St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1957-04-19

ton Granger, John NJ Culver, Rev.
penzil Carly John Sandstrom, u.
G. Cooper, Louis Erwin and Cecil
Newman.
After approval by the Senate
committee, the group went into
action to try 10 get the House
bin on the same matter pried
loose from the House general
legislation committee headed by
Rep. Carl Highland OF the 3ist
district,
Rep Hagland told a committee
that he could not get a quorum
together to hear the bill. A con
ference with Speaker A. l. John
son, and majority leader Fred
Gina followed.
Hagland agreed TO release the
bill from his committee II the
judiciary committee or any other
committee would accept II,
Lawrence Yetka, chairman OF
Of the House judiciary committee
despite the fact that his commit
tee was overloaded with bills re-
curing hearings, agreed TO accept
the bill II the House referred II 10
his committee. Rep Yetka OF Clo-
quet, from the saith district Is one
Of the younger leaders among the
liberals and IL leader In the
DBL party.
Referral Of the bill TO the judi.
ciary committee hit a snag Sat,
urday afternoon when a motion
by Rep. Joe Prifel Of Ramsey
couuty's 3Sth district to take the
bin from the general legislation
committee. headed by Rep. Hag-
land and give II 10 the judiciary
committee was objected TO by
Rep Chiffon Parks Of ST. Paurs
i2nd district. Since unanimous
consent was necessary Parks OBJ
lection left the bill virtually IN
Rep. Highlands pocket.
Parks said In obicctlng 10 the
rcforruI be was not against the
measure, but he was against the
last minute tactics that were be
ing employed.
Saturday night at the dinner
meeting Of the Ramsey Young
Republican League, three mem
bcr8 Of the Ramsey County Re-
publican civil Rights Committee
which is supporting the housing
measure conferred with Rep.
Parks who agreed not 10 oppose
refcrral Of the measure 10 the
judiciary committee If the motion
was made again, in the House
Monday the group Of citizens
working for the measure had 10
start all over again. With Parks
promise not 10 object, Rep. Pri-
fcl again made the motion to re-
fer the bill 10 the Judiciary com
mittec The motion passed
Stage Hunt For Iiagland
After the motion a regular
man-hunt was staged TO locate .
Rep. Carl Hagland who had to |
formally turn the bill over 10 the |
judiciary committee. The group |
Of lobbying citizens was increased |
by the appearance Of Rhoda Lund |
Of the Hennepin Republican or |
ganization and Mrs. Nate Crab /
tree, president Of the Hennepin !
County Republican Womens .
The group Of approximately two .
dozen supporters Of the measure
divided up in pairs to try to find
who practically disap-
peared in thin air from the House
floor.
After a two hour hunt all over
the capitol building Mr.. Hagland
was finally found but not soon
enough 10 have the measure heard
by the judiciary committee on
Monday.
Tuesday the same group Of sup
Dorters which now included Shell
Ton Granger. John Culver, Rhoda
Lind, Maymie Green, Mrs. Nate
Crabtree L. Howard Bennett
Rev Dcnzl Carly. Louis Erwin,
Leland, stephen Maxwell
Rlcker and Ernest Coop
Pr worked all day to round up
support in Wednesdays commit
Zee At Tuesdays hearing II was
agreed that the matter be passed
,vcr to Wednesday to permit OPP
oonsnts to appear
Republicans in the group con-