The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-02-28

ming SalaTleS OF OWCldiS. DitpSF
heimer, by request, allowing county
boards Of health to meet at other
places except at the county seat n
fixing salaries for superintendent OF
health; Glass. empowering the board
of railway commissioners to employ
experts and ascertain and determine
the true value of railroad property in
the state: Wolzmuth, fixing compensa-
ton of assessors in large counties at
81 ,750 for assessor and deputies; pro-
viding for restraint of dipSomaniacs,
inebriates and morphine tiends in the
expense of caring for county bridges
on county instead of townships.
The house passed the house bills,
providing further regulations for medl-
cal practice, a bill prepared by the
state medical board; changing time OF
closing the polls at general elections
to 6 o'clock in the evening; making
the sinking fund tax limit 10 mills; a
joint resolution indorsing the position
of President Roosevelt in regard to
control of railways: providing for
classification and sale Of state lands,
until one-fourth of them has been dis
posed of: providing the n OF the
investment Of sinking funds of inde-
pendent school districts; for the pro-
lection of counties and school districts
in contracts for buildings. and for pro
lection of those working on such build
..--. G:.. A.. commemorative, nf nn1p-
missioners of the soldiers home; eX-
empting members of volunteer fire de-
partments from poll tax; approprla-
ting 81 800 for farmers institutes,
providing the state board Of charities
with a secretary; making the office Of
city assessor appointive instead OF
elective: prohibiting the sale of liquor
within 800 feet Of Il school or hurch
and The child labor bill.
The senate passed the senat" Diils
to better enforce the liO' ~ laws
against blind pigs: the sta license
law for circuses. with an addition OF
CITY licenses added to the state IL
cense: TO prevent the filling OF a pre-
s~criptiCn for liquor more than II
time; placing blind pigs in the list o!
nuisances: the new fee bill for the de-
mnrtn,art of tho secretary Of state. and
he hill for assessment of personal
roper of railroads and telegraph
and telephone lines after strikins
from it the provision for assessment
of moneys in banks and mortgages
from the records.
New senate bills were: BY Massey
-Memorializing congress for a con
stitutional convention 10 wipe out
polygamy. BY Byrne-To increase the
salaries of the members OF the railway
commission. BY Egge-To approprl-
ate money for a girls dOrmitory at the
deaf and dulhp school
election blll are SENATORS Dl'''n' i'''N
and thompson o. urhol'
-
The senate was the busy house FRI
day. and started with Il contest over
the committee report on the houSc
or.i +raoti,e hill FIRST defeating a fay
hu o,o.o ,.ot,
a''e
then oeleatihS 'he ''o'
lty report. ana placing 'he p''l VI 'h'
calendar for Il special order MondaE
The Dodell uniform text book bill
was the next to get to the front and
called out a contest in which DodWell
and Dudley were the principals. with
Goodner. Byrne. Robertson, Dillon and
Kruger taking part before the vote
was secured, in which the bill was de-
feated by a vote of % TO 20, failing
to secure Il constitutional majority.
Dillon attempted to tie the bill down,
but failed to accomplish ii OF roll
call.
Dillon secured the massage Of his
hill IN reneaI the law recurring the
povarpor RI accent gifts and deyises.
under which the North Carolina bonds
were ,ccented cutting ont unv further
such donation IN the state
Among tho now senate hills nre-
scented was the start of a herd law