Iron County register., 1892-03-03
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
Mississippi River Improvement.

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Mississippi River improvements.
The river improvement committee OF
the st. Louis Merchants exchange re-
| ceived a telegram the other day from
Web. Nj. Samuels, who is in Washing
ton in the interest of the bill to appro-
pirate money for the permanent inn
provement of the river, saying that the
| movement was being received with IA
vor and even enthusiasm.
He thought it was unwise, however. to fix the
amount wanted larger than the engineers and
members of the river commission say can be
judiciously expended annually. They will, said
thes telegram, name amount less than ST.
Louis asks for, probably S4.000000 or S5,0O0.0O0
annually for the whole river Inasmuch as the
upper river is included. Senator Allison is sat
isfed, and, it may be well to add S5000.OOO to the
senate bill of Senator Vest for a general BILL
The following telegram was sent in
reply:
The committee desire you to insist ON the
separate bill for the permanent improvement of
| the Mississippi river. If you think advisable.
| after comforting with the river commission and
corps of engineers, to reduce the amount to be
annually expended you are authorized to do it.
We want to adhere to the principle we wish to
| establish, namely, appropriation providing for
annual expenditure for the continuous improve
ment of the river until it is permanently i'm
| proved.
The bill the river improvement COM
| mittee prepared asks for IS, OO0,0 900 an
nually.
State Taxation.
State Auditor Seibert is in puzzle,
as the following from the Globe-Demo-
crat will show:
| The state constitution provides that when the
total valuation reaches $500 600 600 the state
enue tax shall be reduced from 20c to 15c on the
500 valuation. In his recent report Auditor
Seibert says that this point has been reached,
and that the abstracts of assessments in his
ffce will bring the total up to about S9l0,O 600,
600. He says it is evident at a glance
that levy of 15c on the 500 valuation will
not be sufficient to meet the transfer
of one third of the revenue fund for sup
port of the public schools and pay the expenses
of the state government. This would incur a
reduction of nearly S400, 600 the assessment
for 1891, and with such reduction the auditor
says it will be impossible to meet the demands
on the revenue fund. 1t is perfectly plain that
the board must either increase the assessment
enough to make up for the loss of &c on the
| 500 valuation reduce the assessment
below the S900,0t0O00 limit. Property is
assessed very high in the cities.
| very near up to its actual value
and an increase of 25 per cent. would prove an
| injustice. Farm land is supposed to be assessed
at ABOUT one Value,
are not in favor of an increased valuation on
their land, and at the same time they are de-
manding reduction of taxation. The board
while discharging its functions in equalizng the
assessments keep the total value below
Sg00.00000 and retain the full tax. This course
will probably be adopted.
Want the University.
The st. Louis county court at a spe-
cial session at Clayton, called for that
purpose. passed an order rendering the
county farm. a beautiful tract of $50. 6
acres lying north of the town of Allen
ton, to the general assembly of Mis-.
souri,. on condition that that BODY es-
tablish the state university thereon it
| was stated at the meeting that a ma
| jority of the st. Louis members of the
legislature favored the Attention site,
| and had pledged themselves to sup
port it.
ANOTHER OFFER.
Independence also offers to donate
forty acres of ground and rebuild the
State university according to the states
own plans, without experse to the state.
and to give a bond of S1,oGr, 900 for
faithful performance.
Will Not Ask for More.
The following interview with Mr.. J
X. Gwynn recently appeared in the st.
Louis Globe Democrat:
The board of Worlds fair commissioners of
Missouri does not intend to ask the legislature
for any further appropriation beyond the $780,
GO already secured. A great many reports to
the contrary have crept out, but as member of
the board am prepared to deny them. A num-
ber of interests throughout the state have been
urging further appropriation because they
| onJ1l6 mt nl& &ai,,
spectivey wanted to aid them in making ex-
hbts The horticulturists wanted 600, the
live stock interest asked for 600 more and
so on. until the demands aggregated more than
S3000O0. 1t is quite possible that these interests
will urge the legislature to appropriate more
money, but the board will not do so. We can
make a good showing with the present sum,
although l do not consider it at all commen-
surate with the magnitude of the states
sources and wealth.
Funeral of Father Porta.
The funeral of Father Porta, late
priest of the church of the Immaculate
Conception at Springfield, was attend
| ed here by one of the largest gather
ings of all classes of citizens over seen
in Springfield on a similar occasion.
Bishop Hogan, of Kansas City, Off
ciated, assisted by fifteen priests from
| various parts of the state. The body
was inferred beneath the altar of the
church.
Too Weak to Go to the Ga1Iows.
Peter Wright, the colored murderer,
who was to have been hanged at st.
Joseph the other day, and who was
granted short respite by the supreme
| court, will never go to the gallows.
For weeks he has been seriously i'll,
and his death is looked for at any time.
He is too weak to take nourishment,
and can last but a short time longer.
Condemned Indecent Pictures.
At recent meeting of the st. Louis
charity conference the custom of dis
playing indecent pictures on bill
boards as advertisements for theatrical
plays and other purposes was con-
demned. and resolution was passed
asking the Christian men of the city to
lend their influence toward the abate-
ment of the nuisance.
Henry County Courthouse.
The contract to build the new court.
house for Henry county was let to
Hayde & Co. of Sedalia, for S47, ,221, to
be completed within twelve months.
Kansas City Grain Inspectors.
Attorney-General Wood is endeavor-