The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-06-04
SENATOR k%lTTREDGE is
AN EXPENSIVE LUXURY

Washington CoI~I"SlOIu'I' mas en-
the trouble 10 summarize the sena-
tors work. and ii will be seen that
those bIisters on his teeC' and the
money expended to further his politi,
cal campaigns have resulted in no
good to the people as a whole as he
has ~endeayored 10 thWart Just legisla-
ton. Here is the sum total Of his
work:
Fifty.seventh congress
Passed i special pension bills.
Cost the people $4,000.
25l0. A bill extending time of com,
pletion Of the bridge across Missouri
river at or near Aacoma, s. d.
Cost the people $1,000.
4450. A bill confirming in the state
of South Dakota title 10 section Of
land heretofore granted to said state.
Cost the people $500.
Fifty-eight congress
Passage of II bills.
Cost the people $500.
GS34. To authorize the construction
of a bridge across the Missouri river
between Lyman and Brule counties in
the state of South Dakota.
Cost the people $500.
1904. A bill to amend Section 5146
Of the revised statutes OF the United
States in relation to the qualifications
OF directors of national banking asso
Citations,
Cost the people $500.
III. a bill establishing that por.
ton of the boundary line between the
state of South Dakota and the state
of Nebraska south of Union county in
the state of South Dakota.
Fifty-ninth congress cost the peo,
pie $4,000
Thirty-eight special pension bills.
Cost the people $500.
1892. A bill TO incorporate the
great council of the L. S. l. O. R. NJ.
Cost the people $500.
51S4. A bill to authorize the con
struction of a bridge across the Mis-
souri, river between Walworth and
Stanley counties, S. ID.
Cost the people $4,000,
5943. A bill to authorize the Mime
sofa, Dakota and Pacific railroad to
construct a bridge across the Missouri
river in South Dakota.
Cost the people s.. 900.
Resolution 50. To authorize the Sc g..
rotary of war to furnish the state OF
South Dakota with two muzzle loading
wrought iron mo
Cost the people $4,000.
On May s, 1902, Senator Kittredge
introduced Senate bill 5713, providing
for a grant of 1850, 900 acres of land
land to the Alaska, Gulf & Yukon rail
way, Alaska. This, it is pointed out,
is an area greater than the counties
of Minnehaha, McCOok, Hanson, Dayi-
son, Aurora and Brule combined. The
measure was killed by the senate
committee on public lands.
Cost the people $4,000.
On April /, 1904. Senator Kittredge
introduced Senate bill 5342, undertake
ing TO vest in the Panama canal COM
mission all the powers Of government;
in other words, to extend all the pres
ent United States laws to the canal
zone. The bill was a long one. cover.
ing II typewriter pages; the senate,
after sharply criticiZing the measure,
struck out all but the enacting clause,
inserted a short paragraph vesting the
power in the president and then pass
ed it.
Cost the people $4,000.
Senator K~ittredge's bill No. 6l91,
providing for a sea-level Panama can.
nal, notwithstanding President Roose-
welt had sent a message to congress
urging a lock canal, suffered the same
fate. 1t was moved to amend by pro-
viding for a lock type of canal, as urg-
ed by the president, and Kittredge
moved to lay the amendment on the
table. Kittredge's motion was defeat
ed, being supported by eight republi-
cans, including Kittredge, and 90 dem
ocrats. The senate then struck out all
of the Kittredge bill, inserted a bill
prOyidinC FOR a lOck rapoI opd pocco1
it.
Cost the people $4,000.
This gives Kittredge credit for