The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-12-20
VAST ARMY FEDERAL
POLICE NECESSARY
TO CARRY ON WORK
If Bill Should Become a Law EX-
ira Revenue Men Would Be
Needed in Every State.
DECLARES BILL NOT
AIMED AT THE SOUTH
Designed to Deal Effectively
With Mob Violence Where
ever 1t Occurs, Says FOss.

WASHINGTON Dec. 19-After
bitter fight the house tonight voted to
take up the Dyer -lynching bin
under a rule limiting general debate
to ten hours. Leaders, however, have
agreed that the measure win not be
pressed to a final vote before the
Christmas recess.
The vote was ITO to AZ, with five
members voting present" and was
reached only after more than two
hours delay through quorum calls de-
manded BY Representative Garrett, of
Tennessee, the democratic leader who
directed the opposition to the bill
Twice the sergeant at arms was sent
out with warrants to arrest afbsentees
before quorums were obtained Two
hours were devoted to the debate
which ended in the bin being given
right Of way in the house.
General debate on the measure, ac-
eording TO plans of leaders. viii be
stretched over tho days remaining be-
fore the recess which probably viii
begin Thursday. More than ten hours
may be devoted to discussing the bills.
features, Chairman Campbell of the
rules committee, said, ito permit COM
prehenslon consideration Of question
that cannot be sidestepped."
The bill, introduced by Representa-
i've Dyer, republican, Missouri, would
provide heavy fines and Imprisonment
FOR persons participating in lynchings,
and for officials who failed through
negligence TO prevent mob violence. 1t
would also require counties in which
lynchings occurred to forfeit $4,000 to
she family OF the person killed.
Among those urging passage of the
measure were Mr.. Campbell of Kan
Ias, and Representative Foss, of Ohio,
md Ansorge, Of New York, republicans,
while those who spoke in opposition in
,luded Mr.. Garrett and Representative
Pou, OF North Carolina; Byrnes, of
south Carolina, and Aswell, OF Lou
lsiana, democrats.
Mr. Foss declared the bill was not
aimed at the south, but was designed
70 deal effectively with mob violence
wherever it occurred.
One OF the most 'indescribable"
lynchings had occurred in his own
state, he added. Mr.. Ansorge said
passage OF the Dyer bill would for
sver more wipe She stain of lynching
from the pages OF American history"
on the other hand, Mr.. Garrett as
serted, the measure should be entitled
"a bill to encourage rape" and Mr..
Pou said it's purpose was TO pay a
political debt Mr.. Byrnes charac-
terized the measure as a proposal
which, Ii enacted and held constitu-
tlonal would prove ineffective, while
Mr.. Aswell contended passage Of the
bill would have a tendency to increase
rather than prevent lynching.
Representative Begg, republican,
Ohio, Broke into the dis ,ussion to tell
OF therobbing of bank in Cleveland.
Citizens, he said, turned out to appre-
hend the robbers, and one of the ban
dts was shot.
Under the terms Of this bill" he
asked NIr. Campbell. ''would that coun-
ty be required to forfeit $4,000 be-
cause q criminal met death at the
hands Of group Of citizen?"
I'm not prepared to answer that
question" replied Mr.. Campbell.
When Representative Kelly. repub- /
lican, Michigan, followed with a query |
as TO whether the bin would penalize |
a county which did its best to prevent |
mob violence, lbut failed. Mr.. Camp |
bell said application OF the bflrs va |
rious provisions would have to be de- |
.ermined during the debate.
Representative Bankhead, democrat.
Alabama, inquired wha. would be
gained by passage of a bin transfer +
ring jurisdiction to the federal court.
Aren't judges and jurors in state
and federal courts actuated by the
same desire to enforce laws Impair {
.iaIly?" he asked,
During his attacks on the bin Mr..
Garrett declared;
When you place the idea in the
heads OF a few negroes-a compare
lively few-the idea that somehow.
some way they viii be less subjected
Is punishment for crimes against
women ii they arc TO be dealt with by
lie federal courts. YOU are but invit-
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