The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-07-20
PUBLICITY BILL
PASSES SENATE
Expenditures of Candidates Sc.
vereIy Limited.
TEN CENTS FOR EACH VOTER
No Candidate to Be Allowed to Elk
pend More Than That Sum-
Legislation Also Applies to
the Primaries.

Washington, July 1S.-The most
drastic campaign publicity legislation
ever passed in either branch of con-
gress was adopted by the senate, prac-
tically without a dissenting vote.
Using the prediction publicity bill
passed by the house Of representatives
as a basis, the senate constructed a
proposed law with the following impor-
! tant features:
mo candidate for the senate or
house shall spend in the election more
| than a sum equal TO ten cents for each
voter IN his district or state.
NO senatorial candidate shall spend
total of more than $4,000 in the
| primary and general election; and no
| candidate for the house shall spend
more than $1,000.
Publicity must be given to all pri,
mary campaign contributions and ex-
penditures.
"All general election expenses must
be made public before the election, be-
ginning fifteen days before election,
and making publication each six days
until election,
"All promises of political jobs must
be made public
ILLEGAL to Promise Jobs.
The bill further makes it Illegal to
promise political places in order to Sc
cure election support, or to aid in in
tluencing the election of any member
Of state legislature.
The bill will be the subject of prob
ably prolonged conference between the
two houses. II originated in the
house as a part of the Democratic
legislative program and was designed
to require the publication of eXpendi-
lures before election. which Is not re-
CURED by the existing publicity law.
The Republicans in the house at
tempted to extend the bin to cover pri.
mary election expenses. In the senate
the primary election amendment, cou-
pied with more radical amendments,
were adopted with little opposition.
Grants Power to Committee.
The senate amendments authorized
by the committee on privileges and
elections required publicity OF all pri-
mary election expenses and all pledges
of political jobs or favors. Some OBJ
lection to this was made on the basis
that primary elections were not within
the control Of congress. The amend
ment was finally adopted, however, by
a vote of so to 7, Senator's Bacon,
Bailey Bankhead, Johnston, Bryan,
Oyerman and Taylor voting against it,
The more rigid portion of the bill,
limiting the amount the senatorial or
congressional candidate may spend in
any election and prohibiting the max
ing of all campaign pledges. was pro-
posed by Senator Reed of Missouri
and adopted only after a long debate.
Senator Sutherland Of Utah admitted
that the house conferecs might force
elimination of this from the bill.
Reed Wins Hard Battle.
Senator Reed referred to the cam
paign expense statement filed by Sen
ator Stephenson of Wisconsin, show
Ing expenditures of approximately
$l07 600, and to other large sums
spent by senatorial candidates. He
finally offered an amendment putting
the total expenditure OF any candidate
at sum not to exceed 10 cents per
head for the voters in the candidates
state.
Senator Rorah said this would per.
NIT senatorial candidate in New
York to spend nearly 100000 in his
election, while the candidate in New.
ada could spend only about $1,000
The Reed amendment was defeated
once. but was renewed and adopted.
At one time he had the limit of eX.
pensc at $4,000 for a senate candidate
and 81 800 for house candidate; but
at the suggestion of Senator owen of
Oklahoma this was increased to $l0,-
600 for the senatorial candidate and
S. 900 for the house candidate