The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-03-29
SOUTH DAKOTA is THE TENTH
STATE. TO lNDORSE. PRO-
HlBiTION.
HOUSE VOTE IS UNANIMOUS
State Defense Council Measure Passes
After Defeat Of Two Amendments
Norbeck Delays Inquiry Into Mp
League Trouble.

o~nlc MUST, 1leTTe.- SOuLH DdkOJd,
by unanimous vote of the House, be-
came the 10th state in the union to
ratify national prohibition, as present
ed 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but these were withdrawn by repre-
sentatives before the final announce
ment OF the vote had been made. They
were cast by Representatives Byron.
Of Day, and Temmey, of Sully. Gal
leries and corridors were packed long
before the bin reached { vote, and
speakers for and against the measure
were roundly ~applauded at times.
Representative Lyon, of Minnehaha,
injected considerable mirth into the
occasion by a speech in which he la
mented the death Of his amendment
to the bill, in which he had asked that
the matter be put to a referendum of
the voters. His personal 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
n the tension during the voting was
acute.
The state council of defense bill,
over which there has been some dis
nnCcinn and which oaytain fanfiOpS
claimed was autocratic on account Of
vesting too much 'inquisitorial' pow
er in the body, was passed in the
House after two amendments had been
defeated. The amendments were Of
fered by Representative Carsten Egg
that elected county or municipal Of
ficers constitute the county defense
bodies and that the state sheriff be
an ex off1cio member Of the state
body. The first amendment was de-
feated, As to q, and the second with
out a vote. The bill itself was pass
ed, IS to 8.
Governor Norbeck stated that he
has ordered the investigation of the
Gregory county trouble, at which time
five organizers for the Nonpartisan
league we're deported. continued. The
governor himself has interviewed
parties on both sides Of the affair,
including Manager Duncan, OF the
South Dakota branch of the league,
and W. w. Cadle, who claims to have
receive similar treatment in the coun-
~ 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 his findings In this
investigation.
Irvine Bill Enacted.
The Irvine bill appropriating $685.
900 for aid for the state ~penitentiary
Irvine plant passed the house. 1t had
previously passed the senate. During
the discussion Of the measure Lyon
of Minnehaha made some rather seri-
Gus charges against the ~penitentiary
and its management, in which he al.
legged that at least one man was be-
ing held there after having been
found not guilty by the parole board
of the charge for which he was sen-
fenced. Lyon claimed this man was
held on mere supposition that he had
once been an I. w. w. and because
he would not tell his right name. The
man had served three years before
the pardon board action. Lyon asked
an investigation.
Lyon introduced two measures on
city government. the first authorizing
and legalizing the city manager plan
as adopted in Sioux Falls and the 9TH
er permitting any city to decrease or
increase the number Of city commits
siOners.
Alien Language Bill.
The alien language bill. presented in
the house for final passage. brought
on the first spirited debate Of the ses-
sion and consumed three hours before
its final passage as submitted.
The fight was led by Representa-
tive Mcfarland, of WATERFOWL, who
offered an amendment killing the
clause referring to teachers certii-
Gates in which all teachers in any
schools of the state must be qualified
to pass present tests for public grade
teachers. Those in favor Of his amend
ment, which was killed, ~contended that
the clause. II made a law. would work
untold hardship on many private
schools about which there is no doubt
as to their patriotism. The vote on
the amendment was so to 80. There
was nj tight agains the bill itself,
all members holding that at this time
OF patriotism md English
are synonymous. The bill prohibits
teaching OF any foreign languages and
demands teachers certificates OF all
instructors, regardless OF the standing
of their schools.
The senate passed a number of bills,
among them being the soldiers mora
forum, criminal syndicalism and sabo-
tage bill; SIT, 900 for maintenance of