The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-10-07

not to curtail argument but could
give their views, and that we could
come to a vote on the measure GER
tainly within Week. respect the
wishes of the House of Representa-
tives,, and what is perhaps the wish
Of others
Mr.. Shields: The Senator knows the
bill was discussed five weeks In the
House. does he not?
Mr.. Shortridge; I think It was
discussed for a long time; quite UNI
necessarily. however.
Mr.. Shilds: With the Senator'S in
telligence and comprehension OF the
| condition of affairs In the Senate
when he moved to take this bill up he
did not expect II to be taken up and
Mr.. Shortridge: Things change RAJ
pidly. / answer the Senator, IL Il Is
necessary, mat / was very fear
full that 1t would not be disposed OF
IL taken up; that is true. / had hoped
to have 1t taken up fully ten days
ago. but there were other bills and
conference reports, the bonus bill, and
the tariff bill, which delayed my ask
ing that the bill be taken up. But this
Is the first time / have left had the
right to the floor since / came here
from California, and 1 do not want to
abuse that right 1 am willing to be
guided by the wisdom Of others.
have made the motion that this bill
Immediately with its consideration,
and have said all l can say perhaps,
In favor of taking 1t up.
After Senator Shortridge concluded
his remarks. the question of voting
upon the consideration of the Bill
pending the question of no quorum
was raised again. The roll was call
ed and the following senator's an
swered to their names:
Brandegee, Bursum, Calder. Cameron,
Capper, Cummins, Curtis. France,
Jones Wash. Mccormick, McKeller,
McNary, Moses, Owen. Pepper, Raw
son, Reed. Pa. Robinson. Sheppard.
Shortridge, Simmons, Sutherland,
Swanson, Townsend, Underwood, WarG
rem, Watson, Ind.
There being no quorum present, the
vote was not taken and the Bill au-
tomatieally went over for consider
alton to the next session Of Congress.
From the roll call just above 1t
may be seen that those Republican
Senators who stayed through to the
end of the fight for immediate con-
sideration of the Bill were:
Bursum. N Mex; Calder n. r.;
Md; Jones, Wash; Mccormick. Ill;
McNary, Ore: Moses. N. H; Pepper,
Pa; Rawson, Ia; Reed, Pa; Shor-
fridge, CAL: Sutherland, w. Va; Town
send. Mich; Warren, Wyo.; Watson,
Ind.
4 The Republican leaders in the Sem
ate state that the only unfinished
business on the program of the Steer
ing Committee are the Liberian Loan
Bill and the Anti-Lynching Bill They
have given definite promises that these
two measures will be taken up and
finally disposed of at the opening Of
the next session and before any other
legislation Is considered.
This is the first Fundamental is
sue of national import to the Colored
people OF the United States that has
been put squarely before the Republic
can Party since the Civil Rights Bill
We have the pledge to enact this leg
islation in the Republican PLATFORM.
We have Il recommended by the Pres
ident and we have the promise OF It's
enactment by the leaders of the ma
jority in Congress. We must hold the
Party and hold the President and
hold the Republican majority in the
Senate strictly to these promises, and
II the enactment of anti-lynching Leg
islation is not fulfilled before the
passing of this Congress on March
3, 1923, we should consider all OF
these promises as broken.