The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-01-21

OF p to Il, recommended that the
bill pass. which came in the way of
"A surprise, as it was the general
opinion that the vote would be very
close
The discussion Friday was by Sena-
tors Dillon Bates and Heaward for
the bill, with Curtis and Byrnes op-
posing it. The seriousness of the argu-
ment was somewhat strained several
times by charges of bad faith and cold
lmisstatement banded between the
| eaders.
Bates and Dillon took occasion to
warmly refute the intimations which
were contained in the charge of "coun-
sci for the other side" made in re-
gard to some of their statements. and
| also resented the charge of ''pettifog
ging' brought out in the argument
The passages We're rather personal and
heated, and bad faith in statements
made was charged on both sides.
The vote in the committee is proba-
bly, the full strength which the meas
ure can muster, and it likely will fail
| to secure the thirty votes necessary
to carry it as an appropriation bill.
\ conference committee was appoint
ed Saturday on the disagreement of
! the two houses on the senate amend
ments to the house legislative expense
! bill. The senate reduced the item for
chief clerk for indeXing and preparing
copy for printer of permanent journal,
from $105o to $500.
The louse passed a bill appropriate
ing money to pay land Office fees on
state selections. 1t also passed Mr.
| Taylor's bill fixing the time limit for
foreclosure of mortgage under power
of sale, and Mr. Newell's joint resolu-
tion for deep waterways.
The following new bills were intro
duced in the house Saturday: One re-
quiring owners of traction engines to
plank bridges and sidewalks before
crossing; by Mr. Abbott giving town
ships control over highways and
bridges: by Mr. Moody excepting
hawks, sparroWs and blue birds from
| the bird protection laws: by Mr. Ebert
| for protection CT fur bearing animals
and for licensing trappers; by Mr., Rib
stein requiring railroad companies to
keep waiting rooms open at stations;
Ibv Mr.. Rate to establish a tuberculo-
sis sanitarium at Custer appropriating
$4,000 for the buildings and $4,000
per annum for maintenance: by Mr..
Hale memOralzing congress TO make
Fort Meade a brigade post; by Mr..
Van Ruschen relating to quit claim
deeds: by Mr. Wilson a bank deposit
insurance bill: by Mr.. Elson prohibit
ling drinking, gambling and profanity
on passenger trains; two by Mr. John
son relating to township bridges and
,renuiring township supervision Of road
work and that road work be done by
contract and road taxes paid in cash;
by Mr.. Hebal requiring railroad com
panies TO put in track scales and weigh
cars for shippers at charge of not
exceeding ~ cents per car.
The attack on the school law of
two wears ago have been started,
Smith asking that the power Of grant
ing third grade certificates be restored
to the county superintendent from
whom the general code took that right.
Arnold Of Brookings county wants the
nav of teachers cut off for attendance
at teachers meetings. Both Of these
are house bills.
The first move toward a state tax
commission was made in the house
TUESDAY by Larson of Minnehaha, who
Ipresents a bill for three commission
ers at salaries of $4,000 year each,
and a secretary at $500 year, the
commission being given full power to
examine witnesses and fix values for
assessment purposes.
been introduced TO prevent the use
of profanity and booze drinking on
trains within the state show that a
number of members believe that these
evils should be corrected. One of the
drink bills attempts to prevent the sale
of liquors on buffet cars in the state.
but that provision may be limited. The
cause of that particular bill is said to
be the action Of the Dakota Central
on its lines between Sioux Falls and
Watertown. on which it is charged
that they have put on an old buffet car,
and are selling liquor all along their
line large part of which is in pro-
hibit:on territory, and this has called
out a protest on their action from the
residents along the line.
CRAWFORD is ELECTED.