HEARINGS BEFORE THE JAN 7 1957 COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIAR VISION UNITED STATES SENATE EIGHTY-FOURTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON S. 900 (Antilynching); S. 902 (Civil Rights Division); APRIL 24, MAY 16, 25, JUNE 1, 12, 25, 26, 27, AND JULY 6 AND 13, 1956 79992 Printed for the use of the Committee on the Judiciary UNITED STATES WASHINGTON: 1956 CONTENTS Page 129 Brownell, Hon. Herbert, Attorney General of the United States... Cook, Hon. Eugene, the attorney general from the State of Georgia Davis, Hon. James C., a United States Congressman from the State 309 267 Goodrich, Ernest W., Esq., Surry, Va 258 Humphrey, Hon. Hubert, a United States Senator from the State of 71 Malin, Patrick Murphy, executive director, American Civil Liberties 134 Patterson, Hon. Joe T., the attorney general from the State of Missis- 225 Perez, Judge Leander H., district attorney, Plaquemines-St. Bernard 325 Rodman, Hon. William B., Jr., the attorney general from the State of 197 Wilkins, Roy, executive secretary, National Association for the Ad- 107 144 Exhibits: Notice of hearings on proposed civil-rights legislation in Congressional Letter dated September 8, 1955, to Hon. Harley M. Kilgore from Copy S. 904_ Letter dated February 8, 1955, to Hon. Herbert Brownell, Jr., re- Letter dated April 19, 1955, to Hon. Harley M. Kilgore from William Copy S. 1089 Letter dated March 8, 1955, to Hon. Charles E. Wilson, Secretary, Copy S. 3415.... Letter dated March 14, 1956, to Hon. Herbert Brownell, Jr., re- Copy S. 3604. Supporting data on S 3604 from the Attorney General Brownell is to Copy S 3605 Supporting data on S. 3605 from the Attorney General Brownell is to 33 Letter dated April 9, 1956, addressed to the Vice President from Attorney General Brownell, with two proposed bills.-- Letter dated June 4, 1956, addressed to Hon. James O. Eastland from William P. Rogers, Deputy Attorney General, relative to Mississippi laws relating to qualifications as a voter___ Letter dated June 4, 1956, addressed to Hon. James O. Eastland from William P. Rogers, Deputy Attorney General, relative to a list of the statutes that would be assigned to the Civil Rights Division which would be created if the proposed legislation were enacted___ Affidavit submitted by the Office of the Attorney General concerning Mr. Roy Wilkins, NAACP, submitted for the record: 1. Sample ballot, Democratic Primary Election, May 1, 1956, 2. Photostat of an envelope and a threatening message mailed The Constitution, States Rights, and the Segregation Cases, a speech delivered before the Baltimore City Association for States Rights, Inc., and the Maryland Petition Committee by George Washington Comparative analysis of all of the bills relating to the institution of Hon. Hubert Humphrey, a United States Senator from the State 72 David H. Scull, Friends Committee on National Legislation___. 142 TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 1956 UNITED STATES SENATE, COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY, Washington, D. C. The committee met at 2:15 p. m., pursuant to notice, in room 424, Senate Office Building, Hon. James O. Eastland (chairman) presiding. Present: Senators Eastland (presiding), Hennings, Johnston of South Carolina, Jenner, Dirksen, Welker, and Butler. Also present: Senator Humphrey, Robert B. Young, professional staff member, and Richard F. Wambach, assistant to counsel. The CHAIRMAN. The committee will come to order. The Chairman thought that at this first meeting Mr. Young should be assigned to these bills, for the reason that he has always handled bills of this nature in the Judiciary Committee for the full committee. He will take each bill-and give the meaning, stating what is in each bill. And then after that we will discuss proceedings. Senator HENNINGS. Mr. Chairman, may I inquire, are there now bills pending? Mr. YOUNG. Twelve. Senator HENNINGS. There have been four reported by the Subcommittee on Constitutional Rights. Mr. YOUNG. Right. The CHAIRMAN. Sixteen bills all together, as I understand it. Mr. YOUNG. One of the bills is before the Subcommittee on Constitutional Amendments. Four have been reported by the Subcommittee on Constitutional Rights. That leaves 12 bills pending, but all of them are going to be introduced into the record today. The CHAIRMAN. Proceed, Mr. Young. Mr. YOUNG. First, Mr. Chairman, I would like to introduce in the record the notice of this hearing on page 6008, Congressional Record of April 23, 1956. (The notice referred to was marked "Exhibit 1" and is as follows:) NOTICE OF HEARINGS ON PROPOSED CIVIL-RIGHTS LEGISLATION BY Mr. EASTLAND. Mr. President, on behalf of the Committee on the Judiciary, I desire to announce that beginning at 2 p. m. Tuesday, April 24, 1956, there will be a hearing on proposed civil-rights legislation in the committee room, 424 Senate Office Building. Mr. YOUNG. Secondly, I would like to introduce in the record the excerpt from the committee minutes of a week ago, Monday, April 16, 1 |