Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-04-16
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
State Finances.

Under an order of the house of repre-
sentatives of the Thirty-sixth general
assembly of Missouri, made just before
adjournment. the clerk of the house
committee on appropriations was Or
dered to compile and have printed de-
tailed summary of all appropriations
made during the past session, together
with the funds from which they are
payable, and add thereto an estimate of
receipts into the state treasury during
the years 1s91-92, and send TO the mem
bers of the legislature. This work could
not be completed until all the bills con-
tanning appropriations of money for any
purpose We're examined and acted on by
the governor. The statement has now
been prepared, turned over to the public
printer, and viii be mailed to members
as soon as the proofs are corrected and
it can be printed.
The statement will show estimated
receipts from all sources during 1S91-92
of S7,349 1888. This is conservative
estimate, and does not include any esti-
mate for taxes from foreign corpora
tons, under the late law. nor for in
creased revenues from railroad taxation.
1t is considered more than proba BILE
that some $500. 600 more Will be paid in
to the state treasury.
The appropriations foot up in gross,
S7.341, S15.3S. OF this sum total S4.556,-
761. so are payable out of the state rev.
enue fund. Out of the state interest and
sinking funds 81, 331. 1873 are apprOpri-
ated. and of this amount 81 ,079, 1880 go
to pay interest upon the bonded debt,
and 81, $50, 900 for the purchase of bonds
and reduction OF the bonded debt.
Deducting from the appropriations
payable out Of the revenue fund the
amounts appropriated for extraordinary
purposes are:
Support of common schools. 80. 81 400 900 90
Dehc lenc!es III former years...-... S'S1l 81
Worlds Fair exhibit .......... -. 10000 co
Lincoln Institute Industrial School
(Which Will be refunded by the
United States. 80. ................ $4,000 90
Total .....-.. 81 ,6o4,S57 81
There is left for the net ordinary ap-
preparations for the support of the state
government. -. S9l, 94O26.
The Thirty-ffth general assembly
made appropriations for the net ordi-
nary expenses for 1SS9-90 of s., 919.41S,
exceeding those made by the last gen
eral assembly in the sum of SS7, 537. II.
\ Missouri Zinc Discovery.
A. l.. Carpenter, of Kansas City, for
many years connected with the Sander
son Stage Co, which was star route
between Kansas City and Santa Fe,
was in St. Louis a few days ago. Mr..
Carpenter is full of "reminiscences, has
had a large experience. and varied,
among the Indians, and is an expert in
the mining industry. from prospecting
to running an ''arasta," or superin-
tending stamp mill. Mr.. Carpenter
was just in from a prospecting tour
throughout southwest Missouri. THE
biggest mineral discovery of the age. =
said he. has been made at Seneca,
Mo. Heretofore a little village, part
" in Missouri and on the Quapaw Reser-
walton. l. T., the place is bound
to become a great mining center. An
ineXhaustible supply. or deposit. of
black jack or zinc ore has been discov-
cred there. 1t is a true fiSsure or hOri-
zontal vein, the extent of which can not
lin. Webb City. Gainesville, in Law
renee county, and at Galena. kas.. and
on Short creek zinc has been found in
pockets. The new discovery is some
thing novel in the zine business, and
sets the geOlogist and mineralOgist to
cudgeling their brains to account for
the deposits.