The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-11
THE DRY BILL
HOLSAPLE WOULD ALLOW LINZ
TIED AMOUNT FOR PR
NATE USE.

Pierre, Jan. 11.-R. n. Holsaple.
superintendent of the Antisaloon
league. has completed the draft of
the bill which he will ask the legis-
lature to enact in support of the con-
stitutional prohibitory amendment,
adopted at the last election. AS the
apparent tendency of the legislature
is to give the AntisalOon league what
it wants along this line, present indi-
cations are that the Holsaple bin
may be accepted substantially as now
outlined.
There will be a contest in both
houses on the question of making the
state bone dry" or permitting limit
ed importations of liquor for person
al use. The Holsaple bill limits re
ceipts of any individual to one quart
of whisky and three gallons of beer
each month. This beer allowance.
it will be noted. does not conform to
standard cases or kegs. Attorney
General Caldwell is amnog those who
think it easier to enforce prohibition
through absolute restrictions against
shipments, nov made possible by the
recent supreme court decision of the
Webb-Kenyon law.
The South Dakota constitutional
amendment specifically permits liq-
uor sales for medicinal purposes and
the Holsaple bin seeks to curtail
abuses in that division. Physicians
who issue those prescriptions and
druggists who fill such prescriptions
must have permits for that purpose.
these permits carefully defining the
conditions under which liquor may be
prescribed and sold. Physicians and
druggists who wander from the strict
lines of their permits will have their
professional certificates revoked.
In addition to general law penal
ties. Senator Labrie. OF Sphinx coun-
ty. is having a bin prepared for the
creation of a state law enforcement
bureau. His plan is TO make the bu-
reau a consolidation of some of the
present law reinforcement officers,
creating a general department of jus
tice under the jurisdiction OF the gov
ernor and attorney general The
state now uses more than twenty
field men continually in enforcing
game laws. fire protection laws and
pure food laws. Senator Labrie
would consolidate all of these en-
forcement departments into one. with
each officer having responsibility on
all state laws instead of just looking
after one special Law. This law en-
forcement bureau. under the %consoli-
dation plan. would work a great econ
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make am state laws respected.
While no great amount Of ex tie
illcut has been caused by -" 1915
] provision for d special tax levy foT
city advertising. the idea seems 20 be
popular in Butte county. Represent.
alive Bucholz. of that district. has
introduced a bill increasing the au-
/ thorized tax levy for city advertising
from / TO 3 mills.
The Urdahl-Benson budget bin las
been advanced to the house calendar
with a favorable committee report.
Representative Lyon, who talked
budget during the campaign. objects
to the theft of his personal thunder
and says the pending measure does
not meet his views. He wants a bud
get prepared by the governor only.
The pending bill provides that the
budget board shall consist Of the gov
erndr. state auditor. state treasurer
and appropriation chairmen of the
previous session. As the house is de
veloping a tendency to squelch Nj.
Lyon. he SHOULD feel glad that The
budget proposal Is in other hands. If
he is an rne advocate Of the
system.
Retail merchants OF the state are
represented i'm two bills introduced in
the senate. One seeks to prohibit the
use of trading stamps. The other
seeks to make husband wife jointly
liable on merchandise accounts.
The teachers bureaus are handed
a jolt i'm a bill introduced by Repre-
sentative Gilby, of Sphinx county. The
bill provides that teachers seeking
employment may register their ambi-
lions and qualifications with the state
superintendent and that school Off
GERS in. need of teachers may make
use of the same department. An i'm
mense interest has been built up by
certain bureaus in the matter Of Sc
curing positions for teachers, the fees
ordinarily amounting 10 5 per cen OF
the first years salary. The Gilby
system, if adopted. will simplify the
distribution of teachers within the
state.