Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-02-25
STATE FINANCES.

That there is not likely to be surplus in thu
revenue of the years 1891 92 beyond your apprO-
prlations OF tne regular session is no reflection
upon your honorable body nor upon the state.
1t is the we'll known policy of the party in now
er to collect from the people only such amounts
as are necessary TO pay the interest obliga-
tons hitherto incurred, to reduce those obiiea-
tons from year to year, and to pay the expenses
OF an economically administered government
Ii the revenue of the state had exceeded or
promised to exceed, the appropriations made
you should, and doubtless would, have reduced
should not be taken from them to be boarded in
the state treasury. The bonded debt of the
81, $4,000: it will be reduced during 1882 only to
the extent of the constitutional requirement of
S2oO,OOO but the board of fund commissioners,
ny can issued this day, have announced that
the state will, on March l, 1892, retire 100000 of
Its option bonds bearing but 3l2 per cent inter-
est and not due until March l. 1907 but subject to
call at any time after March l, 1892. The only
way, other than the one pointed out above, to
meet this emergency. is for the state to issue
revenue bonds, payable not more than two years
after date, provided by section A. article 4,
Of the constitution. If steps looking toward the
this special session the student roll for the
scholastic year beginning in September next
will be reduced nearly OF quite so per cent, the
professors will seek employment elsewhere, and
It VIII require years to reI air the injury done to
the university. 1t is difficult to estimate the
upon generation being deprived of the benefit
OF four years'-or even two years'-university
training.
The Fifty first congress made an appropria.
ton of $4,000 for the Improvement of Jefferson
barracks, near the city of St Louis, with the
view, it is claimed of making it a permanent
military post for six or eight companies. The
war department ruled that the money could not
be used until exclusive jurisdiction over Jeffer-
son barracks reservation had been coded to the
federal government and forwarded to me during
your regular session bill of that import, with
the request that recommend it to the general
assembly for passage. That bill included ceS-
sion of exclusive jurisdiction over the posses
s1ons OF the federal government in Missouri, to
which objected, and did not meet with my APP
prevail in other respects Extended CORE
spondence on this subject was had between the
secretary of war and myself and was submit
ted to you in message from me on March %,
1891, referred to the Judiciary committee of each
house, and the position had taken in the mat
ter was unanimously approved subsequently
the objections | had urged were conceded
by the war department, and 1 now
recommend that Missouri concede to 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 rum
ming through said reservation. In the estimates
prepared by the war department for its require
ments, and presented to the appropriation COM
mittee of the Fifty second congress, the sum
of $4,000 has been asked for the fur
Their improvement of jefferson barracks.
The people in the neighborhood of the bar
racks, especially those of the city of st. Louis.
should be made military post; there many
advantages to be gained thereby, and cheer
fully indorse their wishes. Under the provi
SioHS VI tio Jill Will revert 10 Inc
state when the reservation ceases to be used as
military post. The appropriation made by
the Fifty first congress, if not used by June 30
of the present year, will revert to the federal
treasury.
You have been called together by the governor
through authority conferred ON him by the con-
stitution, which says: 'On extraordinary occa-
sons he may convene the general assembly by
proclamation, wherein he snail state specifical-
iy each matter concerning which the action of
that body Is deemed necessary" 1t is my
conviction that the subjects mentioned
OH oil thn< IL
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 1898 without great
detriment to any interest involved.
DAVID r. FRANCIS Governor,