Evening star., 1922-11-29
BILL
TARGET IN SENATE

Democrats started the second day of
their filibuster against the republicans
sponsored anti-lynching bill today i'm
mediatcly upon the convcning of the
Senate.
The inauguration was Il demand for
a quorum cal! by Senator Underwood
of Alabama. the democratic leader, as
soon as the chaplain concluded his
prayer. The roll call finished, Senator
Underwood presented a motion to ad-
journ until Friday.
Makes Point OF Order.
Senator Curtis of Kansas, repub-
lican whip. broke in with point of
order and, in arguing his point, de
clared the four-hour filibuster waCed
yesterday was without precedent
since the force bill" was debated to
death in the early nineties.
The scene on the democratic side
of the chamber tended to uphold
Senator l-nderWoods position. \
pile of books a foot and a half high
was on the desk of Senator Mckellar
of Tennessee and other ponderous
tones weighted down the desks Of
Senator Harrison of Mississippi, one
of the floor leaders in the minority
fight. and OF Senator Reed of Mis-
souri,.
Yesterday the first day of the demo-
cratic til!buster against the anti-lynch-
ing bill. WIS 4 blank as far as any
legislative action was concerned. eX-
cept the adoption of a resolution to
pay the funeral expenses Of the late
Senator Watson Of Georgia. For more
than four bours the democrats held
up the approval of the journal Of the
proceedings Of Mondays session. and
finally only permitted this when assured
| that Il motion TO adjourn would follow.
The motion 10 take up the Dyer anti
lynching bill was not acted upon. and
the bill was not really before the Sen
ate. but intcriardcd with motions to
adjourn and quorum calls, the debate
ran to the anti-iynching measure. which
the democrats denounced as being an
invasion Of states rights to degre"
unheard of heretofore. When Senator
Edge of New Jersey urged TIE passage
Of the bill. which would permit the
federal government to go into southern
states II lynchings occur there with
out punishment by the state authorities.
Senator Mckellar Of Tennessee wanted
| to know if the New Jersey Senator
| would favor having the federal govern
ment intervene in the Halls Mills mur-
| der case. Mr.. McKeilar declared that
nine out of ten people in the United
; States could put finger on those who
| committed the crime. but. he said, the
! state authorities have doue nothing to
punish the criminals.
| Points TO California.
In the same fashion he questioned
}Senator Shortridse of California, II
tcharge of the antilynchinS bill, de.
imanding II he would have the fed
icral government interfere in Cali
ifornia on behalf of the Japanese ant
IChinese residents there who are no
permitted to own agricultural lands
After adjournment OF the Senat
the republicans held caucus an,
determined to continue the fight 70
the Dyer bill. and even to hold
session tomorrow. Thanksgiving day
if the democrats persisted in thei
flibustering tactics. The vote ol
continuing the fight for the Dye
bill was said TO have been "a to
. thirty-four republican senators no
being present
The tlibuster was frankly admit
ted by the democrats. Senator Tn
derwood Of Alabama, their leader
told the Senate that the democrat
proposed to prevent passage, of tn
Dyer bill and that no business o
} any kind would be permitted to b
transacted as long as the Dyer bill
was pressed.