The Hartford herald., 1922-12-13
s. 0. ?. CALLS OFF SCRAP
ON LYAcA|NG BILL
Caucus Gives Up In Despair
After 3-Day FiIibuster By
Senate Democrats.

Anti-Lynching Bill has been aban-
doned. No further efforts will be
made during this Congress to obtain
its passage in the Senate. Formal
announcement to this effect will be
made Monday. by Senator Henry
Cabot Lodge, the Republican leader.
This determination automatically
terminates the Democratic fillibus-
ter which has ragged intermittently
for three days. 1t will be dropped
following the declaration of surrend-
er Of Mr.. Lodge.
The throwing overheard of the
Anti-Lynching Bill will result in the
restoration of normal conditions in
the Senate. A large number of
nominations sent by the President
since November 20 will receive at
tention preceding adjournment since
Monday morning.
Expect Butler Approval
Included in the list of confrma-
tions will be that of Pierce Butler,
for Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court. This has been reported fav-
orably from the Judiciary Commit
n Atee. All charges preferred against
> the appointee have been pronounced
without foundation. Unless unex-
pected opposition develops the ap-
proval of Butler will come Monday.
The agreement to pigeonhole the
Dyer Anti-Lynching Bill remains ef-
fective until the demise of this Con-
gress March 4, next. Any future
legislation on that subject must be
taken through all the processes be-
ginning with the presentation of
new measure. This will require
much time before the stage of an
other fillibuster by the Senate
minority is reached.
An animated Republican confer
ence preceded the promised with
drawal of the Dyer bill Discussion
was rampant for two solid hours In
<fact, it resembled miniature fill
buster against the leader who said
it was utterly useless to press the
bill farther and deadlock all routine
business. It was evident when the
conference met that a vote would
end the pending bill.
&. O. =. Defeated
Rather snappy speeches were
made by three or four Senator'S who
favored deferring the ship subsidy
in order to continue pressing the
Anti-Lynching measure. The per-
sistence of the orators greatly irri-
tated Senator Lodge, who believed
it was time to end the wrangle.
When the advocates of the Dyer
bill became exhausted a vote was
taken and Senator Lodge received
instructions to announce the with
drawal of the measure for this Con-
gress.
Earlier in the day a conference or
Republicans was held in Mr.. Lodges
Office. Senator Shortridge insisted
on continuing the fight. 1t was de-
etermined to have regular confer
I ence of the party later and let the
responsibility for quitting be distri-
buted all around.
The fillibuster today opened in
: the usual fashion. Approval of the
journal was refused. Senator Har-
rison, Democrat, Mississippi, de-
cIared that the very important ques-
tion of who read the Journal" had
been omitted. Future generations
he argued, might desire to have
this valuable information and could
not obtain it," He moved the name
of the reading clerk be inserted.
F.llibuster Goes Strong
Producing bunch of law books
Senator Overman, Democrat, North
Carolina. began set speech against
the bill. He said large proportion
of legal experts believe it unconsti-
tutional. II believe the minority Is
fully justified in filibusering against
it," he said. 1.-THE majority cannot
criticise us for fillibustering against
it ito preserve fundamental prinei-
pie. The very integrity of the Gov
ernment is at stake
Many Gllibpsters waged by the
Republicans we're recalled by over
man. He said all those most active
in bringing this bill forward went
down to defeat in November. He
protested against arousing hate Tor
the purpose of capturing a few me-
gro votes in the North. He said all
negroes vote the Republican ticket