The Omaha guide., 1957-01-04
Honorable William LANCER
United States Senate Building
Washington. ID. c

Honorable William LANCER
United States Building
Washington, D. C.
Dear Bill: ~
about leave the Senate before losing right address
colleague. wanted my thoughts about
the proposal which scheduled first order
business converting adopt
for the Senate including antifiibuster rule ue 22)
For what my opinion worth you consider this proposed
motion to be important that likely to be considered
during the entire 85th Congress-
you may may not remember was privileged
myself analogous
the opening the 8d Congress January d 1858 We based
our proposal on precedent of 1917 when the late Senator Walsh
Montana designed object
to effective anifibuser rule Neither in the of
the walsh motion of 1917 nor the case of the Anderson motion
there final decision the merits 1917 agreement
reached anibuser rule (t later turned to be
ue) the passed put
to a vote.
procedure Majority Leader
A. Taft proposal
Ta motion carried and the proposal adopt rules
the sdeacked Neither them 1917 however
of the property of the fundamental proposition
Just before the opening of the Bath Congress in January of
that the be made again. believe
fundamental not to this matter in 1855 believe 1t
would be mistake to fail to push this with all possible
vigor 1887
This opening day motion can prevail If all of the Republicans
will join with all the Northern Democasand there is
why this should not be the cashe motion will and the fill
buster roadblock civil rights legislation will be removed
There other and other day to do this BY making
and pressing the motion the opening day Of the session. the
of this motion will be acting the logical assumption that the
the House does and State Legislative body in the Ma
conditions the rules of procedure set forth in
debate by moving the previous question: by 2s VOTE Such mo-
ton itself S debatabe
presume without knowing VcePresiden Nixon in
the Chair he viii rule that this procedure cannot con-
study of the facts,
concept soealed continuing body quite
question the and should adopt
the opening of each Congress suppose the
continuing body The of Representa-
might considered continuing body 1nstiutonay,
certainly continuing difference be-
in this But calling the Senate the
continuing body should not that should have self
perpetuang review to readopon at the
opening Congress OF the Senate be little
that 23 of the Senator'S hold over from
bnnum clearly does not affect the right
obligation Senate the opening Of Congress- to
question of the rules under which will operate dur
years Certainly the considers everything
this point including the econ Of its officers the
organization of committees the introduction Of bills and action on
nominations and on treaties.
urge ou my colleague associate yourself with this effort
you already vote for the right OF each SEN
the rules under which the
operates The is that present member Of the United
had opportunity to vote the existing body
Of II further fact that this situation is
precedented any legislative body in America.
there fight in which would like to be able to
participate retiring the this would be it. think
this fight winning it, the will be cleared to a
consideration of civil rights legislation the merits Of such lee
lation
personal regards and hearest wishes for sue
cessful session in 1857.
Yours very sincerely
Herbert H. Lehman
United States Senate