Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-23

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err, objects.
11:47 p.m.-Senator Knowland
moves to table the Humphrey
amendment. a parliamentary
maneuver to kill it.
11:48 p.m.-Senator Humphrey
suggests hastily that if things
can just move along his amend
ment won't take any time at all
Senator Knowland looks firm
and asks for a roll-call vote on
his tabling motion. Senator
Humphrey holds a short and
heated conference with Senator
Olin Johnston. who presently
retires to his seat. looking dis
gruntled.
IL midnight-The Senate ia
bles the Humphrey, amendment
by a vote of Al yeas, mostly Re-
publican. to 8 nays. all Demo-
cratic.
1908 am. - Senator Hum
phrey offers another amend
ment.
1918 a.m.-Senator Long saws
the whole business is completely
unfair to the Democratic side of
the aisle. Where are they?"
Several Republicans shout. SEN
ator Long suggests a recess until
Friday afternoon. Several Re-
publicans laugh sarcastically.
1920 a.m.-Senator Knowland
remarks. more in sorrow than
in anger. that he is reluctantly
beginning to conclude that he
may have to file a cloture petit
ton.
1889 a.m.-Senator Knowland
does file a cloture petition,
signed by 38 Republicans and
designed, If adopted on Monday
by 81 Senators, to limit debate
on the bill and all amendments
to one hour per Senator.
12:4O am. Senator Hum
phrey announces with sort of
good natured Indignation that
he isn't going to have any more
amendments of his buried. He
says has put in a lot of work on
them, and he is going to discuss
them. He does so.
1:35 a.m.-Senator Knowland
moves a recess until 2 am, q
parliamentary maneuver to guar
antee that the cloture petition
will be voted upon on Monday.
This marks the end of 80 hours
and IS minutes of uninterrupted
debate.
2 a.m.-The Senate recon-
venes in a new parliamentary
day and goes through all the
standard motions. The chaplain
prays. The journal of the previ-
Gus days proceedings is ap-
proved. A morning hour" is
held. Senator Bennett, Republic
can, of Utah says he is in the
habit of making two-minute
speeches during the morning
hour of each day, but in view
of the lateness or earliness Of
the hour, he doesn't know which.
will just file his latest effusion
for the record. Senator Cape
hart, Republican, of Indiana sug-
gests with an air of idle whimsy
that this might be a good time
to call up the Senate-H House
conference report on the contro-
versial housing bill. Everybody
laughs with great heartiness and
Senator Knowland suggests that
Senator Capehart withhold this
for a while. Senator Capehart
agrees to.
2:12 a.m.-Senator Knowland
suggests another unanimous con-
sent agreement, to limit debate
on the pending amendment to
two hours on Monday. Senator
Monroney, Democrat, of Okla
homa objects. Senator Know
land offers him four hours on
the amendment. then six; Sena-
tor Monroney objects to both.
2:17 a.m.-Senator Knowland
asks if anyone on either side Of
the aisle can offer any sugges-
ton for an unanimous consent
agreement which will limit time.
Senator Humphrey says he will
offer one to strike from the bill
everything except the clauses
having to do with exchange of
atomic information with Amer
ica's allies. Senator Knowland
points out gently that, Of course.
this has nothing to do with lin
itation of time, but Senator
Humphrey says he thinks it
would limit an awful lot Of time.
2:23 a.m.-Senator Eastland
Democrat, of Mississippi, takes
the floor and begins a long.
slow. deliberate, exhaustive
speech on tariffs and exports.
Most Of his colleagues promptly
leave. In the public galleries,
packed at the start Of the eve-
ming, attendance dwindles rapid
ly to a hardy 81. Four Senators
remain as Senator Eastland
drones along: Republicans Gold
water of Arizona and Cooper OF
Kentucky, Democrat Long of
Louisiana, and. in the chair,
Republican Upton Of New Hamp-
shire.
3:16 a.m.-"The full parity ex-
port PLAN" says Senator East
land very carefully. would
mean" Seven spectators are
in the galleries and Senator
Cooper is no longer present.
3:46 a.m.-Senator Goldwater
tells Senator Eastland he is leav-