Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-03-16
N0RBECK APPOINTS
DAY, STANDPATTER
Sioux Falls Editor Is Named
Member Board of Chari-
ties and Corrections
Pierre Notes.
SOUTH DAKOTA soLoNs
ABOUT TO FINISH WORK

: SOUTH DAkoTA soLoNs :
y ABOUT TO FINISH WORK y
Pierre. s. d.. March 3-Both \
houses met today with short \
= calendars and unless the house y
becomes tied up on c%oncurring =
WIN the senate apportionment =
= OH which was showed in yester-
\ DAY afternoon, adjournment this \
AFTERNOON is probable. In case =
OF a block there will be an all =
night session.
Pierre. S. D.. March 3-The first an
polntments OF this session were sub
united to the senate last night by
.'oVernor Norbeck and confirmed. They
follow:
L. ID. Potwin, Lennon. graduate Of
Yale college and a we'll known progress
slVe leader west of the Missouri river,
of the board of regents: Hugh
smith,, of Howard, r%eappointed as dem
ocratlc of tax commission; G..
M. Day, of Sioux Falls, former presi-
lent of the state press ASSOCIATION and
prominent stalwart, member of board
OF charities and corrections; Floyd r..
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, h governor is MAX
ing good his preprimary election pledge
winch he gave, to h effect that he
would work for a united republican
party and would keep the state institu-
lions entirely free from either factional
or partisan interference. Comments on
the appointments among h legislators
and Visitors at the capitol today ex-
press qualification with the governors
selections.
The victory won by the house yes
terday by putting over action on the
general superintendent bill, thus shelly
ing it for the session as they supposed,
proved to be short lived.
The senate in the afternoon took a
hand in the game. After amending the
house /. w. w. bill the upper branch
tied the whole apporti0nment measure
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
l.. w. w. bin under it's new dress comes
back TO the kouse for action.
The house passed without amend
ments except those agreed upon by the
appropriations committees of both
houses, the general appropriation bill
from the senate, carrying $3,399, 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 number of names re-
luired on an initiative or referendum
petition from S per cent to Is per cent,
which secured only eight favorable
votes. 1t passed the amendment which
Blended Indebtedness from 500, 600 to
1000. 600 for the purpose of Develop
ment of natural resources.
To Adjourn Today.
Both houses cleared everything posi-
sible last night with a hope of getting
the work of h session finished by
noon today. Unless something unex-
pected i~ntervenes. the work will be in
shape that all who desire can leave on
afternoon trains, but it may be some
time in the afternoon before the last
bill is engrossed and signed and final
adjournment taken
The N 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 h a 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 Rill.
The senate passed the Frieberg bill
prohibiting the sale of cigarets to any
one under II years or age md provid-
ing the penalty for any person who per-
mits such smoking or 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
under such act. There was
little debate.
othsr Appointments Confirmed.
The senate went into executive ses-
sion n confirmed the appointments of
the governor as follows: Philip Law
renee. of Huron. to succeed himself on
the soldiers home board; Otto Eller-
man, of Lead, to succeed himself IA
mine inspector, and w. N. Van Camp.
OF Highmore. who is secretary of the
present senate. to the place Of insur-
ance commissioner to succeed Harry
O'Brien.
NiABALLs-While the interior of the
new Catholic church in this city Ia near
ing completion. It is planned not to have
the structure dedicated until the latter
part OF the summer. Rt. Rev. Thomas