Show Prodigal Spenders May Be Expelled WASHINGTON June 12 AP APOne ArOne Ar- Ar One or several everal of many fates up to t and Including expulsion ma may be befall bATall bA- bA Tall fall any apy United States senator wh who inline Judgment of his colleagues I e expends excessive amounts to further further fur fur- ther his candidacy either In a primary I mary or gener general l election in connection with the present activities of tit the senate campaign o Investigating committee e. e It has be been n p pointed out out that while the supreme c court urt hell heH In the N Newberry case caso that the federal government had no LID control over primaries the const const- makes the s senate nate the sole Judge of of- Its membership and by a ani ni majority vote ote It may expel anyone whose campaign expenditures arc are h held ld to have been excessive The only statute bearing directly Upon senatorial sen campaigns Is the Corrupt c ruPt practices act which compels candidates to file tile statements of ot ex expenditure x IX In both primary and gene general gen- gen general e eral l contests This provides that no to cl candidate shall give contribute te ex- ex T. T nd use or promise any sum In ft the aggregate exceeding nany n nany n nany any campaign No specific penalty pen pen- alty Is provided fl for violation of or this provision but the act carries a all catchall penalty of 1000 fine or at orone one ne year ear imprisonment or both for of any provision RECALL LORIMER CASE Senator discussing the commit tes activities recalled the case of ot t h he fat laU Senator Lorimer Illinois who was expelled 1 by the the senate for corrupt practices practice t I In n the more recent case of for for- Senator Truman Newberry Republican of Michigan the sen sen- t eJ a a. resolution declaring Ij rry was was as entitled to his seat scat Lut b ut r adding that whether he had ha expended J In his primary primar r campaign as acknowledged or n n. L fy f t thousand dollars Ollars more the th I a amount ded was too larg s much h larger Jarr than ought to have hav teen en expended expender The expenditure of or such lIuch elve ye sums In behalf of a candidate either itier with or without his knowle knowl knowl- e edge ge and consent being contrary r ti public policy harmful t to honor an end and dignity of the senate and d dangerous to the perpetuity o of t t lt e government the resolution 1 i continued Such expenditures arc an thereby hereby h reby severely ss condemned and dis- dis I approved Rhe he constitution n gives the senate S I jurisdiction only ov over r the ultimate candidate who presents S himself with a a. certificate of elec elec- tIt 1 and It ll la is Powerless to act ac t Ida dates against any tny of f the defeated candi candi- e |