The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-02-03

or a bill introduced in the senate by
the mlnitt on per diem and mile
age OF the senate. The people at the
last election refused to amend the con-
stltution to permit a raise in ,heir sal
aries from the amount fixed at the
forming OF the constitution 80 years
ago and the committee expressed q
feeling that the lawmakers are en-
titled to expense money in the same
measure as are other state officers
whose similar difficulties have been
met in a like way.
Rev. E. w. Eggert, OF Mobridge, ap-
peared before the senate education
committee with resolutions adopted by
the Aberdeen district of German Luz
theran church protesting against the
Alseth bill requiring all children to
be sent to English teaching schools
every year up to the eighth grade. He
requested permission to withdraw the
children one year before they attended
the eighth to give them training in
church work. 1t was the sentiment Of
the committee as expressed by Chair
ma Waddell that If it was necessary
to teach the children church work In
other than the English language they
might well find time outside the rsgur
lar terms of school to do 1t In.
The legislature faces Q prohibition
question. A bill before the house
changes the prohibition from the use
Of liquors suitable" for beverage pur-
poses to those capable" of being SO
used. Druggists, in particular, are urg.
Ing members to fight the bill. It was
the hope Of the prohibition forces by
this measure to keep out various prep
arations which have been sold In large
quantities in the state as medicine.
despite the fact hat analysis showed
they practically had NO medicinal vir-
tue and their only selling qualities
were a large percentage OF whisky or
alcohol in some other form.
y y
The Gill bill was favorably acted
upon, requiring school districts In.
stead OF parents to pay tuition of stu.
dents up to the twelfth grade where
they must go outside the district and
providing that where the school dis
trict neglects or refuses to make such
payment the amount shall be handed
over to the receiving district by the
state and kept out Of the paying dis
trict's funds from the state.
No OK drawn vehicle will be permit
ted on the highway in this state after
dark unless equipped with proper head
and tail lights, and h~orsedrawn Vehi-
cles are placed in the same class, un-
der a bill introduced in the house by
Parker, Of Lawrence. He says oxen
still are being used In the western
part Of the state and ii is necessary
for the safety of their drivers and Of
motorists to have them lighted if it is
TO be required of horse drawn vehi-
cles.
The senate decided with only five
dissenting votes, il favor Of senate
bill 3S, providing 500 a month ex.
pense money for members OF the leg
~islature. 1t was opposed on the floor
and on the roll call by Wagner Of Boz
Homme, democrat, and Kleinsasser OF
Hutchinson, nonpartisan Lacquer, the
only two non-republican senators.
Lincoln Of Brown, Amsden Of Grant
and Koch Of Edmunds, republicans.
likewise voted negatively.
Representative Ole Swanson, Of
Brown county. introduced a bill to re-
peal the sections Of the code carrying
the debate provisions Of the Richards
primary law and promises further
measures to do away with the post
master primaries rs useless and the
proposal meetings as expensive. The
proposal meetings cost the taxpayers
$500 and the debates $4,000 he reports.
on the basis of bills in the state au.
disor's office.
A bill removing the joker from the
law requiring state, county and mum.
cipal officers to give preference to
war veterans in making appointments
TO public positions, will be introduced
by Senator Irving r. Crawford. Of
Beadle county. The law, as amended
during the last session of the legisla.
ture, provides giving wal veterans the
preference provided each department
head whose duty It may be to select
An appointee, shall be the judge as TO
the qualifications OF the appointes.
The senate on motion of Berg OF
Minnehaha county, adopted the house
resolution providing for an ~investiga-
ton of tbs state penitentiary Irvine
plant, after amendment by Danforth
of Minnshaha, to include an investiga-
tion Of any other matters at the PEN
itentiary they deemed proper.
The marking Of each loaf Of bread
sold with the actual weight OF that loaf
and the selling only Of loaves weigh
ing three-quarters Of a pound, one