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Show HOUSE DEFENDS, HITS LYNCH BILL Passage Forecast, With Death in Senate WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 (UP) House debate of the controversial antilynching bill was opened today with an assertion by Representative Representa-tive James Wadsworth (R N. Y.) that the measure would "do Infinite harm and mislead multitudes of people Into bitter disillusionment." Passage tomorrow was virtually assured, as the house yesterday voted 256 to 114 to consider It. The bill will then go to the senate, where equally certain death through southern filibuster Is expected. ex-pected. Wadsworth's address drew close house attention and loud applause at Its conclusion. "I hate to see congress pass such legislation," he said. "It will do Infinite harm when we legislate In this fashion." Before Wadsworth began, Rep-resentatlve Rep-resentatlve Cavagan D N. Y., sponsor of the bill, said he would move to strike out a provision that lynching would not be deemed to include violence occurring during the course of picketing or any labor trouble. Representative Edward W. Creal (D.. Ky.) spoke for the bill. He said his reasons for supporting It came mostly from personal experience experi-ence during 18 years as a prosecutor. prose-cutor. Representative John M. Vorys (R.. Ohlol supported the bill and Chairman Hatton W. Sumners (D., Texas) denounced it. |