The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-01-11
GOV, FOLKS BIENNIAL MESSAGE

daily per capita cost TOT Iialnt ,, h Ioot
as cents There was appropriated last
year $4,000, including $50 900 Tor new
buildings Here youn" girls who violate
the law are detained and reclaimed from
hayward ways to useful ana moral ives
Eieemosynary Institutions.
The Missouri School for the Blind Mt St
Louis has SO inmates, with an average
daily per capita cost OF 3l;o6. The apnro,,
priHtions FOR this institution for the inst
biennial period were 1925 500, including
s253, 500 FOR n new building, when nus
now been completed, and Is one OF the
best OF it's kind In the United states.
The Missouri School for the Dear al
Fulton has $50 inmates. with an average
cost per capita OF 81 cents per day. The
appropriations last year were S2oO.oss,
There was no appropriation Tor ne"
The Confederate Soldiers Home at
Higginsvlle has 226 inmates, with an
average daily per capita cost ,aot ,S Sss
SOB 900, including S2s,ooO Tor ne" ouuu-
inTA -.
James has PA inmates, with an average
appropriations OF 1905 were S54.5oo, In
Guiding s7.366.07 for new buildings;
Tho Colony for Feeble Minded and Epll-
entities at Marshall has $50 inmates. with
| an average daily per capita cost OF %
cents The appropriations OF 1908 were
| $ls3,0 including 3sl,oOO TOT ne" ouiiu-
State Hospital No. at Fulton has s2l
| inmates. with an average dally per capllt
sO5 50 r s SsnS R There %eTs
| prlatlons for new buildings Tor TINS 'nSu-
state Hospital No. At St. Joseph has
| 1875 inmates. with an average daily per
capita cost OF 40 l-3 cents. The appr9-
| priations for 1905 were $4,000. includ-
| Ing $4,000 for new buildings,
| State Hospital No. at Nevada mas
| f. S2 Inmates with an average daily per
| capita cost OF AZ $40 cents. The appro-
| priations for 1906 were Is5,275. including
| s63. 300 for new buildings. -
i62 Inmates, with an average dulsy per
capita cost OF 5!h cents me apprnpiiil.a-
lions for 1905 were Si44,30O. including
| 1876 900 for new buildings
The last General Assembly approprl-
ated $50. 900 for the establishment OF a
sanitarum for the treatment OF lnclp-
| lent pulmonary tuberculosis the gov
ernor was authorized to appoint q com,
mission to locate the sanitarium and erect
the necessary buildings as far as tho APP
preparation would 60 TINS srs Goin,sS ali
| the sites available for this purpose inc
snnitarlum was located at Ny. vernon, IN
Lawrence county. The buildings are no"
| i'm course of construction and II rs eA-
| nected that the main building VIII be
completed within a short while, 50 tina,
| the sanitarum Will soon be open loi pa \. ,
| tionts The commission VIII report IN
| detail. and this report VIII be sent you
| for your Information,
| Educational Institutions.
The University Of Missouri at Columbia
| shou.u be maintained IN manner com ,
mensurate with the wealth and dignity OF
| the state. The benefits OF such UNI :
versity are incalculable, and II should DC
supported more Literally as tho s Satiy
| prospors There was an average dhlly
Attendance in 1866 Of 1.S3i. The appt9-
prlatlons for 1906 were t6OO,ooO' iheIuu-
Ing ss2eOS for ~ rev MI0 0ed mmd Mo,aurgy
| nj Rnlla. a branch of the university, and
under control Of the executive goIii 1I
teo OF the board OF curators OF inc UNI
| verslty had an average daily attendance
i'm 1906 OF 2I5. The appropriations iol
1906 were :i22,ooe. including S2O'oOO ioi
"S The 'u arst district Normal School Al
llIrksvllle had an average daily attend
, | tnce for 1866 Of bO2. Inc anpiopllA
, | tons for 1866 were Sl59.2G0, including
''1 9TH" second r" district Normal School a
| Warrcnsburg had an average dnily at'
| tendance FOR 1905 Of 1S'; The, agppto
prlations for 1905 were lS oS Slg 10 'V'i% III
The third district Normal school
| Cape Grardcuu had an lNcraEg u"lly ~
tendance FOR l905-6 OF oi2. In' nIim,I
| priatluns FOR 1906 were AlNN, 49, lhe'"u
| me S7O.ISG for new buildings.
Lincoln Institute nj jefferson CITY hn'
an average daily Attendance iWIo l'pp', ,,.. q
. ft- The appropriations for 1909" "ri
2i7.4OO. including $4,000 for ne" puma
'''' Antl-Lobby Law.
Anything that obstructh the due conts
" legislation Is injurious To tho publl
,,'.ic,T, THE professional lobbyist u a
enemy ia Government ny IN" ptnpl,.t
=. e mover employed to obtain equal flSu'
for al the people. II IS il"1ya ~ III" ,,l ~,
. | uI, WUur special interests ~ All hlhd
SHOULD be- treated fairy Ivy ihr rcity',,n
IA ltiyos II the ugnplr. inc on,t'tlom "l H.,
~ professional lobbyist breeds cplfHpuo
add shDull not ID" tolerated.
| recommend the enactment o. lh'
n making It q crime for anyone int con-
~ | Tho legislature. AL persons, ot tuhlF'
% ,houId he permitted to appear Door
.r | committees and make arguments i"l
q 81. .i..t measures In the regular ana opo
o. 10, Nry ucrson should also be pei
T.. | mittod to file printed arguments c
h. | briefs with members OF the l'El-l'll
" Sat In order that publicity may nr Ei "
- | to what Is going ON. II should ne ploEluy
"a | that comics OF the printed arguments
~ briefs be filed In the office Of secretary
/ state and subject to public ihspeetoI
.c Elections.
ii The elections. both primary ana ger
u ornl cannot be too safely guarded. ~
/ purity OF the ballot is the foundation :,
free government, our election NV
would be advisable, giving more pow
Pc To election commissioners 10 Sup'TNll
to the work OF Judges ana clerks. tnH
no enable any cltiEcn to question the lcEaii
y II any registered voter, so that inc reg
NJ istration lists may be purgeG OF frau
+ before election day. The registratlt
laws, I believe. should be by conStltl
I'd tional amendment made to include fowl
l. OF 200 inhabitants and over.
Race Track Gambling.
III The last General Assembly enacted
n law to prevent the registration OF be
. | on horse races to he run WITHIN or VIII
IL out the state. Tho need OF such Ia
n was manifest. Under tho system OF
censing race track gambling. that q
OF statute formerly permitted, Il cohsti,
g stream OF young men were kept on tn'
ne way to the penitentiary, made ombezzlc
y. and thieves by the alluring gambling
n race tracks After the Inv was enactt
IL making the registration OF bets on nor
races a felony. some OF the gamblers, re
e5 dercd insolcnt by years of wealth z
ny duired by debauching the youth or I
OF state, attempted to defy the law and r
In disregard OF the authority OF tho sta
n The law was enforced over the heads
ny local officials who failed or refused
enforce IL. Race track gambling
te been stopped in Missouri II Is wort
cs OF note here that this form OF ERmbll
MS is falling into tsrepute all over I
-, country. and Il will not be long beft
oil only a few states will permit 1t.
49, Bucket Shop Gambling.
'r- one of the most vicious forms OF ga
ai bling is the bucket shop" whcre was'