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some, ” and was simply bagged by a senate committee till near 
the end of the session without report, quite like a campaign 
fund. In the legislature of Nevada, after a particularly expen¬ 
sive campaign, a bill was introduced, requiring the publication 
of election expenses, but received only one vote. All honor 
to that one voter. 
On the other hand Michigan revised her already good law 
and a corrupt practice act modeled somewhat on the Massachusetts 
law, was introduced into the legislature of Connecticut. This, as 
an original feature, classified all officers and limited the expen¬ 
ditures of candidates, aspirants for governor, the highest class, 
being allowed $600, and school officers, the lowest, $50 as a max¬ 
imum, but the bill failed to pass and was referred over to the 
legislature of 1895. To Kansas, California and Missouri, three 
states all west of the Mississippi and having some reputation for 
train robbers, belong the good work of the past two years on this 
subject, the laws passed in California and Missouri approaching 
and perhaps surpassing Sir Henry James’s act in comprehensive¬ 
ness and efficiency. 
The California law requires every certificate of nomination to 
candidacy for public office to be accompanied by a further cer¬ 
tificate from the same source naming five electors who consent 
to act as a committee for the candidate and to receive and dis¬ 
burse all the funds for his campaign, and this committee has ex¬ 
clusive charge of all campaign receipts and disbursements. 
They, and the candidate as well, must file sworn statements 
and show thpt there have been no illegal expenditures, and the 
candidate must also swear that he will give no further valuable 
consideration for any assistance in his election. 
Candidates failing to make this report forfeit all right to of¬ 
fice, besides other penalties, their official bonds cannot be ap¬ 
proved, and their predecessors hold the offices. 
No money is allowed to be expended except for specified pur¬ 
poses and all expenses are limited to a moderate percentage 
amounting commonly toabout 5 per cent, on the salary, but 
varying somewhat. 
The district attorney is bound to prosecute all offenders un¬ 
der this act when duly notified and forfeits his office in case of 
