The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-08-21
Anti Lynch Bill.
On Calendar For
The 1888 Session.


ss--,or, Ill s-5 y.cs-Prss.cer, Gar
ns- via vas IN the chair. had been
nEv.se. 70 recognize The snators
wAo worla bring ID the airpor;
Ai.l However these senator's delay
H.. Was sroaEht he.o-e the ssnAto.
Ss-aior Barley arose and poiniei
q. ia, he sifpor. bill was TO ce
considered bat Mr. Garner remind
e III o. re rules OF the Senate
xSscA cs=ar3ed he recognition OF
ss frs, senator On BIS feet
fA,sly the Senate was in an
u--osr Several attempts were
ra5e 10 Esi ssrs;or Wagner TO
wAtrav lis no,ion but he stood
"a,
4 -,-.o- . adjourn was made
Y Als motion had been successful.
:. world hare disiodsed the anti
iv-cA.-g BIZ from consideration
s-c ~ezis have permitted the SEN
s,s 10 take I'D other brl the next
d.
Ths motion was los; BY vote Of
1877
Borah speaks Against Bill
Senator B0rsh took the floor and
made long speech against the
s-:i-,ynchlnz bill charging that II
vas attempting 10 remove all
az hori'y from The states over their
cra sifs!rs Finsily the Senate re-
Cssssd uatil August ~ and over.
r.zh. desperate efforts were made
70 hing order out OF chaos Be-
hi75 the scenes. there was feverish
activity on the part Of Senate lead
srs % sffec; soms sort OF arrange
nsn, BY which the snarl OF lS,is-
iz-.on could be untanelsd. Pressure
vas brought TO bear on senator's
favorable to the administration and
also favorable to the anti-lynching
BIZ - get them 70 choke off the
aaH-lrnchlnT bill and bring II up
is'e-
Finally here was proposal that
he bill be made special order OF
Business for the next session and
given place on the calendar. This
proposal was finally sgrced to BY
Senator's Wagner and Van Nuys
lsse Thursday afternoon. August
r.
With the pressure from the pow
eFful sugar bill lobby and from
fhe District OF Columbia airport
bill lobby and with the great desire
of all senator's to close the session
and go home. II is believed that the
agreement on the anti-lynching bill
was the wisest move and that con-
tinual pressure for action at this
time, In The closing days OF the
session. would have aroused an
tagonism which would have made
II very difficult for the bill TO come
up again
Az II Is now. the bill is on the
calendar; is scheduled to be the
second one considered In the new
session and Will not have to fight
for a place on the calendar.
A. for the chances OF passage
the United Press. In a story on
August IL. declared that supporters
Of the bill claimal 10 votes and
test votes indicate that they are
not exaggerating.
The New York Herald Tribune
correspondent in Analysing the
bills chances declares that II II
almost certain OF passage no,
that II has won a place on the cal.
endar
Galleries Crowded
Notice OF action on the anti
lynching bill drew crowded CALLER.
les 10 the Senate Colored people
came from near and far. some oil
lHeW lIOH Oh ldi 90 VcstSutbtri
county. New York. The galleries
were crowded for the first time
since the supreme court bill fight
The discussion on August II
contained a long speech by Senator
Borah and the discussion or
August ~. until the action wa:
taken putting the bill off until next
session. was featured by the usua'
harangue from Senator Tom Con.
naliy OF Texas.
Senator Borah was heckled ant
questioned repeatedly during hi.
speech by Sen. Sherman Minton o.
Indiana, and J. Hamilton Lewis. o.
Illinois. others who fought to the
last ditch for the anti-lynching bill
were Senators Bone OF Washington
Ashurst OF Arizona and Copeland
OF New York. Among the mos
active in the support OF the bill
was Senator Bennett Champ Clark
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