Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-02-16

tomorrow issue an order mastering
out all the militia in the state eNcent
Battery A of Clak, and the battery
members will resign unless an aopro-
prlation is made for the guard. AS
there is nothing in the way of the mill
Tia in the state except fragments or
old companies. the order will have but
little force and is more of "A bluff than
anything else.
An amendment 10 the constitution
will be presented tomorrow 10 permit
the state 10 increase its bonded III
debtedness TO 81 100000. TO meet the
provisions of a dispensary bill. The
senate voted for an adjournment from
Friday night To Tuesday morning. and
the house members are considering
like action.
Marietta Bones of Yankton sent in
long communication to the house TO-
day. asking for action on n bill crea-
ting the Office of state veterinarian.
The ways and means committee re-
ported on that portion of the gov
ernor's message relating TO the iinan-
cial transactions of Treasurer Philips
for his last term. The report en-
bodied a statement of the eX-treasurer
giving a detailed history of the work
of the department for the term and the
reasons for all his actions. This was
indorssd by the committee as its re-
port. A favorable report on bill to
allow live stock to run at large in win
ter was killed. A resolution was
adopted appointing Representative
Stoddard as house committeeman to
act with one from the senate, TO go to
Plankington tomorrow with experts
TO investigate the building occupied by
the inmates at the reform school, and
return an estimate of actual cost Of
the building. A resolution by Glass,
commencing the Action of Senator
Kyle and condemning the action Of
Senator Pettigrew on the peace treaty
called out a party discussion, but was
adopted. Bills introduced:
Rosselle, providing for notice of
death of mortgaged animals to the
holder of mortgage; Myron, requiring
railroads to sell 1,00O-mile family
tickets good if presented by any men,
Der of the family of purchaser: ways
and means committee, providing for
the protection of interests of the state
in the Taylor lands; Stoddard, provid
ing for the pratice Of osteopathy in
this state.
The house went into committee of
the whole on the game bill and the
usual argument in regard TO the rights
of farmers and town residents took up
a large part of the afternoon. The in
surance commissioner bill called out
the first real filibustering of the seS-
sion and failed for lack of two-thirds
to carry it as an emergency measure.
1t finally passed without the emer
gency clause by n vote Of ~ TO 50.
The senate attempted to recall the
bill to furnish stone and labor from
the penitentiary fo- the erection of the
children's home, but the attorney gen.
eral declared il to be beyond recall A
veto will returned on account of the Ia
Dor provision in the bill. and an at
tempt will be made TO get through a
new bill with that portion stricken out.
The senate appointed Smith of Pen
ningtOn as a committee of one to visit
Plankington with the house commit
teemen. The senate passed bills ap-
propriating money for the railroad lti-
CATION fund. assessment of railroads.
telegraph and express companies In
proportion to total mileage and value,
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Indiana law and a joint resolution for
a constitutional amendment, prividing
that half of the legislature to be
elected every two years, the terms TO
be for four years. An attempt by Han
ton 10 work IA single tax provision into
the senate revenue law failed. Bills
introduced:
Utmer. for a constitutional amend
ment to repeal the dispensary amend
ment; Hoes. placing telegraph compa-
nies under the control of the railroad
commission; Littleheld. for curfew
law. from March to September, 8 p. M.
and September 10 March. 5 p. m;
Stiles. requiring the warden. of the
penitentiary TO furnish stone for the
childran's home: King, establishing
fees Of physicians at 50 per visit and
10 cents per mile: Bottum, creating the
office Of commissioner of immigration.
A motion 20 reconsider the Wilmarth
bill for the classification of cities was
tabled, killing the bill.
Pierre. s. D.. Feb. 11.-In the house
n favorable report was returned on
the bill for the creation of the office
of commissioner of immigration, with
the salary cut to $1,000 per year. Bills
introduced: Harrington. providing for
, the manner of levy of special taxes in
cities: Copper, regulating the manage
ment of pool and billiard rooms;
Woody, a dispnnsary law. Bills passed:
To prevent the removal of buildings
from lots or lands unless the taxes
have been paid; appropriating money
for the expense of the sale and lease Of
state lands: appropriating 5000 for a
dormitory 1T the Madison normal
| school: for he protection Of fish. and
encouragement of teachers reading
circles. Two more shepherd bills were
/ killed. as were several minor measures.
The only argument Of note was over a
: bill to turn the dog tax into sheep
fund, which was finally sent back 10
committee.
In the senate, the bill to divide the
state into two congressional districts
was killed-24 10 Is. Hanten intro
duced bill to tax all voters between
81 and 30 years of age 81 year as a
! good citizen fund" to he distributed