Evening star., 1954-11-19
Morse Warns
Against Sty!miie
0fCensure Vote
Says Nc Corthy Group
Muy Use Recess to
Help Defeat Move
BY Robert K. Welsh

A Today recess started today
as a breathing spell for the SEN
ate, a healing period for Senator
McCarthy's injured elbow, and
q chance for Senators opposing
censure of the Wisconsin Repub-
Ican to muster strength for a
suspected filibuster to prevent
a decisive vote.
The Senate's move late yester-
day to recess to November 20
aroused no outspoken doubt by
even the most vigorous advocates
of censure that Senator McCar-
they is suffering from a painful
and potentially dangerous injury
to his arm.
But Senator Morse, Independ-
ent, Of Oregon, charged on the
Senate floor and some other Sem
ators privately voiced suspicion
that some supporters of Senator
Mccarthy might grasp this delay
as an opportunity to talk the
subject to death. The Senate
session on the resolution to CEN
sure Senator Mccarthy would
end automatically Christmas
Eve, only % actual working days,
including probable Saturday ses-
Sions, from November 20.
Knowland Opposes Filibuster.
Republican Leader Knowland
assured the Senate he would not
be a party to any filibuster at
tempt. He voiced willingness to
take official responsibility for
any blame that might result if
the issue fails to come to a vote.
He predicted later to reporters
that action will be taken con-
siderably in advance" Of Decem-
ber "a.
Democratic Leader johnson,
describing the recess move as
unavoidable under the circum-
stances but nevertheless highly
unusual and regrettable,' put
himself and his party ever more
firmly on record. He served no
tice that as soon as the Senate
reconvenes a week from Monday
he will insist that it meet daily
as early as possible and hold
night sessions as often as neces-
sary "in order that the Senate
shall pass Judgment on the
pending business.
well have to redouble cur
efforts he declared, unless we
are to say to the people of the
United States and to the people
of the world that the Senate
of the United States, the greatest
deliberative body in the world,
is unable to decide an issue that
involves a matter Of morality
and conduct"
Pledge No Delay.
Republican Senators Dirksen
of Illinois and Jenner of Indiana,
announced allies of Senator Nc
Carthy in the fight against CEN
sure, disavowed any wish to pro-
long the debate.
Senator Jenner, however, OBJ
jected to a unanimous consent
request by Senator Fulbright.
Democrat, Of Arkansas, that the
censure resolution be put to a
final vote not later than De-
cember 20.
Senator Dirksen took exception
to a suggestion by Senator Morse
that each side in the censure
struggle be allotted five days for
speaking after the Senate recon-
venes and that a vote then be
taken.
The Oregon Senator, frankly
admitting he knew a thing or
two about delaying tactics in
the Senate, insisted that he never
sanctioned or participated in a
fllibuster unless he was con-
vinced the rights of a minority
were being endangered. He MAIN
tained that no such issue was
involved in the current debate.
"A refusal to go along with the
Fulbright request" he charged.
"is a confession that they don't
want a vote on censure. I
don't know who they think they
are kidding. Is it part of their
strategy after November 20 to
delay the debate until we can't
vote by December ZAP"
Amazing" Dirksen Says.
The Fulbright proposal was de-
scribed by Senator Dirksen as
amazing" The Morse sugges-
ton, in his opinion, amounted to
an unjustif1ed limitation on
debate.
who knows how much time
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