The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-29
Committee Approves MT.
 Gaines's Measure.
CERTIFYING OF EXPENDITURES
Record Must Be Submitted to
 Clerk of Court.
List of Contributors and the Amounfa They Gave Also Must Be Kept-- Definition of Political and
 Personal Committees.

Washington, May 2s.--The House Committee on elections of President. Vice President and members of Con- gress today authorized a favorable rs- port on the bill of Representative Gaines of West Virginia, providing for publicity regarding election expenses. It is quite an elaborate measure and provides to whom contributions shall be made, and defines political com mittees
 The bill first defines Political Com mittee" and makes the measure apply to any committee, association or or ganization who shall aid or promote the success or defeat of any person who shall be a candidate for the of- fee of representative or delegate in Congress at any election or who shall be voted for at such election.
 The definition is also made applica~ ble to presidential and vice presidential elections. The term personal conn., mittee" Is also defined and covered by the provisions of the measure as any committee, organization. etc, to. aid or defeat the nomination of any person for the office of representatives or del- egates in Congress
 All contributions to aid or defeat such candidates must be made only to a chairman or treasurer of such -po- liticai committee" as defined, and the same regulation Is made to apply to contributions for nominations, the con- tribution must be to an officer or mem bers of the personal committee"
 Candidates for other offices than those named but which are to be voted for at the same election with members of Congress or electors are allowed personally to pay their own travel ing expenses and such other costs necessary properly to get before the public their views and position.
 Must Have Certified Ohicera.
 No committee is allowed to receive contributions until 1t has a treasurer and other officers and such fact cer- tihed to the clerk of United States District Court.
 Each payment towards election ex. penses made 6nder the provisions Of the measure must be vouched for, un- less less than one dollar, by recefpfed bill. stating the particulars of the expenditure and such receipts must not be destroyed until twelve months after the election to which they re-. late. Every expenditure made must bt certified to the clerk of United Statea Dist-Ict Court within three days after it is made with the provisions thal any expenditure made within six days preceding the elections shall be certi- fled on the day 1t is made.
 Likewise all receipts of contrfbus llDuc WHlCh diioAHt AO hloAC NhAA tNh are to be certified to, the clerk of tht court by the officer of the committees receiving them and are to constitute a public record in such clerks office. Con- tributions must be made in the naEaa of the person making them. Jurisdic-s ton is given district or circuit ceuNtE to compel the filing of the expenses and contributions as stipulated and such proceedings are allowed precedenca In court dockets. The court procedure tH outlined in detail in the measure.
 Nothing is in the measure to limit expenses of contesting an election. The violation of its provisions is made a misdemeanor punishable by maximum fine of s5.0o0 or imprisonment Tor one year or both.
 Representative Hardwick of Georgia. a member of the committee, obtained permission to file a minority report on the bill.