Evening star., 1960-01-24
NoReaI Action
On nRightsSeen
Soon in House
BY ROBERT X. WALSH
Star stan Writer

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By ROBERT X. WALSH
Star stan Writer
Pressure to move a stalled
civil rights bill will increase in
the House this week but the
forecast is for oratory and ad-
monition rather than fast for
ward action.
Despite disclosure of the
names of las Democrats and
20 Republicans who have signed
a petition to force the measure
out Of the Rules Committee,
tn ere was no official prediction
or other reliable prospect yes
terday that a stampede of addi-
tional signers is on the way.
Spokesman for some 100
Democratic liberals plan a bar
rage of House speeches in an
attempt to swell the petitions
total to the necessary 2l9 sig
natures. They will charge that
Republican reluctance is main
ly responsible for inaction on
the legislation.
The leadership Conference
on Civil Rights, a group of
representatives of some 80 out
side organizations. said it will
step up its efforts aimed at
persuading legislators to en-
able the House to consider a
civil rights bill without further
delay.
Ample Time
There will be ample time this
week for such operations in
the House chamber and corri-
dors. Congress enters its fourth
week with only one legislative
bill enacted-a House measure
for deportation of aliens con-
victed of possessing marihuana
ocratic Leader Nc
Cormack said the House will
have no legislative program
this week. He indicated there is
no leadership plan to resort
to rules suspension or other
parliamentary methods to by
pass the Rules Committee and
bring a civil rights bill to the
floor this week.
Some advocates Of the bill
approved by the Judiciary Com
mittee last summer-but still
shelved In the Rules Com
mittee - describe this situa-
tion as election-year jockeying
for position. They say they are
confident a break of some kind
will come before the Senate
starts its scheduled February
Is debate on civil rights.
Rules Break Possible
They add they would not be
surprised If the break came in
the Rules Committee itself.
Only four Of the eight Demo-
Gratis on the committee favor
clearing the bill at this time.
The other four Democrats are
from Southern States. The four
Republican m m b ers have
shown no inclination thus. far
to send the bill to the floor.
Meanwhile, according to the
discharge petition as disclosed
by members Of the leadership
Conference on Civil Rights, 10
of the 30 Republican signers
thus far are from New York
and New Jersey. They are
Representatives Halpern, Lind
say. Dorm. Goodell and Fino
Of New York, and Canfield,
Dwyer. Cahill, Osmers and
Wallhauser Of New Jersey.
Other Republicans on the
list are Representatives Moore
Of West Virginia, Corbett Of
Pennsylvania, Curtis and Conte
Of Massachusetts,. Baldwin
and Gubser Of California.
Norblad Of Oregon, Tollefson
of Washington. Bolton of Ohio,
Withrow and O'Konski Of Wis
consin, Broomfield Of Mich
Iigan. Morrow and Bass of New
Hampshire, Cunningham of
Nebraska. Springer and Church
Iof Illinois, Schwengel of Iowa,
and Judd of Minnesota.
Most Democratic signers of
the petition. sponsored by
Representative Celler, Dem
ocrat OF New York. are asso-
ciated with the recently formed
Democratic Study Group Of
liberals from Northern and
Western States. Representa-
tives Foley, Friedel and Brew
ster Of Maryland signed.