The Sentinel=record., 1911-07-18
VOTES TEN
 CENTS EACH
SENATE PASSES MOST DRASTIC ELECTION BILL BY HEAVY
 MAJORITY.
Limits Amount Candidates for House and Senate May Spend to Furtn- CT Interests in Securing
 Election. ..

Washington, T C., July 17.-Tho most drastic campaign publicity egis- llation ever passed in either branch of congress was adopted by the sen- late, late today practically without g dissenting vote. Using the pre-eIec- ton election publicity bill passed by the house as basis, the senate con- lstructed during the day a proposed flaw with the following important fea- lures:
 No candidate for the senate or house shall spend in the election more than 2 sum equal to 10 cents for each voter in ihis district or state.
 No senatorial candidate shall spend a total of more than $1O,O0O in the Iprimary and general election and no candidate for the house shall spend more than $5,OO0.
 Publicity must be given to all prf- mary campaign contributions and ex- Ipenses.
 All general election expenses must be made public before the electfon beginning Is days before election and making publication each six days un- ltil election.
 1 All promises of political jobs must be made public. The bill further makes it illegal to promise political places to secure election support or Ito aid in influencing the election of any member of state legislature.
 The bill will be the subject of prob- |ably prolonged conference between lthe two houses. It originated in tho house as a part of the democratie Legislative program and WAT uosfsn~d Ito require the publication Of expenss before election which is not required by the exisang publicity law
 The republicans in the house ua- successfully attempted to extend the lbill to cover primary election ex- Ipenses. In the senate today tho primary election amendment coupleu with more radical amendments were adopted with little opposition
 The senate amendments authorized by the committee on privileges and elections, required publicity of all Drimary election expenses and all pledges of political jobs or favors. Some objection to this was made on the ground that primary elections were within the control of congress-. The amendment was finally auopteus however, by vote of 50 to 2, Sena- tors Bacon. Bailey. bankhead. Jonn- ston. Bryan. Oyerman and Taylor yot- ing aganst it.
 The more rigid portion of the bill limiting the amount of the senatorial and congressional candidate may spend in any election, and proniDis- ing the making of certain campaign pledges was proposed by Senator Reed of Missouri, and adopted only after a long debate. Senator Sutherland of Utah. admitted that the house con- ferees nighl force elimination of this from the bill.
 Senator Reed referred to the cam- lpaign expense statement filed by Sem ator Stephenson, of Wisconsin. snow- ling expenses of approximately $1Ol.- Oe0, and to the other large sums spent by senatorial candidates. He final fly offered an amendment putting tho total expenditure by any candidate lat sum not to exceed 10 cents per head for the voters in the candi- Idate's state.
 Senator Borah said this would per- Init a senatorial candidate Tn New York to spend nearly $2o0.000 in his Ielectlon, while the candidate in Nc- vada could spend only about 1000.
 The Reed amendment was dereated once but was renewed and adopted. At one time he had the limit of ex- pense at S5.000 for senate candidate and $1,500 for house candidate, but at the suggestion of Senator Owen of Oklahoma this was increased to $10,000 for the senatorial candidate nd G0a f<s,. t1<~ h.x.--