The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1892-02-25
NUMBER II.

so Conditioned Would not involve "S the state in
II would not necesstate the floating Of any war.
the revenue Of the state should permit It's pay:
Of the building required. 1t Is possible
that the revenue of the state might be
20 ons increased Ss rrsaS and the other approprs
an extent as to permit most all Of this sppro.
priation to be paid. II, however, only a small
portion Of 1t could be dsbursed, the act maxi
ing the appropriation on the. condition named
would bc reassuring to the friends Of the uni
versity, restore confidence and be an evidence
OF good will. l believe 1t would insure the
scholastic year of 1884 beginning with 1000
students can find no inhibition in the consti-
tuition against an appropriation OF this nature
not be made. Under the constitution all ap-
preparations continue In force until two years
after their approval, unless otherwise specified
STATE FINANCES.
That there is not likely to be surplus in the
revenue of the years 1891 -p2 beyond your appro-
priations Of the regular session is no reflection
upon gp your honorable body nor upon the state.
II is the well known policy Of the party in pow
or to collect from the people only such amounts
as are necessary to pay the interest on obliga-
tions hitherto incurred, to reduce those obliga-
tions from year to year and to pay the expenses
Of an economically administered government.
II the revenue of the state had exceeded, or
you should, and doubtless would, have reduced
the rate of taxation. The money Of the people
sssus T. taken o them be asS sSsd % dS in
state was reduced during 1891 othe extent Of
Sl,46O,0OO; it will be reduced during 1892 only 10
the extent of the constitutional requirement u
S25OOOO, but the board of fund commissioners,
by call issued this day, have announced that
the state will, on March l. 1892 retire $4,000 OF
its option bonds, bearing but 32 per cent. inter
est and not due until March l. 1907 but subject to
call at any time after March !, 1892 The only
way, other than the one pointed out abov,, to
meet this emergency, is for the state to issue
revenue bonds payable not more than two years
aftor date as provided by section ~, article 4,
of the constitution. If 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
will be reduced nearly OF, quite 80 per cent, the
professors will seek employment elsewhere, and
it will require years to repair the injury done to
the university. 1t is difficult to estimate the
loss to the state or to its youth consequent
OF four years-or even two years'-university
training
JEFFERSON BARRACKS.
The Tifty-first congress made appropria-
ton of SjO,OO0 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 a bill of that import, with
the request that recommend 1t to the general
assembly for passage. That bill included ces-
sion of exclusive jurisdiction over the possess
sions of the federal government in Missouri, to
which objected and did not meet with my ap-
proval in other respects, Extended corre-
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
tho objections l had urged were conceded
by tho war department and now
recommend that Missouri concede to the federal
government jurisdiction over jefferson bar
racks reservation, after reserving TO the state
thereon and to tax and regulate railroads run
ming through Said reservation. In the estimates
prepared by the war department for its require
ments, and presented to the appropriation COM
| mttee of the Fifty second congress, the sum
of sl750OO has been asked for the fur
| The people in the neghborhood of the bar
racks, especially those of the city of st. Louis,
are earnestly desirous that Jefferson barracks
to be Serb
| fully indOrse their wishes. Under the provi-
sions of tie bill jurisdiction will revert to the
| state when the reservation ceases to be used as
a military post. The appropriation made BY
| the Fifty first congress- II not used by June ~
Of the present year. will revert to the federal
You have been called together by the GO yernor
through authority conferred on him by the con-
stituti1n which says: .On o3;traordinary &c 1ces- a.
proclamation, wherein he shall state specifical.
ly each matter concerning which the action Of
convctoa eo' S that 'H the subjects mentoned
| above are all that require legisla-
ton at this time. Extra sessions are
| only justified by emergencies. They are expen-
| siye to the people and should not be unduy 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
| detrment to any interest involved.
| DAVID X. FRANCIS Governor,