The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-02-19
SUFFs WIN IN HOUSE
BILL PASSED GIVING WOMEN THE
RIGHT TO VOTE IN MUNICH
PAL ELECTIONS.
THE BYRNE BILL A WINNER
Senate Agrees to House Bill Abolish
ing Death Penalty in South Dakota.
featec by So to 80 Votes.

featec by So to 80 Votes.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Pierre, S. D. Suffragists Won a vic
tory in the house Wednesday when
the bill giving women the right to
vote for presidential electors, city Of
ficials and on municipal questions was
passed by a vote Of 50 to 10. An at
tempt to pass the bill with the emer-
gency clause failed, the vote of 80 to
AZ against not giving the necessary
two-thirds majority. An amendment
was then passed striking out the emer-
gency clause and the previous ques-
ton was moved. Opponents attempt
ed to secure an adjournment but were
unsuccessful and the bill was passed.
Tie galleries were crowded during
discussion OH the bill, Withee, who
introduced the bill, supported ii. to-
gether with Rielski, Anderson Of Clark.
Gudahl and Tscharner. On the other
side. Swanson, Jacobs, Rinehart. Rnck-
man and Mcfarland We're the speaL.
ars.
Byrne Bill Wins.
The danger to the capital punish
nent was removed when the senate.
after an hour filibuster. succeeded III
passing house bill No. q by Steele.
a~bolishing the death penalty. The Tul
ing Of the president that it required
O two-thirds vote 10 change a rule but
only a majority to ignore a rule, made
it possible TO put an end 10 the filibus
ter and pass the bill 23 to. 10. The GOV
ernor will sign the bin.
The South Dakota senate voted t.
place the party circle back at the head
Of the ballot. 1T caused a heated an
gument between republicans and The
small democratic strip. Several re
oublicans, including Trdahl and Lund
", opposed the bill, but It was passet
% to 90.
Public Health Bill.
The softest berth and the most ex
pensively lined ever proposed FOR al
official iii South Dakota, provided To-
in bill introduced in senate and house
by joint committee on public health.
1t changes the term Of the members
Of the state board Of health from tW,
term from two TO SIX years. 1t raise
the salary of the superintendent ffoi
$4,000 to $500 and provides for hin
quarters at state expense. a deput,
and stenagraphers. No restriction i
placed on the deputy engaging il
private practice and no limit to office
help. Quarters can be hired at an,
place in state and superintendent can
under this Bill. live at home and EN-
ploy another physician ii his town a,
deputy with office girl paid BY TIT
state.
All expenses Of the superintendent
are to be paid by the state inel0lin.
expenses to attend state and nati0na
health conferences without restriction
Senator Urdahl, discovering thest
wide open features in the bill, served
notice on committee he would figh
It, and a number Of other senator;
Joined with him. Following this in
%surrection the committee asked 20 have
the bill returned to them and it j.
doubtful If again presented in thi.
form.
That WatertoWn Asylum.
The proposed appropriation for i'm
proving the grounds for the north
eastern hospital for the insane a
WATERFOWL. a state institution IL
name only. vas the subject of much
oratory in the house Wednesday,. Tht
bill received a fine complimentary
vote. but not the two-thirds majority
necessary for an appropriation.
Sunday Baseball Defeated.
An effort to take some of the blue
out of the states blue laws was de
feated in the house when Green's bill
to permit Sunday baseball with pai6
admissions, failed to pass. Amend
ments were adopted exempting NOV
ing pictures but the bill was killel
when a motion to indefinitely post
pone carried 68 to 80.
Another mileage perquisite was pu1
out of business when Senator Urdahl's
amendment to the oil inspection bill
giving the inspectors actual traveline
expenses in stead of 10 cent mileage
was adopted. The bill as amended
passed.
A sharp passage between the liquor
and temperance forces occurred in tho
house when Birch's bill to take the
joker out of the 1913 law naming tic
necessary majority to vote in saloons
In any town, was called. Friends Of
the bill asked for a postponemenl
which was holly opposed. A motion
to adjourn with the bill pending was
lost and BY a vote of As to 81, further
Action MaS dnfarrnd for 4 Mnnk