Mexico Missouri message., 1907-03-14
Missouri
Legislature
MAY ADJOURN MARCH 20.
Appropriation Bills introduced and
Legislators Begin on Final Work.

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The appropriation bills. which show
an aggregate OF something like S5,12b..
900. were introduced In the house Sat.
urday. When both branches OF the
assembly have passed upon these bills
the legislature will be ready for final
adjournment. 1t will require from fif
teen to eighteen days to get these
bills in readiness for signature. which
would put the sine die adjournment
about March 20. The Today constitu.
tional limit expires March IL.
Proportionately the appropriations
In the aggregate for current biennial
period are no larger than the aggre.
gate OF the 19O5-OG period. though the
| figures seem To indicate an increase OF
more than 100000. Two years ago
neither the normal school at Mary.
| Vile nor the one at Springfield was
included IN the list Of state institu.
| lions. This year both are in the
budget, each for 100000, which alone
accounts for SGO4,OOO OF the increase
Increases in salaries foot up some
thing like $4,000.
For the last biennial period tho to-
| tai revenue of the state was sSO54..
! 1926. or this amount S2.324 1850
was apportioned TO the public schools.
| leaving the net revenue OF the state
| for the l905-06 period $5.729.3i09G.
| The total estimated revenue OF the
state for the current biennial period
aggregates Ss.277.34625. This is TO
come from the following sources: Bal.
arce in treasury Jan. /. 1907. SG1s..
| 530.33: estimated receipts for the
years 19O7.Os. $1,000. 900: transfer Of
war claim fund to the revenue fund.
| 75.l9S13; transfer Of insurance
fund. $1,000 transfer Of sinking fund.
| Sii3I79. Deducting from this total
1888, 333.33. which will he appor.
toned to the schools. leaves the net
estimated revenues Of the state for
the ensuing biennial period S5.S94..
! Ol2.92. In round numbers, and esti.
mated. the appropriations this year
will be something like 100000 with.
in the estimated revenues Of the state.
HOUSE.
As a mark OF respect to the late
John NJ. Dupuy, representative In the
house from fancy county, who died
suddenly Sunday night, the general as
sembly adjourned Monday afternoon
until 10 o'clock Tuesday. The dead
members desk was draped in mourn.
ing, the sombeTness OF the black pail,
which also embodied the chair. being
relieved by modest design in green
and flowers. As a special guard To &C
company the remains from the under.
taking establishment TO the train. the
speaker chose from the majority Rep
resentatives GannaWay, FarrIs. Hop.
per Trimble and Clinton. and from the
minority Representatives Tubbs and
Bruckus. In announcing the escort TO
accompany the remains to their des-
tination, the speaker stated that Il
had been selected by the minority. to
which the late member belonged, and
was taken from among those who
were by personal relations his chosen
ntimates.
The house. whether desiring 10 be.
friend the railroad companies or take
swipe at the railroad commission.
ers, did not develop in the debate. de.
feated the bill requiring the compa.
MES TO keep At the disposal OF the
commissioners a special coach. inspec.
ton car and engine, and furnish free
transportation therein to the commits.
sloners, thier secretary and stenogra.
pher. The bill lacked a. votes OF Sc
curing enough 10 pass, and 12 votes
would have given II the constitution.
| al majority
The house Monday passed a bill In
which st. LouIsans are especially In.
| terested, and one which is applicable
only 10 that city. This is the meas.
ure which provides for the establish
ment, maintenance, extension and reg.
| ulation OF museums OF art. II author.
ICES taxation in the sum OF one.ffth
Of one mill on the dollar for that pur-
| post. As originally drawn. it's pro.
visions were made 10 include Kansas
City. but the representatives from that
place asked that IL be omitted.
Speaker Atkinson announced Mon.
| day morning that hereafter In calling
the order OF business he would not
ask for the introduction OF house bills
or joint and concurrent resolutions.
and that neither of these could be
hereafter offered except by a suspen-
sion OF the rules or by unanimous con,
sent Such was the order observed
Monday. and the passage OF bills was
reached soon after the house was con.
yened. These measures were passed:
An EFFORT TO make house bill No. at.
the Botsford Excise Commissioner
measure. a special order of business
for Thursday morning az 10 o'clock.
failed in the house. and the bill will
have TO take It's regular course. A bit.
ter fight win be waged on the measure
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The senate committee on criminal
Jurisprudence Thursday submitted ad-
verse reports ON Senator kidneys bill