Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-12-20
WILL LIMIT DEBATE
ON ANT|LYNCH|NG
BILL TO TEN HOURS
Leaders Agree Dyer Meas
ure Will Not Come to
Vote Immediately.
BALLOT IS ITO TO ~,
WITH 5 VOTING PRESENT
Measure Penalties Comnruni.
ties in Which Lynchings
Take Place.
IBv Associated Press. |

WASHINGTON. Dec. ia-After a
bitter fight the House tonight voted
TO take up the Dyer antilynchtng bill
under rule limiting general debate
to ten hours. Leaders, however.
have agreed that the measure will
not be pressed to 4 final vote before
the Christmas recess.
The vote was 40 TO a. with five
members voting present and was
reached only after more than two
hours delay through quorum calls
demanded BY Representative Garrett.
OF Tennessee. the Democratic leader
who directed the opposition to tho
bill. Twice the sergcant-at-arms
was sent out with warrants To arrest
abscntees before uuorums were OBJ
tanned. Two hours were devoted to
the debate. which ended in the hill
being giveA right of way in the
House.
Hcgin Debates Thursday.
General debate on the measure. ac-
cording TO pians OF leaders. will he
stretched over the days remaining
before the :ccc which will probably
begin Thursday. More than ten hours
may be devoted TO discussing the
Bills features. Chairman Campbell. of
tho Rules Committee, said, TO priait
comprehensive consideration of "A
question that cannot be sidestepped."
The bill. introduced by Representa-
tive Dyer. Republican,. Missouri.
would provide heavy fines and inn
prisonment for persons participa ting
in lynchings and for officials who
failcd through negligence to prevent
mob violence. 1t would also require
counties In which lynchings occurred
to forfeit $4,000 to the family OF the
person killed.
Among those urging passage of the
measure were Mr.. Campbell. of
Kansas. anil Representatives Fess, OF
Ohio. jand Ansorge. OF New York, Re
publicans. while those who spoke in
opposition included Mr.. Garrett. and
Representative Pou. Of North Caro-
lima; Ryrncs. of South Carolina, and
Aswcll, of Louisiana, Democrats
Mr.. Fess declared that the bill was
not aimed at the South. but was de-
signed TO deal effectively with mob
violence wherever it occurred. one
OF the most 'indescribable" lvncn,urs
Htu occurred III MS own State, he
added. Mr.. .insorge said passage Of
the Dyer bill would "forevcrmore
wipe the stain of lynchings from the
pages OF American history"
On the other hand. MIR. Garrett as
serted the measure should be entitled
bill to encourage" criminal attacks.
and Mr. Pou said its purpose was
to pay political debt. Mr.. Byrnes
characterized the measure as n pro
posal which il enacted and held con
| stitutional would prove ineffective
while Mr. Aswell contended passage
of the bill would have a tendency
TO increase rather than prevent lynch
inEs.
Representative Bcsg.. Republican,
Ohio. broke into the discussion to tell
OF the robbing of ii bankssiaA Cleve-
land. Citizens, he said turned out to
app-chend tho robbers and one OF tn.
bandits was shot.
Under the terms of this bill" he
asked Mr.. Campbell. would that
county be required to forfeit $40. .O0n.
because criminal met death at tho
hands of group of citizcns?"
I'm not prepared to answer that
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