Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-02-18
MEASURE TO PREVENT
CONTINUAL LOBBYING
BY STATE OFFICIALS
Governor Retains Privilege, But
Others Barred Under Sc
we're Penalty.

Pierre. S d.. Feb. 13.-Legislative
members should be allowed to pursue
the even tenor of their way without
official interference. is the belief of
Senator Berndt. of Bon Homme, In his
bill presented yesterday. 1T makes it
IL mlsdemeanor for any state officer or
employe, except the governor. to at
tempt to influence legislation, and also
makes it a misdemeanor for the head
Or any state institution, or of any of
me state boards, to come to the CAPT
tol DURING a Legislative session unless
they come on special invitation of the
legislature itself. their whole part in
legislation being their printed reports
ot what their departments desire and
ire doing.
The joint judiciary committee has
'een working on a bill to meet the
Hahn that there is no constitutional
provision for cities OF more than three
'lasses which has been raised in re-
safa TO commission governed cities.
rms issue was raised by Justice Gates
n his ape before the meeting of the
state Bar association. The committee
will probably draft a bill which win
over the objections to the law as it
POW stands, and introduce it within a
ew days. to get action before the
lpring elections.
The Lundquist bin in the house will
tart the printers into action again. as
y SSSho " eStoI lllt GURUS puDllC1Cy
law, and to eliminate any
'uplic1ty for constitutional amend
nents or referred laws through any
publication by newspapers.
Vote on Suffrage.
Ii the senate follows the house action
n granting municipal suffrage to
vomen. the general impression lis that
here will be very few license towns
n the state after the new system gets
MO Ona1GtJnn Thn xo{n u, t1,N o,,~
on the bill is viewed as a wet" and
Dry alignment. although there may
pc a few variations from the rule, APP
plying to persons who are opposed to
woman suffrage on general principles.
The house roll call on the municipal
suffrage bin follows:
Ayes-Andcrson, of Clark; Anderson,
OF Corson:: Rerdahl, Benson. Bielski,
Birch. Boreson, Bredvik, Buchholz,
Burkhart. Cole, Cox, Courtney. Craw-
ford, Donohoe, Gilby, Groce, Cudahl,
Hall, of Buffalo; Hall, of Lyman; Har-
rison. Hamm, Heglin. Hersey, Howe,
Johnston, of Meade; Johnson, of Sphinx;
johnson, of Yankton; Kingdom, Labris,
Lundquist, Magness, March, Martin.
Malm, Mathiesen. Moe, McGrath. Nor
by, Olson, of Bookings: Olson, of
Grant; Paterson. Peterson, Quickstad,
Rebrud, Roberts, Ruhlman, Sanborn,
Stedronsky. Steele, Teletien, Tscharner,
!oiiPooh, vi IlhiiSol, thompson. OIL
Minnehaha; Trip, Withee. Widlon,
Christopherson-59.
Nays-Baldwin, Bartels. Bessler.
Bergren, Bilger. Blake, Brink, Clark,
Dahl, Evenson, Green. Hansen, Hardy,
Houck. Jacobs. Jurgenson, Ken
nard, knight. of Dewey; knight.
of Hamlin: Mcfarland. Muehlbeier,
Nelson, Paulson, Rinehart, Ruckman.
Schulz, of Brookings; Schulz, of Kings
bury; Solem, Stein. Steckler. Stoner,
Strand. Streeter, Swanson, Tidblom,
Titland, Thompson, of Lawrence;
Waltner, Wahl, Woods.-4O.
The resolution for a prohibition
amendment to the constitution has
been drafted and will be presented to
h legislature. 1t provides for a vote
at the next general election. II the
proposition is given a majority prohi-
bition will become effective July 1,
1917.