Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-04
SUBCOMMITTEE ()F. SENATE: APPROVES
 ELECTIONS BILL
Measure limiting Campaign Contributions Goes to
 Senate Today.

" ftE'lilli itli, JtSit. " iIu llltlIFl changes the revised corrupt practices bill, which would limii campaign con- tlibutions to any political eommittee l to 1 12 per cent of the population Cf the United States, was approved to- day by the senate'S election cunfrt- | tee, and will be reported to the scn- ate tomorrow.
 Senators Reed, Walsh and Kenyon drafted the bill m collaboration with Senator owen, author oG the original measure, debated iii the senate aT length before the holiday recess. Sen ator owen said that leaders of beth parties had agreed to expedite t6s passage of a bill alonS the lines pYo- posed.
 The percapita total contributions to
 national committee in pre4i~ dential campaign will total approNi- mateiy $l500,o03. No individual would be permitted to contribute more than $o,00o, aod corporations would be absolutely prohibited from contrbut- ing.
 Another important provision would
 0hibn contributions to d national committee within ten days of the SVa- cral election, and require q complete
 Crt of contributions and disbufac- mcnts be filed with the clerk of the
 iHsc of representatives ten days be- fore the election.
 Betting Made q t1eIony. | Election betting and advertising of betting odds would be made felony aud drastic provisions arc proposed with relation to political advertising in newspapers and other publications. The bill provides that any person or corporation withdrawing CT threaten ing to withdraw patronage. adNeftiS- ing OF otherwise from any publication fer the purpose of influencing it's al titude shall be guilty of at felony l Newspapers or periodicals charging for political advertising in excess of normal commercial advertising rates or refusing non-libelous political ad- 1 vcftisements offered at such rates when it opens it's columns to o,her political advertising would be denied the use of the mails for 90 days.
 Further, the measure provides that DO publication shall publish sratui- tousiy any political matter during q campaign except that written by it's own employees, unless the matter is signed by the real name of the author, and that nc political adyertis- ing matter intended to influence an election shall be published unless marked as paid advertising m@tter,' y with the name of the candidate or committee presenting it attached
 Limits County t0mmitiees.
 Financial contributions to state anG county political committecs also would be limited on a per capita proportion basis. State committees wonld be re- st1icted to five cents per capita up to the first 500,00O inhabitants, three cents up to the second 100000, and two cents per capita over the first million. County committees would be limited to three cents per capita for the first 2o,000 two cents per capi la in excess of 25,ca0 to 100000, and one cent above l00,000.
 Candidates for United States senator and representatives at large would be l limited to cGnpaign expenditures of $5,0G0 each in states of less than one million population, and not to exceed two mills additional fo\' each inhabi- tant in excess of one million. District candidates for the house of rcprcaen- tatives would be limited to an eX- penditurc of $2,300 in all cases. Sena torial and congress ional candidates, however, would not be required to account for personal expenses, which would include travelling, hotel, post age, stationery telegraph and tele phone charges.
 Candidates Can't Promise Jobs. The bill would limit all personal contributions to a congressional or senatorial campaign to $l00, and all other individual political contribu tions to anything but a recognized po l;tical committee to fifty dollars. It would be unlawful for a candidate to make promises of appointment to po- litical office.
 Transmission of state political funds from one state to another would be limited to Sl,00G for each senator and representative, and members of congress would be prohibited from so- 1 liciting campaign funds. State con- mittces could contribute to national committees, providing the cOntribu tions did not swell the national fund above the legal limitation.
 | The purpose for which disburse ments of campaign funds may be made as set forth by the bill includes tray cling expenses of candidates, speak CTS, members of political committees and their assistants, fees for enter ins candidates on the ballot, clerk hire, telephone, telegraph, postage, freight and express charges, printing and stationery, office rent and public advertising.