The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-02-13
TAX COMMISSION
BILL PASSED
LEGISLATURE PASSES MEASURE
AFTER A BITTER FIGHT
IN HOUSE
Do AWAY WITH UNNECESSARY BOARDS
Is the Attitude of the Legislature and
Several Of the State Boards May be
Consolidated or Killed of

consolidated or Killed On
Pierre, February 10.-This weeks
work in the legislature marks a very
important one in the passing of the
tax commission bill. The measure had
passed the senate without amendment
or much opposition, and was a special
order in the house of Thursday. Speak
er T~scharner, being thoroughly posted
On the subject after much study of
the methods and success of such COM
missions in other neighboring states,
left the chair and made very telling
remarks upon the floor, and Bielski of
Stanley, who introduced the bill in the
house also defended it with force and
vigor. Mcfarland of Codington, with
very forceful remarks made amend
ments to the bill but they were lost
and the measure carried with 76 ayes
and 20 nays having the emergency
clause attached. Previous to the pass
age Of the act a special committee
meeting upon it had been held where
in Governor Byrne appeared and in
certain terms asked for the passage Of
the act and stated that it was an ad-
ministration measure and upon it a
large part of his successful campaign
had been made. Richard o. Richards
of primary election fame also appear
ed before the committee in opposition
to the measure.
Another large measure, the negotia-
bic instruments bill, being before the
house, was greatly cut up and amend
ed and finally indefinitely postponed.
This bill has beer continuously before
1901, and it was thought that this
year it would get through by having
the bar association report backing it.
Kerr has introduced a bill prohibit
ing payment to vas of initia-
is being greatly opposed in the senate
on the grounds that SO doing would
kill these propositions. The privileges
under these acts have certainly been
greatly abused and some legislation
should perhaps be fixed at least.
A sensation has been caused by an
endeavor to introduce a bill providing
for the publication of three weeks
notice of a marriage, such suggestion
being made by Hon. A. w. Kruger of
Brown county, who is here in the inter-
est of the subject, but the measure has
not yet been framed for introduction.
! A most comprehensive measure is
being prepared by the committee in
the house on state affairs to complete
ly reorganize the board of agriculture
and incorporate into it everything re-
lating to agriculture, live stock, hor-
ticulture, etc, abolishing all special
boards in relation to those matters, in
Guiding the livestock sanitary board
and brand commission.
The penitentiary investigating COM
mittee has returned from Sioux Falls.
and though they have made no formal
report as yet, some of the members
have stated that they did not find
things SO seriously wrong at the peni-
tertiary as they anticipated, and they
speak in very commendatory terms of
Warden Swenson. 1t is expected that
the shirt factory will be in disfavor
except as a means of employing men
who would otherwise be idle.
The printing investigation commit
tee has accumulated a very great
amount of evidence from their wit
nesses and long sessions are put in on
the work but boiled down it seems
that the printing commission have not
given very close attention to the ad-
ministration of the law and so the
printers have rather secured as much
printing as they could get.
President Abel of the senate has
been compelled to leave the senate
chair and take his wife to Florida for
her health. Saturday afternoon Hon.
w. H. McMaster, from Yankton coun-
ty, presented Mr.. Abel with a beautiful
gold headed cane as a gift from the
members of the senate, and offered a
resolution of fine tribute 70 the Lieu
tenant Governor who stakes his de-