Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1921-02-12
THE WEEK AT PIERRE
Weeks News Resume at State Capitol as
Summarized by Our Correspondent
for Readers of Chronicle.

like an old time suffrage fight, with the
same line of oratory and the same re.
suit was the comment of one of the
veterans in equal suffrage work in this
state after the House action on the bill
to give women the jury right in this
state The House DEVOTED most of one
afternoon to extended oratory on the
subject, aud the advocates of this privi-
in their views, while the opposition did
not believe in placing this unpleasant
duty upon the women Of the state, and
when the oratorcal contest was over
and the roll call started the votes in fa-
yor were so scattering as to hardly be
Norih counting, 10 fact were not worth
counting 10 any greater extent than to
give the women a record of who was
supporting the measure and who was
opposing it,
Another fight which shows how small
an idea can grow large results was the
resolution for constitutional amend
ment which would allow Irene three
county toNu' to decide which county il
wanted to become part of and wipe
out the disadvantages of its citizens
going into three different counties to
vote. This had been amended to cover
a number OF other features and after
lighting them over for long and loudly
waged verbal contest some one suggest
ca that the session was trying to put too
much legislation into a constitutional
amendment and put the whole matter
over for further consideration after it
had been pared down to real constitu-
tional provisions.
h O. Richards, who evidently feels
that the legislature will not enact his
new measures already has petitions out
TO place them upon a referendum ballot
at the next election, but appeared before
the House committee on temperance
Friday evening in advocacy of his view
,hat the real test of moral citizenship
can only be rightly shown by restoring
wine, beer and brandy to this state;'
which is the whole sum and substance
0t his moral citizenship bill" when the
opportunities are pared away. He is
positive in his statement that he has the
only real system OF testing moral citi-
zeuship, and to be certain that he will
get his ideas before the people he will
initiate MS law along with one abolish
ing the state sheriff at the next cleo
ton
The new compulsory educational bill
is provided with real teeth as com
pared with any former bill along that
line. Under old laws a certain number
Of weeks schooling was required n each
year. Under the present bill which has
passed the House it is for the full school
year n the district in which the child
lives Child means anyone betwee
eight and seventeen years of age inclu-
siye. If those in control Of any such
child fails to provide this schooling the
penalty upon such person is a fine Of not
/ tNoo AihtAAA tth hOAtd4H anu Lbt u1OIc ludn
S25 for the first ofense, and fine of not
less than S25 nor more than $50 for any
subsequent otense with jail sentence
| for good measure if considered advis-
able An attempt to amend to allow
farm children TO be out from April lst
to November lst to help in farm work
did not get anywhere, and was decided
ly defeated, and the schooling required
is the full term with no variations before
or after the term.
The session has been getting down to
grind of business this week, and has be.
gun to turn out bills as well as pouring
new ones into the hopper Among the
new Senate bills by Black Hills people
IS one by Guilfoyle, of Fall River, plac-
ing the Custer State Park Game Sanctu,
airy under the control of the State Park
Board and providing for the protection
Of game animals within the Park, and
10y Erskine, of Meade, appropriating
money TO assist in maintaining the state
nurses examining board and another
10 provide for maintenance of kinder
gartens in independent and consolidated
school districts, and to prevent the kill
lug of deer in this state for period O
three years from the date of the passage
Of the law; by stoner protecting the
beds and bars of navigabe streams o.
the state.
New bills by Black Hills members in
the House are by Mayo, OF Lawrence
relating to regulation of contracts by
municipal corporations; kneeland, O
Custer, fixing the place of assessment o
railway and bridge companies; by Par
ker, of Lawrence, giving women the
right Of jury service, legitimatizin.
children born out Of wedlock, and regu
ating proof OF acknowledgement OF in
stIuments, Clark, of Lawrence, regulat.
ing highways superintendents Warren
of Lawrence, increasing publication fee.
for delinquent tax sale notices; Forney
of Fall River, regulating admission tc
the state soldiers home.
In the discussion over the Alseth
resolution to close the session February
18th, Senator Guilfoyle, of Fall River
was Que of the advocates of the resolu.
ton on the ground that there is toe
much rather than too little legislation,
but the resolution failed to 20 across.
The bill compelling attendance in the
public schools during the full term start.
ed considerable discussion and when
Bartling, of Hutchinson, supported the
amendment to allow farm children to
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