Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-01-27
THE HOUSE ADOPTS MAJORITY
REPORT ON "DAY-LIGHT"
SALOON BILL
EXHIBIT MONSTER HAT-PIN
Supporters Of Struverud's Bill Tried
to Strengthen Measure by In
Quoting q Twenty Seven
Inch Hat-Pin


toxicating liquors shall close their
doors at 8 o'clock, instead of at II
o'clock as is now the case, the
lower body today, adopted the ma
;ority report The ma. ority OF the
Temperance committee was in ia O.,
of the bill.
There was considerable discuss on on
the bill while it was on the floor,
nearly every member OF the house
having something to say. When the
bill comes up for the vote tono row,
it is expected that fight will be made
to have final action defe. red until
after the recess.
The Daylight Saloon" bill has been
the principal subject under di cussion
since the report of the temperance
committee. The ma OF ty relo.t is
signed by eight members and recon-
mends that the measure do pass. At
first the committee stood five to four
favoring 1.-THE four membe's h Id
Ing out for later closing hour than
8 o'clock, but later three OF the TO If
joined the forces of the majority. The
report favors striking out the "eme g.
ency clause" which will permit invok-
ing the referendum should the me- s.
ure become a law. Representative
Hursh, of Deadwood, submitted mi
nority report, and requested its adop-
ton.
It is doubtful If this measure will
get through the house in it's present
form. There is a strong and grow n 3
feeling among the legislators that the
people do not care for any more agita-
ton of the liquor prob,em-that the
vote at the last election proved that
the voters prefer to leave matters as
they are at present. There is Mt
ment, however, in favor of cItting
down the hours of operation of the
saloon and there is a probability that
the bill before the house will get to
the senate in an amended form. 1t
has been suggested that the eieht
o'clock feature be stretched at least
form it would likely receive enough
votes to carry. In any event the I'LL
will have to allow more leeway than
it does to get through the senate.
The house yesterday killed the
house joint resolution, No. 4, intro
duced by Bruce, by adopting the re-
port of the judiciary committee that
the bill do not pass. The measure
calls for the election of members OF
the legislature for four year te ms
and other radical changes in our legis-
lative system. The commit ee's al
also adopted. 1t seems that there Is
statute on the books at pre- eat
which covers the point of the bill.
The measure provided for refund of
taxes by county. House bill, No.
IA, Hursh's mining bill, which makes
the circuit court administrator o. the
properties of out'awed min ng COM
panies, passed the house by a vote
of SO to 1, and was referred to the
senate. House bill No. Y was put
through by similar vote. 1t calls
for the appropriation of $5,O56 for
repairing the state fair buildings de-
stroyed last fall. The money has
been paid by the board OF agriculture
which secured a loan On permission
from the governor. The apprO a
ton is to cover the amount borrowed
The bill appropriating the Necessary
amount for the salaries of the legis-
lators and clerks was rushed through
without a dissenting vote-'t seems
the members had been studying it and
all knew this time what house bill,
No. 81, was when it was put to
VOTE
The senate passed senate BILL No 8,
by Cone, which makes a recorded
instrument prima facie evidence OF
the facts stated therein. Senate bill
No. 4 was sent back to the ] ciary
committee, without action being taken
on it.
Representative Millett, of S.anle +,
introduced house bill No. 49,, relating
to the selling of Intoxicating liquors
According to his meas re, all drug
gists would be required to file their
liqtor pres riptions with the co nty
auditor They also would be required
to have at least 5000 worth CT dr. gs
other than LIQUORS, in stock This bill
is aimed at those drug stores in tn,
dry" towns, which make tn ir pr n
cipal business the dispe nsing o. tn,
liquor.
Further merriment was created en-
the floor of the house today when the
Struverud's bill, limiting the length
of hat pins to seven inches was ia en-
up for the final vote. Tho gh the
supporters of the bill sought to make
their case the stronger by the in O.
duction of an "Evhib't A" as ha'
pin twenty-seven inches long, the bill
was lost by vote of A to As.
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