The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 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.-Legislativt
members should be allowed to pursue
the even tenor Of their way without
official interference, Is the BELIEF or
Senator Berndt, Of Bon Homme. In his
bill presented yesterday 1t makes IL
q misdemeanor for any state officer OF
empioye, except the governor, TO at
tempt to influence legislation, and also
makes 1t misdemeanor foo the head
Of any state institution. or Of any OF
the state boards, to come to the capi-
toll during legislative session unless
they come on special invitation OF the
legislature itself, their whole part In
legislation being their printed reports
n what their departments desire and
are doing.
The joint judiciary committee has
peen working on a bill to meet the
claim that there is no constitutional
provision for cities of more than three
Aasses which has been raised in re-
Eard to commission governed cities.
n his paper before the meeting OF the
state Bar association The committee
Will probably draft a bill which Will
lover the objections to the law as 1t
pow stands, and Introduce it within a
ew days, to get action before the
pring elections. O..
The Lundquist bill in the house will
tart the printers into action again, as
I seeks to restore the Curtis publicity
samphlet law, and to eliminate any
publicity for constitutional amend
nents or referred laws through any
publication by newspapers.
Vote on Suffrage.
II the senate follows the house action
granting municipal suffrage to
vomen, the general impression Is that
here will be very few license towns
n fhn faf he erofa
INTO operation. The vote in the house
pm the bill Is viewed as a wet" and
dry" alignment, although there may
be a few variations from the rule, ap-
plying to persons who are opposed to
woman suffrage on general principles.
The house roll call on the municipal
suffrage bill follows:
Ayes-Anderson of Clark; Anderson,
of Corson; Berdahl, 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, Telgfien, Tscharner
Thompson, OF Hanson; Thompson, OF
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,
Titiand, Thompson, of Lawrence;
Waltner, VAIL, Woods.-40.
The resolution for a prohibition
amendment to the constitution has
been drafted and will be presented to
the legislature. 1t provides for q vote
at the next general election. II the
proposition is given majority prohi-
bition will become effective July L.
1917.