The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-01-21
LEGISLATORS
ARE BUSY
Many Bills introduced in Both
Houses
CRAWFORD IS ELECTED SENATOR
Republican Platform PLEDGES
Will Be Kept

The equal suffrage contingent starts
early with its amendment, but this
time only asks for a limited franchise
for women, granting that right upon
those who own property upon which
hey pay taxes. If they can get this,
it will pave the way to a complete
franchise later
Another proposed amendment TO the
constitution is to allow an increase in
state tax leyies to 4 mills annually in
case of the need of such, with other
tax provisions
The coffin nail" is to receive attcn-
tion through the Brady bill. which
not only attempts to restrict, but alb
Solutely prohibits the manufacture
sale or Offering for sale of cigarettes
or paper anywhere in the state.
Thorson Of Minnehaha, in the SEN
ate took few more falls out OF the
railways in bills requiring the putting
in of track scales, and require Joint
stations dl CIOSSlIlS IOillIN'
Another brick was hurled at the
owners or stockholders of brew
cries, prohibiting them taking any part
in the retail trade in the state.
The first bills to receive final action
in either house came uD Wednesday
afternoon. and the first was the Nor
rison bill, which, if enacted, will mean
a relief to news gatherers, as 1t re-
quires precinct officers and county au-
ditors to make immediate election re-
turns outside the official returns.
The registered lobby list is growing,
representatives of the state dental as
sociation, the state veterinarian and
the Audubon societies having regis
tered Wednesday. Bills covering their
desires will be presented in day or
TWO.
The Highmore delegation is trying to
rush the inebriate asylum bill through
before the other applicants can get
a show and are pushing the COM
mittee to make an early report.
I'm the committee of the whole Thurs
day. with Mcpherson of Lawrence. in
the chair. the Dillon bill was taken
up to return the money secured from
North Carolina on bonds donated to
the state.
Dillon declared that the whole
scheme had its inception in Wall
street when the bill was sent here by
which the acceptance Of the bonds
was made possible, and that it was
carried through by the Joint efforts
Of ex-senator Butler of South Caro-
lima. ex-senator Pettigrew of South
Dakota. Wheeler Peckham of New
York and II. w. Stewart, at that time
q state senator, the last two named
being employed as attorney OF the
New York contigent back of the deal.
Senator Curtis of Brown, who had
moved to amend the bill to place the
money in the school fund, then took
the floor and briefly recounted the
transaction from its beginning, taking
the position that the bonds on which
collection was made were legitimate
indebtedness against North Carolina,
and had been so acknowledged by the
pavment of a large part of the bonds
by a compromise, and that in the set
tlement North Carolina had the option
of paving cash or restoring the rail
road for which the bonds were issued,
but preferred the cash payment to
turning over good dividend paying
stock.
The senate railway committee
Thursday reported favorably the =
cent rate. electric headlight and eX-
press rate bills.
The democrats in caucus Thursday
selected Andrew T. Lee as their can
didate for United States senator.
A move to fight the white plague
in the state was started Friday, IN
bill by Representative Rate to appro-
pirate money TO establish state tuber-
culosis hospital at Custer. The only
other bill of Importance presented was
that which materially amends the pres
ent primary election law, practically
abolishing the county convention ON
the county committee.
The first house argument was called
out on the bill requiring county COM
missioners to publish poor aid lists,
which was defeated, Fowler. Hebal
Ratte and Bartine opposing the meas
ure. and Johnson, Morris and Taylor
supporting it.
The North Carolina bill was up in
the senate committee of the whole
again, and the committee, by vote