The Detroit Tribune

Senators Bryant, Diggs Find Jobs 'Fascinating'

By BILL LANE

The job of being a State Senator is no easy one, but it is one of the most fascinating experiences a man could ever have.

This was what Michigan's two Negro State Senators said this week when asked whether or not they enjoyed their first weeks in the legislative chambers in Lansing.

I sat among people who were a complete stated Senator Bryant's Bryant of the Second Dist. Mich.

Senate Rules Difficult:

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Misunderstood On Vote

He explained that white people needed to reason for refraining from voting on the current bill to raise sales tax .-as*ate I held out my vote" Bryant 1 until the ally was over A/ee: tre veting it Wes stiil my I .volege to vete for or azainst The b..l B.: E the Senate whe.e a Derxia' are in the mr- oty I saw my vote wouldn't matte: anyway"

The bill which would have ra ad gas tax one and a hal! a-ts a gallon. was veted by (Governor Williams and was pre- vented from passing by one vote !-om the House of Representa-

Tax Only Big Shots

I am against taxing anybodv but biz meenbers of big corpora- tocs" he reascred-Now the state is roisy to be io forty mn.i- Don dollary worth of trouble. Th- one cent tax was needed as the Goverpor ade tted but not more thae that Noe. there will be : ae Frankly though bad I sored I wrould have voted aza as .. Routicae-spcsored sas tex -.IL. Brat wbe fomer'v a daly Detrol: dse jo ier, si nd.ts t: Sudav -ots WJLB rado prograt s... -d Spurtaks" Mir gat's ctha- Nezo S.. ChariesC Diger J: also

Following Father

roige: or baby" ten. -- logae c-bers z Dza okx-nth: -olal !outeps or hs coit.l oher I an on ts" he tod Sun t in sen giad I hd a.far -anige : iaw beiore I went Lets -z Everh ng up there st i.ke it is in chureh-with pecp's getting up speaking for e hrg hey beleve are righ. s-d eo xo:king together to Ee: tna : beliefs accepted and o..irspractice Tp thare it's eery man fo n.re' o I should sav everv pery !or itee) A legislator must know when ard how to plare t.s b.il for consideration. He - w krcw how to stage political mane uvers to avoid ge'ting his t ll p: ande or more ineffective ty a load of amendments. 'You see. people with beliefs a lt d fferent from ours are in Lansine too: sent there by a lo of sther people with ideas that d.fie: from ours. It's like a gamc of chess up there at times " Digg- added

28 Years of Age

Young Diggs. who is only 28 sa.dhe often found his father's political wisdom andguidance helpful. He knows the ropes up there." said Junior People up there liked him. too." He is president of the Metro- politan Funeral System. an in- surance founded by.his father Young Senator Diges sa.d he placs re-eater Lax school th samer aswsavalable s-ppleamec: to any cuscess en- deavor Hs Eest kngwledre of law cae fne ry at the Uaiver. sity d Meagan and Fisk He studied' mocteary scence at Wayme On we gas ax bull Senatoe Drees cas: a nay" vote. He sand he dod aot eare to explain why he w waeld has vote. Statement In Becord When the oee-man grand jury tull belore the Senate Sen- ator Bryant cast a nay" vote and aeked that thls statement be read ato the record: I voted aga.nst it because I th.zk the government of ths country is founded on more than one person And it is my behef that justice can be done by the same people who made this coun- ty possuble . . to pass this sort . legslation s pointed toward fasrism Senator Bryant said he te: "Senator should be heard" so that the people will know he is