Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-23
Civil Rights Bill Voted
By House 2 70 to 1876
Senute Block
On Measure
Seen Certain
BY ROBERT X. WALSH .

The two-to-one margin on a
roll call followed a 275-to-131
vote that beat down an attempt
to shelve the bill by sending
1t back to committee.
The breakdown by parties
was: Republicans for the bill,
1853; Democrats for, Ill. Re-
publicans against, "a; Demo-
Gratis against, 102.
The measure now goes to the
Senate where it is given little
or no chance of adoption. Even
if it were reported out by the
Senate Judiciary Committee,
Senate leaders probably would
not bring it up on the floor this
late in the session because of
the threat of a fllibuster by
Southern members.
Practically all of the l02
Democrats voting against the
bill were from Southern States.
Among the "a Republicans, vot-
ing against it, however, were
several from Northern and far
Western States.
BrOyhilI Opposes Bill
Republican Represent a tives
Broyhill and Poff of Virginia
opposed it as did their Republic
can colleagues from North Caro-
lima, Florida, Kentucky and
Texas.
Other Republicans voting
against the bill included Repre-
sentativeS Taber of New York,
Short of Missouri, Wolcott, Hoff-
man, Johansen and Bennett, Of
Michigan, Gross and Jensen of
Iowa, Mason of Illinois, Smith
of Kansas, Belcher of Ohio,
Bulge of Idaho. Ellsworth of
Oregon, and King of Pennsyl-
vania. Besides Mr.. Taber, other
New York Republicans against
the bill included Representatives
Cole, Kilburn and Miller.
Representative Heating, Re-
publican of New York, a princi-
pal sponsor Of the bill in the
House, said he was so encour-
aged by the showing on the two
roll call votes today, that he
would press his earlier intention
of trying to keep the House in
session until the Senate acts on
the measure. Such a move, how
ever, was believed unlikely to
succeed because of the determi-
nation of Senate and House
leaders to adjourn late this week.
Only Two Roll Calls
House action on the civil
rights bill this afternoon was
confined solely to the two roll
calls. This was in great con-
trast to the sometimes stormy
and always prolonged debate
and amendment attempts of the
past week.
Soon after the House. con-
vened an hour early Representa-
tive Poff, Republican of Vir-
GINA, moved that the bill be
/ recommitted to the Judiciary
Committee without directions
that it be reported again with
specific changes. The practical
effect of such a move would
have been to kill the bill by
letting it die in committee dur
ing the remainder of the session.
The bills supporters, confident
of sufficient votes to pass it,
decided against any test votes
in an effort to strike out any
of the five amendments tenta-
lively adopted last week. Those
amendments now remain in the
bill as it goes to the Senate.
Sponsors of the measure ear
lier had said they might try to
knock out riders which would
greatly broaden the investiga-
tive scope Of the proposed civil
rights commission. The bill di-
reefs the commission to examine
complaints that persons are de-
prived of voting and other civil
rights because of color, race.
religion or national origin. Two
of the amendments Professionally
added last week would extend
this to complaints of illegal vot-
ing and of discrimination based
on sex.
The less-controversial amend
ments approved last week and
which remained in the bill on
the final showdown would re-
quire complaints to be in writing
and establish procedural rules
designed to safeguard rights Of
witnesses and persons accused Of
civil rights violations or threats
Backers of the bill look upon
the House action as something
of an achievement because this
bill is the first Of its kind to
reach the voting stage in either
branch NJ Conprage in yoapu