The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-03-14

NE StllLlt l'StiN 1''''' 49,
batting club at the opening OF Ncalics
DAVIS session and continued so all day.
II killed the bill TO repay North caro-
linz, the money secured on the Shaffcr
bonds; placed the divorce bill on the
calendar. and passed the antfdlscrih
ina,ion bill. The North Carolina bill
had the right of way on a ommiit'"
adverse report. and the report was op'
posed by Dillon in a speech OF nearly
an hour. Byrne. Goodner ana llhcoh
opposed the return Of the money. ana
the adverse committee report was
adopted by a vote of % to III. which
kills the bill.
The favorable committee report on
the divorce bill which requires a
wears residence in the state and three
months in the county before bringing
suit. with all hearings in open court
was next on call. and was fought by
Dillon, Goodner n Dudley. Dowde
and Lothrop championed the favorable
repOrt, which was fnally adopted after
the ~unfavorable minority report a
been voted down by a vote of ~ 10 10.
The next fight was on the house bill
10 prevent discrimination in trade. IL
is aimed AT the Standard Oil and the
lumber business Of the state. and pro
hibi,s selling at a higher rate IN one
place than another. with trelSht rate
differences. Goodner. Dillon and To-
bin opposed the bill, which was sup
por,cd by Robertson. DOwdell, BNrnc
and Massey. and while it failed AS an
emergency bill il wen through WIN
the emergency clause off by a vote "
2S 10 II.
The public printing committee IN
trOduced a bill for a state printing
commission to establish a plant. ana
n, the same time a resolution Tor 4
c~onstructional amendment to levy a
lax for the purpose of establishing the
plant.
The only house tangle was over the
Price = l.2-cent rate bill, which was
defeated on the committee report AFTER
il had been advocated by Price n
Van Osdel and opposed by Glass,
Satire. %Issenhuth and Hare. The house
passed a number Of house bills. prih-
cipal OF which were: TO include drugs
in the provisions Of the pure food act;
providing for compulsory education W
Indian children: authorizing the board
OF regents OF education 10 select Two
sections of state land west OF the
river for experimental farms.
The house defeated the senate bill
10 provide for uniform life insurance
policies. but notice Of reconsideration
was given.
The house bill to require railroads
10 equip their engines with self dump
ing ash pans was defeated by "A vote
OF A. to "a on "A motion 10 indefinitely
postpone.
The appropriations cOmmitte" is at
temptjng to hold the appropriations
below two and a quarter millions. The
situation will require special mill
levies for both years.
The senate Thursday passed the
new divorce bill after the lawyers
had injected AN amendment allowing
suit TO be commenced whiting SIN
months where the cause Of action was
in this state. This allows the parties
TO the suit both to come to this state.
and on agreed cause Of action 70 sep.
arate. one leaving and the other stay
ing six months.
The bill to allow a liquor license
cote to stand until voted dow was
defeated bv a vote of % to 20. Good
ner. Merry and Dudley supported the
bill. and Vesscy. Byrnc and DowdcIl
opposed it.
The senate bill providing COR divis,
ion OF Lyman county after a Favorable"
vOte had been secured was passed af-
ter il was amended TO prevent ii in
any way interfering with the general
bill for county division. The senate
killed the house bill TO repeal the law
allowing cities to sell water works.
which was asked by Sioux Falls.
In the house, Price OF Yankton in.
troduced a resolution memOralizing
the South Dakota representatives in
congress TO oppose any ship subsidy
legislation. and Quincy presented a
bin to allow county commissioners,
instead of county treasurors. To selecr
the paper for publication OF delinquent
tax lists.
The house passed the bill apprOpri-
ating the balance OF tho endowment
lands 70 state experimental farms and
put in an hour pickering over which
apportionment hill would be taken up
and adopted. finally settling on the bill
presented by Engstrom. and passed it.,
providing for A. senators and lol rep
r~esentativeS.
The Oviatt partition fence bill caus-
ed a tangle and was lost for lack of
two votes. bnt il is up for reconsider
alton.
The senate bill TO place the Law de
partment Of the railway commission
under the attorney general and give
the governor the appointing power
for the scale inspectors WAS pushed
throuoh the house Friday. The same