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than $1,000 and tho imprisonment at
zen years, instead OF at not more than

ten years. instead OF at not more thar
one year.
In the debate. Mr.. Payne. Of New
York, the Republican floor leader
charged that the Democrats and moi
tne {Itepublicnns were Delaying the
passage OF the bill by emitting politI-
cal puncombe. His colleague Mr.. Fitz.
gerald refuted the statement and said
.He Democrats were only seeking tc
improve on the bill.
mere was Il sharp debate over the
SECTION SECTION prohibiting the cnticing or ar.
.lncers and workmen from govern.
nlent arsenals or armories by private
empowers ~ and all attempts TO amend
.ne provision SO as to make It npplica.
plo IN time OF war or public emergency
were voted down.
! Mhen adjournment was taken at S
! :; NJ SO sections OF the s42 had been
disposed OF.
Campaign Contributions.
Mr Hardy. Of Texas. offered an
amendment to Section So, making IT
unlawful for any corporation to make
any money contribution In connection
Win any election at which State leg
| lslators are to be voted for who. upon
erection shall have the right to elect
united States Senator, but 1t was
voted down.
a, 49, ~ uLlOalJ, OF kentucky, atnOuSnt
these elections should include besides
money contributions. amy other thing
OF value" and offered an amendment.
Oh division, the amendment was car.
rled So to 81, but the Republicans raj
lied their forces anc, defeated 1t x to
o..
drastic amendment covering VIOLA
tons OF tho law prohibiting national
banks Or corporations from making
money contributions In onnectinn with
any election to any political office. was
offered by MI. Cochran. OF New York.
me present law provides penalty OF
$1,000 fine, or not more than a years
Imprisonment or both. but MI. Cock
rams amendment called for $4,000
line and Imprisonment for ten years.
The penalty Of existing law. he said,
was rtdiculously disproportionate to
the enornlity Of the ofrense
a statement by Mr.. Moon, that the
section was drafted at the last session
OF Congress "by a Democratic states
man." and should not be amended ex-
cept in separate bills. called forth fer.
v!d addresses from Democrats, who
said they had no such regard for the
sanctity of the alleged Democratic law
as to prevent them from trying to
amend 1t.
Mr.. Williams. OF Mississippi while
agreeing that the law referred TO was
a Democratic idea. advanced by SEN
ator Tillman, said it was not his bill
as originally drawn. Flc favored the
criminals In the flesh and blood should
be fined and imprisoned "as much as
tho law-created, artificial-paper exist
Ing things called corporations"
B.lctcrin OF Wall Street.
Mr.. Gaines, OF Tennessee, created an
uproar while attacking the finonciers
OF Wall Street. He said they We're a
sort of bacteria that even the magni.
fying glasses OF the Department OF AZ
ricult ire could not control. He wanted
to know If those men were to be al
New York City," and asked amid
laughter: 'Tf the law is not amended
to reach these men, how can we go
home or anywhere else. and be re-
spected. unless we so TO hell.
MI. Sims, of Tennessee, diverted the
discussion on the Cochran amendment
by issuir 6 q warning to the House to
"get ready for Section us" not yet
reached He said that earlier in the
day he had noticed in the gallery a
lobbyist for the liquor interests: that
he had at once suspected Niger In
tie woodpile," and presently found
him. Section els. he said. by Its pecu-
lar. and adroit wording, converted
every post-ofIice- route in the Jnited
States into a jug-earrying route" BY
making 1t mandatory upon postnnnsters
to accept for transportation packages
OF liquor, though the section ostensibly
prohibited their acceptance. Tho
amendment was lost by vote OF So to
/ II. The bill was laid aside and the
House adjourned.