The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-18
Candidate Can Spend But Ten Cents on Each
 Voter
MEASURE AFFECTS
 PRIMARY ELECTIONS
Promises of Political Jobs, Prelimi- mary Campaign Contributions and All Expenses Must
 Be Made Public

Washington. July R.-1ne 1nost uidoeiN campaign publicity legislation ever passed in either branch of Congress was adopt ed by the Senate late today, practically without a dissenting vote. Using the pre- election publicity bill passed by the House as a basis, the Senate constructed dur ing the day a prposed law with the fol- lowing important features;
 No candidate for the Senate or House shall spend in the election more than a sum equal to 10 cents for each voter in his district or state.
 No senatorial candidate shall spend a total of more than s10o00 in the prelimi- nary and general. election and no candi- date for the House shall spend more than s50oo.
 Publicity must be given to all prelimi- nary campaign contributions and expen- dtures.
 All general election expenses must be made public before the election, beginning IS days before election and making pub lcation each six days until election.
 All promises of political jobs must he made public The bill further makes it illegal to promise political places to se-
  encing the election of any member of state legislature.
 The bill will be the subject of probably prolonged conference between the two houses It originated in the House as a part of the democratic legislative pro- gramme and was designed to require the publication of expenditures before cleo tion, which is not required by the existing publicity law.
 TIL fully attempted to extend the bill to cover primary election expenses Tn the Senate today the primary election amendment, coupled with more radical amendments, was adopted with little opposition.
 Johnston and Bankhead Object
 The Senate amendments authorized by the committee on privileges and elections required publicity of all pri- mary election expenditure and all pledges of political jobs or favors. Some objection to this was made on the ground that primary elections were not within the control of Congress. The amendment was finally adopted. however, by a vote of 50 to z, Senators Bacon Bailey, Bankhead, Johnston, Brxan. overman and Taylor voting against it..
 The more rigid portion of the bill. limiting the am..unt the senatorial and 
 any election and prohibiting the mak- ing of certain campaign pledges, was proposed by Senator Reed of Missouri and adopted only after long debate. Senator Sutherland of Utah admitted that the House conferees might force elimination of this from the bill.
 Senator Reed referred to the cam paign expense statement filed by Sem ator Stephenson of Wisconsin, showing expenditures of approximately $107,000 and to other large sums spent by sen atorial candidates. He finally offered an amendment putting the total eX- penditures hy any candidate at a sum not to exceed 10 cents per head for the voters in the candidates state. Sen ator Borah said this would permit a senatorial candidate in New York to spend nearly $200,000 in his cleo tion, while the candidate in Nevada could spend only about 5000.
 The Reed amendment was defea ted once but was renewed and adopted. At one time he had the limit of expense at $5000 for a Senate candidate and $500 for House candidate but at the sug- gestion of Senator Owen of Oklahoma this was increased to $10.000 for the senatorial candidate and s5000 for the House candidate.