Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-09

upon the vote cast at the last election for
president in each county
In no case may the candidate OF any
political party be designated upon the Of
hcial ballot as the candidate of more than
one party and only as the nominee OF the
party in which his name appeared as being
aitiliated with in his nomination petition.
Shot at Lobbyists.
The question of dealing with lobbyists
was precipitated in the senate at the
morning session by Wilsey of Frontier.
who introduced this resolution:
Whereas. Lobbying is a menace to legis-
lation and absolutely indefensible, therefore
Resolved, That any person frequenting
that part of the state house under the
Jurisdiction OF the senate without apparent
occupation may be arrested by order of
the senate and brought before the bar of
the senate, questioned under oath as to
his occupation, salary and purpose, Other
testimony may be employed and II 1t be
found that such persons are trying to in
fiuence members either for or against any
measure pending In this senate, they shall
be elected from the state house, and If
they return they shall be confined in Jail
until after the session closes.
Resolved further, That If any officer or
employee OF the senate shall try TO infiu-
ence any member for OF against any meas
ure, he may be tried before "A committee
appointed for that purpose and If found
guilty shall be discharged from the service.
Provloeu,. however that nothing In this
poration, by themselves or their attorney,
from appearing before any proper commit
tee where any measure is pending, when
such committee is in session, and present
their side OF said question in gentlemanly
manner.
As soon as the reading clerk had finished
reading II Joe Burns Of Lancaster jumped
TO his feet and demanded II be read again.
At the close OF the second reading the
Lincoln senator made an eloquent address
against the passage of the resolution.
Il don't understand" he said, there Is
any need of such resolution, as there is
law covering the subject now on the
statute books. l agree that lobbyists should
be excluded from the senate. but 1 think
there is too much buncombe about this
lobbyists business. 1 have served in the
legislature five terms and mo- man ever APP
preached me with an improper proposition
and II he had l would have been strong
\ enough and honest enough TO Withstand
! Il. Tlt-is an insult TO every citizen of Ne
braska to say IL ne comes within the bar
Of this body he must prove he has visible
means OF support"
Il don't think the gentleman from Ian
caster has anything TO fear from lobbyists"
said Mr.. Wilsey. speaking in defense OF
the resolution. Rather l think the lobby
should be afraid OF the gentleman from
Lancaster. / don't think the lobbyists
should come here and take up half of the
/ time OF this body. Last year we had here
the railroad lobby, the insurance lobby, the
/ frRternal insurance lobby, the Christian
Science lobby the physicians lobby and
every other kind of lobby. These lobbyists
I have no responsibility except to their en-
! ployers and am in favor of keeping them
at bay"
King OF Polk here got the floor and said
the resolution was an important one, and
he was IN favor OF some action TO exr
clude lobbyists from the floor Of the sen