Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-02-17
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 shouh be allowed to pursue
the even tenor of their way without
official interference. Is the belief Of
Senator Rerndt. of Bon Honllne. in his
bill presented yesterday. 1t makes 1t
Il m"isdemeanor foI any state officer or
elnploye. except the governor, to at
tempt to influence legislation. and also
MAKE 1T Il misdcmeanor for the head
or any state institution. or of amy of
the state boards. to come to the CAPT
tol during a Legislative session unless
theN come on special invitation OF the
legislature itself, their whole part in
legislation being their printed reports
or what their departments desire and
are doing.
The Joint Judiciary committee has
been working on a bill to meet the
cialm that there is no constitutional
provision for cities of more than three
classes which has been raised in re-
rms issue was raised by Justice Gates
~ ms paper before the meeting of the
state Bar association. The committee
VIII probably draft II bill hich will
cover the objections to the law as it
now stands. and introduce it within a
lew days to get action before the
spring elections.
Ihe L~undquiSt bill In the house will
start the printers into action again. as
II seeks to restore the Curtis publicity
pamphlet law. and to eliminate any
publicity for constitutional amend
ments or referred laws through amy
publication by newspapers.
Vote on Suffrage.
1T the senate follows the house action
IN granting municipal suffrage to
women. the general impression is that
there will be Very few license towns
IN the state after the new system gets
INTO operation. The vote i'm the house
ON ina hill tS -t.N-, 49,. ...-..y ---n
dry alignment, although there may
DE "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-AndersOn. of CLARK: Anderson.
OF Corson; Iierdahl, Benson. Bielski.
B'rch, Boreson. Bredvik, Buchholz,
~Burkhart. Cole, Cox, Courtney, Craw-
ford. Donohoe. Gilby, Groce, Cudahl.
Hail. of Buffalo; Hall. of Lyman: Har-
ris,on. Hamm. Heglin, Hersey. Howe.
Johnston. or Meade; johnson. of Sphinx;
Johnson. of Nankton; Kingdom, Labris.
Magness. March. Martin,
Malm. Mathiesen, Moe, McGrath. Nor
by. Olson. OF Broosings; Olson. of
Grant; Paterson, Peterson. Quickstad.
Rebrud, Roberts, Ruhlman, Sanborn,
S1edronsky, steele. Telg1ien. Tscharner.
of Hanson: Thompson. OF
Mlnnehaha; Tripp, Withee. Widlon,
Christopherson-59.
Nays-Raldwin. Bartels. Bessler.
Bergren. Silser. 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 Bookings; Schulz. of Kings
bury; Solem. Stein. Steckler, sstoner.
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
the legislature. 1t provides for a vote
Mt the next general election. If the
proposition is given a majority profit
Dation Will become effective July !.