The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1923-02-08
LEGISLATIVE LETTER

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er they will be ready by the fortieth
day is a question, and the bill which
they will bring out will Of necessity
be a long one as they could not pos
sibly bring about the changes which
it is declared they wan without a lot
Of detail. But when it ONE the
probabilities are that it win get plenty
of consideration at least in the house
before it comes to a final vote. If
their plans are adopted there will be
a decided shifting about of different
a view Of possible reduction of work
ing expenses of state affairs.
The Erskine bill in the senate to
change the pupils of the blind asylum
to Sioux Falls, and make the Gary in
~stitution one for a girls reformatory.
changing the girls from the institu-
ton at Plankington, is not in favor
among the members from the eastern
central part Of the state. Former Sen
ator A.. w. Bartels is here from Gary
looking after the interests of that place
in the contest which promises to be
a warm one. The Gary people want
the present situation to continue, and
are not DESTROYS of getting the girls
from the reformatory in place of the
blind children.
The senate appears to be the ec-
onomy wing of the session SO far as
appropriations are concerned, but is
not by any means the economy"
branch as to attempted new legisla-
ton, as they have introduced prac-
tically twice as many bills as has the
house with less than half the mem
bership. Among the new senate bills
the past few days are, by Lunden Of
Brookings, bills relating to tuition of
non resident pupils; and relating tC
protection OF a purchaser at foreclos-
ure sales during period Of redemption.
BY Alseth Of K~ingsbury, regulating
penny in the slot machines, requiring
licenses.
The bill for a general drainage sys-
Il YIN WI lbC NdlItyo VI lIc lOu anu
Jim rivers is yet being worked over
by the committees and will likely be
ready for introduction soon. 1t is a
rather hard proposition to work out
J to meet the objections of those who
want limited territory covered and
those who want the whole drainage
basin covered, and whatever is brought
out will no doubt be a compromise
which will meet as far as possible the
views of both systems, or rather to al,
low them to work jointly.
The miX-up over the removal OF
DR.. K~utnewsky of the school for feeble
minded at Redfield called out a final
investigation, and the members Of the
committee appointed to look into the
situation at that institution has been
at Redtield several days and will likely
report early the coming week, and on
that report the legislature will take
some line Of action. either in endorse
ment Of the action of the board of
charities or corrections, or endorse.
ment of the work of DR.. K~utnewsky,
The impeachment proceedings which
have been limited at since the opening
of the session are likely to break out
the coming week. if the citizens com,
mittee of Fort Pierre make good on
their promise to have their complaint
as to Judge John f. Hughes of the
sixth circuit. ready to present. While
the detailed charges are not known
they cover misfeasnace in office and
many irregularities in the actions OF