The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-07-18
Provides For Publicity of All Ex.
penses and Promises of Jobs
During Campaign.
MOST DRASTIC MEASURE
EVER BEFORE CONGRESS
Limits Senator to $4,000 and
Congressman to $1,000 in
Primary and Election.

WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE most
drastic campaign publicity legislation
ever passed in either branch of CON-
gress. was adop-eo py the senate Iate
today. practically without a dissent
ing vote. Using the prediction pub
licity bill passed by the house OF rep-
resentatives as "A basis. the senate
constructed during the day a propos
ed law with the following important
features:
No candidate for the senate of
mouse. snail spend in the election
more tian Il sum equal to 10 cents
Tor each voter in his district, or
No senatorial candidate shall
spend a total of more than $4,000
In the primary and general election:
and no "a ndidste for the house shall
spend more than $1,000.
Pnbliciiy must be given TO all
and eNpeditures
All general election expense must
be made public before the election
beginning Is days before election and
until election.
All promises of political Jobs
must be MADE public. The bill fur
ther makes u illegal to promise
political places IN order to secure
election support. or to aid in influ-
enciug the election Of any member OF
state legislature.
The bill will be the subject OF prob
ably prolonged conference between
the two houses. 1t originated in the
house, as part of the Democratic
legislative program. and was designed
TO require the publication OF expendL
lures before election. which Is noe
required by the existing publicity law.
Include Primary EleceItnos.
The Republicans I'm the house un.
successfully attempted to extend the
bill To cover primary election expeD
ses. In the senate today. the primary
election amendment. coupled with
more radical amendments. were adopt
ed With little opposition.
The senate amendments. authoriD-
ed by the committee on privileges and
elections. required publicity OF all
primary election expenses and an
pledges OF political jobs or favors.
Some objection to this was made on
the ground that primary elections
were not within control of congress.
The amendment was finally adopted,
however. by n vote OF 30 to Z, sen.
ators Bacon, Bailey. Bankhead. John
ston. Bryan. Overman and Taylor,
voting against it,
The more rigid portion OF the bilf,
:
congressional candidate may spend iva
any election and prohibiting the NAH
ing of all campaign pledges. was pro-
posed by Senator Reed. of Missouri,
and adopted only after a long do
bate. Senator Sutherland. OF Utah.
admitted that the house conferred
might force elimination OF this from
the bill
Stephenson Case Named.
Senator Reed referred 10 the CAM
paign expense statement filed by
Senator Stephenson. of Wisconsin.
showing expenditures OF approximate.
ly siO7 900. and TO other large sums
spent by senatorial candidates. He
finally offered an amendment, putting
the total expenditure by any candi-
date at n sum. not to exceed 10 cents
per head. for the voters i'm the candi-
dates state. Senator Borah said this
would permit senatorial candidate
I'm New York To spend nearly $500 600
in his election. while the canGTdate
IN Nevada could spend only about
$1,000.
The Reed amendment was defeated
once. hut was renewed and adopted.
At one time he had tho limit Of ex-
pense at $1,000 FOR a senate candidate
and $500 for house candidate but
at the suggestion Of Senator owen.
Of Oklahoma. this was increased to
$4,000 for the senatorial candidate
and $1,000 FOR the house candidate.