The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1952-04-19
Condition and Status of Antrim Crow
Travel Bills Pending In Congress

Senate Bill No. 1875 introduced June
20, 1851 by Senators Humphrey, Benton,
Douglas, Lehman, Magnuson, Morse, Muir
ray, Nicely and Pastore prohibiting seq
regation and discrimination against pass
engers Interstate travel was referred to
the Senate Committee on Interstate and
Foreign Commerce. No hearings have been
had and no committee action taken
House of Representatives bill, H.R SAG
introduced by Cong. Adam c.. Powell Jan.
3, 1851 and H.R. 1928 introduced by Cong.
Dollinger of Bronx, New York, both are
bills to amend the Interstate Commerce
Act so as to prohibit the segregation of
passengers on account of race or color.
Both bills referred to House Committee
on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. No
hearings OH either bill and no committee
action taken.
Reported h a Congressman Robert
Crosser of Cleveland, Ohio, chairman of
the House Committee on Interstate and
Foreign Commerce has promised hearings
on house bills banning segregation in in
terstate travel upon request of the pro-
posed hearings, or the promptness of the
committee action, or the chances of IA
vorable action by the committee recon-
mending passage of one of the bills by
the entire House Nothing yet done ON
Senate Bill No. 1886
If these bills can be pushed through to
passage, Jim Grow Can Be ABOLISHED!
Will you help to press these bills through
Congress?
Membership Of House Committee On
Interstate and Foreign Commerce
DEMOCRATS: Robert Crosser, chair
man, Cleveland, O.; Lindey Beckworth.
Gladewater, Rte. 2, Tex; j, Percy Priest,
Nashville Tenn; Oren Harris, Ell Dorado,
Ark; Dwight l.. Rogers, Fort Lauderdla1e,
Fla; Arthur G.. Klein, New York City;
Thomas B Stanleytown, Henry County,
Virginia; William T. Granahan, Philadel-
phia, Pa. John A. Mcclure, Wallingford,
Conn. F. Ertel Carlyle, Lumberton, N. c.;
John Bell Williams, Raymond, Miss. Pc
ter F. Mack, Jr., Carlinville ILL.,; Homer
Thornberry, Austin Tex; Louis B. Heller
Brooklyn, N. Y; Kenneth A. Roberts.
Piedmont, Ala; Morgan, Mouider, Cam
denton, Camden County, Mo-. Harley o.
Staggers, Keyser, Mineral County, w. Va.
REPUBLICANS: Charles A. Wolverton,
Camden, N. j.; Carl A. Hinshaw, Pasa-
dena, Calf; Leonard w. Hall, Oyster
Bay, Nassau County, N. Y; Joseph P.
O'Hara, Glencoe, Mimi. Robert Hale Port
land, Maine; James /. Dolliver, Fort Dodge
Iowa; John w. Heselton, Deerfield, Mass;
Hugh d. Scott, Jr. Philadelphia, Pa; John
B. Bennett, Ontonagon, Michigan; Rich
ard w. Hoffman, Berwyn, H.; j. Edgar
Chenoweth, Trinidad, Colorado; John v.
Beamer, Wabash, Ind; Harmar d. Denny,
Jr, Pittsburgh, Pa
Membership Of Senate Committee On
Interstate and Foreign Commerce
DEMOCRATS: Edwin C. Johnson, Den
yer, Col, charman Ernest w. McFar-
land, Florence, Ariz.; Warren G. Mag
nuson, Seattle, Wash; Brien Mcmahon,
Norwalk, Conn; Herbert r. O'Connor,
Bait more, Md; Lyndon B. Johnson, john
son City, Tex; Lester c.. Hunt, Lander,
Wyoming.
REPUBLICANS: Charles w. Tobey,
Temple, N. H.; Owen Brewster, Dexter,
Maine: Homer Capeheart, Washington
Ind; John w. Bricker, Columbus, Ohio;
John j. Williams, Milsboro, Del, and
James p KEN, Kansas City, Mo.