The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-15

, asked him if it was not true that Bird had confessed to the expenditure of $10, 800.
 ssThere is no such evidence before
 me-" replied MOndeI.
 'sDO you mean to state that such
 nm affidavit is not in existence"
 retorted Flood.
 "I know nothing of it.. was MOn-
 deIrs reply.
 PURELY ARBITRARY
 MT. Flood. thereupon, asked that the clerk be instructed to read the affida- vit. His request was denied. Bird was then seated, the republicans, to the man. supporting him. and the demo- crats, to the man, opposing him. The idea had previously prevailed that the republicans would not proceed in all cases simply because they could pro- ceed as they desired. Since the Bird case, however, there is considerable doubt
 In this connection, quite naturally the various contests are given consid- eration. There are a large number pending and about to pend, one from Alabama, another from Georgia, and several others from other states of the south. Some of these contests were filed simply because of contestants hopes that the republican majorities would act arbitrarily against victori- ous democrats There is obvious joy among such contestants since the re- publican majority showed it's hand in the Bird case.
 Tn view of that case, democrats de- clare that it would be entirely logical for the republicans to decide each con Itest against the democrat involved, and that it would be quite the natural course for them to pursue were they to enact legislation inimical to the south simply because 1t is inimical.
 OWES JOB TO NEGROES
 In that connection. two bills intro duced on the first day of the session in dicate the thought of at least a certain percentage of the republican House membership. Representative Madden of Illinois, who represents one of the Chicago wards the majority of the citi- zens of which are negroes, has spon- sored a bill eliminating jim-crow laws and customs affecting interstate trans portation.
 If this bill is made law, there will
 be no separate compartments on
 raHroad trains for whites and ne-
 groes. It was understood that in
 presenting the bill, Madden acted in
 response to the suggestion of the
 National Association for the Ad-
 vancement of CoIored People.
 The other bill was introduced by Representative Dyer of Missouri It would impose the death penalty on any man found guilty of having participated in a mob. It would take from state courts Jurisdiction in such cases, and confer Jurisdiction on federal courts.
 THIS FELLOW TESS
 The latter is another of the bills pre- pared by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. It serves to hold the south before the eyes of the world as country of perpetual crime. It would further reduce the power and dignity of the courts of the individual states.
 There are various bills which would permit the goNrnment further to de- prive the states of autonomy. Not con- tent with the measure, which would cause the national government to con tribute to the education of the children of the states, and in so doing regulate customs and eliminate S~aditions in the statesI Representative Fess of Ohio, at oue time professor in 8 negro school, has introduced bill providing for col between the government and the states in the matter of physical ed- ucation.
 At any rate, with the republican ma jority rampant democrats see grave danger ahead if the early arbitrary in clination displayed degenerate into ab- solute ezarism.