The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-02-23
HOUSE PASSES JOINT COMMIT.
TEE DRAFT OF PROHIBITION
LAW, 80 TO 10.
GOSSIP OF THE STATE HOUSE
A Review Of the Work OF the State
Government at the Capitol ano
At the Various State
Institutions.

The first actual step toward bone
dry" prohibition came when the House
by o vote Of IS to 10. passed the bill
prepared by the joint committee of the
two houses. Many attempts were made
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,
jo%rities, and on the final showdown
many OF those who supported amend
menls 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
Eish on q 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
Federation of Churches in South Da-
kota met in Pierre and decided to ask
the Legislature for the passage of a
law restricting and prohibiting NOV
ing pictures, t~heaters, baseball games
and other entertainments on the Sab
bath day. They also Endorsed the pro-
posed anti-cigaret law. House bill
3O7, which is the anti-saloon leagues
bill for state wide prohibition, was
gone over. A committee unanimously
Endorsed the measure and passed res
O%lutions 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 ean Of
enforcing and retaining prohibition in
the state. The committee consists of
Rev. II. p. Carson of Huron, Rev. A. J..
Edwards and Rev. ]. H 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 q 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 it as
m amendment at this stage In the
game, and before the discussion ended
| ~, arO ~ hob tr,,ct oortrnl ond m;c-
representations in campaigns were
made as a part Of the general sys-
tenn Of book legislation, each side
getting in it's in%sinuations 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.
II the Senate adopts the bill passed
by the House regulating hunting. the
man in the field will he limited to five
game birds other than ducks as the
bag for one day. with a limit Of fifteen
in his possession for aquatic fowl. The
days limit is fifteen, and the total
number in possession at any one time
~thirty-ive, this to include aquatic game
birds Of all classes. The nonresident
hunter is required to secure shipment
coupons not to exceed five in any one
season, and any shipments must be
accompanied by the coupons, each of
which will v a shipment Of MT to
exceed ten birds.
Grant Expense Allowance.
That the different state officers viii
each receive an expense allowance Of
$50 a month is assured by the Senate
accepting the House bill which grants
that privilege and puts them on a
$1,000 basis from this time on. The
issue Of two judges in one judicial
circuit is likely to be raised by the &C.
ton Of the Senate In passing the house
bill taking Turner county from the
First judicial circuit and adding it to
the Second circuit, which is given two
Judges by the bill. This change al
fects cour business in every county
In the southeastern corner Of the state.
Two Propositions Defeated.
The Senate defeated two joint reso-
buttons for constitutional amendments
-one to provide for a short ballot and
four-year terms for governor, with
state officers other han auditor to