The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-01-28
AforFfERssn efrY.

The Methods Suggested for fnff@asfts
the Revenue OF tho state-The Bill fnI
sfeasinG Drsmshop License NAV Pass
4 fsfif 10 Ensssrsss the Breeding Of
Fine ssoek-Tbe GesfoEfesi Bareaa-
.JEffEksGs Cry. Mo, Jan. 1.-THE
Question of the stats te*sn4e will here
ale: teeeive 4. large share Of attention.
The trouble trs now is jn a rnuftiph.
cation of measures, SOM Or Increasing
and some for diminishing the rescSues;
and still others for reducing appropriai
NHHs. The principal methods suggested
for increasing the revenues are: The an
nualassessment of real estate. Q measure
recommended by the auditor aifi ssvorI
Sh'v reported from the house commit
tee on wa.sE md means to-day; taxa
tion of franchises anu III evidences Of
Indebtedness; an increase OF df2r~.hop
license and a reduction of criminal
ttst. and appropriations for state in
stitutions. From, the auditors esti-
mates there will be sufi5.crt revenue
collected the next two years. sorne-
thing over ss,7O0, 900. but he can
not take into account the various
Ways the legislature is likely
p. devise for spending money.
"a Al events the Lawmakers arc pro-
ceedlng GSH fIie theoyy that the revenue
will be short ana iIsf9 Is Talk of cut
ting the appropriations :~ pH6iIc
schools down from one-third TO S-N-
tosrth of the revenue. The bill in
crensiai s<ate aramsfiop license from
$50 to sloo.a yeet. IS 'ikeiy f. become 9
law. as has been stateG Fefdre,, and
this of itself will cover any ofesssF
deficit the legislature may cause in the
suditor's estimate. But the drift OF
Iegislation at present is not so much
70 t1spe PROVISION for short
age in tie fe1hhfue,: as to fur!
ther exercise the tn%fng, power:
The idea seems to prevail that Ger FnorS-
tion franchises should be taxed ns
separate property. and the state board
o. eius1',.tion. he the judges as to
what the franchise --a worth. The
statement has been made DfS trctn6ers
of the legislature that the raili0ad
franchises alone are worth over S5o.-
OOO. 900, and this is not far from the
value placed upon the railroads them
selves by the board Of equalization
And then it is proposed to tax the gross
earnings of corporations and even in
difidua1s..
rHE REVENUE LAW.
Mr. Moore, of Lactede, Introduced q
tir IN the house to-day amenfirg tho
revenue sa.- Nv enaicting the following
new section:
The assessor srall. anything in IT, act or
any other act TO the contrary notwithstanding
ssssss improved lands at the same prics per
acr. that he assesses uuimproved lands OF
like quality, and IL there shall be any mort
cages d eds of trust. vendors or nshsr llens
upon the lands Of any person required 20 irt
E.s property, the assessor shall deduct the
amount OF Tue .sia mortgages, deeds Of trust,
vendors or other iisfs from tho value Of the
said lands, aud the remainder .hail be the as
.es.e1 va'u, to be placsd upon ssfc I.4ds by
the assessor.
1t is also provided that the section
quoted shall not apply to domestic or
foreign corporations
INSURANCE MEASURES.
There are two insurance bills Of some
Importance pending in the house. One
requires e6mparlcs to pay the full
amount of the policy when the building
Of seek insured is completely destroyed
and the otf.Et ~rovides that the vaca-
tion of an insured hoGss 3Oes not inval-
idate the policy unless it contrIG-e-s to
.he origin of the fire. The last-named
bill war .r.-,3Hced by Mr.. Stuart, OF
Buchanan, to-day.
A BLOW AT GAMBLING.
Mr.. Gernez, of st Louis, to-day in
troduced bill in the house which he
say. is intended to put an end to the
pretended produce and stock exchanges
which are growing 50 rapidly in St
Louis and Kansas City since the pool
rooms and other gambling games have
been closed. It prescribes that it shall
be unlawful TO make any pretended sale
II st6cks; petroleum, metal, cotton or
apy other bftsduss: whether delivery -
contracted for or 36f;; SheIieter tho
contract price for the sale shall Hs gov;
erned by any automatic or electric ,dc'
vice, apparatus or machine. The ma
shines themselves and any papers and
Books frfay be seized, and shall be COM
petent evidence to coilviet anyone oper-
ating or controlling such machines
The punishment for first offense is
q, 200, and for second offense, in addi-
ton to such fine, imprisonment for ene
year in county Jail.
FOp STOCK BREEDEKS
Mr.. Davis, of Henry county, is pre-
pairing bill In the interest of agricul-
tural fairs and to encourage the breed
Ing of fine stock. # appropriates s4O,-
600 10 be disbursed as premiums by the
state board Of agriculture to the ex-
hibitors at the state fairs The money
is to be divided as follows: For the cat
tie and dairy interests. 5000; for the
horse-breeding interests, $40, 900; hogs
&, 200; sheep, $4,000; poultry. $1,000;
bees, $4,000; agricultural products,
a, 900. Sc ialia claims to have state
fair association, and the bill is doubt
less In the interests of that organiza-
ton, although no locality Is named.
fHk sEoIoGIcAL BUREAU.
THERE'S report current that bills
will be introduced in both the senate
and house to cut down the appropria-
tiut for the Geological bureau and con-
meet the same with a department of the
school of mines and metallurgy ut Rol-
la. There has been some grumbling to
the effect that the bureau of geology
has not made adequate returus for the
appropriation of $50, 900 made two years
ago, and no doubt it will be attacked
Delaware Peaches
Although the coolest weather for