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gainst southern opposition TO by
passing the Senate Judiciary
committee where Senator James
Eastland OF Mississippi and other
southern senators had effectively
bottled up the senate bin
The first mstallment % Hum
Phreys speech appeared in the
June IS edition Of this paper: the
second in last weeks (July 81 edi-
ton and il is concluded in this edi-
ton
said Humphrey
Does il make the situation any
more fair, simply because a com
mittee Is discharged
When we talk about expediency
or fairness, how do we Judge I?
What is fair7 That is fair witch
rs right What Is right in this
body Right in the body is 10 per
nit every subject 70 have ade-
quate explanation and discussion.
and ultimately 20 permit ma
Jurity 10 act one way or the other.
l have not been presumed by
the NAACP or the ADA--not
one bit As a matter Of fact,
have taken more heat from both
organization In recent months
than have many other Members
of the senate Maybe 4 have
taken IA lot Of II because 1 have
been their friend. Sometimes
friends have "A way OF furnishing
one another.
| say to the national Associa-
ton for the Advancement OF Col
ored People that IL their patience
has run out, | can well understand
why. Many OF their fine members
have suffered indignities which no
American citizen should have TO
suffer II the National AssoCia-
ton for the Advancement OF Col.
ored People thinks rule XIV ought
20 be applied, I can understand
why. That organization has been
under severe attack and that or
Eanization says the time is at
hand for action. and this is a
means 70 obtain action. not llleg-
ally. not by an irresponsible means.
but by a legal responsible means
provided for in rule XIV Of the
Rules Of the United States Senate.
So far as the ADA is concerned.
/. too, am one OF it's officers /
think n is no secret that on &C
casion this great organization has
seen nc 10 Chastise me and per
haps properly so. Perhaps DID
not understand why az the NOM
emit but their judgement undoubt-
edly was better than mine
Al I can say as the Lord il my
judge is that not once has either
organization written 10 me or tele-
Phoned 10 me within the last 3
months much less the last 3 days,
telling me what 10 DO about the
btu, What Ia more, II they had /
would have proceeded to DO what
] thought should be done anyhow.
I have split with those arganlza-
tons before. as has the Senator
from Oregon, and we shall do II
again, II we think we need 20.
After all, each Of us has a vote
here and that vote is worth an the
respect ard trust one can give 20
Il, But do not want organizations
10 appear as n they were going 10
tell US what 10 do, particularly
when those organizations have not
told this Senator
II was just suggested 20 me that
] should mention the title Of the
bill and the number
The number OF the bin is II r.
6i27 What IL it7 II Is.
An Rct % provide means Tor
further securing ANA protecting the
civil rights % persons within the
Jurisdiction 81 the rnjfsd States
The btu has several titles
Part ~~FvtablisNmeuf % the
ErmWfvvIun ~ EIvl Rights
That, by the way, Is commits
sion which many OF my colleagues
have sponsored IN the Senate on
other occasions The next part Of
the bin Is.
Part ITO provide far au addl-
t.gnf Assistant Attorney General
He is 70 be appointed by the
President by and with the advice
and consent ~ the Senate.
Part rlfa-T0 strengthen thr civil
rights atsfarFss aHd for other pgr-
The next part OF the bin il.
Part FE-TB TroFE4H means 81
further securing and protecting fHH
right Go NHfa
Mr. President, I conclude on this
theme Z have repeated * over and
over again. There are two courses
81 action IN the Senate. two cuur.
SEES We might say 0f argument
one group talks ~ Senate rules
ard trial rs fury. That ia one
group Their thrms is Senate rules
sr5 trial by Jury
HUBERT HUMPHREY talks
about the Constitution % the
United states and the night 10
vote
Roth SUBJECTS are contained tn
this document. the Senate Manual
Senators can take their choice
The Consultation - the UutsI
States % every hit ag explicit az
rule XIV or ruiF XIV The Con-
sflrgtsuG Re pretty important doc
uwer' and 10 ig beng violated
What does the Constitution pro-
vide The amendments 20 ne Con-
Efl'Etluu are much more sacred
thar are ne rules ~ the Senate.
because me ruiea q The Senate
are only designed t1 effeCtuate fhs
CHastlt8si1u
read again What ! read In ne
Senate 1n Monday Of thia week
The 18Th amendment provides
TIE -fEEt % r.Htara - ere grltas
EtaEsa f1 vote shaft nor - denied
HF ab~EHEas HE $50 iHFfeH gfsFeF
OF ~ aag Ests 90 araaHat af rncs
rH rF FFsFtsHs s1E#IffTn -
aarv.fufa
Submit that this country II
rppists with evidence that the
18th srnrndupsnt l. heing vi0iat-
81 n n take the application 81
rtlle NV o. make the 18th
Amendment ha~.ausr =Ifyr, then
am Tor applying rule NV. -,
rau~r both are lcgai procedures
IN the niied states senate