Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-02
'DRAFT A DRASTIC
PRACTICES BILL
Senate Subcommittee Would
Make 1t Felony to Make Bet
on Election Outcome.
UP TO SENATE WEDNESDAY
Quick Action on Senator
Ovens Measure Expected;
Would Cut Contributions.

coiuluutIonS 10 national ponucdl
committee would he limited to y
J cents per capita Of the total popula
ton of the United States In the re-
visod corrupt practices bill completed
by senate elections suhcom-
mn TO be referred to the fun COM
| mittee tomorrow and placed before
the senate Wednesday.
Senators Reed, Walsh and Kenyon
drafted the bill in collaboration with
Senator owen, author of the original
J measure debated in the senate before
the holidays. Senator owen said to-
night leaders of both parties had
agreed 10 expedite passage OF bill
along the lines proposed
The per capita basis would limit
total contributions To any national
committee in a presidential campaign
y approximately $l.5O0.0O0; no in
kIivldual would be permitted to con-
\ tribute more than $1,000 and contri-
! buttons by corporations To any cam
paign fund would he prohibited.
] \ Felony Ia Bet.
| Another important provision would
| prohibit contributions to national
| committee within ten days of a gen.
plete report of contributions and dis
J bursements to bc filed with the clerk
OF the house of representatives ten
days before the election. Election
betting and advertising OF betting odds
would be made felony and drastic
| provisions are proposed with relation
to political advertising in newspapers
and other publications. The bill pro-
vides that any person or corporation
Withdrawing or threatening TO with
draw patronage. advertising or other
wise, from any publication for the
! purpose of influencing its attitude
! shall be guilty of n felony.
Control of Newspapers.
Newspapers or periodicals charging
! for political advertising I'm excess of
normal commercial advertising rates
! or refusing nonlibelous political ad-
vertisements offered at such rates
when 1t opens its columns to other po-
, litical advertising would be denied the
use of the mails for thirty days.
Further, the measure provides that
| no publication shall furnish gratui-
tously any political matter during n
campaign except that written by it's
own employees unless the matter is
signed by the real name Of the au-
| thor and that no political advertising
matter intended to influence an cleo
| as paid advertising matter" with the
name OF the candidate or committee
presenting it attached.
Limit contributions.
Financial contributions To state and
county political committees also would
be limited on a per capita population
basis. State committees would be re-
stricled to cents per capita up To
the first $4,000 Inhabitants, 3
cents up to the second 100000 and g
certs per capita over the first million.
County committees would be limited
to cents per CAPITA for the first
25,oO0, cents per capita in excess
4 of $4,000 To 100000 and I cent
.boVe 100000
Candidates for Emitted states sem
ator and representatives, at large would
|, be limited t. camp iign expenditures
of 81, 400 each in states of less than
100000 population and not TO eN-
ceed . mills additional fer each in
habitent in excess of 100000. Dis
trict candidates for the house of rep
resentatiNes would he limited To an
expenditure of S2.500 in all eases. Sem
atcral and congressional candidates.
, however would not he required to ac-
count for personal expenses which
would include travelling, hotel. post
age. stationery, telegraph and tele-
UIlf llt tIhl 6'ss
Cut Personal Donations.
The hill would limit all personal
contributions to a congressional or
senatorial campaign TO S100 and all
ether INDIVIDUAL political contributions
to anytl ing but recognized politi-
cal committee to $50. II would be
unlawful for candidate TO make
promises of appointment to political
\. office.
~ Trar smission Of state political funds
/, ,,fAn one state to another would he
J. lnNl to $1,000 for each senator ana
, repropcntativcs and members of con-
gress would be prohibited from solicit
inc cfmpaign funds state commit
fees could contribute to national COM
mitteos provided the contributions did
rot swell the national fund above the
legal limitation.
The purpose for which disburse-
men,s of campaign funds may he
made as set forth 10y the bill include
travelling expenses of candidates,
Sneakers, members of political com
mittets and their assistants, fees for
eIering candidates on the ballot,
!, Irk hire. telephone, telegraph, most
kAge. freight and express charges,
4 printing and stationery office rent
ard public advertising.