The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-01-18
SOUTH DAKOTA
LEGISLATURE
PRDHiBITION LAW Is AGITATED
>OLONs RAISE SALARIES.

FIefTt. Jan 1S.-Iue prohibition
question has agitated the druggist
of the state and now the druggist
are agitating their mem bers in I'll,
Legislature right now more thar
members have previously been agf
tated during the present session. L
is Gil about the bill introduced b,
Representative Pariiman of Mime
haha county changing the prohibition
for the sale of liquids suitable.
for beverage purposes TO those zap
bic" of such use.
Everything from furniture polish
70 shaving lotion and all the toilei
preparations used By the women
contains alcohol The protesting
people urge by wire and letter and
in person that any liquid in exist
ence is capable of being used for bev.
erage purposes if somebody wants
a jag bad enough TO drink il
They forecast all manner of dire pos
sibilities if the bill is passed. The
state sheriff and the anti-saloon
league foresee no such terrible times
with the bills enactment They want
il as a measure under which the
sheriff may stop without prolonged
and technical hearings the sale OF
liquids, ostensibly medicines, value
and containing large percentages OF
whiskies. wines and clear alcohol.
The senate decided with only five
dissenting votes IN favor OF senats
Dill 3s. providing slo0 q month ex-
pense money for members OF the leg
stature IL vas apposed On the floor
and ON the roll call b. Wegner aI
Bon Homme. democrat ana kleinsas-
ser Of Hutchinson, nonpartisan lea
guer. the only two non-republican
senator's Lincoln of Brown. Ans
den of Grant and Koch on Edmunds
republicans. likewise voted mega
lively.
The senate on motion of Berg OF
Minnehaha county. adopted the
house resolution providing for an in
vestigation OF the state penitentiary
twine plant. after amendment by
Danforth OF Minnehaha. 10 include an
Investigation OF any other matters al
the penitentiary they deemed pro-
per
The senate passed bill No. "a.
changing the beginning of fiscal year
tor municipal corporations from
September ! to January /. and also
bill No. 81. providing for only one
publication of resolutions of munich
pal corporations.
The house fought a while on II. B.
IS, authorizing countrywide action in
fighting grasshoppers. army worms
and cutworms, after an unsuccessful
attempt By Slocum TO amend by in
Guiding gophers- They also passed
n B. so, s149S0 tuberculosis in
demnity appropriation. The name
of the committee on packing plants
and terminal elevators was by
markets and marketing, and Perkins
of Perkins and Wiekre of Day were
added to the judiciary committee
The presiding officers of both
houses urged members TO introduce
all bills they could possibly get ready
by Thursday, when the recess of a
week begins
Three school laws were taken up
by the committee on education on
Friday evening and fayorably con-
sidered A bill proposed by the
state educational department will be
introduced as a committee bill pro-
yiding for an absolute minimum
school year OF eight months and re-
quiring attendance up to II years of
age. with greater powers in truancy
matters given the state superintend-
ent.
The Gill bill was fayorably acted
upon. requiring school districts in
stead of parents 10 pay tuition OF
students up to the twelfth grade.
where they must go outside the dis
trict and providing that where the
school district negiects or refuses 70
make such payment the amount shall
be handed over TO the receiving dis
trict by the state and kept out OF
TIC pa LIZ aAz k1A AAAC
state.
A resolution of the consolidated
problem was endorsed in bill pro-
yiding that where a town and coun-
try community are TO vote on a con-
solidated school the majority shall
be required in town and likewise
i'm country districts. There Is COM
piaint that where all votes were con-
sidered together the town with a
controlling vote brought in the
country districts against their will
in many cases. creating town and
country strife
A measure TO prevent automobile
thievery has been prepared for pre-
senation to the legislature requiring
a ertificate of title TO be secured
from the county treasurer when the
license is secured with an assignment
on the back and requiring its sur
render and the issuance of a new
certificate to the owner when there