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the right to say whether II
believe a statement or do not
believe a statement" He said it
was only his opinion as to his
own understanding.
Earlier, Senate Democratic
Whip Humphrey declared the
filibuster is making the Sem
ate look pretty ridiculous" and
demonstrates the need for COM
plete revision Of the rules.
Senator Humphrey admitted
| it will not be easy to get the
two-thirds required to limit de-
bate. but indicated leaders
would not be filing the cloture
petition if they did not feel
they had a chance.
II cloture fails, Senator Hum
phrey said. the fight will go
on and another attempt to limit
debate will be made later.
In Fifth Day
As debate entered the fifth
day this morning, the oppon-
ents Of the satellite bill, led by
Senator Kefauver, Democrat of
Tennessee, tried to reopen ne
gotiations to have the bill sent
to the Foreign Relations Com
mittee. It was soon apparent
this would fail because Sen
ator Mansfield said he would
agree only If the bill was to be
brought back from the COM
mittee in one week.
Another exch hange was
touched off by Senator Morse
when he asserted that the for
eign Relations Committee could
mail Russian claims about it's
legal right in outer space if
the bill were sent to that COM
mittee.
Senator Pastore, Democrat of
Rhode Island, shouted in reply
that, IF we are to nail Russian
claims to the mast, the way to
do 1t is to pass the Kennedy
bill and get communications
satellites in the air. No paper
record of testimony will do that
job"
Senator Kerr, Democrat of
Oklahoma, also took out after
Senator Morse by suggesting
that If he can pin Rusia's
claims to the mast, why, oh
why, has he waited till this
late hour to share that knowl-
edge with the Foreign Relations,
or any other committee?"
Senator Morse replied that
he could not compete with Sem
ator Kerr in sarcastic innu-
endo" but insisted that no rec
ord has been made on the in
ternational law aspects of the
satellite program.
Senators Morse and Humphrey
also got into an argument over
what the fight among Demo-
Gratis over the satellite bill may
be doing to the party's chances
in the November elections.
Senator Morse recalled a re-
mark several days ago by SEN
ator Humphrey that some men,
bers might find themselves ex-
Senators if the country became
disguised with delays in the
Senate.
Senator Morse said that ever
If he knew he would be defeated
for voting against the satellite
bill he would still vote that way
Then he added:
I'm my judgment, the DEM
ocratic Party is committing hari
kari"
After the cloture petition is
filed, the leaders may try to
take UP some other urgent leg
islation while awaiting the
. showdown.
Farm Bill Pending
A modified version of the
) administration farm bill i.
awaiting consideration, anC
leaders are anxious to dispose
OF it because wheat growers
should know early in Angus
the conditions under which
they will operate for the com.
ing year.
Even If the cloture rult
succeeds, it would only re.
suit in getting the satellit,
bill before the Senate. It prob
ably would have to be invoket
; again within a few days to OBJ
tain final passage. But if tn
Senate adopts it for one stag,
of the operation it probabl,
would do so again.
The last time cloture was in
; voked in the Senate was OF
February %, 1927, when tn,
chamber voted, SIS to 81, t,
force action on a bill estab
fishing a bureau in the Treas
ury to enforce prohibition.
AS the Senate was adjourn
ing last night, Senator Gore
Democrat of Tennessee, whit
, had spoken for five hour
! against the satellite bill, pre-.
r dicted the effort to shut of.
, debate would fail.
/ Senator Gore took the flool
after Senator Maurine Neu,
berger, Democrat of Oregon
3 had spoken for 4 hours and 81
t minutes against the measure
t She is believed to be the frs
r woman Senator to take part il
a filibuSter, and near the enc
: of her tour of duty she slipped
: out of her high-heeled shoe