Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1957-07-12

as the due process amendment. We
have heard a great deal about due
process in the Senate 1 am ia
favor Of due process IN the Sen
ate But | am not Ia favor Of ille-
gal procedure In this body ! sub
init that due process under the
Constitution Of the United States
~ being denied 10 thousands OF
our citizens Even II u Is neo-
eSsary 10 use rule XIV which
may not be as comfortable and
charitable as the customary praC-
tees Of this body I am prepared
20 use H.
DO not say thatsI like rule
XIV as well as ] like rule XIV
DO not But ] do not like the
way the bills have been bottled
up. On other occasions have al
vocated that bills ] dislike be
taken from committee and placed
on the calendar II majority Of
my colleagues wish 20 have this
bin placed on the calendar, under
rule XIV. and IL then they decide
TO have the bill taken OFF the cal
endsrt shall respect their Judge
mert
But submit that the time
has arrived for the Members Of
the senate literally 10 purge
themselves of this block In their
body poiitic--namely, the refusal
10 act ON basic civil rights pro.
posals,
Mr.. HUMPHREY I am in
formed by the Pariamentaran
that Il has been, in part am
informed that section came into
the rule on January 10. 1877.
Mr.. CLARK. However, Is Il not
true that from the very FIRST days
OF the Senate IL was the custom
for the Senate from time 10 time
20 consider bills without having
them referred 10 committee
senator CLARK. Does not the
Senator from Minnesota agree that
that rule XIV or It's predecessor
has been used on countless ogca-
sions since the earliest days Of
hltf hHttltAtH III 'ANAft ~ ltANf hhNtN
considered without first being re-
ferred 20 committee Does not
the Senator from Minnesota also
agree that the distinguished Sem
ator from Illinois mir. Douglass
has previously listed for the Re
cord lnnumeTablc instances IN
which that has been doueg
Mr. HUMPHREY believe that
is correct. But even II rule XIV
had been used only once before
still have no apologies for favor
ing It's use now do not think II
should be used all the time. any
more than / believe that every
time one has stomach ache, he
should have an operation But
when a severe stomach ache de-
velops, and when the doctor states
that the only way 20 save the
patients life rs 20 have surgical
operation there had better be an
operation
In the present case. the only
way TO obtain Senate action on
clvil.rights proposed legislation
seems 10 be 70 make use OF rule
XIV. Incidentally, Mr. President,
I do rot say favorable action;
have no crystal bah 10 use, IN
order to learn how my colleagues
win vote on this measure / wish
10 see favorable action taken on
civil rights proposed legislation.
but certainly the Senate should al
least have chance 60 act
whether favorably or unfAvorably
However. IN the case Of civil
rights proposals, the fact II that
the Senate has been denied an np-
porfuniiy even 20 have the issue
brought 70 the floor ~ the Sen
ate THIS II the first time the
issue has been brought 10 the floor
Of tho Senate for years, and now
the Senate Is arguing procedure
rather than substance
Furthermore. II rule XIV needs
30 be amended thst matter can be
taken up with the Committee on
Rules and Administration But -
It not interesting that although
there has been great deal %
harslc and argument about The
making u changes IN other rules
1f the Senate. not until this civil
rights measure came along did we
hear anything about the need for
the making ~ a change IN rule
XIV Many Members 0f the Sen
Rte ore experts on the subject ~
4ts rifles However. during The more
than 5 wears that ! have been a
Member ~ the Senate never be-
fore have 7 heard Senators argue
that rule XIV should be changed ]
There have been such arguments
about r-gle XXI but. despite them
r4fF xxi goes au forever Hike
D's Man River the Mississippi
and r3ls xxi 80 Stil e part 81
tnn rules ~ the senate
Mr HUMPHREY Mr. prcsl
dent ahaH conclude hy saving
that there is row great concern Z
ah1g' ne procedures % the Sen
ate However fhe Senate must
realize that lfs procedures come
into disrpputr when they cgufiff
sJy malHfy the taking ~ action I
shsuid b. worried about are those F..
which make Il impossible f1F thr 1
Senate % have an opportunity o. Z
Get or those which make 81 lu
possible FOR q majority ~ the I.
Members ~ the Senate even 90
have an opportunity 10 vote on e .
measure ~ this sort IT. the past .
the procedures ~ the Senate have ,
been abBned ir Ere case n fhs .
oirl.rights isaEe and IN ny jldE 4
msnt Is BE- nor at,iug and proper .
tc Pot The rights issue into .
another deep freeze and useu 90 .
have - blast q ggt b. means ~ 4
a motion 10 discharge the rom. 4
mlffee from me further 8nE5srB.
&C., - a. EHw