The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-12
SOUTH DAKOTA
WHERE WAS MOSES?
Strong Temperance Lobby Arrives
at Pierre to Combat the Views
Of Mr.. Kaufman.
The Committees Are Conservative
and Radical Legislation Is
Not Looked For.
Special to Tho Journal.

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Pierre. S. D.. jan. 12.-The temperance
people have appeared with a lobby that
is causing Moses Kaufman great per-
turbation Of spirit The delegation con-
sfsts of Rev. A. e. Carhart, president OF
the Anti-Saloon league; Rev. w. H.
Thran. Congregational missionary; Rev.
Mr.. Wilkinson Of the Huron Methodist
church; Mrs. Pauline E: johnson, chair
man of the legislative committee Of the
w. G. T. u, and Mrs. Samuel A. Ramsey,
president Of the latter organization. They
have outlined a campaign for temperance
and social purity which will make uneasy
the head of many a legislator.
They will ask for a county option
amendment to the high license law; as
well as increased protection for the COM
munity which votes out the saloon. They
want also q law for the arrest and, upon
conviction Of confirmed and incorrigible
inebriates, incarce1 alton for a definite
period in the insane asylum with a pro-
vision, however, that the inebriate may
be paroled after a short time and given
his liberty during good behavior, but pro-
viding for his careful guardianship dur
ing the entire period Of his sentence.
They purpose to make it a misdemeanor
to sell a minor under 20 years of age
| tobacco in any form and further, to make
1t q. misdemeanor for the minor to use
! it in any way 80 gzs.se
| In the line Of social purity they ask
! to have the age of consent raised to IS
years and that the keeping of houses Of
prostitution or to be an inmate or "a
| pa tron of such house, be felony sub
! ject to a penitentiary sentence. -tsisztsss:
The temperance committees of. the, leg
! isature are organized for conservative
| action and undoubtedly will be unfriendly
to any radical legislation on. temperance
lines. Moses Kaufman does not ask for
any material change. in existing condi-
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thing for the sake Of harmony and i'm
disturbed business. He Is broad enough
to realize that the temperance sentiment
! OF South Dakota is too potent to be out
ragged with inpunity and is willing to
allow anything to go that leaves freedom,
to sell intoxicants without too great per-
| sonal hazard y IT,. r..
Rather Sectional Issue. s.. -,
The bills introduced up to date indicate
a mildness in the views of the members
! which is not likely to precipitate very
! exciting times. Dillon's bill to endow the
l insane asylum with the unappropriated re-
mainder Of the public lands will meet
| with opposition in the north part Of the
state which will oppose any further ex.
pansion in the south until an equitable
proportion of institutions Is provided
for in the north; - 49,. .t.-:-...
I The valued policy bill, which johnson
Of Douglas introduced two years ago, is
i back again and is likely to receive more
! friendly action than before, though there
is general feeling that it Is net thu
/ complete remedy for the evil Of extortion
ate rates. The friendliness to it Is really
4 a spirit of retaliation upon the insurance
i companies for their action in raising rate.
In this stateT when they were alread,
making EXCESSIVE profits. u. <.1G
/ The decision Of the elections committee
/ on the Charles Mix contest though mad,
; on party lines has no political significanc.
as the republicans did not need the ad
ditional vote for any political gain. Their,
was no dispute as to the facts and tn,
> law point involved had previously bee,
decided by the district court favorable t,
the republican contestant. While it l.
! alleged that the committee was ORGANIZED
, to admit the republican in any event. tn
laugh is rather upon the democrats
Graybi1l, the democratic member Of tn
committee, before the. case, had beel
! heard or any evidence whatever was be
: fore the committee, asked. for the privi
| lege of submitting his minor report, thu
: contributing something to- the dogma o
f REORGANIZATION. -. - s
Committee Chairman. +
< Following are: the. house committe
= chairmen: 20; .~... So -. :
: Judiciary-Rogde of Minnehaha. .i. -,
" Appropriations-Longstan of Beadle =.
3 State Affairs-Bromley of Sphinx. = ~ .
= Rules-Betts of Dawson. =. * ~ -
$ Correction Of House Journal--Wipf of Hutcf
8 inson ~ - ' ~. &5i8.s =.
= Observation-Disclosures of Roberts j. -
- Agriculture = and observation-disclosures
Moody. =. -. -. = =.
Banks and Banking CLANCY of Clay. p ..
Temperance-Vreeland of Minnehaha. y
d Privileges and Disadvantages of. Lawrenc,
r Municipal rporations-Porter OF Faux.
e Observation-Disclosures of Codington.l
= Warehouses, Grain and Grain Grading-Rem,
: fer of Hutchinson ID. r. '.z.s: :
Counties and County Affairs-Crafg of Sphinx
!; Highways, Bridges and Ferries-Fryslie
q Clark. s,.'. T.. =. tEa 5& ~
g NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of Hyde E's = -e
j Federal Acknowledgment of Lake. 1Sr ~
Printing and Public Library-AIalignen {
: Walworth. ~,r - IS - ~ =. y
= Penal Observation-Disclosures Of Day.
- Educatfon-Lawson of Union. -.
Public Buildings-Mulen of Aurora. =
9 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of McCook. -
r Usury-Trumm of sHamlin. ..:..,s :. =.
Engrossed and Enrolled Bills-Johnston {
a Clark. -. a. -.
e Medicine, Surgery and Pharmacy-Fryslie {
= Clark. ="
:. Live Stock-Ham of Pennington Is $l-ztsz: 4
Food and Dairy Products-AIadison of King
Q bury. za.~cs,.'< = = :a:5 i.ss j.
Mines and Mining-May Of Lawrence .....
| Statistics-Larson Of Yankton. -