Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-01-10

s253, 500 for a new building, which has
now been completed, and is one of the
best of its kind in the United States.
The Missouri School for the Deaf at
Fulton has $50 inmates, with an average
cost per capita of ga cents per day. The
appropriations last year were 5000. 092.
There was no appropriation for new
buildings.
h Confederate Soldiers Home at
Higginsvtlle has 226 inmates, with an
cents. The appropriations of 1905 were
ings.
The Federal Soldiers Home at st.
James has PA inmates, with an average
appropriations of 1905 were $54, 500, in
Guiding $7,S66,07 for new buildings:
The Colony for Feeble-Minded and Epil-
optics at Marshall has $50 inmates, with
an average daily per capita cost of SO
cents. The appropriations of 1905 were
$1S3, 900, including 1000 for new build
ings. ,
inmates, with an average daily per capita
of SO 3-5 cents. The appropriations of
1905 were $50, 300. There were no appro-
priations for new buildings for this insti-
tuition.
State Hospital No. 2 at St. Joseph has
1,345 inmates, with an average daily per
capita cost of 40 Ia cents. The .appro-
priations for 1905 were $72, 700, includ-
ing SIS, 0OJ for new buildings.
State Hospital No. 3 at Nevada has
1.OS2 inmates. with an average daily per
capita cost of AZ $40 cents. The appro-
prlations for 1905 were So, 275, including
500, 900 for new buildings.
State Hospital No. 4 at Pennington has
462 inmates, with an average daily per
| capita cost of SAY cents. The appropria-
lions for 1905 were $l44, 300, including
$95, 900 for new buildings.
The last General Assembly appropri-
ated $4,000 for the establishment OF. a
sanitarium for the treatment of inctp-
lent pulmonary tuberculosis. The gov
ernor was authorized to appoint a COM
mission to locate the sanitarium and erect
the necessary buildings as far as the ap-
was appointed, and after inspecting all
the sites available for this purpose, the
s~anitarium was located at Mt. Vernon, in
Lawrence county. The buildings are now
in course of construction and it is ex-
pected that the main building will be
completed within a short while. so that
the sanitarium will soon be open for pa
tients. The commission will report in
detail, and this report will be sent you
for your information,
Educational institutions.
The University of Missouri at Columbia
should be maintained in a manner COM
mensurate with the wealth and dignity of
the state. The benefits of such a uni
versity are in~calculable, and it should be
supported more literally as the state
prospers. There was an average daily
! dtltiludilCO vi lJuD-U vi LOON iS oPpAc-
priations for 1866 were $500, 900, includ-
ing $62, 900 for new building.
The School of Mines and Metallurgy
at Rolla, a branch of the university, and
under control of the executive commit
tee of the board of curators of the uni
versity, had an average daily attendance
in 1866 of 215, The appropriations for
1866 were 1928 900, including 100000 for
new building,
The first district Normal School at
Kirksville had an average daily attend
ance for 1866 of 5O2, The appropria-
s SCI, $50 1o for new new buildings HI'
The second district Normal School at
Warrensburg had an average datly at
tendance for 1866 of 7S7: The a,ppro-
Guiding new building, $62, 2O3. IL.
The third district Normal School at
Cape Girardeau had an average daily at
tendance for 1995e Of az Saa T 4as , apREr99-
ing $40, 1856 for new buildings.
Lincoln Institute at Jefferson City had
an average daily attendance for 1905 OF
467. The appropriations for 1906 were
ST., 400, including $4,000 for new oulld-
Anti Lobby Law.
Anything that obstructs the due course
of legislation Is injurious to the PUBLIC
welfare. The professional lobbyist IS an
enemy to government by the people. He
is never employed to obtain equal rights
for all the people. 1t is always in the in
terest of special classes against the peo-
pie. While special interests of all Kinds
should be treated fairly by the represen-
tatives Of the people, the operation of the
professional lobbyist breeds corruption
and should not be tolerated.
A recommend the enactment Of a law
making 1t a crime for anyone for COM
pensation to lobby with the members OF
the legislature. All persons, OF course
should be permitted to appea before
committees and make arguments for OIL
against measures in the regular and oper
way. Any person should also be per
mitted to file printed arguments OF
briefs with members of the legislature
But in order that publicity may be giyer
to what is going on. it should be provided
that COPIES of the printed arguments Oh
briefs be filed in the office Of secretary o
state and subject to public inspection
Elections.
The elections, both primary and gen
eral, cannot be too safely guarded. Thu
purity of the ballot is the foundation o
free government. Our election, law
could be improved upon. Amendment
would be advisable. giving more powe
to election commissioners to supervis
the work of Judges and clerks, and T
enable any citizcn to question the legalit,
of any registered voter, so that the reg
istration lists may be purged Of frau,
before election day. The registration
laws. / believe, should be by c%onstitu
tional amendment made to include town
Of 10000 inhabitants and over.
Race Track Gambling.
! Tho last General Assembly enacted
law to prevent the registration Of bet
on horse races to be run within or with
| out the state. The need Of such a LAY
was manifest. Under the system of i
censing race track gambling, that tn
statute formerly permitted, a constan
stream Of young men were kept on thei
/ way to the ~penitentiary, made embezzler
. and thieves by the alluring gambling a
\ race tracks. After the law WAS enactet
4 making the registration OF bets on hors
races a felony, some 1of the gamblers, rer
dered ~insolent BY years Of wealth ac
: state. attempted to DEFY the law and ri
2 In Disregard az the auInority OF the stat.
TIL law was enforced over the heads
n a-fo~on a. ri Rora trn4lr Cntr1lfnn ~