The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-01-28
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TAKE RECESS
Both Houses Adjourn Thurs
day For Six Days
RE-CONvENEO YESTERDAY AFTERNOON
Many Important Bills Up For
Consideration

DUN HouH'9 vi lle le2lSIdtule al
iourned Thursday for a six davs recess
reconvening yesterday, and nearly al
the Legislators took advantage OF tn,
vacation to visit their homes and ee
III touch with the wishes of their
constituents regarding some Of the
matters that are now up before the
law making bodies.
All of the Brookings county delega
tiOn came home. Representative Rib
stein arrived Thursday night and Sen
ator Williams and Representatives
Heffernan. SimCnson and Arnold on
Friday. They returned to Pierre
Tuesday.
After several efforts the initiative
petition to again submit county option
u the people at the next general elec-
tion was filed with the secretary OF
state Friday. 1t now carries over 5000
names, and as soon as the legislature
resumes business after the recess
copies of the petition will be submitted
to both houses for formal action.
While it has been conceded at the
start that there would be no attempt
to break away from the primary in
structions in regard to United States
senator the roll call was watched with
interest in both houses to see if any
one would break over but every repub-
lican including the Brookings county
delegation, stood by the instructions
of the voters and cast their ballots for
Coe l. Crawford. In the senate Tobin
placed the name of Crawford before
the body, and his nomination received Il
second from every republican county,
although there were no attempts made
at set speeches in that direction. II
the house Giles presented the name,
ond the only attempt at oratory come
from Morris of Minnehaha, who took
occasion to- eulogize Crawford in his
second from Minnehaha county.
SO far 270 bills have been intro
duced, most of them partially digested
in committee, twenty or more reported
out and half a dozen actually passed
The legislature might have done better
-unhampered as it is by boss or cor
pOration lobby and undisturbed by the
daily train loads Of its uncles. and its
cousins, and its aunts. But it might
have done much worse. 1t has demon
strated its ability 10 sit up and take
notice of some unconscious factors.
Three new bills were introduced, one
by Mr.. Wolzmuth. TO change the date
under special assessment from March
10 June and from February to May;
one by Morris relating to the right to
challenges of jurors giving each party
to- a case equal rights in the matter
of challenges.
The bill introduced to finance the
new capitol includes a change of imi-
tation marble and iron railing in the
building to Vermont marble, providing
the total cost does not exceed 100000.
The senate passed, with but three
dissenting votes, Senator Andrews
Joint resolution proposing suffrage
amendment for women who are tax
PAYERS. While perhaps those best post
ed on the sentiments of senators knew
better, many were surprised by the
practically unanimous vote. There
we're a number of women in the lobby
who received the announcement with
a burst of spontaneous applause.
President Shober looked hard the other
wav while he pounded the desk with
the gayel to enforce that rule which
presumes that the action of the senat,
will never meet the approval of any
body. Sentiment is also unanimous in
the house.
The senate also passed Senator
Hare's bill, prohibiting the disecrat-
ing of the American flag by using it
for advertising purposes, and Senator
Bates bill, under Thoreson's direction
validating the incorporation of the
town of Cotton.
New bills in the senate are: In
troduced by Senator Arneson. relating
to the issue and redemption of state
warrants; by Senator Johnson of Lake,
a special appropriation for new build
ings for the Madison normal; by Sena'
tor Hawkins, school commission Dill,
creating school commission of five
members to investigate and report ON
the practical working of the school sys'
tenn; by the committee on highways,
bridges and ferries, bill to fix the
supervision and control of highways,
by giving away intoxicating liquors