St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1957-07-12
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thern Democrats TO join with the
Eisenhower Republicans in a sur
prise move which by-passed the
Senate Judiciary Committee and
placed the House passed bill on
the Senate calendar.
washing ton correspondents
generally as Of Wednesday this
week seemed to think there would
be some attempt at compromise
with some northern senator like
O'Mahoney (Dem, WyoJ en-
cheering a deal
Knowland Determined
KnOwIand this week ordered
cots brought up 10 senate cloak
rooms and lounges In prepare
ton for the extended debate
(nIIbuster), which he announced
"a month ago he would attempt
10 break by round the clock
schedule which has not been
known In the Senate for many
years.
While there has, up TO this time,
been bipartisan air in the re-
cent victory Of the civil rights
supporters in the Senate. by Wed
nesday II was apparent that
there would be some partisan
jockeying for position among the
who support the bill
in particular
After a conference with Presi.
dent Eisenhower Wednesday, Sen
ator Richard Russell, Georgia
said the President indi-
Gated TO him he was not in favor
n the punitive features Of the
Hubert Humphrey u s. Sena.
.or from Minnesota indicated he
thought the House Of Representa-
Ives had considered the bill from
III angles and that he could not
see the punitive measures in the
Pill. decried by Russell. the cagy,
,ble quarterback for the Dixie
rat forces
Pro-Civil Rights Democrats
Organize
Early Monday morning II
northern Democratic senator's, in
answer to call from Senator
Hubert Humphrey ID, Mimi, ar
living from Minneapolis, met in
his office to plan strategy for the
'ivil rights fight.
The group agreed TO allow
Senator Knowland, Republican
leader 10 lead the fight
lut the group also set up a steer
ng committee 10 make other
plans and assist Knowland when
necessary,
The steering committee Is
made up Of Humphrey, Senator
Douglas OF Illinois and Senator
John o. Pastore, Rhode Island,
II is understood that the lS
senator's agreed not to enter into
iebate on the motion to take up
rights measures as pending bust
ness, which was made by Senator
I<nowland, but TO save their floor
debate until the bin is actually be-
fore the Senate.
At the same time the group de-
,ided to issue statements support
ng the measure TO the press and
The nation BY this method, sup
porters would not fan into the
trap OF using valuable Senate time
In fruitless talk on the floor,
the southern bloc
would delight in having them do
The group also laid plans for
the expected all-night round the
clock sessions, The senator's were
paired off In teams so that they
could always be prepared for any
eventuality on the floor and for
quorum calls
Each senator in the group was
assigned certain task force Jobs.
A system Of standby shifts for
each was set up
IL was announced that law.
yers panel OF IL constitutional
lawyers has volunteered 10 assist
the pro-civil rights group on pre-
pairing replies 10 the constitution
al questions which the southerners
have been working on for months.
The northerners VINO seemed to
be split TO a degree on the pro-
ccdural question debate OF two
weeks ago now seem to be back
In the fold because all Of them are
listed in the Democratic group
which plans to carry on the battle
Tor rights.
Some such organization was
necessary, It was pointed out, be-
cause with the definite split in the
Democratic party on the civil
rights issue and with the Senate
party majority leader, Senator
Lyndon Johnson OF Texas on the
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