The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-02-13
migration to that country from the
United States. Harry A. Robinson.
Other legislative News

state board OF health and the state
board of medical examiners Is about
ready for introduction carrying with 1t
a general code for these departments.
Some slight objection has been made
TO the provisions of the bill as 1t has
been drawn, not to the consolidation,
but to other features. One Is that
under the existing law the state board
of medical examiners Is required to
show a representation Of the different
schools Of medicine, which gives the
board examiners for applicants under
each of the different schools. The
law governing the state board of
health contained no such provision,
and the new bill leaves out such de-
mand, which Is objected to by physi-
clans Of the different schools, who
want some provision in the new bill
which will assure that no board will
be selected OF any One particular
school. One feature Of the new bill
which appears to be generally salts
factory is that which requires the Sc
lection of a secretary, the n salaried
officer outside the membership of the
board, and which requires him to keep
an office at the capital. This provision
will prevent the secretaryship from
wandering over the state, at the home
of the member of the board who hap
pens to secure that particular posi-
ton whenever the board is reorganiz-
ed. The new act also places the state
vital statistical department under con
troll of the board of health, taking it
out of the state historical department.
Complaint is being made from some
Of the counties that they should be
allowed a percentage Of the school
funds collected on lease and interest
on loans, as the county is called upon
to stand the expense of such collection
without securing any return for the
same. But the constitutional pro-
vision which prevents any of such in
come from ever being diverted to any
other use except that Of maintenance
stand in the way of any such plan. Be-
| sides any allowance of that class
would cut the fund for distribution to
the counties in a proportion which
would reduce the amount which goes
to their school funds, and the local
levies would have to be increased to
make up the loss, and the matter of
net gain to the counties would not be
~perceptible.
The bill for the repeal of the law re-
curing the publication of insurance
statements caused a hot discussion in
the senate. The title of the bill APP.
pears innocent enough, neither does
the body of the bill give evidence as to
its real intent. The bill was introduc-
ed by the joint committee on insurance
and went ahead to third reading and
ING poooo6Os Inc DOOI WI Ou Iuc
bill vas in the hands of Wright of
Beadle, the representative of the
Globe Insurance Company of Huron
and the rails were creased for it's
passage. McMaster of Yankton, caught
the intent of the bill and blocked it,
finally having it referred again to the
insurance committee. Now that all
eyes are upon the bill, and there Is a
strong lobby of newspaper men at
Pierre to fight it., there are some
doubts as to it's success
The necessity of giving the financial
condition Of insurance companies, as
well as of banks, will be the principal
item in the decision of the legislature,
backed by the secondary consideration
OF the newspapers, whose revenues will
be sadly depleted in case of its pas.
sage.
The bill allowing Gettysburg veter.
ans to attend the fiftieth anniversary
celebration of the battle called forth
declarations of patriotism from house
members and was passed after a little
opposition to the discrimination giving
the Gettysburg survivors the advan.
tage Of a free trip over others who
fought fully as hard in the civil strife,
The Brown county delegation man.
aged to get it's bill through improving
the courses at the northern normal
school at Aberdeen.
Bills introduced in both houses to
eliminate the crosses and circles at the
heads OF the columns on the general
election ballot, have been picked to
pieces by the advocates of party .vot.
ing on a principle basis. The oppon.
ents OF the measure say the real intent
of the primary law is to secure the
sentiment Of the people as regards
principles, and in the primary election
itself to select the men who are to
carry out these principles, and the gen.
eral election should be free from vot.