The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-02-27

est ,and not due until March,, 1901, but subjectto
call ut any time after March l, 1850. The only
way, other than the one pointed out above, to
meet this emergency. IL for the state TO issue
after date, as provided By section MA a. article /,
OF the constitution II steps looking toward the
rehabilitation of the university are not taken at
this special session the student roll for the
scholastic year beginning In September next
viii be reduced nearly or quite so per cent, the
professors viii seek employment elsewhere, and
It viii require years to repair the injury done to
the university. 1t is ditiicult to estimate the
loss to the state or to its youth consequent
upon 9 generation being deprived of the benefit
OF four years'-or even two y~ears-university
training.
JEFFERSON BARRACKS
The Fifty-first congress made an appropria-
ton of S5O.OO for the improvement of Jefferson
barracks, near the city Of st. Louis, with the
view, 1t Is claimed Of making il a permanent
military post for siI or eight companies. The
war department ruled that the money could not
be used until exclusive jurisdiction over Jeffer-
son barracks reservation had been ceded to the
federal government and forwarded to me during
your regular session a bill OF that import, with
the request that I recommend it to the general
assembly for passage. That bill included ces-
sion Of exclusive jurisdiction over the posses
sions OF the federal government m Missouri, to
which ] objected, and did not meet with my ap-
proval in other respects. Extended CORE
spondence on this subject was had between the
secretary of war and myself, and was submit
teu 70 you IN q message from me on Narch III
1891. referred to the judiciary committee of each
house, and the position l had taken in the mat
ter was unanimously approved. Subsequently
the objections l had urged were conceded
by the war department, and l now
recommend that Missouri concede 10 the federal
government jurisdiction over jefferson bar
racks reservation, after reserving to the state
the right to serve civil and criminal processes
thereon and TO tax and regulate railroads run
ming through said reservation. In the estimates
prepared by the wardepartment for its require
ments, and presented to the appropriation COM
mittee of the Fifty-second congress-, the sum
of Sls5,0O has been asked fo- the fur
Their improvement Of jefferson barracks.
The people in the neighborhool OF the bar
racks, especially those OF the city of II. Louis,
are earnestly DESTROYS that jefferson barracks
should be made q military post; there are many
advantages to be gained thereby. and | cheer
fully indorse their wishes. Under the proyi-
sions of the bill jurisdiction will revert to the
a military post. This appropriation made by
the Fifty first congress, if not Used Icy juno %
Of the present year, will revert 20 the federal
treasury.
You have been called together by the governor
through authority conferred on him by the coz
stitutiun, which says: On extraordinary occa-
sions he may convene the general assembly by
proclamation, wherein he shall state specifical-
y each matter concerning which the action Of
that body is deemed necessary" 1t is my
conviction that the subjects mentioned
above are all that require legisla-
ton at this time. Extra sessions are
only justified by emergencies. They are expen-
sive to the people and should not be unduly pro-
longed. For those reasons / have declined to
comply with numerous petitions to submit 9TH
er matters at this time; most OF the subjects
asked for were considered by you at your regu-
lar session, and all of the others can be deferred
until the regular session Of 1893 without great
detriment to any interest involved.
DAVID r. RANcIs Governor.