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held by the Vice President.

hsid ny the vice President.
Another parliamentary tschni-
cality was brought into being M a
result OF Douglas effort TO get
action on this measure.
A theory was advanced that the
Senate could only consider new
legislation during the morning
hours Of a new legislative day. A
legislative day begins only when
tho Senate has adjourned" on the
previous calendar day, II the lead.
eruhip desires. they can recess"
the session at the end Of the day
instead 81 'adJourning." In this
way tho following calendar day IL
stiIi considered the same legisia.
tive day.
Upon agreement Of Senate Ma
Jority Leader Lyndon johnson
(TsSaal, and Senate Minority
leader Knowiand. the calendar
day of July "a. was a continuation
OF the legislative date Of July 10
Sen Douglas offered a motion
that tho Senate adjourn late Tues
day for five minutes. then recon
vene NJ q nsw legislative date. 40
that the motion to consider oivll
rights legislation could BE- made.
Oniy sin supportod Move
After much discussion on this
suggestion the Senate finally de-
feated the Douglas motion by q
vote Of 10 to o with II Senators
not voting.
The only senators approving the
motion Ia adjourn 10 that civil
rights could he considered we're
Democratic Senators Douglas,
Herbert Lehman NJ. ~ and
Thomas g, HennlnKs thoj; and
Republican Senators George Hen.
der tohiol. Irving Ives ~ "
and William LANCER IN, Dak.D
sca. Douglas pointed out that
the rules NJ the aenat. have
b"cn very skiiifuiiy devised to
pr~vcat any action ON civil
rights which 10 obnoxious 90 the
m.mb~rx from the seuth WHO
ait In Inc u. n. Senate.
Rules Tor this purpose have been
built up over the years. carefully
guarded and carefully defined. he
said.
Great wrongs are being perpe.
trated upon Negroes In all sections
OF this country. said Douglas
Sometimes there wrongs are per.
petratsd legally and sometime.
they are perpetratsd outside % the
law, BY coercion exercised upon
Negroes to prevent them from
voting. and In other ways.
Negroes are Disseminated a
galnat In employment, In housing,
In the schools and In voting Many
times they are not assured q fair
trial and frequently do not receive
one,
Great nict Oa q. n.
4 regard all this AZ a great blot
upon tn. American people and un.
worthy OF tho Ideals upon which
this Republic was founded" con.
ttnucd Douglas Pointing out that
Negroes are often subjected to
pressure and deprived OF their
basic rights under the Constitution
Douglas stated that
II do not believe the American
people can permanently postpone
dealing with this issue"
Senators Cannot Escape Opinion
The members Of the Senate, he
said, cannot hope to escape the
scrutiny of public opinion. not
only Of this country, but OF the
world"
The Vice President. who pre-
sides over the Senate, pointed out
that the rule of continuing q legts-
lative date indefinitely has been
IN effect for ~ years The ruling
made by the chair today, he said.
Is not new or arbitrary, The
chairs ruling was made, he con.
cmded, after consulting with the
narhamentartan
n was IN this note that civtl
rights apparently drew It's last
breath Of lie for this session u
Congress