Show PENAL CODE BILL penalty for money contributions to political campaigns washington jan 15 the amount of the fine and the length of the torin of imprisonment to ho meted out to officers and directors of corporations for violating the law with regnert to money contributions for political purposes furnished material for 0 lengthy debate in the house yesterday in connection with the consideration of the penal code bill all amendments to increase the penalty or enlarge the scope of the law however were voted down those amendments without exception emanated from alie democratic bide but the one that forth the most was by air cochran of new york who wanted the fine axed at in stead of not more than 1000 and the imprisonment at ton years instead ot not more than one yeat mr of now the alcan floor leader fied that the democrats and not the were preventing the passage of the bill by indulging in political bun combe his colleague mr fitzgerald refuted the charge and said that tho democrats were only to improve on the bill earlier in tho day there was a sharp debate over tho section prohibiting tho enticing of artificers artifice rs and workmen from government arsenals or armories by private all attempts to amend the provision eo as to make it applicable only in time of war or public emergency acro fotr bcd down |