The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-03-21
DAKOTA SOLONS
NON-PARTISAN LEAGUE ADNO-
GATES In EVIDENCE
OTHER BUSINESS.

fight of the legislative session was
forecast by the appearance OF several
members of the Nonpartisan league
and men who participated in Greg
DRY county trouble last week, at
which time five members of the
league we're, according to their state
ments, roughly treated and banished
from town.
Opie Chambers is here with three
other Gregory county men and
claims to have evidence taken from
league men to show that meetings
held in that part OF the state were OF
a seditious nature. He also claims
to have pamphlets that are of a sedi-
tious nature, and says they were be-
ing circulated in the meetings.
Manager Duncan, of the South Da-
kota branch of the league, and w.
w. Cadle, lecturer, also arrived and
announced that they were here to
stop If possible. passage of house
bill No. Z, pertaining to the %organiza-
ton of the state council of defense.
They claim the bill gives the council
too much power, which might easily
be used against the league.
Objectionable Clause.
The clause to which they object
gives the council power to call before
it any person and to demand of them
any knowledge that the council may
deem of importance and to produce
for inspection any written matter or
documents under his control. Re-
fusal to submit to this inquisition is
punishable as contempt before the
circuit court of any county in which
il may occur. Duncan claims this
bill coupled with house bill 10 COW
ering treason is aimed at the activ-
tiles of the league.
The council of defense bill came
up for the third reading. but was put
back for further consideration by it's
committee, which indicated that
some changes were desired before
final submission.
James Menahan, a st. Paul attor-
ney for the League. is expected to aid
in the fight on the bill.
Dry Amendment Passes senate.
Senate joint resolution No. |. the
prohibition amendment ratific cation
measure, was the first order of bust
ness in the senate. Followin & the
Reading IF the bill there vas a lull
of expectancy on the part Of the
members, as ii had been rumored
there would be some discussion OF
the measure. However, this failed
to appear and the bill was put to q
vote and declared passed without
} dissenting voice in nine minutes
; from the time of assembling. Tht
measure was at once taken over Il
the house, where it was given iti
initial and second readings.
In the house the Measure was me
by a counter bill, offered from tn
, floor by Representative Lyon, o
q Minnehaha county, to the effect tina
n the matter be put up to a vote of tn
\ people at the fall elections, and thei
A decision be allowed to be the deci
: sion of the house. This resolution
if passed, Ii was pointed out, woul,
I automatically stop ratification of tn
national law for at least a year. Tn
. Lyon bill was referred to the com
y mittee on resolutions.
Other Bills Enacted.
n The senate was i'm session less thai
q an hour and a half, yet Ii passed tn
prohibition amendment and eigh
bills. In no case vas there an,
lengthy discussion OF the measures
and In practically all cases the vot
was solid for them. The bills pro
Q vide supervision and control OF stoc
! and savings securities on paymen
plans, an amendment putting stat
banks on the same basis of guarar
n tee as national banks, permittin
them to buy government securitie
at the rate of national banks; regr
e lation of accident and health insul
ance policies and putting them undo
control of the insurance department
n a $4,000 appropriation for the di!
g charge of the obligation to NortheT
e Normal, Aberdeen; a bill to apprt
pirate a fund for the completion {
a building at the same school; an al
preparation of $225,000 for a twin
plant; an appropriation for Spearfis
Normal for new buildings, and trans
ferred funds from the printing fun
y to the state general fund.
New bills introduced in the hous
call for appropriations for the Stat
q college of $4,000 for an armory an
$4,000 deficiency for the uniye
q. sity. The sabotage bill also was pr
scented to the house.
y Woman suffrage advocates conf
IDENTIFY predict the adoption of Il
South Dakota woman suffrage CO..
stitutional amendment at the N
IN vember election as a result of a pr
posed revision of the measure by II
g special session of the South Dako
Legislature to eliminate constitution
!. al provisions allowing aliens to vo