The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-01-14
COMMITTEES ARE NAMED.
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Society-Miller, Plowman, Fowler. Lar
son of Union, Fitch, Fahnemal. Scot
of Aurora.
State Affairs-Wyman, Wakes
Trumbo, Price. Behnke, Oien, Essen
2 huth, Patton, Hebal. v-.f "a,
Temperance-Fitch, Roberts, Eng
lish, Floyd, Drake, Nygaard, Erickson
Dingsor. White.
Warehouse, Grain and Grain Grading
Price, Otto. Apland, Thompson
Nygaard, Scott of Minnehaha, Ribstein
Ways and Means-Wolzmuth, Weide
Apland. Sem. Kjelseth, Peterson Of
Lincoln, Saksiedler. Taylor, Dudley
Scott of Aurora, Arnold.
A. II. Wheaton, the state pure food
commissioner, is on the ground and
brings q bill for regulation of patent
medicines in the state which he says
Is a copy of the bill drawn by the Ma
tional Pure Food association. and to
be introduced into the legislatures of
a number OF states this winter. He
says 1t Is along the line of the national
law, and will be generally satisfac-
tory.
introduction of bills, and they came
with a rush in the house, an ever doZ-
en-.
Hale got No. / on his bill providing
for repositories for state and county
funds. Ranum also got in a bill on
the same subject. The others follow
ing were a pure drug bill; providing
for the establishment of a state in
ebriate asylum at Highmore; increas-
ing the supreme court to seven. and
two of especial Importance to the
press, as they require election officials
to make prompt abstracts Of the pre-
cinct votes to county auditors, and
that auditors make prompt unofficial
returns to the secretary OF state.
Ranum and Mcdonnell had their two
cent. rate bills ready and both we're
SEM in.
The democratic members OF the
legislature in caucus decided to in
dorse ID. ID. Baldwin of Carthage, as
their choice for the position as mem
Der of the state board OF regents OF
education.
For the first time in the history of
a republican Legislature a democrat
has been made a chairman of a COM
mittee, Representltiv Hale of Union,
being the head of the committee on
manufacturers.
Now that the committee lists OF
both houses have been made up, the
question of what position would be
taken in regard to the stalwart faction
of the party is pretty well settled, as
they have been given their share of
the chairmanships Of principal COM
mittees, and have been well treated i'll
both houses. The democrats, while
few in number, have also been we'll
treated, and have been given commit
tee assignments well up towards the
heads of some of the committees in
stead Of being put at the tail of every
committee, as has been the past Gus
tom, one of them. Jordan, being sec
ond man on the senate committee of
~engrossed and enrolled bills.
The people of Highmore are quick
to act on the suggestion of Gov. Yes
sey. in his message. that a state hos
pital for inebriates should be estaD-
lished. to be supported from a portion
of the saloon license fund. They have
formed an organization, and are pre-
pairing a bill to locate such an institu-
ton at their town, and will come with
the motto, I'VE saw it first" as their
claim for location.
Friday the senate started on its first
day for the Introduction of bills to beat
the house record of the first day. and
doubled 1t.
Among the principle bills that APP
peared were one to insure bank de-
posits and several railroad and insur-
ance bills.
What might be called the first freak
bills of the session appeared Friday.
in which a penalty is filed for charivari
parties who disturb Mr.. and Mrs.
Newlywed and a penalty for Hal
lowe'en mischief, which come from
Johnson of Kingsbury county.
The whole business of the house
conferred in the Introduction of new
bills. Among a long list of miscel-
laneous ones was one making it a
penal offense to be found in this state
with burglar tools on the person.
Superintendent Grafton, of the Anti
Saloon league, is here with his peti-
ton to again place the county option
liquor bill before the people through
the initiative and referendum. Only
about 5000 names we're required, but
the number was run higher to allow
for INV dforrapaucfoc nho po%ixi,cn