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Show BILL TO LIMIT ' MEN FUND 1SIMDUCED Senator Owen of Oklahoma Declares He Will Push the Measure to an Early Vote. WASf n.VtrrOX. Dec. f. Corrupt practices prac-tices l';i:iliJtlnn, the Owen bill to limit f-xpendlt ui-s hy any political p;irty for election of president n nd vice pr'-sidont to HOO.orm ami further to restrict expenditures expendi-tures for elt!'tion of senators and repre-Hfntullves, repre-Hfntullves, was made today the unfin-tfitiM unfin-tfitiM business of the senjite. Senator Owen, who made motion, naid he would press the- bill at every possible op-pnrtunlty. op-pnrtunlty. Offers Amendment. The Oklahoma senator referred to promises of co-operation given by Republican Re-publican serial nra just before adjournment adjourn-ment last -September, when a futile effort ef-fort was ma le to pass the bill. Ho called ; upon the mmators to mako ;ood their ' words, declaring that "no Republican can permit a condition to endure which permits per-mits the highest legislative and execu-tive execu-tive powers of the people to be controlled by the. sordid use of money on a large b'-n 1a." Senator Penrose Introduced as an amendment to the Owen bill the old "Kmve hill," defeated twenty-six years a i. which would give supervision of (diu tlons m the federal government and prevent disfranchisement of negroes in Urn southern slates. The amendment was ordered read and must be voted on hefore disposition of the corrupt practices measure. Holds Resolution. M forts to bring about cloture of debate de-bate in the senuttj were revived early in l lie day, Senator Hoke Smith Introducing an amendment to the rules which would close debate- on jiny measure by a two- j thirds vote on petition by sixteen sena- : loin. Ch.impicns of corrupt practices measures said the main purpose In pushing push-ing this amendment was to assure an opportunity op-portunity for voting- on the Owen bill be-lure be-lure adjoarnim-ul next March. Senator Owen had ready today but did not introduce his resolution to provide for Investigation of the use of money and at tempts to influence the result of the 1 November elections. |