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St. Paul Recorder
Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
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Mississippi House rejects state employee job security bill amid fears it would enable Black access to jobs via civil service, sparking debate on race and federal interference.
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TO KILL OFF JOB
SECURITY MEASURE
Jackson, Miss. (ANP) - The House last week voted down a bill which would have provided job security for state employees because "a civil service system would open the door to Negroes."
The arguments over the merit system bill reached a climax when Rep. Merle Palmer of Jackson-Harrison told the House:
"If you pass this merit system, you're writing a passport for the FEPC, NAACP and federal civil rights to come into Mississippi."
"The courts have said where you take competitive examinations, there shall be no exclusion because of race . . . these colored people go up north to school and come down here and establish residences, take examinations and get jobs."
"This is the most dangerous bill we've had. In five years time, we will have people from Washington to see how many colored people are employed by the state."
Rep. John Holloman of Lowndes County, in rebuttal, said: the bill was designed to prevent political firings after each change in administration and to offer rank-and-file state employees job security.
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Jackson, Miss.
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Last Week
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the house voted down the bill.
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The House voted down a bill which would have provided job security for state employees because a civil service system would open the door to Negroes. Rep. Merle Palmer argued it would invite FEPC, NAACP, and federal civil rights into Mississippi, allowing colored people to take examinations and get jobs, leading to federal oversight. Rep. John Holloman rebutted that the bill was designed to prevent political firings and offer job security to state employees.