Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-03
S[USH FUND BILL
SENT TO SENATE
Resolution "SevereIy Con-
dennis" Excessive Use of
Money in Primaries.

A resolution designed to prevent the
seating of Senators for whom huge
expenditures of money shall have been
made in primary and general cleo
tons was before the Senate today, re-
ported favorably from the rules COM
mittee, which is headed by Senator
Curtis, the Republican leader.
The revelations of immense ex-
penditures of money in the recent
Pennsylvania primaries and charges
of similar expenditures in the Illinois
senatorial primary last April were the
causes of the report of this resolu-
ton.
In a measure, the resolution re-
ported is a modification and combina-
ton of resolutions offered by Senator
La Toilette of Wisconsin, a member
of the Senate campaign Investigate
ing committee. and by Senator Nicely
of West Virginia. Senator La Fol
lette, however. proposed an amend
ment to the Senate rules which would
prevent the seating of Senators for
whom large sums had been expended.
The resolution reported merely ex-
presses it as the sense of the Senate
that no such candidate should be
seated.
Ware Faces Fight.
Threats have been made to prevent
the seating of Representative William
S. Ware, the Republican nominee for
the Senate, should he be elected in
November, because of the expenditure
Of money in the primary.
An effort will be made to get action
on the resolution before the Senate
adjourns today, it was said.
The text of the resolution follows:
Whereas enormous sums of money
have been expended in behalf of GER
tain candidates for election to the
Senate in primary elections recently
held in various States; Therefore, be it
Resolved, % That the expenditures
Of excessive sums of money in any
primary election or nominating con-
vention in behalf of candidate for
election to the Senate, either with or
without his knowledge or consent,
being harmful to the independence,
the honor and the dignity of the Sen
ate, is hereby severely disapproved
and condemned.
Would Bar Future Graft.
"(2) That any United States SEN
ator-elect shall be deemed not to be
entitled to hold a seat in the Senate
if there shall hereafter have been
expended by such Senator elect, or
by any person or persons for him
with his knowledge or consent, in aid
or support Of his candidacy In either
the primary election or nominating
NY which CI1nh Snno
elect was nominated as a candidate
for the Senate, an amount in excess
of (a) the amount permitted to be
expended by the law of the State in
which such Senator elect was nomi-
mated for the Senate, if such State
law provides for maximum eX-
penditure which is less than that
which is hereinafter provided: CO.
the sum of $4,000; or Co an amount
equal to that obtained by multiply
ing cents by the total number Of
votes cast in the State Of the resi-
dence of such Senator-elect at the
last general election for all the candi-
dates for the office of United States
Senator, but in no event exceeding
the sum of $4,000; except that
money expended by a candidate to
satisfy any assessment, fee, or charge
made or levied upon candidates by
the laws of the State in which such
Senator elect resides, or expended for
his necessary personal, travelling. or
subsistence expenses, or for station
cry, postage, writing, or printing
(other than for use on billboards or
in newspapers), for distributing let
ters, circulars, or posters, or for tele-
graph or telephone service, shall not
be included in determining whether
his expenditures have exceeded the
sum fixed by this resolution as the
limit of campaign expenses of a
candidate"