The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-01-10
The Governors Message Read
and Found To Be Full
of Meat.
The Legislators Down to Active
Work and Everything Nov
ing Like Clock
Work
Arrivals Diminishing and The
Disappointed Patriots
Turning Homeward.
4 recial correspondence of the BAzoo.

special correspondence of the BAzoo.
JEFFERSON Cry, Jan. Gov.
Francis sent in to-day his biennial
message. The document is quite COM
prehensive and treats of the condition
of the states affairs at considerable
length. The following is a resume
of same:
The finances of the state are in good
condition, the bonded debt having
been reduced ~, S45, 900 during the
last four years, and the annual inter-
est charges from s4O6, $40 to $780,
22O during the same period.
The tax rate has at the same time
been reduced from 40 cents per hun
dred dollars to % cents. The message
shows that the diminished revenue of
state in consequence of the reduction
Of the revenue levy from 2Oc to 15c,
which reduction was made by the
called session Of the legislature in
1892, can be met only by reduced
appropriations increased assessment
or by the adoption of new sources of
revenues; among the suggestions as
to the latter method is proposition
that the State license for December
SHOULD BE INCREASED
from s25, 90 per six months to $4,000
for same time; there being 1853 dram
shops in the state, the estimated in
crease from this source is s267 900
EDUCATION.
The governor declares the school in
terests of the state be in prosperous
condition. He warmly favors all
means to build up the state university
and calls attention to the great state
universities throughout the nation.
He says that he desires Missouri to be
fully abreast with any other common
wealth in this respect. He opposes
the separation of the state agricultural
college from the university, declaring
himself to he in favor of one great IL
stitution rather than two smaller ones
The Elemosynary institutions are
shown to have cost the state about
$500, 900 during the past two years.
The governor recommended that
the present law concerning their man
agement be changed radically. He
shows that the present plan of having
a board of control over each ins;itu-
ton consisting of five members who
are required to meet monthly,
COSTS THE STATE OVER $4,000
annually for salaries and travelling
expenses of members. He recon-
mended that a board of charities and
correction be appointed to have con-
troll over all such institutions and who
shall devote all of their time to their
duties and receive proper compensa-
ton for same. In regard to the peni-
Tertiary the governor shows it to have
been selfsustaining since February
lst, 1892, but he believes that
it should yield better re-
turns even than it does. He be-
lieves that in the interest, both of the
state and of the free labor with which
it completes, the price of the convict
labor should be increased to the con-
tractors. He urges the adoption of a
law by which the contract price Of
such labor should be at least 80 cents
per day and that the highest bidder
should be awarded the contract after
due advertisement of the letting of
came. He also recommends that
certain portion Of the
EARNINGS OF PRISONERS
be given to those of their families de-
pendent upon them for support, or
retained by the state and given to the
convict on his release. He calls
attention to the fact that Ohio receives
s. cents per day for her convicts AMI
Indiana receives soc to 80.
the price paid for Missouri convict
labor is only 80 cents per day. The
governor repeats what he said in his
last message relating to the employ
ment of convict labor OH the county
roads. But mentions some objections
to the plan, which, however. he on the
whole favors.
The Worlds Fair exhibit is shown
to be progressing favorable towards
completion.
The governor recommends several
amendments to the Insurance law
and notices that the Insurance Depart
ment has become
SOURCE OF REVENUE TO THE STATE
The bi weekly payment law passed
by the last assembly is shown to be
working fayOrably and after some OBJ