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...whose officials are responsible, is already in the statue books, of twelve States. But filibustered rarely have to talk about bills. As Tom Connally's loyal little band?Georgia's Russell, North Carolina's Bailey, South Carolina's James Byrnes, Tennessee's Kenneth McKellar, Louisiana's Ellender, and Pat Harrison???began their operations they had one stroke of luck. Illinois' porky, cautious William Dieterich had persuaded the Judiciary Committee to tack on an amendment exempting counties (i. e., Illinois' Cook) from liabilities arising from gang murders and labor violence. This gave Kenneth McKellar an opportunity to bait Illinois'. Ham Lewis...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CONGRESS: Black's White | 1/24/1938 | See Source »

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