Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-03-08
MEMBERSHIP Of
HOUSE UNCHANGED
Apportionment Bill Will Go Over
Until Next Session-Ap-
preparations Measure
Is Considered.

AANAA ~
cured the necessary backing for an
amendment which necessitates laying
the bill over n day under the rules
OF the house. Even il the measure is
passed by the house tomorrow the
measure will not have time to be con-
sidered during the present session by
the senate. AS a result. h represen-
tation for the next session will be the
same as it is this session.
Consider Appropriations Bill.
The general appropriations bill comes
up in h house today, out no serious
objection is promised other than the
usual effort of the institution county
representatives to get their money
grants enlarged. The appropriations
committee is opposing a bill for money
TO continue the improvements on the
capitol grounds, and a warm fight on
this is probable.
The Richa1'ds' primary bill will be
considered IL the house, but since this
Is initiated it will probably not be
| changed.
The senate has for consideration the
Workmen's compensation law and the
l. W.. w. law, regulating persons steal
ing rides on trains.
both houses have a short calendar
OF Improvement bills, and promise to
sln,sn early tonight followed by a brief
session tomorrow and an early finish
unless the houses are tied up by some
unforeseen act.
Settle Primary Disputes.
Inc disputes between candidates in
the state primaries as to wheN their
names shall appear in the lists of can
didates for specific places will not be
an eyesore in the next primary cleo
1lon, as the house passed the senate bill
Wnleh requires the names to be ro-
tated IN the different counties in a
manner which will give zach of the
dii1erent candidates first place in part
OIL tne counties, n in cases where they
are put two candidates for any particu-
lar office each will be first in half the
counties of the state and second in the
others. -
$4,000 For New Armory.
The senate passed the bill to appro-
pirate $4,000 for the armory and drill
nan at Brookings college. This is to
cover the requirments of the federal
government, which ~appropriates suffi-
clent money to assist in maintaining a
mllltary organization at tina place in
Ease the state provides for care of the
equipment and provides a drill hall suf-
ncient to meet the needs This appro-
prlatlon Is to take advantage of the
federal aid act.
Both houses passed a res
olutlon memorializing congressman
from this state to do all possible to Sc
ernme ens n lHa : ! sla Il, 5 ! d prop pc led g Niy-
souri, river p~oweFisiteh, either Big Bend
or Little Bend. Incidentally the federal
commission will visit both these cites
early the coming spring.
chairman Warwick, of the senate ap-
pr~oplratlons committee. introduced a
Dill appropriating $1,000 for an inyesti-
cation of the amount of damages ac-
crulns to the brewers of the state on
accoun of the enactment of the prohi-
bitory law, with their right to recover
against the state if such commission
1lnds in their favor.
The house deferred action on the
general appropriation bill until today,
70 gave time for any changes the COM
mittees may desire to make. Represen-
tatiyes Of different state institutions are
asking for changes before final action
Is taken.
The senate has passed the state nigh
way appropriation of $3.50, 900 to secure
D like amount from the federal fund for
the next two years for highway con-
struction.
TWIN BROOKS = The ,osses and
tmount OF Insurance from a disastrous
Twin Brooks fire. which destroyed sew
ral business places. have been scheduled
As follows: Chas. Soeffker, merchandise,
ioss about $1,000, insurance $1,000; Chas.
:havet, building, loss $1,000. insurance
5000; A. R. Brown, merchandise, loss
about 1850, insurance $4,000; Gust Ferber.
building. loss $1,000. insurance 81, 200:
George Wright, building, loss 81, $780,, in
surance 1920; e. n. Ellington. furniture
and building and stock, loss $500, insur-
ence $500: +. e. Roberts, building. loss
E,s0, Insurance $500; Barney Lambrecht.
household goods, machinery, betting,
:ools. etc, loss $1,000, no insurance; j. c.
Eagei, building, loss $500, no insurance.
The fire started in the A. r. Brown store
and soon spread to adjoining buildings
because Of the fierce wind blowing at the
time.
ABERDEEN-The committee on the
program for the reception to the men,
bers OF Company L, Fourth South Dakota
Infantry, upon their return home from
Fort Crook, Neb., where they are now be-
Ing mustered out after their service on
the border. has completed its plans. The
reception will be held at the Orpheum
theater, where addresses will be made by
Mayor Alva N. Aldrich, J. L. Browne and
James NJ. Lawson. Following the recep-
lion adjournment will be taken to the
commercial club, where a banquet will
be served.
SPENCER-A regularly organized hand
of box car thieves. who make the theft
Of automobile tires and other automobile
accessories their speciality, Is believed to
be working In eastern South Dakota. The
drsts report OF losses is made by an auto
mobile supply company OF Spencer. which
received q carload OF automobiles and
discovered. on opening the freight car,
that AL the cars had been stripped of
their tires and rims, electric light bulbs
tool boxes and contents. The loss on the
single shipment was about $500.
HOT SPRINGS-A coroner,s Jury which
Investigated the deaths OF Mrs. Mary L.
Judson, matron OF the Fall River county
poor farm, near this city. and Haryey
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