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bill along the lines urged by
Mr.. Kennedy.
Another poStponement of q
scheduled meeting of the com.
mittee today put off at least
until Tuesday a vote on wheth.
er to send the sweeping bill
to the House.
Militant Democrats and Re-
publicanS supporting the
stronger bill in the COM
mittee declared they would
stand firm despite the addi-
tional time obtained by the
administration in the hope OF
gaining support for a milder
bill.
Oppose More Delays
They claimed at least 10 of
the IS votes on the committee
Although they did not pro-
test against today's postpone
ment, especially because the
President has taken a personal
hand in the situation, they
warned they would object
strenuously and perhaps try to
force a committee meeting If
further postponements were
ordered.
Mr. Halleck said today there
will be no armtwisting" as far
as he is concerned in trying
to persuade Republican mem
bers to agree on q compro-
mise civil rights bill.
He said he would express hi:
views to Republican members
of the committee at meetings
between now and Tuesday but
would not discuss his detailed
position until that time.
Expects Difficulties
Contending that most Of the
far-reaching additions which
the subcommittee made to the
original civil rights legislative
proposals of President Kennedy
were made by Democratic
members, Mr.. Halleck added:
1T is only fair to say that
the President and the Attorney
General have been out in front
in trying to get away from the
subcommittee bill. I will try tt
draft something that can be.
come law. Some things have
been written into the subcom-
mittee bill which would make
it very difficult for me to sup.
port the bill"
Mr.. Halleck then said he had
serious doubts that any civil
rights bill could get through
Congress this year.
Chairman Celler who at
tended the White House meet
ings last night and this morn
ing, would not say today
whether he would order an
other postponement of the
showdown vote Tuesday. He
commented that the matter
has gone on to a higher level
because the President Is taking
a hand"
Mr.. Celler admitted that the
purpose of the delay was to
round up as many more votes
as possible against the SUBJ
committee bill.
May Ask Substitute
But he described the White
House meeting last night as
playing Hamlet without the
Danes" He noted that no COM
mittee supporters of the
stronger bill we're present.
He said that if the pending
motion to approve the SUBJ
committee bill is defeated when
the committee meets again, he
would Immediately try to get
prompt action on a more
moderate substitute.
Several Democratic and
Republican members advocat-
ing the stronger bill said today
they saw little likelihood of a
bipartisan compromise If the
subcommittee bill is rejected
by the full committee.
Democrats supporting The
tougher bill who were at the
White House reported the As.
minute conference with the
President today was friendly
but that no agreement was
reached.
A Northern liberal said there
was mo nose counting" to de.
termine how the individual,
Democrats, including South.
erners, might vote on the sub
committee bill. Another mem
Der said there was mo sign Of
pressure or anything like that
Hear Kennedy's Views
The conference described al
having been mainly a presenta-
ton Of the Presidents views or
the need for a bipartisan
agreement.
Mr.. Kennedy repeatedly