The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-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
me even tenor of their way without
ofhclal Interference, is the belief Of
Senator Berndt. of Bon Homme, in his
Dill presented yesterday. 1t makes 1t
a misdemeanor for any state officer or
ernploye, except the governor, to at
tempt to influence legislation, and also
makes 1T a misdemeanor for the head
OF any state institution, or Of any Of
the state boards, to come to the CAPT
tol during a legislative session unless
tney come on special invitation of the
legislature itself, their whole part in
legislation being their printed reports
OF 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
classes which has been raised in re-
gard TO commission governed cities.
rms issue was raised by Justice Gates
IN his paper before the meeting Of the
state Bar association. The committee
Will probably draft a bill which will
cover the objections to the law as it
now stands, and introduce it within a
rev Gays. to get action before the
spring elections.
Inc Lundquist bill in the house will
start the printers into action again, as
1t seeks to restore the Curtis publicity
law, and to eliminate any
publicity for constitutional amend
ments or referred laws through any
publication by newspapers.
Vote on Suffrage.
If 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 in the house
on fha hill 10 rinuyaI DC n sGr,o%y ~ =
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, Eeglin, 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 Brookings; Olson, of
Grant; Paterson, Peterson, Quickstad.
Rebrud, Roberts, Ruh1man, Sanborn,
stedronsky, Steele, Telgtien. Tscharner,
Thompson, of Hanson: Thompson, of
M~innehaha; 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 Bookings; Schulz. of Kings
bury; Solem, Stein, Steckler, Stoner,
Strand. Streeter, Swanson, Tidblom,
Titland, 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 a vote
at the next general election. If the
proposition is given a majority prohi-
bition will become effective July 1,
1917.