Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-02-22
BONE DRY MEASURE
HOUSE PASSES JOINT COMMIT.
TEE DRAFT OF PROHIBITION
LAW, 50 TO 10.
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
From the Capital City, the Various
State Institutions and from
Many Different Parts Of
the Sunshine State.

Many Different Parts Of
tho Sunshine State.
Pierre
The first actual step toward bone
dry" prohibition came when the House
by vote of IS to 10, passed the bill
prepared by the joint committee Of the
to inject amendments of various kinds
all the way from allowing cities to
conduct dispensaries to changes in
the enforcement features, which
ranged from the striking out of all
that part of the bill down to changes
in wording in single lines, but every
one of them went down by heavy ma.
joritics. and on the final showdown
many Of those who supported amend
menus of various kinds voted for the
bill. The whole of one days session
was taken up in the work on this
measure, which started with a Skin
mish on a motion to go into commit
tie of the whole. Final vote on the
bill was not secured until 6 O'Clock.
Want Ban on Sunday Amusements.
The legislative committee of the
kota met in Pierre and decided to ask
the legislature for the passage OF
law restricting and prohibiting NOV
ing pictures, theaters. baseball games
and other entertainments on the Sab
bath day. They also Endorsed the pro-
posed anti-cigaret law. House bill
307, which is the anti-saloon leagues
bill for state wide prohibition. was
gone over. A committee unanimously
Endorsed the measure and passed res.
olutions asking for its passage. A
| special resolution was passed urging
the Importance of the commissioner
of prohibition feature in the proposed
law as the most effective means Of
enforcing and retaining prohibition in
the state. The committee consists Of
Rev. H. P. Carson of Huron, Rev. A. j.
Edwards and Rev. ]. II Andres of
Pierre, Rev. G. T. Notson and Rev. r.
L. Kelley of Mitchell and Rev. w. E..
Roberts of Sioux Falls.
Sharp Debate In Senate.
The Senate staged a trough and
tumble" affair over the textbook bill
when Dowdell insisted on his state
wide uniformity proposition which
he offered as an amendment to the bill
pending. He was accused of bad faith
in not presenting his bill at an earlier
date instead of trying to spring 1t as
an amendment at this stage in the
game, and before the discussion ended
charges of book trust control and mis-.
representations in campaigns were
made as part of the general sys
tenn of book legislation, each side
getting in its insinuatiors as to the
motives and actions of the other. The
fight was concluded when Dowdell Sc
cured permission to have his amend
ment printed in the Journal for fur
Their consideration.
Hunting Bill Passes House.
If the Senate adopts the bill passed
by the House regulating hunting, the
man in the field will be limited to five
game birds other than ducks as the
bag for one day, with limit of fifteen
in his possession for aquatic fowl. The
days limit is fifteen. and the tota
number in possession at any one time
thirty-flve, this to include aquatic game
birds of all classes. The nonresident
hunter is required to secure shipment
coupons not to exceed five liz any one
season, and any shipments must be
accompanied by the coupons. each o.
which will cover a shipment Of not t.
exceed ten birds.
Grant Expense Allowance.
That the different state officers vii
each receive an expense allowance O
$50 a month is assured by the Senat.
accepting the House bill which grant.
that privilege and puts them on {
$2,400 basis from this time on. Tn,
issue Of two judges in one judicia
circuit is likely to be raised by the &C
ton of the Senate in passing the hous,
bill taking Turner county from tn
First judicial circuit and adding 1t t,
the Second circuit, which is given tw,
Judges by the bill. This change al
fects court business in every count
m the southeastern corner Of the state