The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-02-21

lions, with the same pay, IL VIII p'
seen that the election expense ac-
counts will pile up with the increase.
The cooper bill in the senate to levy
a specific tax each year for the support
of the different state educational insti-
tutions is to move which has been dis
cussed in several past sessions, but
has never been brought to a final ac'
ton. The bill proposes a levy for the
different institutions in the following
sums: Aberdeen normal, II mills, ag-
ricultural college, II mills; Madison
normal, Is mills; Speartish normal, Is
mills; school of mines, IL mills;
Springfield normal. 6 mills: state uni
versity. 30 mills. With such IA bill the
hauling in every legislative sessive
session over the appropriations for the
institutions would be stopped.
In the house and senate Saturday
the investigating committees submit
ted reports on their findings in their
Investigation of charges against eX-
Governors Herreid and ElrOd and incl
dentally named the railway commits
sion in regard to two employees Of that
organization.
Their report. which Chairman Glass,
IN the house. explained was not com
pletc. charges that Gov. Herreid,
through the contingent fund, drew
from the state $2,517.5l: that Gov. Ell
rod, from the same fund, drew $4,000,
all being in violation of the provisions
Of the constitution: that T.. ]. Rogde
was employed as the attorney Of the
railway commission in violation OF the
constitution, he having been a member
# the legislative session which appro-
was paid $3,0S5, and that ID. c. Kicker
was employed by the railroad commits
ion to fill the position of weight and
Gale inspector, an office not author
2ed by law, and paid $500.
The committee reports that Con
rcssman Martin expressed a desire
0 appear before them to explain GER
ain charges against him; that he
could not come at present, but desired
O auuear later. The senate received
the report without comment, but as
soon as it was completed in the house
Mr.. Parmley desired TO know II the re
port contained anything further, and
was informed that ii does not. lie
moved that the complete findings OF
the investigation of Ian. u in relation
-. C,,,E,. Canada with tho record
be flied with that of to-day.
Chairman Glass said that could not
be done today, for the reason h a the
record was not ready, but it would be
filed later.
Parmley arraigned the commission
for attempting to cast a smirch on
Governors Herreid and Elrod and leave
anything which might affect Senator
Gamble ont Of the record; that the
committee went out Of existence under
the law tomorrow, and anything
which it filed after that day would not
or could not 60 into the record; II a
in the January findings they had adj
hered to the wording Of the resolution
10 report facts only, and not conclu-
sions, but in the present report they
had dealt in conclusions alone.
Glass explained the reason why the
report is not ready, but his action was
declared by Parmley to be a deliberate
attempt to withhold the report from
the house. A roll call on his motion
defeated it by "A to 30.
The anti pass law was signed by
Gov. Crawford Saturday afternoon,
and it was filed fifteen minutes after
the afternoon train left for the East,
carving a number of pass passengers.
At the morning session of the house
favorable committee reports were re-
turned on the anti-treating bill n on
the n making the office of clerk of
the supreme court a salaried one. A
list of new bills was presented, none
of special Importance.
In the afternoon session the bill
fixing specific terms for the heads If
state institutions under control Of the
hoard of charities was defeated and a
new law was made by passing the sen
ate bill providing for expense accounts
of circuit court judges.
The senate started no new bills, for
the first day since bills were pre-. enta-
bile. and made one law by passing the
house bill providing a penalty for wife
desertion.