional cost of such officer.
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INSURANCE DEPARTMENT.
desire to call your attention to the fact that
the Insurance Department is an important
State office and should be governed and con-
troled the same aS other State ofhces Ihe
opinion has and to some extent does still pre-
vail that the office does not cost the taxpayers
of the State any thing and for that reason
more license ought to be given it than any 9th
er State Office. This is not correct for while
the fees paid to the Insurance Comm SslonerS
support the Office. yet this money comes from
the people OF the State. AS well might it DO
said that the Secretary OF State, who receives
from $50 0Oo to ss0.Oo0 per year in fees should,
in n great measure dispense these fees as he
deems proper. The Secretary OF State is com
peled to account for the fees received by him
and paw them into the State treasury as rigidly
as county collector, and the warden OF the
peniteutiary can not get dollar out OF the
til his account and vouchers are examined and
approved by the Board OF Inspectors.
The Commissioner of Insurance should be
required to do the same This ae M has rs
the past two years. It may have been neces-
sary to expend this amount OF money In ad-
should be done under the same restrictions as
required OF the other State omces
RAILROAD MATTERS.
| The question of amicably adjusting the diff
Of opinion between sae ,s az hni anh
| has been mixed one and dimcult 10 solve:
The bill for the government OF railroads passed
ter-State law OF the General Government. is
as near q solution OF the question as can pc hao
| at this time 1t is impossible to so iegis-
| late hut that some communities and individuals
| will enjoy greater advantages and dement's than
others. Railroads can not be brought 70 the
door OF every one. and competitive points VIII
other places But, under the present law. ma
terial differences may be and are being adjusted
as satisfactorily as the circumstances OF the
cases will admit
In addition to the statutes fixing, as near as
possible, o fair and equitable rate for freight
charges, our present law also antnor.zes the ane
Railroad Commissioners to fix lower rate
| when in their opinion 1t IS just ana proper
| which shall be prima-facie evidence OF its Just
ness. There has been some qness.on as 70 ,he ,he
railroads and in most cases cheerfuily compheo
with. ON
600 was appropriated for the purpose OF carry
ine out and enforcing its provisions. The Law
has in most instances, been promptly compite
with by the railroads and only si,63ao2 OF ths
annronr1ation has been used for its enforce
ment. 49,. ,,..,
| Constructed and put in operation In the pas
two years, and Missouri mas to-day D. 's-4-'o ilie
| of railroad
! STATE NINE INSPECTOR
According to the provisions of the law al
| nray,sa March a.. 1881. State mine iGspecft
, !
/ -. :, ,,,,rrrst ana enuereu upon ais ouIis
!, .Tune Of the same yesr- This law repealed Il
; oi9 law requiring the appointment OF count
eoal-u1;ue inspectors and Is great improF
men. over the old system The present la
) nIacinc- coal mines and lead and zinc mines
on the same footing. Is 10 some extent ILlp.a q
TO ME anE should be amended as suggested
the report of the Commissioner et l.aeor 81
i ! tistics and Inspection ., -.
we can not too carefully p-ofec. the NV
and heaItb OF the iaoorers in our mines ny /!
: | oueat ana ezaeting tnspec.tons- nos can We
e too diligeEt and Gaterpcisiag Ii tfe co.Is ga
. ! ~ truthful dat. concerning our immense III
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