St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1950-06-16
HUMPHREYS FIGHT FOR
FEPC VOTE IN SENATE
speech On the FEPC matter.


FEPC VOTE IN SENATE
CONTINUED from June 81
Mr.. HOLLAND. Mr.. President,
a point of order.
The PRESIDING OFFICER.
The Senator will state it.
Mr.. HOLLAND. The Senator is
proceeding out Of order. Bias
phemy is defined as cursing of the
Deity or cursing of some divine or
holy thing. l resent its application
equally to myself, to the senior
Senator from Georgia (Mr.
George and to the junior Senator
from Georgia CMr. RusselD, all
of whom have truthfully pointed
out the fact that the first sug-
gestion of setting up a Govern
ment agency to handle fair en-
ployment practices was and is in
the platform of the Communist
Party of 1928. Mr.. President. l in
woke the rule.
The PRESIDING OFFICER.
In accordance with rule XIX, the
Senator from Minnesota will take
his seat.
Mr.. LUCAS. Mr.. President, l
move that the Senator from Min
nesota be allowed to proceed in
order.
Mr.. CONNALLY. A parliament
tary inquiry, Mr.. President.
The PRESIDING OFFICER
The Senator will state II.
Mr.. CONALLY. May a Senator
proceed and repeat what he has
already said? What would II mean
to have the Senator proceed?
The PRESIDING OFFICER.
| The Senator would be permitted
to proceed in order without violat-
ing the rules of the Senate.
Mr.. CONNALLY. The Senator
has already violated them, and he
Is going to violate them again If
he proceeds. l want to know what
the Chair will rule If the Senator
repeats what he said short time
ago.
The PRESIDING OFFICER.
A motion that a Senator be per-
mitted to proceed in order rs nC;
SUBJECT to debate. However, if the
Senator violates a rule of the SEN
ate. the rules state the Presiding
Officer or any Senator may invoke
the rule, at which time the Sena-
tor shall take his seat and re-
main in his seat until the Senate
permits him to proceed. The Sen
ator from Illinois has made a mo-
don that the Senator be permitted
to proceed n order.
Mr.. SALTONSTALL. Mr.. Presl-
dent, a point OF order.
The PRESIDING OBJECT.
The Senator will state 1t.
Mr.. SALTO INSTALL. Mr.. FIRST
ucnt, | ask that the Official Pc.
porter read the words of the Sen
| lt,r.
The PRESIDING OFFICER.
The Official Reporter will read the
words to which exception was
| taken.
Mr.. HOLLAND. Mr.. President,
a point of order.
The PRESIDING OFFICER.
The Senator will state it.
MIR. HOLLAND. The Senator
from Minnesota is not in his seat.
The PRESIDING OFFICER.
The Senator from Minnesota viii
be seated. The Official reporter
will read the words of the Senator
from Minnesota.
The Official Reporter Charles
J. Drischer) read as follows:
To intimate that this legislation,
by any stretch of the imagination,
has communistic lineage or has
communistic background is eX-
actly what have said-blas-
| phemy.
The PRESIDING OFFICER.
The question is on agreeing to the
motion of the senior Senator from
Illinois CMr. Lucas) Quitting the
question:
Mr.. LUCAS. Mr.. President, l
suggest the absence OF a quorum.
The PRESIDING OFFICER.
The clerk will call the roll.
The Legislative clerk proceeded
to call the roll.
Mr.. LUCAS. Mr.. President, I
ask unanimous consent that the
roll call be discontinued.
The VICE PRESIDENT. With
out objection, the order for a quor-
UNI call is rescinded, and further
proceedings under the call will be
suspended.
Mr.. LUCAS. Mr.. President, /
ask unanimous consent that l may
make a short statement.
The VICE PRESIDENT. Is
there objection? The Chair hears