Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-27
Morse Blocks
Stop-GapB Bill
For U. ). Funds
Refuses to Yield
Floor in Fight
Over Satellite
By ]. A. OTEARY
Star Staff Writer

The filibuster against the
communications satellite bill
today blocked action on a reSo-
luton to meet the operating
expenses of the entire Govern
ment for August.
Senator Morse, Democrat Of
Oregon, who has held the floor
since yesterday to prevent
Democratic Leader Mansfield
from calling up the satellite
bill, declined to yield at noon
today to permit passage of the
stopgap money bill.
Because of the long proce-
dural fight between the House
and Sen q tie Appropriations
Committees, which was settled
last week, none of the supply
bills for the year that began
July / has become law. The
salaries of all Government en-
ployes, including members of
Congress, have been met this
month under temporary
resolution, which expires Tues
day night.
Other Bills Delayed
1t is probable that before
Tuesday arrangements will be
made to pass the new continu-
ing resolution. But Senator
Morse's objection served to
demonstrate how the filibuster
may delay other important
business, including the farm
bill and the conference report
on the $48 billion defense
budget.
Senator Morse said he knew
he would be criticized but in
sisted it is the satellite bill
that is delaying these other
matters.
Fearing that he might be
taken off his feet if he yielded |
to Chairman Hayden of the
Appropriations Committee for
the continuing resolution, he
suggested that Senator Hayden
whisper his request and show
him what he wanted to call up. |
without yielding the floor to
the chairman, Senator Morse
explained it was the continuing
resolution his friend from Ari-
IONA had shown him.
Plan Conference
Senator Morse indicated that
opponents of the satellite bill
would have a conference later
in the day to determine their
course of action.
Earlier Democratic Leader
Mansfield ordered a Saturday
session of the Senate to help
break the filibuster.
The liberals, who want the
Government to own and license
the use of communication IA
cilities in outer space, con-
tend the pending bill would
create a private monopoly.
Supporters of the bill say it
would enable the Government
and private enterprise to work
together in this new field with
adequate safeguards against
monopoly.
When the Senate met at 10
am, Senator Morse resumed
where he left off yesterday,
using one of the oldest filibus-
tering devices-amending the
Senate Journal. The Journal is
a digest of the proceedings of
the previous day. and Senator
Morse announced that his first
amendment would be to include
in it "the chaplain's beautiful
and inspiring prayer"
Plan Night Sessions
Informal polls indicate Re-
publicanS and Democrats will
produce an overwhelming ma
jority for the private enterprise
bill if it can be brought to a
vote. Asked if the farm bill and
other important matters would
be put off to keep the satellite
bill before the Senate next
week, Senator Mansfield said,
1--WE will work this thing out ,
as we go along"
Senate leaders plan to hold
night sessions, but probably will i
not go around the clock, as
was done in the atomic energy
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