The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-01-09
Do:KERY's EFsr YEAR.
The 0Oysruer Poisls With Pride to the
States Progress Dufiaa the First
Year Of His kdmlaisirsiioa.
Condition OF the states Finances SQUAD,
and Our Cash Capital School Fund
tn. Largest OF Any STATE.

lie was aakeu oY lho hepubliC cur |
respondent to briefly review tho work |
OF the first year OF the administration.
STATES REvFSuEs ANrLE
FUH ALL EXPENSES.
"Thc condition OF the Treasury"
the Governor said, ''is exceedingly |
satisfactory Our revenues are ample |
to meet all the current expenses Of the
State Government, and at the same
time construct the new buildings aus
lhorized by the Legislature for sduc.- !
iiunai 5:'5s'',sj nay, Tv:v5 iiiS;;oiJ sie:
penal institutions.
The Legislature appropriated about
$500, 900 for the construction Of new
and the rcpsir Of old buildings. The
income Of the Treasury will bs ample |
to n,eci lhese increased demands, due
in large part to the modified beer law,
passed at The last session. That ls=
has proven TO be most satisfactory
revenue producer.
eIGI. 643 OF DERIVED
FHUn TuE BEER TAX.
"The State has already collected |
from beer inspection fees e46 ,64S OF,
Of which s2Ul, 9Il.Sa accrued prior to
the passage Of the modified law. The
So called back tax on beor Is a clear
gain 20 the Treasury, as there was no
provision Of law under which II could
have been collected prior to tho enact
ment OF the modified Law. The beer
law Is Is. inspection measure, and the
fees imposed by I, are inspection fees
Il was not, therefore, possible to Law
fully enforce the collection Of inspec-
ton fees after the consumption OF the
beer. The thanks Of the psople are |
especially due the Legislature for the
passage Of this measure, because, with.
gu, It, there would have been IA APP
peal 80 the Supreme Court o. the
United States and a vexing delay Of
At least two years, during which time
the State wonld have derived 90 rove
nue. from this source.
"rhe settlement Of the conVsalloh
BY the passage OF the modified law will
enable the State to properly care &C..
The ol.ad, the desi, the insane, tho
feeble minded and other unfortunate
classes OF our people
stain nFvESCE FUEp
SHOWS A sUHPLrs.
IAN Of the demands upon the State
Revenue Fund have been fully and
promptly met, aud there Is now a
Surplus of about $4,000 In that
| fund.
at Is estimated that the income
from inspection fees ON beer during
.he present fiscal year will not be less
than s330.00 which. added To ihs
income to be derived from taxes on
real, personal, corporate and other
property, witt guKbie the Treasury to
pay oil the obligations of the State, |
aud greatly augment the surplus Of the
revenue fund at The beginnihg Of the i
coming year.
aixsorRI's BONDED UgBr
REDUCED TO 81. 2s1, OO3.
1.-THE Interest and Sinking Foods
have been ,ishorsed TO pay the interest
upon bonded obligations and certih.
Gates Of Indebtedness; to meet In par; |,
the appropriation made for the Louis
lana Purchase Exposition. and 70 rs-
Tire 5000, GOO OF the bonded debt
The bonded debt. exclusive Of the
school certiicaIos, has been reduced to
q, 1887, O00."
The Governor was further asked, in
view Of the experience OF The last few
months, his opinion az 10 the wisdom
of the legislation enacted BY tho last
General Assembly. Replying. be said:
"At tho elOse Of the last session OF
the Legislature, in an interview pub
lished In the daily press, | then said
The people Of Missouri are to be
congratulated upon The work of the
Legislstnre. l regret that one or two
measures pcndiag before that body did I
not receive the favorable action Of both
houses, but Substantially all the lava
enacted are Ia ;ss 'sssrss; Q: the Fsa
pie.
"rhe opinions," said the Governor,
III than expressed are unchanged, ex-
eept as To one law, which, although
Involving g correct principle, Is %.
necessarily eumbrous IT. lis operation
ISroRrAST Laws
RECENTLY ENACTED.
"Among the lmpnEtant laws recently
enacted by the General Assembly may
DO noted The following: /
The law providing tor the taxation
of franchises; Tho law creating the
State Board Of Arbitration; tbs !sw
permitting the Inhicsion Of the death
panal,y ior kidnapping; She law pro-
hibi,iag boards Of managers from being
directly OF indlnaiiy Interested IN Gun.
tracts let ios wcrh or supplies fur
nished State inses,asion4; sse law pro-
y'ding for tho settlement of ooutrs-
versiss growing cut Of the beer lnspeo-
tion law; various bills amending the
nsad law; tho game and fab law; the
Hall .nedical bill; The World's Fair
bill; the bill authorizing ihs resisioB
Of tho chapser Of Our Iaws relating TO
the assczriant and oolIssslon VI thu
rassnas; tbs law crsaxing the Once
Of state factory iuaprrscf: the Saw
providing fpr tbs abatement Of the |
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