The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-01-02
BILL CURTAILS
CA MPAIGN CASH
New Measure Limits Each
Party to ST.
100000.
MANY DRASTIC FEATURES
Leaders of Both Sides Agree to
Pass Proposed
Act.
MANY DRASTIC FEATURES

WAsHINGToN, Jan. i.--Campaign con-
irbutions TO a national political commit
tee would be limited to one and onc-half
cents per capita OF the total population
OF the United States in the revised cor
rupt practices bill completed tonight by
n Senate elections subcommittee, II be
referred to the fun committee .J-Morrow
and placed before the Senate Weines-
day.
Senators Reed. Walsh and Kenyon
drafted the bill In ,pllaboratior with
Senator owen. author o; the oris!na.
measure debated Ia the Senate before
;he holidays. Senator owen said tonight
leaders of both parties had agreed to
expedite passage OF "A bill. along the lines
proposed
Tho per capita basis would limit total
contributors TO any national COMMITTEES
in Presidential campaign to approxi-
: mateiy sl.j00.00o Nc individual would
be permitted TO contribute more than
ta.000 and contributions by corporations
10 any campaign fund would be prohib-
tied.
Election Eve Contribuiions Barred.
Another important provision would
prohibit contributions TO = national CONF
tnittce within ton days Of general cleo
. ton aud require q complete report ~
contributions and disbursements tp be
filed with tho clerk Of ilrc House Of
Representatives ton DAYS before the cleo
tion. Election betting and advertising of
betting odds would be made felony.
and drastic provisions are proposed with
relation TO political advertising in news
papers and other publications. The hil
provides that any person or corporation
Withdrawing or threatening to withdraw
patronage. advertising or otherwise. from
any publication for the purpose Of in
i'ucncing its attitude shall be guilty o.
u felony.
Newspapers or periodicals ciargine
for political advertising in excess o
normal commercial advertising rates nj
refusing non-libellous political advertise
mcn's offered at such rates when 4
opens its Colur'ns to other politica
advertising woHld b. denied the us'
of The mails for thirty days.
Grntuitous Articles signed.
Further. the measure provldcs that NJ
publication shall publish GIatultuus'.
any political matter during a campaign
except that written by its own employee
unless tho matter Is signed IN the rea
name Of the author. and that no poltica
advertising matter intended Ia iuiuon"
an election shall be published unlrs
marked as paid advertising matter
with the name of the candidate or com
mittcc presenting it attached.
Financial contributions to State an
! county political committees also woul
; h. limited on per capita populatio
basis. state committees would be re
G str!c5cd to five cents per capita up (
t the first 100000 inhabitants. three cent
g up to the second 100000 and two cent
: per capitq over the first million. Count
4 committees would be Iri!'"d to thro
cents per capita for the first $4,000. tw
I cents per capita in excess OF $4,000
& 100, 900 and one cent above 100000.
4 Limit of Expenditures.
t. Candidates for United States Senate
II and Representative at Large would l
e limited - campaign expenditures
g 5000 each IN States of less than 1000
= OOn population. and not to exceed ~
Q mills additional for each inhahitaut
o excess OF l.000,0o0. bistr,c. candidate
i FOR the House of Representatives won
II be limited 20 an expenditure of s@.5C
# in all cases. Senatorial aud 'ongre
y sonal candidates. however, would ~
e be required to account for personal o.
I,onses, which would include travcllin
hotel, postage. stationery, telegraph NJ
telephone charges.
The hill would limit all personal col
tributions 70 Congressional or Sem
- torial campaign to sl00. and nll 9TH
- Individual political contributions to an
y thing but Il recognized political comml
u tee to $50. II would be unlawful for
~ gandldate To make promises Of appoin
:. ment 10 political Office.
II Transmission Of State political fun
from one state to another would
W limited to $1,000 for each Senator, al
'e Representatives and members OF co
gress would be prohibited from solicitii
er campaign funds. State committees wcu
r. contribute TO national committees pr
y yided the contributions did not sw'
" the national fund above the legal lin