Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-02-10
FEPC Laid Aside
AS CIoture Loses
By Eight Votes
FiIibuster Ends After
18 Days; Action
This Year Unlikely
(RoU Call Vote on Page A-S.)
BY ]. A. O'LEARY.

Opponents of legislation to set
up a permanent Fair Employ
ment Practice Commission won
an 18-day filibuster yesterday
when the Senate laid the bill
aside after defeating a move to
invoke the rarely used cloture
rule to limit debate.
The cloture motion mustered a
majority, 48 to 36, but this was eight
votes short of the two-thirds re-
quired to apply cloture. Had the
rule been adopted, no Senator could
have spoken longer than one hour
until the bill was voted on.
Although the debate marathon,
which began on January IT, has
been led by Southerners, on the
showdown vote yesterday they had
the support of eight Republicans
and about an equal number of
Democrats from other sections.
Bring Up Offices Bill.
2bCCOS11IAAIlS tlldG WltIlOOI ClOLuIS
the debate could have gone on in
definitely. Senator Chavez, Demo-
crat of New Mexico, in charge Of
the FEPC bill, moved to take up
the independent Offices appropria-
ton bill. This carried, II to IL, and
had the effect of displacing the
anti-discrimination measure as the
Senate's pending business.
Although hackers of the measure
Immediately made it clear they will
not abandon the fight, it appeared
that pressure OF, other major leg
lslation will make it impossible to
get it up again this year. The
measure goes back to the calendar
of bills awaiting future action, and
another motion to take it up could
be made at any time. From now on,
however, such motion would have
to compete with long list of ap-
preparations and other must" bills
that will be coming from commit
tees until June or July.
ut took the crucifixion of Christ
to redeem the world" said Senator
Chavez, when the defeat of cloture
was announced. I'm satisfied with
the vote. but this is only. a start,
believe me-"
Barkley Backed Cloture.
| Majority Leader Markley had
Joined FEPS supporters in trying
to curb debate and bring the bill
to vote, but when that failed he
urged the Senate to take up other
pending business.
| AS much as I regret the result,
do accept it, Senator Barley
said. IF I had the slightest hope
that by continuing we could reach a
vote, I would oppose the motion ito
take up the appropriation bill)."
| He added, however, that he could
not accept responsibility for hold
ing up other pending legislation.
After giving right of way to the
Independent Offices bill. the Senate
recessed until Wednesday.
| In the closing hours of debate two
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Millikin of
Colorado and Taft of Ohio-advo-
Gated voluntary. or persuasion,
method of eliminating discrimina-
ton in employment on account of
race, creed, color, national origin or
ancestry. They disagreed, however.
on cloture, which was supported
by Senator Taft and opposed by
Senator Millikin.
Galleries Are Crowded.
The Senate galleries were crowd
ed, and an overflow of visitors watt
ed in the corridors as the vote ap-
preached. Many members of the
House lined the walls in the back
of the Senate chamber. -
The cloture motion was supported
by Is Republicans, % Democrats
and l Progressive. Voting against
limiting debate were % Democrats
and Republicans.
Cloture has been attempted on
a variety of subjects % times since
1917, but the Senate, which jealousy
guards its unlimited debate, has ap-
piled the rule only times in nearly
80 years. The last time the rule was
used was in February, 1927. on a
bill to create bureau of customs
and prohibition
Senator Millikin, told the Senate
yesterday the plank in the last Re-
publican platform, pledging the
party to the establishment "by Fed
eral legislation of a permanent Fair
Employment Practice Commission,
had reference only to a persuasive
type of bill.
Explaining that he was on the
platform committee, and the draft
ing subcommittee, at the 1914 Re-
publican convention. Senator Milli-
kin added: Let me say that I know
of my own personal knowledge that
the only kind of a bill that was un-
der consideration by that commit
tee was one which would rest on
persuasion.
Il favor sound persuasion meas
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