The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-01-24
SENATOR GAMBLE GOES
BACK TO THE SENATE
Joint Session of Legislature Elects Him BY OverWhelm
ing Vote.
CHARGES OF GRAFT FALL FLAT
House Adverse to County Option. E
Passes Senate.

Pierre, S. D., Jan. 24.-Special:
The senatorial election is over and
Senator Gamble goes back by vote
OF 100 out of total of 1874 of all parties.
The investigating committee appointed
to look up the charges OF graft
made by the Kittredge followers in
summing up their report said:
"The testimony offered and admitted
shows that Ralph A. Gamble was APP
pointed and held Office under said ap-
pointments in the usual way and in
accordance with the custom prevailing
in the United States senate for years,
and that the part taken by Hon. Robt.
j. Gamble relative to said appoint
ment does not reflect his personal or
official integrity in any way"
o. S. Basford of Redfield has been
appointed commissioner OF insurance.
Pierre, q. Senator Jenkins still
leads the list as the great bill pro-
ducer, having ten bills to his credit,
some OF which are the most important
and most far reaching in their conse-
quences OF any before the legislature,
including as they do the two cent fare
the burden Of proof bill and the
revenue amendment. His latest per-
formence is the anti tipping bill, which
is not so much directed against tip
ping in the ordinary sense as against
purchasing agents who accept honori-
ums from firms with whom they are
doing business. The two cent fare
bill reported favorably will be the
special order in both houses Thursday
OF this week.
Mr.. Simonson has in the house
duplicates OF the senate bills relating
to the adjustment of county justices
OF the peace and constables; giving
justices jurisdiction in cases OF petty
misdemeanors and permitting cities
to own and operate telephones.
Mr.. Heffernan is with the rest oil
the delegation pushing his bill for a
fifty thousand dollar dormitory. He
also has bill prohibiting child
labor.
Mr.. Matteson has bill prohibiting 2
sweat shop work.
A bill allowing a SIP. deficiency in
the expenses of the attorney general
was up and passed the house Saturday
upon a reconsideration moved by
chairman Cable OF the appropriations
committee after it had been lost by a
vote OF Do to %. The vouchers were
brought up from the auditors office
and after examination the bill passed
unanimously.
Pierre q. What promised to be a
quiet week developed into one of more
than usual interest for period so
early in the session. The first interest
revOlved around the continued opposi-
ton to Senator Gamble which was
lead in the house by Mr.. Parmley OF
Edmunds and supported by from 81
to 40 members including nine demo.
Gratis.
On the eighth day Of the session,
no movement having been made by
Mr.. CANDLES friends looking into an
investigation OF the charges against
him Parmley prepared resolution
providing for an investigation COM
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from Mr.. CANDLES county, and who
spoke for the retiring senator in the
legislative caucus and informed him
he should introduce the resolution in
the house that day and requesting Mr..
Dillon to introduce it in the senate or
to return it to Parmley. Mr.. Dillon
sent it back, but upon the same day
Parmley introduced the resolution in
the house aud Oberholser in the
senate. At the same time Senator
Cook, chairman OF the republican
state committee introduced a similar
resolution in the senate and Mr..
Glass presented it to the house. 1t
differed from the Parmley resolution
in that it demanded an investigation
OF the congressional delegation and
all OF the state officers past and
present. All the resolutions were
referred to the elections committees OF
the respective houses.
On Friday the elections committee
OF the house reported the Glass resolu-
ton favorably and Mr.. Glass moved
the adoption OF the report whom
Parmley reported . substitute which
provided the oommitts& 10 inyeatjea1e