The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-04-15
FOLLOWERS OF JEFFERSON
SPLIT ON AMENDMENT RE-
LATtNG TO CONGRESSMAN.
bill FINALLY PASSED
New Measure Requires All Candidates
for Office to File Report OF Cam
pagn Contributions and Expendi-
tures Ten Days Before Election
Includes Sums Over Ten Dollars.

Washington. April 1.-THE demo-
cratic party met it's first serious trou-
bic in the house or representatives to-
day. At the close of a session marked
by insurgency in the democratic ranks
by reason Of which the republicans
narrowly missed scoring triumph, the
house passed the Rucker bin for puh-
LEFTY of campaign contributions be-
fore elections. The fight arose over
the extent 20 which publicity should
be applied. But for the vigorous and
continued use of the democratic whip.
an important republican amendment
extending publicity TO the individual
receipts and expenses OF candidates
for congress would have remained in
the bin when It finally passed. As IL
was, the amendment was adopted over
the protest Of the democratic leaders,
by the support of SO democrats who
voted with the solid republican
strength. Report to n parliamentary
move enabled the democrats later to
get rid of the amendment. hut 2s of
their number refused to change their
attitude and stuck with the republic
ans in opposing the democratic ma
jority.
Storms.
The Rucker bill passed by nnani-
nous vote. but only after a stormy
scene. The amendment offered by Rep
resentatlve Jackson. an insurgent re-
publican from Kansas, Required all
candidates for congress 10 file state
ments of the source and use OF their
Individual campaign funds In both the
primary and general election.
The amendment met instant sup
port from ythe republican side and en-
countered the opposition of the demo-
cratic leaders. Mr.. Rucker OF Missouri,
Chairman or the committee In charge
of the bill, asserted that Ii would 80
change the form of the law that II
might endangcr its final passage.
This did not deter So democrats from
supporting the Jackson amendment.
They. With the solid republican forces,
gave the amendment a majority that
resulted In its adoption. 112 to 13l.
and the announcement or the vote was
followed by n storm of applause from
the republican side.
There was a hurried conference of
democratic leaders and Mr.. Rncker
inbNeu u fhibilHlll the Til, Win lis
new amendment. to the elections COM
mittee, with instructions to send the
bin back to the house Without the
Jackson amendment.
Democratic Split.
The parliamentary move 10 squeeze
the amendment out of the bill brought
about a split IN the ranks of the demo-
Gratis who had favored the Jackson
amendment. Twenty eight OF them
stood by their former action and voted
against the motion 10 recommit the
bill, but the democratic leaders mus
tered enough votes 10 carry their point.
l57 TO li9. and the bill technically was
sent back 10 the committee.
Mr. Rucker gathered the members
of the committee around him and
without leaving the floor they instruct
ed him to report the bin again without
the Jackson amendment.
He nj once did so and this motion
carried, 164 To 13a. The bill. in its
original form. then passed the house
without a dissenting vote.
The Rucker bill, ns finally pass "a.