The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-01-16
LEGISLATIVE DOINGS

worth his money to come out and see
what the present session Is doing he
would meet with a decided surprise
Instead of the crowds going about the
hotel Hobbies in circles, with a blue
fog OF smoke over all he might find
a miniature resemblance to the FOG
Just after the different meal hours, but
would wonder what had become OF
them. The usual number Of members
and employees are on hand, but that
is about as far as 1t goes. There are
several reasons for this, among them
being principally the change In the
methods, and the fact that the Issues
which used TO bring the crowds are
no longer issues in the state. Prohi-
bition is here to stay, and will never
again be up as such. Equal suffrage
has been granted, and that is not an
issue longer, and no other Issue" has
come up to take their places.
The session has a lot OF work to
do along the lines Of the proposed
state development plans covered by
the constitutional amendments adopt
ed at the last election but is not get
ting excited about that, but coming
up to the mark with apparent belief
that these can be taken care OF.
The coming Of the members was
slow, some OF them not getting in un-
iii the morning of the day of the open
ing of the session and not bothering
themselves in regard to the organiza-
ton caucus. In that organization
Wright Tarhell Of Watertown, was Sc
lected to succeed Charlie Gardner as
chief clerk of the house, and C.. G. st.
John Of Deuel. county, was selected. as
his first assistant.
One of the preccdents Of the legis-
lature was broken when the %introduc-
ton Of bills was started before the
announcement of the committees. For
all the sessions before this the com
mittees need be announced before any.
one had the temerity TO hand in a bill
for introduction, but Representative
G. |. Ruben of Hamlin county, evident
ly thought the time had On fer
changing the unwritten rule, and got
In House Bill No. l Of the session I'M
which he seeks TO help out county
~treasurers by cutting out the require
ment that state taxes shall be listed
to themselves on the tax receipts.
Representative Shuts Of Kings5ury.
is one OF the few members who has
not yet been able TO put in an appear
al the session being detained al
home By Illness Of relatives, and The
many friends Of Pete" in the session
are hoping that he w4Il soon PIT Il his
appearance
wA5le neither -ke se-4.s nor house
eyz-ltaess are re: al -&21@1 among
the eksE--a-s1yg z the senate list
whluk Esr % tie eastern jar o. the
EtstH a~E- AaseBsrae-I gno Taxation,
A4sa@h % KIgspGry; Food and Drugs,
5ar1ais 81 Dsus NLtarY Affairs,
S~oulfvlck 81 CodInEsons Rurzl Cred
IT'S. Carlisle u Br~E9k3ngs; Temper
auce. Johnston 81 Clark The balance
pf the lss viii Ip doEbt provide for
other members trum that section Of
the state.
IL tbs hpuse ehairmanships which
so to that section among the very few
SO lar announced are Agriculture and
Horticulture. &6shiesan u Cociagton
Appropriations, Anderson Of Clark;
B.ate Affair.". Ds1thOrp Of BrookinCs.
Representative Daltho,2 made a hit
in hie resolution asking the govern
mem 10 LAND returning troops al come
other pOrf than New York on their ar.
rigal liz this country, as the man who
is al the head Of ths reception com
mittse for rhe city Of New York is
covered with the faint Of pro-Cerman-
lam in al Of his many publications,
and il is demanded that The boys be
landed a. & port where they viii re-
ceive & welcome from. real hundred
per cenf Americans instead of one
where they have 20 be greeted by pro
Germanism. His resolution wag unan-
iznopgly carried In the house and sent
TO fbs senate where II received the
same kind VI az endorsement.
The large amount Of work being
done BY the state game department 10
buiE up the fishing possibilities In the
Ssastern part Of the state, with its at.
ten6ant expense, and it's work toward
stocking streams Of the state with nsh,
all out u the state game license fund.
IL calling out more Or less protest
from these who pay the hunters Il.
cense, and II Is possible that the ses-
sion viii take up the matter OF a Ssh
ing lie use a wSu as a hunting Ii.
cens2 70 help meet this expense.
The indications at the present are
very little viii be lone in the way
OF completed legislation before the re
cess. which has been fixed for the
23rd Of this month. Up 20 that time
il is likely chat q number OF bills will
he r~.raSanfed and Dlacad i'm fha handsi