mckinley administration was warned repeatedly beforehand during the summer and fall of 1898 george henry white personally in the white house with mckinley and warm ten about what was can happen a group of black encouraging -- clergymen also warmed about the same thing. as in the white republican congressman from north carolina. they all warned him after the ride in the crew. they went back and asked president mckinley for help and intercession. other black ministers did the same. as far as i can tell mckinley did not make one single public statement about the situation. you have to remember this was in the aftermath of the spanish-american war. the negotiations with the spanish were going very poorly his administration was being accused of not taking care of the troops they were poorly fun. it was a huge controversy. i had been a union officer. he campaigned for the black vote. but he was also trying to bring the nation together. during his campaign they gave them each a knife. in 1898 it was after the civil war. they are fighting together in the war. i think for all of these reasons he didn't

by congressman george henry white, the only african-american member of congress at that time. unfortunately neither his bill nor any other anti-lynching bills managed to pass the congress. anti-lynching bills were routinely defeated on this floor. today we act to correct this historical injustice that should rest heavily on the conscience of the members of the congress. i thank the gentleman from illinois, mr. rush, for his leadership on this important issue and for his attention to history. understand i also want to thank the gentleman from nebraska -- i also want to thank the gentleman from nebraska, mr. bacon, for his support of this legislation, and the many co-sponsors of bill who helped pave the way for its passage today. i urge my colleagues to support the bill and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from georgia is recognized. collins clips thank you, madam speaker -- mr. collins: thank you, madam speaker. i rise in support of h.r. 35, the emmett till anti-lynching act. this recalls a

his name was george henry white from north carolina and he represented the district in the southeastern part of the state adjacent to wilmington. he was harassed and run out of the office by the white supremacists and said he wasn't going to run he was leaving the state in his parting words were i cannot believe in north carolina no citizens and congress until 1992 almost a century later now after they were evicted at gunpoint until 1972, it wasn't that long ago also been stored as the official state policy for nearly 50 years. ireland to give you one example in georgia in 1906 there was a statewide campaign and they were trying to figure out a way to deny the vote and still do election. do you think they did, they consulted with the leaders of the wilmington coup to find out how to do it. the white supremacist governor that got elected and here's a direct quote from an we can handle them the way they handled wilmington. it was under the time and some helped invade the two third dure summer of 1898 that he received some postcards in the mail and that they would remember the six and a sk

the first bill was introduced in 1900 by north carolina congressman george henry white he was the onlylack member of congress at the time the legislation failed to pass nearly 200 times the senate passed a version of the bill last year once the bills are reconciled, it will head to the oval office. >> a massachusetts utility company will pay a record $53 million fine for a series of deadly gas explosions. columbia gas of massachusetts has agreed to plead guilty to violating a federal pipeline safety law in 2018, the blasts ripped through three towns north of boston, killing one person and injuring 22 others the utility parent company has also agreed to stop doing business in the state. >> a school bus driver in new jersey has been ordered to spend ten years in prison phone for a crash that killed a 5th grader and a teacher. he listened to heart wrenching impact statements. >> today i'm just a grieving mother, a mother that is broken and struggles every day and night to find some type of peace. >> in 2018, he made an illegal u-turn across the highway while driving a group of students on

after the right in the coup, george henry white went back and asked mckinley for help. for intercession. other black ministers did the same. as far as i can tell, mckinley did not make one single public statement about race in wilmington. if you remember this was the aftermath of the market work in the peace negotiations with the spanish were going very poorly. the ministration is being accused of not taking care of the troops in puerto rico and they were dying. he said it was a huge controversy that was surprising that he reacted that way because he was an abolitionist list for a unit officer and campaign for black vote. any supported them but he was also trying to be in bring the nation together. the confederate veterans and union forever. you have to remember 1998, it was after the civil war and sell the northern's are were fighting together in the work. in his mind he didn't want to risk and antagonize the southern whites. and for all of these reasons, in answer to your question, no there was no intercession by the federal government. >> i would like to know about g

by congressman george henry white, the only african-american member of congress at that time. unfortunately neither his bill nor any other anti-lynching bills managed to pass the congress. anti-lynching bills were routinely defeated on this floor. today we act to correct this historical injustice that should rest heavily on the conscience of the members of the congress. i thank the gentleman from illinois, mr. rush, for his leadership on this important issue and for his attention to history. understand i also want to thank the gentleman from nebraska -- i also want to thank the gentleman from nebraska, mr. bacon, for his support of this legislation, and the many co-sponsors of bill who helped pave the way for its passage today. i urge my colleagues to support the bill and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from georgia is recognized. collins clips thank you, madam speaker -- mr. collins: thank you, madam speaker. i rise in support of h.r. 35, the emmett till anti-lynching act. this recalls a