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CIOture Move
Gains as Talk
Sndgs Senate
Leaders Won't Soy
When They'll Act
To End Debate
BY J. A. OLEARY
Star Staff Writer

A move to shut off debate
gained some support in the
Senate today, but leaders de-
clined to say when they might
use a completed cloture petition
in an attempt to break the
filibuSter against the satellite
communications bill.
Backers of the move gathered
the necessary Is signatures and
could get a vote 48 hours after
filing the petition on limiting
debate. If two-thirds of those
present vote for a limitation
each Senator would thereafter
be limited to one hour of talk.
Reports that the cloture petit
ton had been drawn up came
shortly after Republican Leader
Dirksen urged Democratic lead
ers to get out the cots" and
hold the Senate in session
around the clock until the bill
is passed.
Invoking cloture or ordering
marathon sessions are the only
weapons available to the lead
ers if opponents Of the satellite
bill stick by their determine
ton to keep it from being voted
on before the November cleo
tions.
Against Long Sessions
Democratic Leader Mans
field has been against mara
thon sessions all year and said
today he has not changed his
mind. This led to speculation
that the cloture move might be
tried first.
Senate Democratic Whip
Humphrey is not opposed to
all night sessions and indicated
he might favor that course If
the Stalemate continues this
week.
Senator Morse. Democrat Of
Oregon, one of the leading OPP
ponents of the satellite bill.
served notice on the leaders
today that he will continue to
use all of the rules available to
him to prevent action befoSS
the elections. This prompted
Senator Dirksen to say he
thought Senator Mansfield
should also use all of the rules
available to him to get a de-
cision.
In Fourth Day
Other developments as the
fight entered the fourth day
we're:
/. The filibuster blocked
hearings today on a Senate
investigation into a strike in a
national defense plant which
Senator Mcclellan, Democrat
Of Arkansas, called vital to ma
tional security.
2. Senator Morse described
as "unadulterated nonsense"
the charge by Senate Demo-
cratic Whip Humphrey that
those who are seeking to pre-
vent a vote on the satellite
bill are endangering future
civil rights legislation.
3. Senator Mansfield lectured
his colleagues sharply on the
sorry record" they made Sat-
urday. when it took 10 hours
to complete two quorum calls,
during which no business was
transacted.
Sharp Warning
Senator Mansfield warned
the Senate that it can go on
this way through September,
October, and November but a
day will come when Senators
will recognize that the Senate
has a duty to do it's part in
carrying on the work of the
Government.
1.-The people of the Nation,
if not the events of the world,
will bring it to our attention"
said the Democratic leader.
Senator Morse. replying to
the majority leader, recalled
that earlier this year when a
civil rights bill to curb literacy
tests for voters was being con-
sidered, 1.-The majority leader
did not see fit to call Saturday
sessions or run late"
In prepared statement,
Senator Morse also declared:
Supporters Of needed civil
rights legislation should note