The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-03-22
The LEGISLATURE
PROHIBITION ENDORSED - DE.
TENSE BILL PASSES-TWINE
BILL ENACTED.

Pierre, March 2.--South Dakota,
by unanimous vote of the house, be-
came the 10th state in the union to
ratify national prohibition as pre-
sented by the congress of the United
States. Dry leaders here claim that
this state is the first. however, to
vote entirely for the measure.
On final roll call in the house
there were two votes against the
measure, but these were withdrawn
by representatives before the final
announcement of the vote had been
made. They were cast by Represent
alive Byron, of Day, and Temmey, of
Sully. Galleries and corridors were
packed long before the bill reached
a vote, and speakers for and against
the measure were roundly applaud
ed at times.
Representative Lyon. of Minneha-
ha, injected considerable mirth into
the occasion by a speech in which he
lamented the death of his amend
ment to the bill, in which he had
asked that the matter be put to a
referendum of the voters. His per-
sonal witticisms drew much laughter
and it seemed for a time as though
he would turn the vote into a farce.
However, the members settled before
the roll call and the tension during
the voting was acute.
Defense Bill Passes.
The state council of defense bill,
over which there has been some dis
c~ussion, and which certain factions
claimed was autocratic on account of
vesting too much "inquisitorial"
power in the body, was passed in the
house after two amendments had
been defeated. The amendments
were offered by Representatives Car
stem Eggen, of Roberts county, and
urged that elected county or munic-
ipal officers constitute the county
defense bodies and that the state
sheriff be an ex officio member of
the state body. The first amend
ment was defeated, AS to 81, and the
second without a vote. The bill it
self was passed, rs to 8.
Gov. Norbeck stated that he has
ordered the investigation of the
Gregory county trouble last week, at
which time five organizers for the
Nonpartisan league were deported,
continued. The governor himself
has interviewed parties on both
sides of the affair, including Man
ager Duncan, of the South Dakota
branch of the league, and w. w. Ca
die, who claims to have received SIM
liar treatment in the county when he
went there to investigate matters for
the league. The governor indicated
that he will leave no stone unturned
to sift to the bottom of the case, and
that he will take further action based
on findings in this investigation.
The Irvine bill appropriating $685.
900 for aid for the state penitentiary
Irvine plant passed the house. II
passed the senate yesterday.
Alien Language Bill.
The alien language bill, presented
in the house for final passage this
afternoon, brought on the first spir'
tied debate of the session and con
sumed three hours before its finaI
passage was submitted.
The fight was led by Representa-,
tive Mcfarland, of WATERFOWL, who
offered an amendment killing the
clause referring to teachers certifi'
Gates in which all teachers in any
schools of the state must be quail
fled to pass present tests for public
grade teachers. Those in favor o.
his amendment, which was killed
contended that the clause, If made {
law, would work untold hardship OF
many private schools about which
there is no doubt as to their patriot
ism. The vote on the amendmen
was So to 80. There was no figh
against the bill itself, all member
holding that at this time teaching
of patriotism and English are synon
ymous. The bill prohibits teaching
Of any foreign languages and de
mands teachers certificates of all in
structors, regardless Of the standing
of their schools.
The senate passed a number o
bills, among them being the soldiers
moratorium, criminal syndicalisr
and sabotage bill; 81 1000 for main
tenance of the State college; $17.S6
!, for deficiency at State college; So,
, 500 for Northern Normal school
$4,000 for Spearfish Normal; $500
TO. improvements at Springfield MOI
: NAL; amendment to the absent vol
ers' law, changing time from five t
Z 10 days before election; changin
' time for filing nominations to z
. days for those filed with county au
ditor and 10 days for those file
v with clerks of municipalities. and
corrupt practices amendment so as t
: include candidates nominated by pc
tition.
v Bills i'm House.