The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-02-04

sA0 OOoAO 0uu IOOm Oils Oh IO0 lSkl0
iators, 70 hep paJ the expense Of tneR
sojourn at the capital. Is the purpose
of a Dill introduced IN the senate by
the committee or per diem and NILE
age OF the senate. The people at the
last election refused to amend the con-
stitution to permit a raise in their sal
aries from the amount fixed at the
forming OF he constitution 30 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
net in a like way.
Rev. E. w. Eggert. OF Mobridge, ap-
peared before the senate education
committee with resolutions adopted by
he Aberdeen district Of German Lu.
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
.equested permission to withdraw the
children one year before they attended
he eighth to give them training In
church work. 1t was the sentiment Of
he committee as expressed by Chair
nan Waddell that II it was necessary
o teach the children church work in
,ther than the English language they
night we'll find time outside the resu-
ar terms Of school to do it in.
h legislature faces a prohibition
question. A. bill before the house
changes the prohibition from the use
# liquors suitable for beverage pur-
poses to those capable" Of being so
lsed. Druggists, in particular, are urg-
ng members to fight the bill. 1t was
he hope Of the prohibition forces by
his measure to keep out various prep
arations which have beer sold in large
quantities in the state as medicine,
lespite the fact that analysis showed
hey practically had no medicinal vir.
Tue and their only selling qualities
we're a large percentage OF whisky or
alcohol j. some other form.
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The Gill bill was favorably acted
lpon. requiring school districts in
stead of parents to pay tuition of stu
| tents up to the twelfth grade where
| they must go outside the district and
providing that where the school dis
riot 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
led on the highway in this state after
dark unless equipped with proper head
and tail lights, and ~horsedrawn vehi.
cles are placed in the same class, I'M
Ter a bill introduced in the house by
Parker, OF Lawrence. He says oxen
still are being used in the western
for the safety of their drivers and OF
motorists to have them lighted il it 10
to be required Of horse drawn vehi-
cles.
/ The senate decided with only five
dissenting votes in favor Of senate
bill 3S, providing 800 g month ex-
pense money for members of the leg
islature. 1t was opposed on the floor
and on the roll call by Wagner of Bon
Homme, democrat, and Kleinsasser of
Hutchinson, nonpartisan Lacquer, the
only two metropolitan senator's.
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 as useless and the
proposal meetings Is expensive. The
proposal meetings cost the taxpayers
$500 and the debates s $1,000 he reports,
on the basis of bills in the state au.
ditOr's office.
A bill removing the Joker from the
law requiring state, county and NUM-.
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 war veterans the
preference provided each department
head whose duty 1t may be to select
an appointee, shall be the Judge as to
the qualifications of the appointee.
The senate or motion Of Berg OF
Minnehaha county, adopted the house
resolution providing for an investiga-
ton of the state pe~nitentiary twine
plant, after amendment by Danforth
nf Minnnhaha fn inclndA An inxasti1a.