The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-04-03
21S SIGNATURES
needed TO GET
BILL IN HOUSE
Speed Urged To Get
Fight On Way
BY ERNEST z. JOHNSON


WASHINGTON, D. CLAMP
The halfway mark of 100 sigma
lures affixed to the discharge petit
ton to bring tie coalition anti-pol
tax bill out of the house judiciary
committee was enthusiastically
hailed last Wednesday as opponent.
Of the measure girded to round uT
the balance. A total Of 2l8 sigma.
lures are needed 10 get the bill be.
fore the house.
Only II legislative days had
elapsed when this mark wa!
reached, the speed being construed
as a tribute TO the improved or.
ganizational efforts being made by
the National Committee for TIE
Abolition of the Poll Tax in CO.
operation with the congressional
steering committee handling the
fight.
No official announcement OF the
names of those who have signed
the discharge petition can be made,
ii being considered contrary to poll.
cy and practice. In a limited sur.
vey, however. the Associated Negro
Press was able to determine the
names Of a few outstanding leaders
and others OF the house whose sig.
natures are down in black. and
white.
Vito Marcantonio (ALP) OF New
York. whose bill is the one being
pressed by the coalition OF Ave
representatives who had introduced
similar measures. Is number one.
He is followed Immediately by Rep
resentative Grant Furlong Of Penn
sylvania. Said Congressman Fur
long:
II signed within three minutes
after Marcontonio. because be-
lieve il is right. II will be benefi,
OF not alone colored. but whites as
we'll"
Reps. Emanuel Cellor OF Brook
lyn and William T. Byrne OF New
York. both members of the i'm
portant judiciary committee. signed
as did Cecil R. King of California
Congressman King had invariably
been supporter Of anti-poll tax
legislation. He comes from the dis
trict formerly represented by the
late Lee Geyer, sponsor Of the
first anti-poll tax bill. Jim McGran-
airy Of Pennsylvania. member OF tie
ways and means committee. and
Sol Bloom. OF New York. chairman
OF the house foreign affairs COM
mittee. are signers
Indicative OF the sor. OF work
that is being done 10 obtain early
disposition OF the matter in the
lower branch are the efforts oil
Con gresham George G. Sadowsk
OF Michigan. Sadowsii 10 Q Dem.
ocrat and comes from the same
Detroit district which defeated hi,
predecessor. Rudolph O. Tenero
WlNk- Aash year III an opFlCaNA
largely attributed to TIE fight made
by Tenerowicz along with certain
reac;ionary forces 10 keep Negroe.
out OF the Sojourner Truth Housing
project.
Congressman Sadowski has sue,
ceeded in winning favorable com
mitments from his Democratic col
leagues. OF which there are -four
others. He is on the steering com
mitiee. There are II Republican.
from that state whose position ha
no, yet been indicated.
While the National Committee 4
Abolish the Poll Tax tackles IN,
fight among individuals and organ
cations, a steering committee OF q
house members. whose chairman il
George II Boulder tR) Ohio ha,
been set UP. equally divided be
tween Democrats and Republicans
10 push nc scrap OF the Htll~Wss'
rem c. Manason Cd Of Washing
ton is leading the floor fight amonl
Democrats while Joseph CLARK
Baldwin performs similar chort
among Republicans. Marcan;onit
talks for TIE American Labor party