The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-01-27

Dakota Legislature adjourned until
Tuesday. January "A. soon ter
the closing of the state house. prac-
tically every senator and legislator
left the city, and Pierre is almost
deserted.
When the daylight saloon bin was
brought up in the house this mo n
ing, a warm debate was started. AIT
er many had spoken on the meas,.re
the lower body put an III gency
clause on the bill and deferred action
until January 81.
Upon being asked, Tscha5ner into
1uced Richards primary law in tn
lower house. The bill has been circu-
lated among the legislators }or some
time. and as its introduction was eX-
pected, it did not create great excite
ment.
The board of control of the South
Dakota Soldiers Home at Hot Springs
today unanimously elected Thomas
Orr as tommandant of the home, tax
ing the place OF Colonel Geddes. who
has rendered his resignation. The
change will be made on April /.
A message of coincidence was sent
to Mrs. C. i. Wood, at Seattle, Wash,
by the democrats.
The majority report or the temper
ance committee on house bill No
%, better known as the daylight so
loon bill, was adopted YESTERDAY by
the house. Those in the minority
made a desperate attempt. VIXEN theF
saw the way things We're going, to
delay any action ever on the re0ort
OF the committee. but we g dp'e>te'
by a close vote. After the removal o.
the emergency clause from the meas
ure, the stand of the house di1 not
come as a surprise. Pep sentative
Hursh. of Deadwood. the lone NOM
Der Of the committee to hand IN the
minority report. c>utended NAT the
house should deter am action u0ti'
after recess which would give The
members time to consult with their
constituents regarding the bill. Rep
r~esentative Geidt stated that while h
personally was in favor of such a
measure. he would be Obliged TO vote
no. until he had found out the wi hes
of the people of his community.
Representative Tyler. of Minnehaha
who introduced the bill. was IL g n
In his request that the house take
immediate action on the report an
his sentiments We're voiced by a half
dozen others. A majority OF the
members stood with them and the rol
call showed the first victory to Rave
beer scored by the temperance ele-
ment.
House joint resolution, No. s, ne
mora'izing congress TO select NV Or
leans as the place for the Panama eX-
position. brought on a heated discrs-
sion between the fayorites Of san
Francisco and the southe n civ. Pep
talk N favor of the former place an |
offered an amendment to tn raso II
toin substituting TIE word San r. an
cisco in the memorial for tho "f Ne@
Orleans. Representative McNas' or
answered with the rea ons why New
Orleans was the logical point and the
discussion was freely entered into by
other members. When the matter wa
finally put to a vote. the ayes won GU
by 70 TO %.
During the discussion On the reso-
luton some one called attention to the
fact that there Were no pr nted copei
Of the bill on the desks. The p in e
said the bill had been printed ant
the copies distribute1. A cemmittee
was appointed by Speaker Mo~lis to
investigate the matter. The crarfe
was made that the copies had ben
gathered up by partisans, TO is re
delay on the bill until after recess
which would he too late as con e."
is supposed to tare up dis us ion o.
the matter on the twfnty-third Of the
month.
Both assemblies were obleied t. take
a recess during the afternoon to awei+
the enrolling OF the House BIZ No s..
which carried the appropr'a+i f."
the salaries and mileage of the logis-
lators and aesietants. As to'ay l.
pay day and also the beginning o.
the six DAYS vacation. the me~hers
were only too clad to XIII a hNlf how
or more waiting for the sirnat re
on the bill. 1t is doubtful f an
other bill would have held them in
their seats as the Session Of the day
was very long and tedious.
The house passed house hill No 91.
providing that common car lie 8 hall
adjust and pay all claims against thom
within sixty DAYS If within the st~te
and within ninety days If intevet T..
The senate yesterday passed senota
bill No. a. by Cone, prov'd'n~ thnt
when a probate judge is q rolpti e o.
has acted as attorney for any one in
terested in the case before him, tn
case NAV be taken to the circuit court