The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-03-11

after he manner of the Lindsay court
In Denver.
Curative Acts.
The following curative acts were
passed I.egalizing courthouse bonds
issued in Potter county: in the city OF
Fort Pierre and in the city OF Woon-
socket; legalizing the incorporation Of
Washington. Cotton and Murd0. legal
ling school bonds in Doran district
Stanley county, and district Three, ID
Pu.tc county.
Miscellaneous.
Prohibiting architects and superin.
tendentS of construction from accept
ing g%ratuitics from material men and
~furnishers; eNempting licensed en-
balmerS from Jury duty: requiring
registers OF decd; to certify a list OF
tho transfers to the county audit0r
annually for the purpose OF correcting
tax lists.
Constitutional Amendments,
SUBMITTING 10 the people the foS
lowing amendments to the state con
stitution:
Equal suffrage; eXempting the
~ superintendent from the four-year
limit OF service providing that M
new state institutions shall be created
except on vote Of the people and q
general revenue amendment which
will permit the assessment Of fran
chiSeS, gross earnings and inherit
anceS and incomes. but which retains
the 2.mill limit upon direct taxes, az
at present.
Defeated Measures
The most important Of the meas
ures defeated by this session perhaps
was the bill creating an independent
immigration commissioner. Apparent
ly there WAS an almost universal do
mand for provision for this ONCE
Earlier in the session ii would have
undoubtedly passed, but action upon
II was delayed from time to time untl
finally. when il was reported into the
senate without recommendation near
the close, IL was defeated by a de
cisi"e majority. II was not reported
to he house al any time.
As above stated all good roads leg
islation was defeated. Clearly tho
farmers of the state as represented
In the legislature are opposed to any
change il the present methods, while
the .%,eoi!e OF the towns are ready to
contribute largely to the bettermenl
OF country roads. The senate, being
chiefly composed Of business men
from the towns and cities. always IL
favorable to good roads legislation;
the house. being chiefly composed Of
farmers. opposes It. From the pres
ent outlook 1t would seem that thers
Is no probability Of the passage Of
good roads bill in South Dakota for
many years to come. It is firmly In
pressed upon the rural mind In this
state tlat the demand and agitation
for good roads is entirely in the in
terest OF automobile owners.
The tax commission proposition waa
generally commended by the press,
but. being somewhat novel in its ma
turc, the state was not prepared 10
take it up at this time and 1t was In
definitely postponed with the consent
Of Mr.. Larson of Minnehaha, the orig
inator Of the bill. It's consideration
before the house was educational In
its nature and the public will un-
doubted!y be better informed upon II
before another session.
The Personal Side.
Though the Legislature held Gov
ernOrs Crawford and Wesley in great
respect no great regard was directly
shown TO their message recommenda-
lions. though first and last most OF
them We're enacted into law. For the
first time In the history Of the state
the legislature neglected 10 refer the
message recommendations TO commit
tees for consideration. rhis was per
haps an oversight rattle than a slight
Byrne and Dillon wre the nestors
of the senate, Byrnehaving been a
member OF the first saate in 1890 aud
serving in the last. 'hile Dillon had
four successive, ters to his credit
Naturally they wer leaders in most
that was accomplis'd. Bates Of Min
nehaha was the fjr manager Of the
stalwart section. He Is an effective
speaker, with a ind OF good humor
that prevented ~ especial show Of
fractional hostil'. Norbeck OF SPHINX.
q new man iphc legislature, deyel
oped excellenpower In debate and
large influeni In affairs. as did Cur
tiss of Brov Seward Of Codington
Is a stron,nan of large legislative
experienced vas once speaker Of
the houscdt is not frequently heard
I'm debat Mcpherscn OF Lawrence
and Ito Of McCook were regarded
AS aut+ty in all matters of bank
inc an nance.
rhe use Is composed of 1914 msm.
bers tnere were a very large mum.
Der them of apparently equal abil
,ty deDate and legislation. TayJr
of 'wn was most frequently h..rs
ais Views were invariably sonnd
ms ~oratory at times reaIlY .,o
u. Morris, as chairman o5 ,bs
icfary, was in a position of erea,