The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-02-24
SESSION DRAWS !
NEAR THE CLOSE
WORK OF THE LEGISLATURE is
SPEEDING UP WITH THE
END IN SIGHT
VOTE DOWN ELEVATOR FOR COLLEGE
Road Building Program For Next
Two Years is Expected to
Pass Opposition.

The past week has been n indi.
eating the beginning of the end OF the
session. The only new bills coming
in being those prepared by the com
mittees, and since the first of the week
very few of these. About the only
principal bills not yet presented are
the general Appropriation bill, and one
carrying a road building program for
the next two years. In that line some
of the members are apparently getting
cold feet" on the state highway pro-
gram and are discussing refusal to Sp-
propriate a million and three quarters
to meet a like appropriation from the
federal government, and in fact allow
ing the work so far carried out by the
state highway department to look after
itself from this time on. These are
the more radical ones, and while
others are indicating an inclination 10
cut down on the program, the chances
are that when the deal is cleared up
the state will continue the work which
has been under way for the past two
years.
The soldiers bonus bill is one Of
the leading measures of the session
which has passed both houses, and is
now up to the governor for his sigma
ture, and as soon as the bonds can be
placed, the e~x-service men and others
entitled to the bonus under the con
r+;+,+;o,o1 4, oooIn,nn will rnnpiya tho
funds in cash from the state.
The moving picture censorship, and
Sunday laws" each took up time OF
both houses one afternoon of the week
house most of which was devoted to
roasting the movies and their effect
upon the growing generation, the CEN
sorship forces made such a strong
showing in the vote that a number of
doubtful ones climbed on the band
wagon and put it across with a heavy
vote, and the senate is expected to fol
low the same line. While the house
was talking censorship, the senate was
discussing the Wagner bill which
would legalize baseball and other
sports after two o'clock each Sunday.
This meant an afternoon of discussion
with that bill going down by a vote
which would not be overcome in the
attempt the next day to resurrect the
bill in that house. But the cat came
back in the way of a judiciary COM
mittee bill of the house in which base
ball and moving pictures alone could
be legally put on for Sunday after
moons. The minority of the commit
tee were not satisfied with this and
presented a resolution asking for the
withdrawal Of the bill, which was OPP
posed by Chairman Buel Of that COM
mittee, and was ruled out Of order
by the speaker.
There appears to be a warm con-
test on over the apportionment bill.
The senate bill is not any more sat
isfactory to some sections than is the
house bill to other sections, and the
FIGHT has been waxing warn at vari-
Gus committee meetings in which at
tempts have been made to harmonic
the situation. but up to the present
without material progress along the
lines Of any changes from the original
draft.
The house killed the senate bill
which attempted to repeal the mort
gage registration tax put into effect
by the session two years ago.
The senate staged something of a
contest over the appropriation of a 1T
tie over ffty-fve thousand dollars to
complete the building at Bookings
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