Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-01-16
GARDENERS PLANS
GIVEN IN MESSAGE
ASKS APPROPRIATIONS FOR MA.
TIoNAL GUARD AND FOR
MEMORIAL.
SCHOOLS TO BE IMPROVED
Urges Articulation Of Agricultural
Laws With Federal Statutes
Need for Constitution
-FaVors Suffrage.

Jefferson City, Mo.-Gov. Frederick
D. Gardner's message to the General
Assembly was read at a joint session
of that body shortly after organization
had been completed, and was filled
with matters of interest to the people
of the state at large.
Following is a summary of the most
important features covered by the
document:
Summary Of Recommendations.
Council of Defense.
(a) Appropriation to cover expenses
of the State Council of Defense.
(b) Authority to issue certificates
of patriotic service to members of the
Council of Defense and members of all
auxiliary war boards.
2.-Soldiers.
(a) Appropriation for National
Guard and Home Guard.
(b) Appropriation for memorial to
the 140, 900 Missouri soldiers and sail
ors.
(c) Commission to locate and mark
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souri, soldiers fought and died.
(d) All soldiers and sailors to be
given right of franchise.
3.-Education.
(a) Careful study of survey submit
ted in detail in message, and in view
of the deplorable condition of the rural
schools as revealed by said survey, and
the large amount of money the state
will set aside for school work the next
two years, that the Legislature con-
slider the ACCESSIBILITY of classifying the
public schools for the purpose Of as
pertaining the minimum of equipment
and facilities.
(b) That nc language be taught in the
elementary public schools other than
the national language.
a citizens.
4.-Amendment to Constitution per.
hitting all soldiers and sailors ro
vote.
State Income Tax-Section 80 tc
be repealed.
Estate highways.
(a) State bond issue of $50, 000, O0C
to build 5000 miles of surfaced roads
the automobile tax to be used for the
maintenance of the roads after beins
built.
7.-Agriculture.
(a) Revision of our indemnity Law
to a%rticulate with the new federal law
(b) Revision of the quarantine anC
f regulatory laws.
(c) Seed regulation.
e ID Modern law on cooperation.
S.-Eleemosynary institutions.
(a) Allowance paid by counties TO.
s support of patients to be raised II
meet present cost of living.
l. (b) Abolition of local boards and thu
e establishment of a hospital commits
h sion to have charge of all eleemosyna
Il ry institutions.
e Beer and soft drink inspection t
d be r~eorganized and higher charge
made on soft drinks to make UP TO
n loss on beer fees.
n Reinsurance department. Consider
h alton of a fire marshal law urged.
11.-Food and drug inspection. Tn
inspection of all weights and meas
h ures and automatic scales will com
h under this department,
{. Estate Board Of Health.
(a) Complete reorganization Of tn
n department.
13.-Fish and game.
h (a) Consolidation of the state fis
e commission with the state game an
n fish department.
(b) A license fee of 81 for fishin!
the money to be used for the purpos
d Of building fish hatcheries.
1~4.-Drainage, waterways and conse
walton.
II (a) Department to be enlarged an
IL reorganized to articulate with the fel
eral departments.
If (b) Royalty to be charged for san
% and gravel taken from state propert,
IS 15.-Budget System.
16.-Federal Prohibition amendmen
is Prompt action urged as promised
both political parties.
# 17.-New Constitution.
O. Unconstitutional Amendments.
n. (a) Urge congress to submit federt
n. amendment granting woman suffrag
10 (b) Prohibiting aliens voting.
19.-New State Capitol.
I. Ask $4,000 to be set aside for pain
ing and $4,000 for grading and cor
el pleting the grounds.
20.-Mortgage tax recording law.
21.-Children's Code,
n 22.-Revision Of civil and Grimm
NJ codes.
23.-General revision Of statutes.
~ Then and Now.
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