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Dies, 345; Decency, 21
Crawford, Kenneth G. | February 3, 1940 issue

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Dies got 345 votes and decency got 21. It was as simple as that and as bad as that. Neither the blustering arguments of conservatives who led the movement for continuation of the Congressional Committee for Investigation of Un-American Activities nor the elaborate sophistries of liberals who went along could conceal the issue. The question was whether a committee, whose rules of procedure resembled lynch law, was to be given a vote of confidence and a new lease on life. The answer was almost unanimous approval of a resolution renewing the committee's authority for one year followed by appropriation of $75,000 to defray expenses.

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GOVERNMENTAL investigations -- United States; LYNCHING; LIBERALS; RESOLUTIONS, Legislative; COMMITTEES; UNITED States
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