The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1960-04-21
BY P. D.

Inc Time Was Z:0U pT, me udIe WdS IUeSudy WdiIH
18th 1850 and the place the gallery Of the United States
Senate Washington DE- sat looking down at the Senate floor
and the gentleman whom considered to be greatest OF them
ALL Paul Douglas rise and ask the Speaker for the floor After
bout ten minute discussion With South Cardinals Johnson dur
ina which time Senator Douglas was in roundabout way dccUs
ed of placing his ahead Of Johnsons the waiting list tor
the floor Senator Douglas began speech the voting rights
phase Of the Civil Rights Bill The actual talk couldn't have been
more than hour but took him three hours to get said due
to the constant interruptions by Johnson Long, RUSSELL and you
guessed it, Our Jungle Gen..
Summed up Senator Douglas said all citizens should have
the right to VOTE what with Constitutional Amendments reading
as they do He used the report Of the Civil Rights Commission as
source of material to numbers voting in various sounern
states and counties therein The interruptions by the four dixie
Graf hoseme each time almost had TO do with calling the re-
port shall say mistaken to say the least These tour
men stood their feet and commended that Negroes in the South
especially their states had no trouble in voting whatsoever
Senator DOUGLAS armed with countless statements to the con-
trary only smiled politely tsee CONGRESSIONAL RECORD SEN
ATE for March 18th, page 5221)
Well, anyway haven't space get into my admiration re-
spect and regard for Senator Paul Douglas I'm inclined to 90
at this moment
The point here to pass along reports from persons who
were witnesses meeting Of sixteen organizations which held
meet Washington January 3ls was blracia meeting
and effect was Volunteer Civil Rights Commission The report
Of testimony here from Stones Weekly 568 Nebraska Ave-
nue. w. Washington Is De- and under the headlines NEG
ROES TELL OF CCANERY AND TERROR USED TO PREVENT THEM
FROM VOTING:
he the REGISTRAR asked me TO write in long-hand the
Second Article Of the Constitution This did, Following ms ne
asked me TO read aloud the first part Of the First Article Of the
Constitution This did asked to fill QUESTIONABLE OF a.
bout four The entire procedure took about one hour
and 10 Is minutes Immediately after this went out and found
the person who was to vouc for me- and him to the
Board Of Registrars After being unable to hear from the Board
DURING the year returned in October 1883 was advis
ed that if had not heard from them because had tailed
in the examination"
Dr. Daniel W. Wynn, Prof. Philosophy Tuskegee, Ala.
O. They disqualified you because your application was not
filled out correctly?
A. That is so.
Yet you own 500 Of land and have taught for "a
years?
81 years. Other than that have teachers in the parish
that cannot even 90 to the Registrars Office with their Bachelor Of
Science Bachelor Of Arts Masters Degree and also Pm Ds
O. Did they tell you what wrong with your application!
A. They did not.
- Prof. J. N. BIsnkenship Saline, Louisiana
u have lived in fs so years. have tried to pay my
no tax and register three times and have been turned down.
Was Informed by the Deputy Sheriff Negroes could pay poll
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