The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-02-11
The South Dakota
Legislature

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were afraid of the constitution n de-
cided to take another legislative day
before they voted o. the senate bill to
give themselves 500 a month expense
money to bring their s. per diem up
to where it would pay their board and
lodging. The bill came over from the
senate and got its first reading, vas
read the second time Tuesday and
under suspension of the rules put on
third reading and final passage. On
motion Of Gill, OF Bookings county,
they amended it to make it 5000 for
the session because, as he explained.
the 500 a month might be held not
retroactive SO that payment this ses-
sion would be only from the passage
of the bill, not the first OF the session.
Wall, of Butte county, agreed that was
what they wanted. Then Parliman, Of
Minnehah, said he wanted to be sure
the money was coming and read from
the constitution a provision showinG
that the second and third readings Of
a bill could not be Oh the same day.
To be sure of the matter they re con-
sidered the amendment on motion OF
Nordness and it was withdrawn. On
motion of Wentzy of Pennington
county, the whole matter was put
Over a day.
There will not be enacted any ''blue
Sunday" laws by the present session
of the legislature unless the members
on heir return from the present re.
cess show a decidedly different feeling
than that manifested before they went
home. The seeling of most members
during the early session, was the re.
verse, il anything. Senator Wagner,
Of Bonhomme county discussed with
his fellow members a bill to permit
Sunday baseball games and certain
other amusements On the Sabbath. He
would not definitely sanction them by
statute, but on the theory that a law
unObserved and unenforced is more
harmful than no law at all, he would
remove the prohibition on measures
which public opinion sanctions. to a
point where public sentiment will
back up enforcement Of the remaining
law. Many members, while generally
agreeing with the law enforcement
principle, will lot come out in favor
Of such a measure.
Chiropractors of South Dakota will
pc put under the same restrictions as
doctors and ostepaths, if the bill faith
cred by Representative Parliman, OF
Minnehaha, succeeds in passing the
legislature. Mr.. P~arliman's measure
would create a board Of chiropractic
examiners, composed OF three mem
bers, to be selected by the governor
from a list of six recommended by
the South Dakota Chiropractors asso-
citation. This board would, according
to the bill, hold regular semi-annual
sessions for examination OF candidates
for license. The bill provides that
any person shall be eligible for 6
animation who has acquired a his..
school education or it's equivalent. who
is a graduate of a chartered chiro-
practic school requiring actual attend
ance of three school years Of not less
than six months each, or its equiva-
lent"
A movement has come to light favor.
ing a bill legalizing Sunday baseball
and other Sunday amusements to a
point where public sentiment will
back the enforcement of the law. Sen
ator Wagner OF Bon Homme county
takes the stand that the present Sun
day law is a dead letter and should be
repealed entirely, il it cannot and will
not be enforced, or else amended to a
point where it will be more honored
by it's observance than by it's breach.
The joint legislative committee for
the investigation of the state peni.
Tertiary Irvine plant held it's first
meeting and organized with Represen-
tative Belk, of Codington, as chair
man and Senator Convey. OF Trip, Sec
rotary.
Foreign language discussions over
school bills broke in both houses. The
: Alseth bill to require constant attend
>ance of students up to the eighth
grade. amended at the request OF the
American Legion to forbid the use of
such buildings for foreign language
/, parochial schools during the regular
school year, being held up in the SEN
ate after opposition, particularly to
the amendment, and the compulsory
education bill in the house was held
up by a discussion of an amendment
permitting taking a child GU OF
school n year before the eighth
grade for religious instructions on the
ground that after the eighth grade the
church could not get hold Of him.
Representative T. M. Bailey Of Min
nehaha county has prepared for in
PRODUCTION a bill requiring all political
advertising to be SO marked and to
carry further the amount paid for it
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