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Senate on Trial Over Bilbo Seat Controversy
A Senate subcommittee weighs Senator Bilbo's right to his seat amid testimony that Mississippi Negro voters faced intimidation and that Bilbo accepted money and gifts. Critics say the Senate, not Bilbo, is on trial, with past expulsions cited to question if Bilbo should be sworn in.
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Senate
Sen. Bilbo
Mississippi
Bilbo
United States
Frank L. Smith
Minois
William 5. Ware
Pennsylvania
Smith
Ware
Rand Wiliam
Theodore G. Bilbo
Wiliam Lorimer
Iincis
Truman H. Newberry
Michigan
Sen
Bilbo Fai
United States Senate
the Gazette