The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-01-28
The South Dakota
Legislature

otner class, control the house, accord
ing to statistics gathered for the leg
islative red books. There are fifteen
IN the senate and eleven bank
ers, twenty-six together, or q majority
OF the forty-five members. The senate
list also shows sever lawyers, four
real estate men. three merchants, W
physicians and n newspaper man,
one minister and one stockman. The
house is wholly without benefit OF
clergy. but has three newspaper mel
as partial compensation. There are
forty-nine farmers and one retired
farmer. twelve lawyers. eight bankers,
six real estate men. five stockmen,
four merchants and one representative
each for insurance men, statesmen, con
tractors, abstractors, implement deal
ers. music dealers, merchant tailors.
grain dealers, building managers, fire
chiefs. retail lumbermen, miners and
educators.
"A live stock board made up Of four
stockmen and one veterinarian, with
district veterinarians under him." is
the purpose Of a bill pushed by M. j.
Flanagan. OF Selby. president OF the
State Federation OF Live Stock Breed
ers' association, according to Mr.. Flau-
quarantine laws to keep out diseased
cattle, and would provide stronger pen
alties for the sale Of serum or vaccine
impotent or harmful. Some stockmen
are boosting his cause, and others are
devoting their time in opposition. The
live stock sanitary board points to the
commentator Of its work in the mes
sage OF Gov. McMaster. to the work it
has done and the satisfaction it is Civ
ing. and quotes the attorney general to
the effect that the present quarantine
laws are the strongest possible under
the constitution.
Anti-saloon forces have prepared a
bill to present to the legislature, adj
justing the question of sacramento
wine sale to churches. The present
law allows retail druggists to obtain
ROl ~ LA0 SdAC Va 0oSl olASAto
wine, but only two retail druggists in
the state took out such permits. The
bill proposed to cure the consequent
difficulty in getting such wine would
authorize any wholesale druggist in
the state to ship -sacramental wine d.
rect to ministers, or designaed church
officials, on order from the state sher.
III. The limit probably will be fixed
at twelve gallons, the amount agreed
to be representative OF all churches at
the special session last year. The prof.
it on such sales will be limited to IS
per cent.
The right of franchise promises to
get as much attention at the present
session of the South Dakota legisla-
ture any any one other subject, except
the site for a hydro-electric power
plant and the appropriations. 1t will
be tackled from a variety Of angles,
according tt rumors Of bills which are
current. One measure is expected to
amend the law SO that where a voter
moves out Of one precinct within 30
days Of an election he need not be DIS
franchised, but may notify the regis
tration board and come back to his old
home precinct to vote until he has es-
tablishe ed a legal residence in his new
place.. Extension OF the jury and prop
erty rights Of women along with the
franchise will be asked.
Additional senate committee chair
manships announced by President
Gunderson included: Apportionment,
Erskine, OF Mead; banks and banking.
Will, OF Jerauld: charitable and penal
institutions, Merton, OF Potter; courts,
Gunvordahl, OF Gregory; auditing, Gov.
ey, of Trip; elections, Swenson, OF
Turner: judiciary, Danforth, OF Mime
haha; public health. Kennedy. Of
Hughes: printing. Scaber. Of Lincoln;
rural credits, Engstrom, of Roberts;
public lands. Wagner, Of Bonhomme;
state affairs, Lincoln, Of Brown; tele-
graph and express. Schultz, of Lake:
temperance, johnson. Of Clark; grain
grading, Berg. Of Minnehaha.
The house resolution memorializing
congress to pass the Sm;th-Towner
education bill was considered in the
senate and after discussion referred
to the committee on education for
study and investigation.
A requirement Of more popular de-
mand to have measures initiated and
referred is suggested by Representa-
tive Slocun. Of Campbell, who will in
troduce q resolution for a constitu-
tional amendment requiring the names
OF Is per cent Of the voting population
on initiative and referendum petit
lions before they can be submitted in
stead Of s per cent as at present.
The first resolution for the solution