The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-19
LOBBYISTS REGISTERING.
Exempts Representatives of Munich
palities From It's Provisions.

The senate anti-lobby bill which has
become state law and is pubi1shed
elsewhere in this paper, has aroused
considerable discussion as to how far
it goes in its restriction of lobbyists
on the floors of the legislative halls
and whether or not it will affect the
army of lobbyists now engaged in a
bitter fight on the public utilities and
bank guaranty bills.
While the senate bill is not as
drastic as the first anti-lobby bill pass
ed by the house some weeks ago, yet
it is sufficiently clear in its definition
OF the term lobbyist and the necessity
for such persons to register in the
two little books in the secretary of
points in the first anti-lobby bill.
Lobbyists are divided into two
classes by this bill. legislative coun-
sci and agent. The former is defined
fore the legislative bodies or COM
mittees in behalf of any person. firm,
association organization or corpora
ton having any particular interest in
any bill pending before the legisla-
ture and who shall make oral argu-
ments and submit briefs. Legislative
agents shall be such persons as are
appointed, employed or retained to
promote or oppose legislation by any
fire or corporation or organization
having any interest in any measure
| pending. The secretary of state shall
keep two legislative dockets, one for
counsel and the other for agent and
these shall enter their names in said
| books giving the names of their en-
pIoyes and specify the legislation in
which they are interested. Such legis-
| lative counsel or agent are forbidden
| to go upon the floor of the house or
| senate while either body is in session
except by direct invitation in the
| form of a vote by either body. The
| penalty for violation of this act is a
fine of not less than $4,000 or i'm
prisonment in the county Jail for not
| more than one year or both fine and
| Imprisonment.
The officers and employees of town
| ship, city county and state corpora
tions are excepted from the provisions
of this act, or in other words the mayor
| of Topeka could appear on behalf of a
measure affecting the city water plant
| But the new law explicitly covers the
agents. employees, or friends of all prf-
/ vate corporations in the state. The
anty bills must either register or keer
| away from the state house while the
| legislature is in session.
These Lobbyists Have Registered.
6. A. Bramlette, Columbus, state fed
Grafton of labor.
| S. J. Bear, Topeka, telephones.
w. c. Ericsson. Alma. counsel.
! C. H Pattison. Kansas City, Mo.
i"any measure which may damage OF
confiscate the interests L represent, be
enumerated the gas companies OF whicf
| he is president.
| A A. Roe, Wichita. brotherhood rail
way trainmen.
II. o. Bradley. Topeka; grain and
milling interests.
Henry Scandrett, Topeka; railroads
| Union Pacific.
H S. Basinger. Omaha; railroads
/ Union Pacific.
r. W. Blair. Topeka; railroads
Union Pacific.
T. F. Doran, Topeka; street railway
and electric light plants.
Winfield Freeman. Kansas City
Kan.
F. G. Kelly. Topeka; street railway
Geo. Fanchler, Kansas City, Kan.
civil service
J. c. Mohler, Topeka; state board
agriculture.
!, c. A. Magaw. Topeka; railways and
, electric light plants.
, A. NJ Patton, Topeka; street rail
way.
J. G. Slonecker, Topeka; NJ, K. & T
railway.
F. D. stevens, Wichita; grain anC
= milling interests.
G. A. Swallow, Meriden: all legisla
tion affecting county offices
Paul E Walker, Topeka; Rocl
Island railroad.
| James Skahan, Stippsville, Kan.
: labor legislation.
Joel Shaw, Pittsburg. Kan; labo'
= legislation.