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CITY OF our ldIlQ 70 MOEk To-
gether to resolve their racial
problems within the framework
of law and justice.
The bill now must pass
through the House Rules Com.
mittee, be approved by thu
House and then by the Senate
I am hopeful this can be donG
as rapidly as possible.
Prom the. very beginning
enactment Of an effective civf
rights bill has required thai
sectional and political differ
ences be set aside in the inter-
est Of meeting an urgent ma
tional crisis.
The action by the commit
tee today reflects this kind OF
leadership by the Speaker Of
the House. John Mccormack,
the minority leader, Charles
Halleck, the committee chair
man, Emanuel Celler. and the
ranking minority member. Will
liam McCulloch."
Notes G. o. p. Effort
Attorney General Kennedy
declared: IF it hadn't been for
the active interest and willing
ness Of the Republicans as
represented by Congressman
McCulloch and through him by
Congressman Halieck. we GER
tainly would not have been able
to obtain passage Of the bill
through the committee"
House Republican Leader
Halleck attended a White
House leadership meeting on
civil rights legislation earlier
yesterday, as did Representa-
tive McCulloch Of o hio, the
Judiciary Committees ranking
Republican.
Mr.. McCulloeh. who has
worked to obtain q bill more
moderate than the subcommit-
tee measure. joined Committee
Chairman Celler, Democrat OF
New York, in urging prompt
House passage Of the measure
approved yesterday.
He also singled out Repre-
sentative Matthias, Republican
of Maryland. among several
Republican com mite col
leagues he said gave indispen-
sible help for a bipartisan
agreement.
Matthias Supports Substitute
Mr.. Matthias was one Of APP
pr oximately 10 committee
Republicans and Democrats
who had pressed for approval
of the subcommittee stronger
bill. On the showdown vote he
was among those who decided
to support the substitute in the
hope of getting congressional
action this year.
Within the past few days, ="
he said, 1T became apparent
that the subcommittee proposal
did not have the Presidents
support and that without the
whole-he support of the
administration and the ma
jority leadership it could not
succeed and become law.
1T is my considered judy
ment that the enactment of a
Just civil rights law is neces-
sary this year. I was a co-spon-
sor of the first comprehensive
civil rights bill introduced in
anuary, and I have been
working for the principle of an
effective and constitutional
measure through this Congress
In the belief that the bipart-
isan substitute now before the
ommittee offers q better hope
of real progress in civil rights
legislation I have decided to
support it,"
Cite Broad Support
Although some critics of the
substitute bill challenged its
claim to strong bipartisanship
committee members most ac-
tive in seeking support from
both parties maintained 1t was
firm and broad enough to get
the bill through the Rules
Committee and the House it
self.
On the 23-l1 final vote, IA
Democrats and 9 Republicans
supported the compromise bill,
while 6 Democrats and S Re-
publicans opposed it. On the
earlier 20-14 vote, II Demo-
Gratis and 9 Republicans sup
ported the substitute and 8
Democrats and 6 Republicans
we're against it.