The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-02-23
SCHOOL CODE
is DEFEATED
BlGELOW MEASURE KILLED BY
THE HOUSE.
APPROPRIATION BILLS ARE UP
FOR CONSIDERATION SOME TIME
DURING THE PRESENT WEEK.

Pierre, February 20.-The fight be-
gan by Parmley eight years ago for
good roads eliminated in the first ad-
vance by the passage of the lssenhuth-
Bruce good roads bill. This measure
IS not ideal in any respect, but it does
embrace many advanced ideas, as the
county unit and an optional county en-
gineer. Representative Issenhuth prom
Uses a continuation of the fight.
Adyices from Washington state that
we are to have a third congressman.
Whiting of Woonsocket, would divide
the state into three districts. No. l..
All east of the Missouri and north Of
The south line Of Brookings county.
No. ,. All south of this line, and east
of the river. No. 3. All west of the
Missouri. Each district is very com
pact and intra-accessible.
The Perkins apportionment bill, in
troduced the middle of the session,
and smoked out the first of the week,
has finally been dropped. The joint
committee apportionment bill came in
Saturday. 1t uses a $500 unit for
representatives and $4,000 for sen
ators. There are 1913 house members
and forty-five senators. The location
Of thirteen senators and thirteen
house members is changed. Union,
Clay, Yankton, Bon Homme, Turner,
Lincoln, Minnehaha, Kingsbury, Brook
ings, Day, Roberts and Lawrence each
loose one representative. Charles Mix,
Beadle, Brown, Gregory, Meade, Trip,
Hand, Corson, Dewey gain one, Per
kins two, and Hamlin-Deuel two at
large. Three senators are lost east OF
the river by re-districting. Hanson
McCook, Aurora-Douglas, Miner-San-
born, Observation-Disclosures, Hamlin-
Deuel.. Stanley, Harding Perkins,
Tripp-Mellette gain n senator. This
apportionment will undoubtedly be
ftion. i~so"n final adop
The Bigelow school code lost after
three days of discussion, on the floor
and a half a year of agitation, 1851
The measure grew in the opinion OF
the house from the day that it was
introduced, and was never considered
more ~favorably than OF the day OF
final passage. Every member of the
house educational committee fought
for it on the floor. Just prior to the
final roll call, a motion by Hursh tC
indefinitely postpone met instant dis
~pprobation, and Vercoe and Tscharnel
called it a "dastardly and cowardly
trick"
The Curtiss ballot bill, the hardes'
fought measure of the session FINAL!
passed the house, and upon signing
will become the law. A n~ewspape,
lobby was here for a week fighting it
The vote was 1920.
The land lease code, authorized b.
last falls constitutional amendment
passed both houses during the week
: In the house, Gardner attempted t.
strike out the clause making a mini
mum rental of 81 per acre, with M
: success.
t The electric headlight bill, turned
down by the people at the last cleo
) ton, passed the house after a livel,
: debate, in which McMaster of Yank
: ton urged the members to abide by TIL
t will of the people, and Tscharner al
l firmed that the people had not vote'
intelligently on this measure.
2 Gardeners bill ~indemnifying the own
5 ers Of horses killed for CHAMBERS
5 passed the house with a $4,000 al
: preparation. This measure has bee
: presented at every legislature sine
: statehood, but never before has passe'
either house.
/, The Bartine freight rate bill passe'
/ the senate without opposition. TIL
e railway commissioners are very muc'
opposed to the bill, saying that it i
unconstitutionally drawn, and that
will increase rates, rather than lowe
them, in many instances. 1t looks a
though the lower house will kill tn
n bill.
The old soldiers are protestin
e against the Wyman-M orrisey-Johnso
v bill taking the control of the Soldiers
o Home away from the old soldiers an
o vesting the power in younger mel
The bill follows the recommendation
Of the investigating committee, VIII
t found the old soldier board inadequat
9 to administer the affairs OF the hom'
y An organization has developed du
ing the week. lead by Wipf Of Hutcl
s inson, to cut out all special appropri'
i tons. or at least all bat those abs
n lh1foIv nocaasary Thfrty-oiQhi member