Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1921-02-05
THE WEEK AT PIERRE
Richards "Moral Citizenship" Bill One of
Principal Topics No Action Likely
on Hydro Electric Proposition.

TO drink and the right 10 vote are
coupleJ together in the bill introduced
b, Gilman in the house, which is the r
@ Richards "doral Citjzensbip" bin
|Iftha leoislature should enact this meas.
ure tbe citizen who wants tn drink and
vote wouIJ be reopired to secure a per.
u,it iron, the local governing bodies
aud with this ne is permitted 10 ppr
chase beer or wine. but not hard "Hk
kerr and IT, after he secures this permit
he is found guiltv on charge of being a
desdbeat. liar. drunkard. loafer
Iof failing to support his family or of i'm
morality in General or of falling 10 obe,
|the laws. or holding "ul will" his Ger
uhcate viii be revoked. and without il
he is debarred from the right of voting
Inn tbe stale The bin states that its in.
iteul is to allow the citizen his rights as
granted Dy The constitution but is in
tended 10 DO awav with the saloon line
OF securing these ripb,4 The bin is y
long one but takes the time to define all
I9f it's features a. nearly as mortal mind
can define such provisions. and among
the things which are absolutely taboo
are nl0oushine and home brew. and i'm.
mature wine. This is followed by whai
is ft to drink nthe view of the framer
of the Dill, and only such drinks as he
cares To include are allowable. The
! chances are not strong for the enactment
Of this measure by the present session.
land If Mr.. Richards makes good on his
past record il will no doubt be one o.
! The issue. iu the coming campaign as al
initiated law.
The members have come back from
their vacation visit at home with the
fact apparently impressed upon then
| that they are not to make any appropria
lions which cannot be shown to be nee
essarv for the maintenance of the stat,
and it's institutions and departments
rhey have had that view all along bul
had it we'll poured into them while our
| al home ifhe expressions being mad,
are any indication Of what their peoplt
said 10 them. One Of the results of TIN,
| IS tbat any action looking toward start.
ling hydro-electric deyelopmeut on til.
| Missouri river by this session does not
have any show or at least very small
one. Both the boosters from Mobridge
and Mulehead are on the ground. and
| the Mobridee people have presented
their bill which simply calls for an ac-
ceptauce Of the findings and report OF
The engineers and the hydro-electric
commission. If ANYTHING whatever is
enacted IL will be along this line. bul
that does not mean that the Mobridg,
| bill viii 90 through 1t may or may
mot, but if ANYTHING is passed il will nol
20 farther than that bill
The enactment of the bin authorizing
the erection of the state cement plant a,
Rapid civ which action was rushed
through before recess. has not met with
unoualifed approval by the residents o
the eastern part of the state from the
discussions put m 10 them at recess
time Bpt this has gone through and
will stand As one step toward carving
ONT the plans voted for by the people
| even thopgh they now object TO carry
inc ont these very mans which they
were SO enthusiastic for when tbeg voted
FOR them.
Tbe session has hardly cot hack into
its stride since the racess as nnmhe,
If the members have nrolopyed tbeir
stsv al home and others are ont an vari
ou, committee ASSIGNMENTS but nv the
first of the week they viii, he settling
down TO the routine for the remaining
,birty days Of the session. few new
bius have been started in 10Th honses
in ina eeusta F,sLinaof Naada stsrted
the "Nobridyev hvdro-electric hill to
,ccept tho renort of the enoineers max
~ state hail insurance an optional law
instead of q compnlsorv one and reon.
,ing the annortionment of highway
onls to connties
The senate took IN The malicious tres
,sss liu and senator Cock exnressed
mis- objections TO features of the meas
ure. which was endorsed by its intro.
ducer Senator Kelinsasser of Hutchin
son The blll on vote failed TO secure a
constitutional majority and went down
In, that lack.
The senate has been "milline" for
some time over the bill which ATTEMPTS
IN fix educational qualifications for apv-