The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-01-10
. subject of some severe legislation.

a subject Of some severe legislation.
Several cities have adopted a pro-
hibitive license tax, but the law
makers propose to carry the war
into Africa. Senator Love, of Jack
son, 1t is understood, will lead the
fight by proposing a general license
law fixing the tax SO high as to COM
pei dealers to entirely abandon the
sale Of cigarettes. How the young
men and boys who are addicted to
cigarette smoking will regard this
war on present vested rights is not
worrying the members of the legis-
lature. A local license tax of 5000
or $500 has proved effective in sup
pressing their sale in the towns, but
the proposed legislation will fix the
tai q $1,000 or ei,boo Per ysar. 81.
|II(IF 7>-N4f @SAtho1aA mtoopuff
&prSaf "a bSsMell sAtisfed with the
result OF . survey OF the swamp and
overflowed lands of the southeast.
The state appropriated $4,000 to
aid this work, and now $40, 900 will
be asked 10 push the survey on a
more comprehensive scale. 1t is
said 1000, 900 acres of land has been
reclaimed In the southeast as a result
of this survey, and those familiar
with the subject say much greater
acreage can be reclaimed. 1t is
hoped the government will eventu-
ally lend 2 helping hand. 1he land
when once reclaimed is quite valua-
BILE for agricultural purposes, and
will grow anything adapted to the
climate.
Secretary William Dawson, of the
Missouri Worlds Fair commission
has made his report to the governor.
1t is shown by this that the general
expense of administration was
$34, ,657.6S or nearly 80 per cent of
the entire appropriation. The
woman's auxiliary board cost
$7,003.05; the educational exhibit,
"a, ,803.95; mining exhibit, Sic, ,2O3. .95;
horticultural, 80, ,799. IA; agricultural,
SO, 1S9; forestry, $3,769.17; state
building and grounds, $47, 1926.
A foot note in the report shows
that $34, 900 was paid to contractors.
The total expenditures were $149,-
1856 leaving balance of $522.29,
which with the sale of fixtures and
with $3.50 received for the state
building, makes the total sum turned
into the treasury, 81 1,421.64.
State Superintendent Wolfe, in his
report to tho general assembly
vigorously discusses the great Dues
tions vitality concerning teachers and
patrons. First and undamental,
is a liberal outlay on the part of the
patrons and teachers, as requisite
to educational progress. But outlay
-investmsnt-to bring the best
results, must be intelligently made.
Pleading for the re- establishment
of the State Training School, to
license instructors in teachers
county institutes, that the time and
money Of teachers may not be squan-
dered, the superintendent says,
"There is much excellent institute
work in the state; more good work
but there is too much that is poor"
The present institute law relieves
the county commissioner, as an
individual, from granting county
certificates, and intrusts this duty to
the county institute board Of exami-
ners. 1t is urgently recommended
that state certificates be no longer
granted by the state superintendent,
but by q board--all this that the peo-
pie may the more intelligently invest
their annual outlay of $4,000, 900.
Commencing the strength and
desirability of the institute law, as
originally designed, the superin-
tendent: "The original bill was an
organic whole-a unity, that could
not be touched without mutilation-
U county institutes to grant county
certificates, (2) district institutes to
grant state certificates, (3) the state
training school to grant institute
instructors certificates"
In setting forth the necessity for
more efficient supervision by com
pekent 1ancators selected by boards
a. IN towns the superintendent says:
"With election Of county superin-
tendent by a direct vote of the
people, often not the best qualified
person 10 elected, but the smoothest