The Undergraduate Student Government Senate last night passed a measure that prevents The Daily Collegian endorsement of USG presidential candidates from counting against the candidate's campaign spending limit.

As a result of the resolution, a clause stating that "news coverage . . . shall not be counted against a candidate's spending limit" was added to the USG Elections Code. USG Head Elections Commissioner Bill Bailey said he favored the resolution because including endorsements in candidate spending would not be possible.

"The candidate (who received the endorsement) would not be able to spend anything," he said.

In other business, two resolutions passed in the Senate last night may give students more representation on key committees in the University administration. A resolution sponsored by Senate President Kendall Houk would allow three students to sit on the President's Planning and Budget Advisory Committee, as well as providing for student representation on the University's Budget Task Force. The two committees make up a major part of the University's budget process, Houk said.

Currently, two students sit on the PPBAC while none sit on the budget task force.

Houk said Vice President for Student Services William W. Asbury favors the plan to add a third student to the advisory committee. Whether Asbury favors that the third student be nominated by USG is unclear, Houk said.

Another resolution would give students seats on the President's Administrative Policy Council, an advisory board to University President Bryce Jordan.

"USG is taking a stand in the structural change in the administration," Houk said. "Student representation is needed in advising the President."

Following the lead of the Association of Residence Hall Students, the Senate allotted $1689 for the upcoming ARHS-USG elections March 23. ARHS had allotted that sum Monday night at its weekly council meeting to help pay for the elections and the events, such as presidential and vice-presidential debates, that lead up to the elections.

Houk said the budget was "needed this week . . . putting this off another week was not the thing to do."