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

sarN votes to get through on the lhir0
trial.
Glass opened for he bill. and declared
, the necessity for such Il law WAS in
the fact thai the present attorney Tor
the commission was selected n
! placed where he is by the railroads
and in further response to remarks by
Browne. said that every member III
the commission since 1897. with one
exception. had been selected by the
railroads, n after selection they had
been elected.
The senate bill 10 make the score
,ary of the state board OF agriculture
ex.oficio commissioner Of immigra-
ton failed for lack o: the required
vote to carry it as an appropriation
measure.
The senate bill to provide state aid
for high schools did not meet with
! house approval, and went down with
| ONLY thirty-five votes in its favor In
the forenoon session of the house
! Gov. Crawford presented his first veto
on the hill TO make the records OF the
state historical society eridenc" IN
! court and at the afternoon session
| Glass presented a bill 10 cure The de
fec;s noted by the governor.
The referendum petitions for the
| county local option law To be present
ed to the people Al the mex, general
! election we're fled in both houses by
| State Secretary Wipf.
In the house the senate bill Tor the
government Of cities by the Galveston
| plan was favorably reported, and the
) senate reported favorably on the BIZ
; 10 provide venue for the state edu'
| cational institutions by direct levy III
stead OF appropriation.
in the senate the bill to authorize
/ towns TO construct telephone systems
was opposed by Mundt Of Lincoln,
who attempted TO amend it TO make II
practically imperative. in winch ne
failed. The bill passed.
The senate defeated The hons" blll
10 provide for appointment instead OF
| election of city assessors, and passed
a bill 10 limit saloon licenses 10 one
| for each 500 inhabitants in a "
! The larger telephone interests had
a barpoon thrown into them by the
house Saturday in the passage OF
house bill go after a vain effort TO
substitute senate bill 26S. The motion
10 substitute brought Glass TO his feet
with a radical speech. in which he
charged tina, the senate bill was drawn
by representatives of the Dakota Cen
trial and was perfectly satisfactory TO
them. while the house bill was intend.
ed 10 curb that monopoly. Browne op-
posed Glass in favor OF the substitn-
ton and cited the actions OF the Civic
Federation OF Huron on the bill AS mis-
leading and false. Horribly, tarleE
and Simonson stood FOR the house bill
on The ground that they thought the
| Dakota Central needed curbing. Inc
bill passed after the substitute mad
been disposed OF.
The banking committee returned An
unfavorable report in the house on the
; bill 10 make 10 per cent the highest
contract rate Of interest in the state.
Cable secured "A reconsideration OF
! the board OF agriculture bill, with a
| Sttl tttlN hNtIlS a.
missioner. and il will be mp again
! Tuesday.
The senate bill to place the duties at
! fire marshal under the insurance com
missioner was placed on the calendar
| after defeating an adverse minority re-
port.
Whittemorc attempted 10 fore" &C
ton on the divorce bill, but was de
featcd through the efforts Of Glass.
who desired il to go to committee, "N-
Meeting il to get into h judiciary
committee. But when it was referred
il was sent 10 the committee on PRIV
ileges and elections, which will return
II with a favorable report after amend
ing i, TO cut out the siX-mOnth amend.
ment placed in il by the senate. Pric"
tried TO smother the bill in the miX-up,
hut was defeated. u
The senate adopted the house r"So'
luton for an adjournment AT noon next
Friday. with a tacit agreement ihat II
hey were not through AT that Um'
the clock was to he stopped to ailo"
them TO finish.
The senate passed practically all the
sueciai appropriation bills, giving S'"-
600 TO Vermillion. 100000 to Aberdeen,
100000 TO B%rOokings, about 5000" 70
Yankton and $1,000 TO Rapid City.
The senate passed the ~anti-ci&arette
hill limiting It 10 those under twenty
one. and on reconsideration passed 'he
bill for appointment of city assessors
which was killed Friday.
Total appropriations. general ana
~snecial and special. recommending ny
the committees amount to S2,lo4,"'o'
of which $l.57l 900 go into the general
bill.
The house Monday passed the sen
ate Galveston bill and il now goes "a
the governor for his signature. An
effort TO amend the interest rate bill 10
cut from its applications Sums OF $50
and under failed, and the house bill re-
ducing the contract rate to 10 per cent
was pushed through. The senate bill
TO fix tenure Of Office for appointe"s %
Dismal Swamp sinking.