The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-03-08

afternoon is probable. In case
of a block there will be an all
night session.
Pierre, S. d, March s-The first APP
pointments of this session We're sub
mitted to the senate last night by
Governor Norbeck and confirmed. They
follow:
I, ID. Potwin. Lennon, graduate of
Yale college and a well known progress
slVe leader west of the Missouri river,
member of the board of regents; Hugh
Smith. of Howard, reappointed as dem
ocratlc member of tax commission; G.
M. Day, of Sioux Falls, former presi-
dent of he state press association and
prominent Stalwart, membe of board
of charities and corrections; Floyd +.
Brown, of Lead, progressive, former
president of the state druggists asso-
citation, member of board of charities
and corrections.
In selecting a representative from
each of the former factions for appoint
ment on the boards in control of the
state institutions, the governor is max
ing good his preprimary election pledge
which he gave, to he effect that he
would work for a united republican
party and would keep the state institu-
tons entirely free from either factional
or partisan Interference. Comments on
the appointments among he legislators
and visitors at the capitol today ex-
press qualification with the governors
selections.
h victory won by the house yes
terday by putting over action on the
general apportionment bill, thus shelv-
ing it for the session as they
proved to be short lived.
The senate in the afternoon took a
hand in the game. After amending the
house 1. w. w. bill h ppe branch
tied the whole apportionment measure
on as an amendment and passed it. This
! means that it will come back to the
house for action on concurrence in
Senate amendments, which takes only
a majority vote of the house, and the
I. W. w. bill unde its new dress comes
back to the hous for action.
The house passed without amend
| appropriations committees of both
houses, the general appropriation bill
from the senate, carrying S3,S99,500
-Four attempts We're made on the floor
| to make individual amendments but the
| house voted them down.
| The house disposed of two proposed
constitutional amendments this after
/, noon, killing the one which attempted
! to increase the plumber of names re-
| quired on an initiative or referendum
petition from 5 per cent to Is per cent,
which secured only eight favorable
| votes. It passed the which
authorizes the state to increase its
pended Indebtedness from 100000 to
81, 00G, 600 for the purpose of develop
ment of natural resources.
To Adjourn Today.
! Both houses cleared everything pos
sibie last night with a hope of getting
the work of the session finished by
| noon today. Unless something unex-
pected intervenes, the work will be in
shape that all who desire can cave on
49,. "a ~ -~-,~
time in he afternoon before the last
bill is engFoSSed and signed and final
| adjournment taken.
The senate refused to back a resolu-
ton ~indorsing a league for the enforce
ment of world peace, the general COM
ment being that the senate was not in
position to know what might occur in
| The way of world movements, and that
others would be better able to judge
what is needed so far as the nation is
concerned thar would the senate of
this state.
The house will consider the initiated
Richards primary bill, which was
adopted by the senate yesterday after
noon.
Pass Anticisaret Bill.
The senate passed the F'rieberg bill
prohibiting the sale Of cigarets to any
one under u years or age n provid-
ing the penalty for any person h per-
mits such smoking on his premises.
Pass Compensation Act.
The senate passed the workman's
compensation act of the house labor
committee along with a bill introduced
by Lyon regulating the workman's in
surance under such act. There was
little debate.
Other Appointments Confirmed.
The senate yer into executive ses-
zion and confirmed the appointments of
the governor as follows: Philip Law
renee, Of Huron, to succeed himself on
the soldiers home board: Otto Elier-
man, OF Lead, to succeed himself as
mine inspector, and w. N. Van Camp,
Of Highnore, who is secretary of the
present senate, to the place of insur-
hnce commissioner to succeed Harry
O'Brien.
KIMBALL-While the interior of the
new Catholic church in this city is near
ing completion. it is planned not to have
the structure dedicated until the lattez
part of the summer. Ri. Rev, Thomas
O'Gorman. Catholic bishop Of the eastern
diocese of South Dakota, could not be in
the city until the latter part of the sum-
mer or early fall, so it was decided to
have the dedication at that time. Bishop
O'Gorman viii have charge.