Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-03-11
TIE WEEK
Under Capitol
DOVE
BY Clifford Rucker

last week was on thu subject OF
race Discrimination. Such impor-
tant issues - the State Liquor
Dispansary bin: return Of dice,
hooligan and ~ games; and Vet.
GRAMS Bonus bills received only
honorable mention. - the battle
Of FaiF Employment Practices
took over tho spotlight
On Monday before . Standing
room only crowd, tiAe OppoBenta
~ ths Yep nsaaare presented
thslF final AEGnnaants 10 thu
TE0uas Labor Ceusfnittea. The
prgp6aaats win make theiF fin
n APPEARANCE On M0aday Of
thIs wsak and 10 win then BE- Bp
10 ths InembeFA ~ tho Commit.
tas 10 Vots ths measure up 90
down.
On Tuesday In the senate Labor
Committee. tbs Fair Employment
Practices bin was defeated BY o
una vote margin after three
hour stormy season with ali com.
nittss members present. Tompers
frequently ran high and In o final
fiare-up after the COMMITTEES vote,
Senator Thomas VukelIch Of OIL
bart, one Of the authors. banged
tho tAbIe and shouted The op-
p0nsnta sat here all afternoon
amending the bill and then voted
against u. ! was never - dis
g,isted In my life. THIS II the last
tins win ever come 10 q meeting
Of this COMMITTEES"
On "Wednesday morning. AFTER .
Conference In Governor LIther
YouhgdahI's office, II was learned
that one Of the member Senator
Hans Peterson Of Ruthton who
had voted against the bin would
move for reconsideration Of the
measure by the COMMITTEES. sen.
atnr Thomas walGh, chairman.
called . special meeting OF the
labor committee for that after
noon hue senator Mari Nsumolsr
of saltwater, q leading Apparent
Of the ban ulrpnu0umly objected.
On Thursday afternoon fellow
lnH thu Centennial exercise. tho
committee met and Immediately
after the motion 10 TucohaldeF was
passed. q series of further amend
Inenta were added. TIE Committee
thsn reversed itn previous stand
and voted . 10 Q 10 report the
measure out ~ amended. II viii
now BE- placed al the foot OF uen.
srai Orders and win In turn come
before the entire senate Tor dis
c,lnalnn and vote
Tho National Guard resolution
came before the Senate Military
Affairs Committee also on last
Monday. An amendment 10 the
original resolution had been pre-
vlauAiy approved which would
have included not only the Ma
tionai Guard. but the entire armed
forcoa After . conference with
The writer Of thla column, senator
D. q, Novak % ~ Paul, sponsor
al tho resolution urged the COM
mittee 10 cunflns the resolution 10
the National Guard only In the
hope that Negroes wtli b. able 10
enter the National Guard In this
state.
After considerable healea
aFwWnsna. tha aMlumdsnrat "a.
dlmK the RSVnnd forces wAs Fra-
oindea and Tn original Frsoh,
tiaa waa thsa PASSED By . Q 10 .
vote Tue measure Win new ~
aswued on the sioer af the aea.
ate
TIE HOUSE Veteran and Military
Affairs committee did not take up
tho National Guard resolution At
liz Friday meeting although rep.
rceenlatlvea Of number %
Legion Posts and elhera, Including
Maior-ueneral Ellara A, walsh
WERE present Chairman windmill.
leF Of Fergus Fails promised
action on the resolution at the
meeting scheduled for thia week.
Tha battle against VASa asa-
cFtminatioa n 40 feVpF pitch
now b ths time 10 ~ year lNG.
lAlAaer know bow ySa with him
10 vote 90 these hlllA