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Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
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Senate Republicans, led by Senators Taft and Saltonstall, propose amending cloture rules to end prolonged debates blocking votes on key bills like the Dyer Anti-Lynching Bill, Anti-Poll Tax Bill, and Permanent Fair Employment Practice Bill.
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Senate republicans favor amendment of senate rules to make possible the closing of debate so that a vote may be reached on bills which a senate minority seeks to defeat thru prolonged discussion.
Legislation which has been defeated thru inability of a senate majority to bring about a vote because of obstructionist tactics of a senate minority includes: The Dyer Anti-Lynching Bill, the Anti-Poll Tax Bill, and the Permanent Fair Employment Practice Bill.
Senator Robert A. Taft, republican, Ohio, disclosed Friday that the republicans' steering committee have agreed in close session that the cloture rules should be amended "so the various dilatory methods of preventing its application can be eliminated."
Senator Leverett Saltonstall, republican, Massachusetts, was delegated to draw up a proposal for modifying the rule, senator Taft said. Under present senate rules debate can be limited only by unanimous consent or thru a cloture petition requires 16 signatures to be proposed and a 2/3 vote for adoption.
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Senate republicans favor amendment of senate rules to make possible the closing of debate so that a vote may be reached on bills which a senate minority seeks to defeat thru prolonged discussion. Legislation which has been defeated thru inability of a senate majority to bring about a vote because of obstructionist tactics of a senate minority includes: The Dyer Anti-Lynching Bill, the Anti-Poll Tax Bill, and the Permanent Fair Employment Practice Bill. Senator Robert A. Taft, republican, Ohio, disclosed Friday that the republicans' steering committee have agreed in close session that the cloture rules should be amended so the various dilatory methods of preventing its application can be eliminated. Senator Leverett Saltonstall, republican, Massachusetts, was delegated to draw up a proposal for modifying the rule. Under present senate rules debate can be limited only by unanimous consent or thru a cloture petition requires 16 signatures to be proposed and a 2/3 vote for adoption.