Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-06-06
SENATE ORDERS
EXPENSE PROBE
EXTENDED OVER
NOV. ELECTION
Investigation Of Expenditures
viii Cover the PreSiden-
tiaI and Congressional
Campaigns This Year.
ADJOURNMENT TAKEN
UNTIL 9TH OF JULY
Committee viii Meet On the
Date Stated to Complete
Its Work in Preparation
For the Later Inquiry.

lsf MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED WiRsl
Washington, June 5.-Investi-
cation of expenditures in the presi-
dental and congressional cam
paigns which will end with the No
vember election was ordered today
by the senate.
The inquiry will be conducted by
the same committee which has
been hearing evidence as to pre-
convention political financing. The
committee heard one witness in
that phase of the investigation to-
day and then adjourned until July
3, when it will complete this work
In preparation for the later Inquiry.
Senate action today was on the
resolution of Senator Pomerene.
| democrat, Ohio, member of the in
Vestlgaling committee and was
| taken in the closing moments OF
the session after a brief but spirit
led debate, Senator Pomerene at
tackled the contingent expense COM
mittee for delaying its report and
asked immediate consideration.
Senator Smoot, republican. Utah,
objected, declaring that under the
rules, the resolution would have to
| lie over one day.
should Not Play Favorites.
Senator Pomerene in attacking
the committee declared that he was
not deceived by these methods OF
procedure" and said the senate
could not play favorites with
either men or parties" He de-
clared that the democrats would
not, and the republicans dared not,
say to the people that 1t was none
of their business where campaign
funds came from or how they were
leXpended and that the republicans
dared not do so.
| Senator Borah. republican, Ida
| no, author of the resolution under
which the present inquiry is being
conducted, also supported the
IPomerene proposal. Referring to
Senator Smoot's objection to i'm
mediate action, he said he feared
this might be found by November
to be an "error of judgment" The
feeling against excessive expendi-
lures was not confined to any one
-
republicans to "clean house be-
tween now and next Saturday" or
some other party may be selected
"to protect the American flag and
American institutions"
Wealth Seeks To Control.
Charging that men of wealth
were seeking to control the politi-
cal parties, Senator Rorah asked IL
the party once led by Abraham
Lincoln could afford to object to
the consideration of such a resolu-
ton so they won't be under SUR
veilIanee between now and next
November"
Senator Kenyon. republican of
Iowa, chairman of the Investigate
ing committee, presented table
giving contributions which. he
said, were made in the last cam
paign by those supporting Presi-
dent Wilson and declared that
number of contributors later were
appointed to diplomatic posts.
Senator Smooth withdrew his OBJ
lection to immediate consideration
of the Pomerene resolution
Takes Slap at the Press.
"If we had public press that
did not magnify every statement
made there would be no objection
to a fair investigation, Senator
Smoot said. Il would not object
to a law that would require every
political donation for campaign
to be made public"
Senator Robinson, democrat OF
Arkansas. asked why Senator
Smoot intimated such an investi-
CATION would be unfair when the
had a majority on the
committee.
"I only meant that the press
was unfair" replied the Utah SELL
ltor.