The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-01-02
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MANY DRASTIC FEATURES
Leaders Of Beth Sides Agree to
Pass the Proposed
Act.

Campaign Contributions to ma.
tional political committee would be
limited to III cents per capita of the
total population of the United States
in the. revised corrupt practices bill
completed by q Senate elections sub
committee, to be referred to the full
committee today and placed before
the Senate tomorrow.
Senators Reed, Walsh and Ken
yon drafted the bill In collaboration
with Senator Owen, author Of the
original measure debated in the Sen
ate before the holidays. Senator Owen
said leaders of both parties had agreed
to expedite paAage of a bill along
the lines proposed.
The per capita basis would limit
total contributions to any national
committee in a Presidential campaign
to approximately 1900, 900. No indi.
vidual would be permitted to con.
tribute more than $1,000 and contri-
buttons by corporations to any cam
paign fund would be prohibited.
Election Eve Contributions barred.
Another important provision would
committee within ten days Of a gen
eraI election and require complies
report OF contributions and disburse-
ments to be filed with the clerk OF
the House of Representatives ten
days before the election.
Election betting and advertising OF
betting odds would be made a felony
and drastic provisions are proposed
with relation to political advertising
in newspapers and other publica-
tions The bill provides that any
person or corporation Withdrawing OF
threatening to withdraw patronage
advertising or otherwise, from any
publication for the purpose of influ
encing its attitude shall be guilty Of
a felony.
Newspapers or periodicals charging
for political advertising in excess OF
normal commercial advertising rates
or refusing non-libellous political ad
vertisements offered at uch>rates
when IL opens it's columns to Other
political advertising would be denied
the use Of the malls for thirty days. e
.Gratuitous Articles signed.
Futher, the measure provides that nc
publication shall publish gratuitously
any political matter during a campaign
except that written by its own EN-.
pioyes unless the matter Is signed by
the real name Of the author. and thai
mo political advertising matter intendec
to influence an election shall be pub,
lished unless marked as paid adver.
|tising matter" with the name Of the
candidate or committee presenting It at
tached.
Financial contributions to State ant
county political committees also would
be limited on a per capita population
basis State committees would be re
stricted to % cents per capita up tC
the first 10000 Inhabitants. . cents VI
to the second 10000 and cents pei
capita over thel first million. County
committees would be limited to cent
per capita the first 5000. cent
per CAPITA in excess Of 5000 to 100000
and / cent above 100000
Limit of Expenditures.
Candidates for United States Sen
ator and Representative at larg'
would be limited TO campaign expend
lures of $1,000 each in States Of les
than 1000, 900 population, and. not t.
exceed two mills additional for eacl
Linhabitant in excess of 100000. Dis
trict candidates for the HouIe OF Rep
resentatives would be limited to al
expenditure of $4,000 in all cases
Senatorial and Congressional candi
dates. however, would not be re
ouired to account for personal ex
penses. which would include travel
ing. hotel, postage, stationery, tele
-.ozA "a taIenhone charges.