Our land = La Nostra terra. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 191?-1913, 1913-06-14
MADISON NEWS

maQlsOn June. Special - The anti
4'obby bills are expected to receive ia
vorable action in the senate. Among
the provisions # the bills are these
The treating or entertaining of
members of the legislature for the pur-
pose of influencing their votes is prohi-
bited.
2 Pers MS whose expens ses are paid
persons regularly empoyed whose sala-
ries continue while they represent
their employers as lobbyists, persons
who are financially interested in any
affected corporation or association are
a. ed TO those who shall be considered
paid lobbyists
q Registration is extended to in
clude many not now required to regis
ter. and must be upon oath.
a Paid lobbyists are prohibited
from entering the chamber of either
house while the house is in session, or
fro q communicating in any manner
with a me nber in the chamber during
the session.
s. 1t is made the duty of the Sc
cretary Of state to appoint a special a.
gent during legislative session to Sc
cure evidence Of any viola ions of the
anti-lobby law, and the luty of the at
torney general to prosecute.
At the hearing on the bill by the sen
ate committee on Judiciary a number
of lobbyists attacked the provisions OF
the present law which prohibits paid
lobbyists from personally and directly
endeavoring to influence members, and
confines them to appearances before
committees. Among these were W.
H Austin. chief brewery lobbyist;
James T. Drought veteran lobbyist
for many interests; Il. " Bolens un-
registered lobbyist vino early IN the
session sought the repeal of the senate
n,~ lobbyists from the floor
and Clarke H. Rosencrmtz represent
ing TIE Milwaukee Electric Railway
and Light Co
Senate Chief Clerk Wylie CHAMPION
81 the bills. and after several lively
nassages with the lobbyists, accused
them of concretedly endeavoring to
start a movement to weaken it, and de-
clared that adoption Of the proposal by
+be LOBBYISTS would result in return
70 very nearly the conditions that ex-
;stod in Wisconsin before the passage
of the lobby law. He called the atten-
+ion Of the committee to the fact that
~. lobbyists had practically no argu-
,nent AGAINST the changes proposed
DIRECT MARKETING.
tpon the defeat Of the resolution
for a recess Ct the legislature until
next January for the investigation Of
,,.otsr. movers, mothers pension and di-
rect marketing, the direct marketing
hill introduced in the senate by Sena-
tor Tomkins was referred to the com
,,,ittee on State Affairs and hearings
are being held.
For several years the people have
haen nromised investigation and action
- +bis direction, in the Republican
platfor tOf 1910 and 1912. So any 9TH
or biQ questions occupied the attention
of the legislature of 1911 that but lit
.,o was done upon the subject of COO
rsration in selling and buying, Up to
this time this legislature has been so
occnnied with the numerous amount OF
so.s ,onred upon it from all parts
e.so state that it has not been able
Il 10 tho investigation and give the
-;aaration necessary to tbs subject
~ eoo+ that a sweeping bill was put
faruard by Governor MeG0vern un'
an caused the legislature TO
...+o~ The legislature unquestlon-
di,trusts the leadership oil the GO
@ asrn.,. The legislature unquesgoha0tg ,'I-. ",
5oes Mt consider MeGovsrn cert5'p IN IN
Ne 0., denominations. The senate +"
ms so@gi;t will endeavor to pass as
robensive a law upon direct mar
's... Sstar as it feels can safely be done %
agoa the information it tn may sy..ou .ssufs conn m
4 fsw weeks left Of this session CON