The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-01-17

| IiTtult tbuTt Oh Ct. LOUIS, january ~, lSp,
the day before the ten year period Ct iimita-
tion would have expired, for the princi-
pal and six per cent. interest from
maturity. The defendant: nled a de.
murrer to :he st Iteis petition. but il
was overruled, and the case set for trial at
the February term of the st. Louis Circuit
Court. The attorneys of the railroad have
notified the state of their intention to take
dispositions in New YORK and various other
cities. beginning January 10. 1871. An ap-
preparation is needed to prosecute this suit.
In the event the Anti Trust law il not sus-
tanned by the Supreme Court, in the salts
now pending for its violation, the Governor
recommends that il be 50 amended as to
check and prevent the growth of trusts and
m~onopolies in Missouri and to make all eff
forts To evade it futile.
"Sonc Of the counties have claimed the
right to withhold from the state the railroad
taxes collected by them IN the ground that
the act of March %. Is :. authorized them to
do 50. The Auditor IL dcbarrcd from inst.
tuting suit for such taxes by d stress war
rants, because his right to do So has been
withdraw by an act approved March5i, les1.
Other counties, which are entitled to the
same exemption. If constitutional have paid
their railroad taxes into the state Tire isury.
This cond ton of affairs should he rcctificd
and | recommend that legislation Ice enacted
looking To- that ind. These taxes have been
withheld since lssl in the follow ing sum- 10y
the counties named buchanan, seq, %, Linn,
S7+'-i.ji: Pike. S2s.s7s.72; Rails. $5,o7l.53: SuIIi-
van, s~J,512.5s. total, Sii.7sl.5l."
EDUCATION.
The last Legislature set aside one third OF
the revenue for the support of the public
schools. and, in addition. appropriated $751;
3N3 for the state University and state Normal
schools, making a total appropriation for
the benefit of eduration for the years lssg &
of sl.jli-s~>.n. In addition to this sum the
schools derived SIZ1, 30 as interest on the
hubble school fund and seminary fund. max
ing 4 total Of 81 .giI.EO-l:s paid out Of the state
Treasury for the promotion of education in
Missouri during the past two years. This il
independent of the money raised in the
school districts of the >tIte by local taxa
ton. and from county and township funds,
which, for til" two years-isSy and 1SO-ag-
gre gated, s. ,6ii.ie6 "a grand total of So |
1859 paid by the people of Missouri for |
school purpose dnring iii" past two years.
"Whilc.' SAYS the Governor. ..libcral
provision has been made for the support of
Tia" public schools, and while. no doubt. the
money has been honestly di-bur-cd. the
schools could be made beneficial in n higher
dc"rr" and nuor.. effective if organized into
a -N-:'m a~ complete a. the limitations of
til" constitution VIII permit. vt present
the funds d Siribut"d to the counties bv the
stat" are appurtinned TO the school DIS
tr.cts in the counties. and, together with
the districts funds rdi>"d by local tlxli on,
are, a. a rule, expended by the different dis
trIcts Independent Of each other. Very few.
If any. strictly agricultural districts are pro-
yll"d with high schools. and the youth on
tn" farms of the state are not afforded the
facilities al free higher education which they
should have, and which the children OF the
towns and cities enjoy. That would he wise
legislation which would link together the
primary and secondary schools al the state.
and. in my Judgment. Missouri could afford
to offer Ia the youth of the state. free Of
charge, thorough education in it, highest
wh"thcr agricultural or scientific.
But ia any event there should b. more uni
f"rmity IN the course of study of til" public
schools of tn" state. and IN bringing this
about good can be- accomplished in other
and expense saved to parents in a re-
"f Ia" cost of Textbooks.
The Governor j. opposed to- furnishing
text books to til" children who attend the
schools. Tree of charge. hut. he says. there
ran br no objections to the state rendering
it, good services and powerful aid to tn"
p""pl" in order 10 ch"Cknatc the sinister
of combined capital. and if some ar
could hr made. whereby all the
school books used in the STAT" could br pur-
chased through on" channel the magnitude,
II the demand would prove effective in re
iucing the cost. I;ut To better accomplish
This thor" should b" uniformity in tine course
vi study and the text books used III the pub
Ic schools. u" thinks II advisable, THAT either
he state Board al Agriculturr or another
commission. should u" authorized To- splicit
Jid~ and make contracts with publishers for
h" delivery "f the text books decided on to
h" children in the various cuunti"f