Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-03-09

mittee on temperance presented a
unanimous report against the passage
of the senate dispensary bill. The re-
port was adopted-9J to 31-and this
action "ciuched"--46 to SO. This set
tied the fate of the dispensary bill at
the present session, as il is now too
late to take action in the two houses
on any other measure.
The report was presented by Repre-
sentative Purdy. who spoke at length
in favor of the action of the commit
tee.
The senate passed the bill raising
the tax levy, and killed the house reso-
luton to rcsubmt the dispensary
amendment, which will be recon
sdered. A resolution passed for an
amendment 10 prohibit state officers
taking passes.
he house passed these senate bills:
For deficiency appropriation for en-
ployes; providing for printing reports
of appointiye officers which have in
the past been submitted 10 the gov
ernor alone; deficiency for the publica-
tion of the constitutional amendments:
appropriation TO pay Judgment for
fuel furnished NJ the agricultural col
lege: approprlating money to pay Da-
NlStil county lbT tilt care tl llIlSOItES,
allowing claimants not in possession
10 dispose of their interests in real es-
tate: TO prevent fraudulent voting at
caucuSes.
Senate joint resolutions were passed
authorizing the procuring and preser-
walton OF the minutes of the conStitu-
tional convention which framed the
first constitution Of the state and for
qp a tn IN ss.t Trit inn IN,
require amendments 10 secure Il ma
jority of all votes cast NJ an election
to be declared carried. The ballot
measures vetoed by the governor. 10
prevent Il name from appearing more
than once upon Il ballot and allow
voter who cannot read English to
call assistance in marking his ballot
We're paseSd over the veto. The action
of the forenoon on the general appro-
priation bill conference report was re-
considered and the report concurred in
by strong vote. This is the first
time since the organization of the
state when the general appropriation
bill was out OF the way before a late
hour of the last night. The senate bill
providing for form of negotiable in.
struments, a bill indorSed by the Ma
tional Bar association, was indefinitely
postponed. An attempt was made TO
call up the senate antip-ass amend.
ment, which was wranGled over by
the senate most OF the forenoon. and
force it on the calendar, but utterly
failed.
The senate at the afternoon session
passed these house bills:
Empowering mortgages TO do as
sessment work on mining claims: ap-
preparation for deficiency Of employees:
providing that all disbarment pro-
ceedingS shall be taken in the supreme
court: general law for the protection
of fish; increasing the salary of the
clerk of the railroad commissions; pro-
tecting the interest of the state in the
Taylor lands and providing for the
disposal OF the same: requiring school
district officers to notify the county
auditor of the issuance Of bonds; to
empower cities to issue bonds for
water supply: 10 compensate AdJt.
Gen. Humphrey for services; to more
fully describe the duties Of judges and
clerks of county courts: attaching cer-
tain lands in clay county by a vote of
the people; appropriating back salary
for the adjutant general: permitting
meetings of township boards to be
held in cities where the same are sur
rounded by the township; allowing the
redemption Of property sold under
chattei mortgage within ten days after
sale
The senate got tangled up again on
the parliamentary question Of allow
ing bill at the close Of the session by
giving notice of moving reconsidera-
tiop. This was decided in the morning
session against the contention. but
was all fought over again in the after
noon with the same result of sustain.
ing the ruling of the president. The
house resolution to resubmit the DIS
pensiary question was made special
order for to-day The senate confirmed
the nominations of Maris Taylor as
public examiner and James Cusck as
mine inspector, and put all other nom
nations over to to-day. a recess was
taken until o'clock in the evening
On account Of his veto of the aber-
deem and Watertown normal school
bills the governor has not seen fit to
either sign or veto the new Aberdeen
bill and it will become law by lim-
itation nj midnight.
The senate at the night session. af-
ter several attempts. secured an ad-
journment. leaving the bill 20 allow the
governor TO remove appOlntees with
out second reading, which kills 1t. The
fight was on this question.
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