The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-03-03
On March fourth the democratic OF
fceholders march forth and the march
to prosperity speeds up.
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the province Of the Legislature TO so
| submit or not as they choose. Inc
petition for a vote on the removal OF
the State university from Vermillion
to Sioux Falls, was filed Tuesday. All
these with laws which will probably
be referended will "a a long ballot
of laws at the next regular election.
The home building bill mas passed
both houses and is ready for the gov
errors signature. This carries the
! right to the town resident to borrow
from the state for home building pur'
poses under conditions imposed under
the law. and will no doubt get a try
out within a short time. The loan IS
held against the municipality which Sc
cures it, and the business is handled
through the rural credits COMMISSION.
The highway situation which has
been hanging fire thus far in the ses-
sion shows signs of coming TO life with
a jump and it is expected that a COM
prehensive bill will be ready for &C
ton the first Of the week and get con
sideration before the closing down Of
the session. This issue has been one
in which the economy plea has been
a strong one, and there has been an
element in the house which has CON
sistently stood for even going so far
as TO drop the whole program Of the
past years rather than to make any
further appropriations but this feeling
is breaking down and action is likely
before the close Of the session.
The Alseth language bill' started
quite a discussion in the house before
it was finally disposed Of. There have
been efforts ever since the war trouble
TO get an act which would limit teach
ing of foreign languages in the com
mon schools of the state, but the bill
by Senator Alseth of Kingsbury, ap-
pears to be the only one which has
been able 10 muster a strong vote and
go through without a fight Of serious
proportions.
One of the features of the closing
days of the session was the house ac-
ton on Friday of last week in passing
the general appropriation bill without
a single speech or without an attempt
to change any of its provisions, and
without a single dissenting vote. The
bill had gone through the senate in a
like n and for the first time since
statehood, went through without Op-
position from any source. 1t is hardly
possible that this will soon occur
again, but for once that bill has gone
through without being a football of
the session.
Newspaper publishers over the state
win be interested in the bill which
has passed both houses, which fixes
a fat publication fee of $50 for the
publication Of the auditors and treas
urers quarterly statement, and simpli-
fes many disputes over the proper
rate for this report.
County commissioners of the state
will be interested in the bill which in
creases their pay from five dollars to
six dollars a day, and in the opinion
OF the attorney general that such of
1cials are entitled TO mileage for 60
ing home and returning to the county
seat each night and morning. so long
as their mileage does not exceed the
annual allowance for travel.
For several sessions Watertown has
been attempting to secure a law which
will allow counties and towns to join
in building construction at public ex-
pense. The house passed the bill this
session, but when 1t went to the senate
there vas decided opposition. Appar-
emily the representatives from other
than county sea- towns could not see
the situation in the same light as those
urging the bill, and 1t failed on the
vote.
The bill to create the state drainage