Voting Rights

HEARINGS

BEFORE

SUBCOMMITTEE NO. 5

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

EIGHTY-NINTH CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

ON

H.R. 6400

AND OTHER PROPOSALS TO ENFORCE THE 15TH AMENDMENT
TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES

46-535

MARCH 18, 19, 23, 24, 25, 29, 30, 31; AND APRIL 1, 1965

Serial No. 2

Printed for the use of the Committee on the Judiciary

U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON: 1965

COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY

EMANUEL CELLER, New York, Chairman

MICHAEL A. FEIGHAN, Ohio
FRANK CHELF, Kentucky
EDWIN E. WILLIS, Louisiana
PETER W. RODINO, JR., New Jersey
BYRON G. ROGERS, Colorado
HAROLD D. DONOHUE, Massachusetts
JACK B. BROOKS, Texas
WILLIAM M. TUCK, Virginia

ROBERT T. ASHMORE, South Carolina
JOHN DOWDY, Texas

BASIL L. WHITENER, North Carolina
HERMAN TOLL, Pennsylvania

ROBERT W. KASTENMEIER, Wisconsin
JACOB H. GILBERT, New York
JAMES C. CORMAN, California

WILLIAM L. ST. ONGE, Connecticut
GEORGE F. SENNER, JR., Arizona
DON EDWARDS, California
WILLIAM L. HUNGATE, Missouri
HERBERT TENZER, New York
JOHN CONYERS, JR., Michigan
GEORGE W. GRIDER, Tennessee
ANDREW JACOBS, JR., Indiana

WILLIAM M. MCCULLOCH, Ohio
RICHARD H. POFF, Virginia
WILLIAM C. CRAMER, Florida
ARCH A. MOORE, JR., West Virginia
JOHN V. LINDSAY, New York
WILLIAM T. CAHILL, New Jersey
CLARK MACGREGOR, Minnesota

CHARLES MCC. MATHIAS, JR., Maryland
CARLETON J. KING, New York
EDWARD HUTCHINSON, Michigan
ROBERT MCCLORY, Illinois

H.R. 685 (Mr. Stratton) -

H.R. 1568 (Mr. Multer).

H.R. 2477 (Mr. Ryan).

H.R. 2649 (Mr. Powell).

H.R. 4249 (Mr. Gilbert)

H.R. 4425 (Mr. Addabbo).

H.R. 4427 (Mr. Gilbert).

H.R. 4509 (Mr. Resnick).

H.R. 4549 (Mr. Conte).

H.R. 4550 (Mr. Ellsworth).

H.R. 4551 (Mr. Halpern).

H.R. 4552 (Mr. Lindsay).

H.R. 4553 (Mr. Mathias).

H.R. 4554 (Mr. Morse).

TEXT OF BILLS

H.R. 4555 (Mr. Reid of New

York).

H.R. 4556 (Mr. Rumsfeld).

H.R. 4618 (Mr. Burton of Cali-

fornia)

H.R. 4952 (Mr. Hawkins).
H.R. 5062 (Mr. Schweiker).
H.R. 5276 (Mr. Cahill)_

H.R. 5294 (Mr. Harvey of Michi-
gan).

H.R. 5314 (Mr. Schneebeli).

H.R. 5402 (Mr. Horton).

H.R. 5409 (Mr. McClory).

Page

803

H.R. 6979 (Mr. McGrath).

812 H.R. 7063 (Mr. Farbstein).

814 H.R. 7112 (Mr. McCulloch)

816 H.R. 7125 (Mr. Gerald R. Ford)_

817 H.R. 7191 (Mr. Lindsay).

H.R. 5419 (Mr. O'Hara of Michi-

gan).

H.R. 7192 (Mr. Mathias)

948

819 H.R. 7193 (Mr. Reid of New

H.R. 5424 (Mr. Robison).
H.R. 5593 (Mr. Stafford).
H.R. 5920 (Mr. Cleveland).

H.R. 5936 (Mr. McDade).

H.R. 5952 (Mr. Quie).
H.R. 6016 (Mr. Mosher)
H.R. 6023 (Mr. Ryan)_.

H.R. 6027 (Mr. Frelinghuysen).
H.R. 6029 (Mr. Moorhead).
H.R. 6074 (Mrs. Dwyer) –
H.R. 6086 (Mr. MacGregor).
H.R. 6179 (Mr. Rosenthal)
H.R. 6254 (Mr. Monagan)
H.R. 6264 (Mr. Yates).

H.R. 6322 (Mr. Edwards of Cali-
fornia).

H.R. 6323 (Mr. Farbstein).
H.R. 6324 (Mr. Fraser).
H.R. 6340 (Mr. Reinecke).
H.R. 6341 (Mr. Resnick).
H.R. 6400 (Mr. Celler).
H.R. 6435 (Mr. Diggs)-

TEXT OF BILLS-Continued

Page

H.R. 7226 (Mr. Reinecke).

H.R. 7213 (Mr. Frelinghuysen).

H.R. 7214 (Mr. Goodell) ..

H.R. 7215 (Mr. Griffin).

H.R. 7216 (Mr. Hosmer).

H.R. 7217 (Mr. Keith).

H.R. 7218 (Mr. King of New

York).

H.R. 7219 (Mr. Laird).
H.R. 7220 (Mr. Langen)
H.R. 7221 (Mrs. May).
H.R. 7222 (Mr. Mosher)
H.R. 7223 (Mr. Pirnie)
H.R. 7224 (Mr. Quie).
H.R. 7225 (Mr. Reifel)

H.R. 7227 (Mr. Robison)

H.R. 7228 (Mr. Schneebeli).

Testimony of—

Ashmore, Hon. Robert T., U.S. Representative from the State of

South Carolina_.

596

Badillo, Herman, vice president, Legion of Voters, 2 Lafayette
Street, New York, N.Y.

508

Biemiller, Andrew J., director, Department of Legislation, AFL-
CIO, Washington, D.C..

460

Bingham, Hon. Jonathan B., U.S. Representative from the State of
New York.

455

657

614

563

Buchanan, Hon. John, U.S. Representative from the State of
Alabama..

Burton, Hon. Phillip, U.S. Representative from the State of California.
Button, Hon. Robert Y., attorney general of Virginia, Richmond, Va..
Callaway, Hon. Howard H., U.S. Representative from the State of
Georgia..

Collins, Mrs. Virginia Y., chairman, Ad Hoc Committee of Concerned
Citizens of New Orleans, 9130 Fig Street, New Orleans, La.
Conyers, Hon. John, Jr., U.S. Representative from the State of
Michigan...

Cronin, Father John F., associate director, Social Action Department,
National Catholic Welfare Conference (on behalf of the Commission
on Religion and Race, National Council of Churches of Christ in
the United States), 1312 Massachusetts Avenue NW., Washington,
D.C....

541

533

724

505

Dorn, Hon. W. J. Bryan, U.S. Representative from the State of South
Carolina

631

Dowdy, Hon. John, U.S. Representative from the State of Texas...
Eckler, Dr. A. Ross, Acting Director, Bureau of the Census, Depart-
ment of Commerce, Washington, D.C...

626

327

666

Farmer, James, national director, Congress of Racial Equality, 38
Park Row, New York, N.Y..........

Featherstone, Ralph, representing James Foreman, executive secre-
tary, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, 81⁄2 Raymond
Street, Atlanta, Ga

Gilbert, Hon. Jacob H., U.S. Representative from the State of New
York

524

362

Gray, Mrs. Victoria J., on behalf of the Executive Committee,
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, 5071⁄2 North Farish Street,
Jackson, Miss..

521

Harris, Thomas, associate general counsel, AFL-CIO, Washington,
D.C..

Halpern, Hon. Seymour, U.S. Representative from the State of New
York..

428

460

Hays, Hon. Brooks, Consultant to the President of the United States,
the White House, Washington, D.C....

436

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