Show pu mil I I Congress Favorably Considers Measure to Publish Political I Campaign Expenses I STRONG PRESSURE ACCOMPLISHES ACTION I I Republicans A Reluctantly R Appear to Take rake up Bill and Fl FI ht ic i G Finally Ended March Ic ch 12 Tho bill re requiring reI I quiring Cp publicity for elec election cIccI I tion campaign contributions and ex cx expense I pense was reported out OI l today by the I II I house on elections of or pres president I ident I oat vice Ic president and aDd members of I congress with fir n a favorable recommendation dation dalton Tho bill was introduced by br brI Representative McCall Republican I Mass Maae Action on the nrc was accomplished pushed only after prominent men I who have hac boon been advocates of the meas incas measure ure nrc had bi brought ought much pressure to toI boar bear bo r The bill had hall heen been in tho tim com corn committees I hands since since the be began began began gan Recently Perry Per of New NewYork York Von Governor Juelson Harmon of Ohie and Dr Charles W V for former former fornier mer nier president pr of Harvard addressed r letters willed have havo appeared In print deploring tho the Inactivity In the matter mailer matterand matterand and demanding that thal the committee tak taku some action Tho Democrat members of the iho com coni committee led leel by b Representative Rue Ruck Rucker er cl of Missouri after nIter petitioning Chair Chairman Chairman ChaIrman man Gainer SO 1 I times to lo call a meeting of the committee lo to consider the Uie UJ bill hill a few days apo aro gave gal out state statements montH ments strongly denouncing the Republican J lican for fo holding up the bill hilL It Il was Declared cd that the HIP Democrats were solidly s in favor Of nf the McCail measure When Lie committee convened today tad a aIt II It IL was with great grest difficulty difficult that a quorum was obtained After waiting fee fcc fc an hour and anh a half Re Republican I publican m found Jilie The bill was wa W taken up ii 11 at itt once and md with I III ht amendment was sas approved the titi nf voting for It H and the I h Re Be Republican publican heIn ln divided These TheRe voting vol hi for the ho I bill hill were Rob Rep Huckel Missouri liard Hard Hardwick I wick a Conroy New York Democrats s and Kills Oregon Republican can ran Representatives of o Now Nc cw Hampshire and Madden of Il ii Illinois illinois Republicans voted voled in the tho nega negative the tive Chairman Gaines refrained front from voting cling The reporting of the bill insures that tha It will be taken laken up tip by h the th house at an nn early date dal and md according to tho Iho rf cf both Republicans and Democrats De will pass the house If It becomes n a 1 law it will apply to the elections this fall Tho bill hll makes mal es It Jl mandatory for forthe forthe the t of every en political com corn committee committee in any an congressional cam campaign where two tv or more states are affected to lie file not more than bait days das nor liar less than ten days before an election with the tho eloic ot of o the house of or representatives a detailed of all ull campaign contributions In excess e of 10 and their Ulc r disbursements na naHe He Ho must also file within 3 31 1 lays days da following the election a final sworn statement Tho Tue nt must con contain tain tam the names of donors donor antI and amounts amo given In cases whore where wh re more marc than Ihan Is given In cases caB H of or less than tItan that amount the aggregate must be fur furnished II Tn In the case crue of expenditures tho the names of 0 persons to whom money mone in Is I paid must be lie hI given Ien In all cases the amount exceeds 10 and In cases casos of amounts less IesH than titan trial mt amount the aggregate must be published The penally l provided for a violation of or the law In Is a fine n of not more than 1000 or Imprisonment for one year yeal or both |