The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-01-15


Sinking fund (mIuI,n,itn) ............ l,VDWpI
Civil list .... ........................ ibiJO
Educational NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. l75r0
institutlons........... h1inp
Assessing and collecting the revenue MOWD
Costs In criminal Cascs...... .. ...... bbD,WD
rcycnur ~. ...'......,........ ....' i,IOO,co
General Assembly tpny Of members
ana contingent CNpcnscs) .......... lnW,D
Sundry other appropriations. ....... 100000
Total R537,2 ,257
Tho estimated revenue Of the next two
years, the Governor states, win far exceed
this amount. The receipts from MI sources
into the state Treasury for tn" pnat two
yunrs aggregated 81 .t5i ,3Gj.gl total dishurse.
mcnta on warrants, N,s3i 3i7B7. There hns
been collected from the state repositories
during the past two years M interest on
state moneys, Ns7OI56.
LEGAL MArrERs
Under tho head Of legal matters, the Gov
Crnur calls attention to the clnim of tho
state against the - Louis 4 san Francisco
railroad for 5000 900, being the purchase price
for that rnllrond which the state had sold
March H., 1863. Suit was instituted in the
Circuit Court of 81. Louis, January 3O 1890
the day before the ten year period of limita-
ton would have expired, for the prnci.
pal ana six per cent. interest from
maturity. The defendant flied de-
murrrr to the states petition, but II
the February term of the st. Louis Circuit
Court The attorneys of the rnilrond have
notified the State Of their intention to take
dcpusitions in \rw York and various other
cities, beginning january 10, 1891. IN mp
preparation " needed to prosecute this SUIT.
In the event the ANTI Trust law IL not sus.
tuucd by the supreme Court, in the suits
now pending for its violation the Governor
recommends that IL he so amended M to
check and prevent the growth Of trusts and
monupolrs In Missouri and to make MI cf.
forts to evAdu IL futile.
"Somc of the counties have claimed the
right to withhold from the state the railroad
taxes collected by them on the ground that
the net Of March ~ 1858 authorized them to
do sO. The auditor IL dohnrrrd frOm insti.
uting suit for such taxes by distress war.
rants, buCuuSC his right to do 80 has been
withdrawn by an act approved March Al 1897.
other counties, which are entitled to the
same exemption, II constitutional. have paid
their railroad taxes into the state Treasury.
This condition of affairs should be rccth"d
and re- nmmcnd that legislation he enacted
looking tO that end Thcs" taxes have been
withheld since 1852 in the following sums by
the counties named buchanan, tH20i, Linn,
81 ,gSG,6t ril,c S2Ip7s72; Rails, *5,O1l55, Sull
van, S5,152.Gs total Ai7sl5j"
EDUCATION.
The last Legislature set aside one third of
the revenue for the support of tn" public
schools. and, in addition, nppropriHtodtlS},.
Bs3 for the state University and state Normal
schools, making n total appropriation for
the benefit of education for the years 1859 10
OF Sl.ili,N'S,n. In addition to this sum the
schools derived Si21 $40 ns interest on the
public school fund and seminary fund, max
ing n total ut Sioil, ,tO'.@ paid out uf the Stntc
Treasury for the promotion of education in
Missouri during tn" past two years This IL
independent ot III" money raised In the
school districts of the state by local taxa.
tion, and from county and township funds.
which, for the two Nrnrs-lssn aud ~ O=HE
grcgntcd, S,GiG, 80 pa grand total of SO
so $3.50 paid 10y the people ot Missouri for
school purposes during the pnst two years.
"Whilc," says the Governor, "lihcrnl
prov isiun Inns been made FOR the support of
the public schools and white NO doubt, the
money has hUru honestly disburs"d, tn"
schools could he made beneficial in n higher
degree and more effective il organized into
n system ~ complete ns the limitations Oi
the Constitution viii permit. N present
the funds distributed to the counties by the
state are HppurtiOned to the school DIS
trict4 IN the counties, aud, together with
the districts funds raised by local tuNnt on,
are, rs q rule, expended by the different dis
trirts independent Of each other. Very few,
II any, strictly agricultural districts are pro-
Vidrd with high schools, ana the youth on
tn" farms OF the state ARE not afforded the
facilities of free higher education which they
should have. and which the children of the
towns and cities enjoy. That would be wise
legislation which would link together the
primary and secondary schools of the state
and, in my Judgment Missouri could afford
to offer to the youth Of the state, free oi
charge, thorough education in its highest
branches, whether agricultural or scientific
hut in any event there should be more uni.
fOrmity ~ the course of study of the public
schools OF the state, and in bringing this
about good can be accomplished In other
ways, and expense saved to parents IN a re-.
duction of the cost Of text. books,
The Governor is opposed To furnishing
text books to the children who attend tn,
schools free of charge, hut, he says thcr,
can be no objections to thr state rendering
lts good services and powerful aid to tn,
people In order to chcCkmptc the sinister
| designs OF combined capital, ana II some ar
rangrmant could he made whereby an tn,
| school books used In the state could he pur'
chased through one channel the magnitude
| of the demand would prove effective in re-
! ducing tho cost Hut to better accomplish
| this there should he uniformity In the course
! Of study and the text books used In the pub
! lie schools, lie thinks itGdvisnblc that either
tho state Board OF Agriculture or another
| commission, should bc authorized to solicit
| bids and make contracts with publishers fol
| tho delivery Of the text books decided on /,
the children In the various counties.
STATE INSTITUTIONS.
| At the beginning Of tho present Admins
| tratlon the prisoners In the pcnitCntiar
numbered ,s3l This number had Increased
| to 800 ON December n, 1889, hut had fallen
| on to ,IisG ON December ~, 1890. The mum
! her OF commitments In 1855 was $40, in 1854
sl4 and In 1890 only G3i 4 table II piVCi
showing that the daily average cost Of main
| tanning each inmate In 1890 was IA. N cents
and the daily average earning were 27.B
cents. The earnings from contract labu
amounted to S255, ,9OOl H. and the total cost q
maintenance wns St3a s9si7, mn increase IL
| earnings of over $1,000 and u decrease II
expenses of 81, 800 M compared with the pre-
| cedlnR year.
| The school for the blind, the Reform
| school for Buys at noonvllc, the Girls In
dustria Home, the school for the Deaf an,
Dumb and the insane asylums, are all re
ported In n nOurishinR condition.
The Governor dcvotes n brief paragraph /,
| each of the state departments, Compllm
| ing the various officers on their fidelity ant
| efficiency. He recommends that "A pcnerou
policy be pursued In relation to the Missouri
National Guard, ana urges the Importance o
| increased appropriations for the Bureau o
Geology and Mines.
NEW LEGISLATION.
| The Australian Ballot law has prove,
highly satisfactory In Its operation, bu
there are, says the Governor, some impcr
fectlons In the law as il exists m present
"ln this law the State recognizes pni ~ or
ganizations, and In printing the tickets to h,
voted must determine what names To h
placed thereon ms party nominees, Provis
ion should be made for settling eontro
versics In the event OF the disruption Of
convention, or discussions In n party which
Its members are unable to adjust, resulting
In the presentation to the Secretary of state
or officers authorized to print tickets, Of two
/ A..
party nominee" The Governor can see N,
good reason why the law should not he ex