The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-01-30
LEGISLATURE
TAKES RECESS
lAW-MAkING BODY ADJOURNS
FROM THURSDAY UNTIL
TUESDAY
SOME IMPORTANT BILLS INTRODUCED
Bill Is introduced to Tax Automobiles
n Use Fund for Good Road Work
TO Investigate P~enitentiary

Pierre, January 27.-Despite the
fact that the senatorial election took
most of the time of the sessions of
Tuesday and Wednesday, and that 20
legislature adjourned on Thursday to
be in recess until Tuesday the 2Sth,
some important bills have peen intro
duced the past week.
Crawford of Sanborn has introduced
an automobile law which Is closely
modelled after the Iowa statute now
giving great satisfaction there, but
Crawfordts measure has a special ap-
portionment feature of the funds col
lected from license and fees which
will allow each county to receive a per
capita share. based on population and
assessed valuation, of the same, and
this apportionment to each will be ex-
pended for public highways, Inc cul-
verts. The Road Association favors
a graduated tax upon all automobiles,
but this would be clearly %unconstitu-
tional, so that much favor Is express
ed by legislators over the fiat rate de-
termined upon by Crawford, of 81 for
filing fee, and an annual registration
fee of Sc unless in use five years, when
it will be SO.
Senator Russell of Brown, presented
a resolution which stated that the ex-
penditures of the past four years ex-
ceeded those Of the four years proceed
ing by $1,000, 900 and asked for a
special investigation of such expendi-
lures. The republicans were very will
ing to have such an investigation made
to satisfy the democrats, and SO all
the state officials are busy preparing
the figures, at the request OF senators,
to clearly put forth the facts in a
definite form.
The senate has passed the resolu
ton providing that the people vote
upon having a constitutional conven-
ton, and there Is 80 much favorable
attention toward 1t in the house that
it will likely be passed there also. All
members figure hat it would be cheap
err to hold such a convention and start
anew" than be compelled each session
to so extensively amend the present
constitution.
The Grand Army Of the Republic
have through friends introduced a
resolution asking permission to erect
a suitable ent on the Capitol
grounds, which will OF course be grant
ed. This enterprise wiz be done by
popular subscription and about $685..
600 will be invested in the design.
A special bill prohibiting intoxicat-
ed persons from operating automobiles
has been introduced by Nelson of Lin
coin, making 1t a special offense to do
so, and making any sheriff or con-
stable or policeman take possession
of such driver without process.
Professor Kerr Of Brookings, is
after the people who, being interested
in some referred or initiated measure,
pay for signatures, or pay the agents
circulating them in proportion to the
number of names secured and he has
prepared a bill making such conduct a
misdemeanor.
Blake OF Beadle, has introduced a
measure 4. Ing so days as the limit of
time in any one yea that a state off,
Ger may be absent from his Office, ex-
cept when out on official business, and
in case of violation a states attorney
or the attorney general is to bring
action for the removal Of such officer.
The bank guaranty law introduced
by Hale of Meade, has brought a crowd
of bankers to Pierre, who say that they
are here "just to see the legislature in
action"
Granger of Stanley, introduced a
measure authorizing county superin-
tendents to conduct agricultural and
industrial contests in public schools
and providing that county commission
ers make an annual appropriation of
$500 for carrying on such work.
Morris of Sphinx, has a bill asking
$4,000 for an administration build
ing for the Northern Hospital for the
Insane at Redfield, and as this insti-
tuition Is very inadequate in size now.
and there are many who ought to be
accommodated there who cannot be
because OF 1t, the bill will undoubtedly
be passed at an early date.
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