Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1951-04-06

bate conferred, made the bill
applicable to all employers in.
stead Of those hiring eight or
more persons, II was passed 6S
to Is, The bill az passed now
includes farmers with one
hired hand. n housewife with
maid or cook. The original bill
excluded religious and fratcr-
nal organizations. but this sec.
ton was also removed.
strategy Of OpPonsnts
Usually, opponents Of q bill try
to weaken or water II down. Hut
this time the opponents broadened
II In order 90 increase opposition
to IT, This was done 10 Increase
rural opposition which NJ far has
remained silent and his strategy
was revealed when one of the
bills supporters, Sally Luther,
Minneapolis, asked Lloyd DuN.
berry Jr, Caledonia. who moved
for the major amendments adop.
ted II he would vote for tho bill
II his amendments were passed ?"
Joe Prifrel. ~. Paul. also charged
that these people who voted
against the special order arr now
for the amendments and sponsor
them"
In It's amended form, the bill
faces almost certain change In tho
Senate. II II Ia passed In tho up
per chamber with the amendments
stricken, then II In sent back 10
the house, the opponents may de-
feat u or reRmcnd II until their
session Of the Legislature runs out
the third week Of April.
One 81 the authors Of the blll.
Rep. ClaTenre Langley. Red
Wing. Opehed the debate by
st isEsthat discrimination
creates "bFokrn spirits ID . time
when we must make America
truly American" lie went oR Ia
point out that statistics In ~.
Paul show the FclIef load for
Negroes h high beoauSe % "the
top ceiling PLACED on thciT (Ne.
KFOD wage beyond which they
cannot uae."
lie also said he was In favor Of
the bill because II IL morally
right. thoroughly practical and
economically sound And by not
passing Il, Langley said. I'VE ar"
placing a limit on productivity
when productivity In a premium"
Cheers from the OVrroT0wded
gallery greeted Langley WHEN
he finished speaking and the
acting speaker raped for order.
Rep. Gordon Forbes introduced
the first amendment which would
make the bill only applicable 10
cities of 10000 or more p0pulA.
tIOn( Duluth. IT. Paul and Mime
apollsJ lie said because the APP
preparation had been out In com.
mittne from $4,000 20 $4,000
for two years. and that such q
small sum should be spent In the
cities where tho problem IL most
pressing"
Rep. E J ChiIRren argued that
the Forbes amendment would OK.
dude factories located In the sub
urbE The amendment last 6s.3b
Forbes moved for another
amendment that would add Ia the
bills provisions against dIScrim.
nation because ~ race. creed,
color. religion Or national origin,
the words. facial or bodily dis
nguratiOn. bIndnrAs. deafness or
physical handicap" II was de-.
frated ss-4s.
u was Lloyd 4. DuEbeTTy 81
CaIsdOnIa, who moved tho
amendments that Isssraed thu
chances ~ FEPCs final pas.
cage. Originally thsy were Of
fsFed as OBs AInrRdmsnt, but ON
= ruling for the speaker. they
were divided into three.
His first amendment passed 60
~. This amendment included do.
nestle. religious and frAteTnAI or.
RaniZatiOns and also struck our
limitation On employers Of eight
or more.
This was tbs most heatedly de-
bated amendment. Twenty-Ons
speakers took the floor before II
was passed.
DuKberry's second amendment
would have removed the bills edu-
cation and study clause which pro-
vidss for research. education,
study and published reports on the
race problem. The amendment
lost 66-61.
His third amendment took away
the night Of the FEP Commission
10 issue q complaint. Only the en-
pIoyer and employee have that
night. II was passed es-66.
Rep. p Kenneth Peterson. Min
nsapolls, one Of the bins authors.
charged that DuxberryS amend
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