The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-03-29
SESSION AOJ0URNS
BIG GRlST OF BILLS TURNED OUT
IN RAPID TIME BY lEGiS-
lATURE.
EUT THREE BILLS DEFEATED
All War Measures Suggested by Gov.
Norbeck Enacted Into law-Fed-
eraI Prohibition Amendment Adopt
ed Without Opposition.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Pierre With the passage OF the
Joint resolution on adjournment late
Saturday afternoon the extra war ses-
sion of the South Dakota legislature
came to a close Eighty-six measures
had been considered by the legis-
lators, only three of which failed to
pass.
Many of these measures were in
duplicate. which meant that there
were less bills than this really put
on the statutes.
Every measure suggested by Gov.
Norbeck was passed, even his request
for unanimous ratification of the pro-
posed national prohibition amendment
The governor already has began go.
ing over various measures and attach
ing his signature and it was indicated
at his office that the right or veto
would not be used in any cases. The
governor also indicated that he was
more than pleased with the session
and the manner in which the le'
lators concurred in his wishes. The
last day was devoted to cleaning up
bills hanging over for final considera'
ton. The only debate came in the
house on the combination suffrage
alien voter amendment, which finally
passed as sent from the senate with
the clause to give women the vote and
take the franchise from aliens.
Three Bills Defeated.
The only bills to fail were the raise
in salary for the adjutant general from
$4,000 to $4,000, which died in the sen
ate; one providing that historian be
sent with the state troops abroad to
make a record Of their part in the war,
and the bill to compel insurance com
panies to reserve 25 per cent of their
net profits as a war emergency fund.
The last measure was tabled indefir
itely.
The voters at the next general elec'
ton will pass on five constitutional
amendments passed at this session.
They call for suffrage for women and
barring alien voters; permission of the
state to purchase and operate coal
mines within the state; internal i'm
provements on a large scale: estab
lishment of cement plant and manu-.
facture and sale of cement and ce.
ment goods, and development Of wa.
ter power in the Missouri river for
state use and sale by the state.
Contrary to general expectations
practically all of the membership OF
both houses was present through the
session. In the house only ten were
absent. Two Of these are dead and
two at war. In the senate only four
were absent.
Few of the bills were amended to
any extent. The only efforts at amend.
ing were made on the suffrage, coun.
Gil of defense and city manager bills.
The last named, setting forth the
terms of office of city commissioners
under this form of government, was
amended
At least two measures passed ap-
parently are doomed to quick death.
One deals with the power Of the vote
for soldiers abroad and the other rec
ommends that the government set a
price on this years wheat crop at $3.50
per bushel. Federal government ac-
tion prohibiting soldiers to vote in the
field and congressional action on the
wheat price occurred at about the
same time as the passage OF the meas
ures.
Candidates for nomination at the
May primaries were thick throughout
the session.