Evening star., 1935-04-28
DEMOCRATS SPLIT
ON LyNCH|NG BILL
Whole Administration Pro.
gram Faces Jam as Rival
Elements Battle.
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1ourn was defeated. Immedlately
thereafter, a motion to- recess until
tomorrow was adopted, 40 to 10.
The effect of this maneuvering was
to leave the Costigan motion to take
up the anti-lynching bill pending be-
fore the Senate when it resumes its
session.
Two courses are open to opponents
of the anti-lynching bill, who are
determined to prevent adoption Of a
motion which would make that meas
ure the unfinished business of the
Senate. They may continue their
filibuster, which has already been
going on for several days, or they
may permit vote to take up the
anti-lynching bill, relying on Senator
Harrison then to move to take up
the soldiers bonus bill. If the Har-
rison motion should prevail it would
have the effect of sending the anti
lynching bill back to the calendar.
Politics Is Involved.
A tremendous amount of politics
Is involved in this maneuvering over
the anti-lynching bill. The Repub-
licans, who are demanding action on
the bill, believe they can win back
to the party fold thousands of col
ored voters who deserted the party
in the last two elections if they can
show the country the Democrats are
only half-hearted in their intention
of showing this measure through.
On the other hand, Democrats in
the North and West, and in border
States which have considerable popu-
lation, fear that if they permit the
Democrats of the South to shelve this
bill, they may have hard time at the
polls when they come up for re-elec-
ton. Some of these Democrats are
no more in sympathy with the anti
lynching bill than their colleagues
from the South, but they would hesi-
tate to vote against it.
The tie-up in the Senate, which
threatens to delay, if not jeopardize
entirely some of the administration
measures. is not causing the Repub-
licans any dismay. And, the delay is
being caused by the Democratic op-
position to the anti-lynching bill, they
say.
Had the motion to adjourn the
Senate, instead of taking a recess,
prevailed yesterday, the motion to take
up the anti-lynching bill would not
have been pending, but would have
had to be renewed tomorrow. Un-
der those circumstances, Harrison
might have obtained recognition to
move to take up the bonus bill, or the
filibusterers, had they so desired, might
have begun such fight as that car
ried on back in 1922 by the late Sem
ator Underwood of Alabama against
q similar anti-lynching bill.
Held Out Two Days.
Underwood for two days never let
the journal of the proceedings of the
Senate be approved, and the effort to
take up the anti-lynehing bill was laid
aside, SO the business of the Senate
might proceed.
Southern Democrats have waged
other historic battles In the Senate to
prevent the passage Of an anti-lynch-
ing bill. particularly against the force
bill which was championed by the
late Senator Lodge, Republican, of
Massachusett. All the earlier anti
lynching bills came from Republican
hands, but the present measure has
beer sponsored by two Democrats,
Wagner of New York and Costigan of
Colorado. When they insisted upon
bringing the measure to the fore last
week, they threw monkey wrench
into the ms mschinery.
Efforts were made in the Senate
yesterday to untangle the legislative
situation. Senator Connally, Demo-
crat, of Texas, one of the irreconcil-
ables opposing the anti-lynching bill,
sought to move to substitute the bonus
bill. That motion, however, the lead
ers say, would not be in order. Costi-
gan suggested that the Senate permit
the anti-lynching bill to be made the
unfinished business and agreed toAfay
it aside Temporarily until the bonus
bill had been disposed of. Robinson
put this suggestion in the form OF a
request for unanimous consent.
However, Senator Smith of South
Carolina promptly objected, after
which Connally put forward unani-
NOUS consent request that the bonus
bill be taken up Immediately, leaving
the Costigan motion hanging in the
air. To this the Republican leader,
Senator McNary of Oregon, emphatic
ally objected.
Motion Beaten Easily.
The Senate was restive, and when
none of these proposals could be
agreed upon Robinson made - motion
to adjourn. A similar motion had
been defeated by single vote Friday.
Yesterday the majority against ad-
journment was more impressive. The
roll call by which it was defeated
follows:
To adjourn-28.
Democrats: Adams, Bailey, Bank
head, Bilbo, Black, Brown, Bulow,
Byrnes, Caraway, Connally, Dieterich,
Fletcher, Glass. Gore, Harrison,
Hatch, King, Lonergan, Radcliffe,
Robinson, Russell, Sheppard, Smith,
Thomas (Oklahoma), Thomas (Utah),
Trammell-26.
Republicans: Couzens-1.
Farmer Labor: Shipstead-1.
Against adjournment-37.
Democrats: Ashurst, Bachman,
Barkley, Bone, Bulkley, Burke, Cope
land, Costigan, Donahey, Hayden,
Lewis, Logan, McCarran, Minton,
Murphy, Murray. Nicely, o'Mahoney,
Schwellenbach, Truman, Van Nuys,
Walsh-22.
Republicans: Austin, Borah, Cap
per, Frazier. Gibson. Hale, Hastings,
johnson, Keyes, McNary, Nye, Schan,
steiwer, Vandenberg, white-15.
Paired: To adjourn, Reynolds, Nc
Kellar, Overton, Tydings, George,
Duffy, Gerry, Byrd, Democrats: Nor
ris, Republican. Against adjourn
ment, Wagner, Moore, Clark, Guffey,
Democrats; Barbour, Townsend,
Carey, Metcalf, Republicans; La Fol-
lette, Progressive.
Only one Republican, Couzens, voted
to adjourn, and only one Republican,
Norris of Nebraska, was paired" for
adjournment.
Reinforcements Expected.
Opponents of the anti-lynching bill
expect reinforcements in the Sen