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Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
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In Washington, Sen. Humphrey stated that 24 GOP votes could end the Southern filibuster against a civil rights bill banning literacy tests for voters. Sen. Scott expected only 17-18 Republican supporters for cloture. Javits said the bill's fate depends on Kennedy administration support and has an even chance of passage this year.
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WASHINGTON (UPI) Assistant Senate Democratic Leader Hubert Humphrey, Minn. said Sunday the Southern talkathon against a bill to bar state literacy tests for voters could be curbed with the support of 24 of the 35 GOP senators.
GOP Sen. Hugh Scott, Pa. replied that he expected only 17 or 18 Republican senators to support a cloture motion which Democratic leaders may make by the end of the week.
"If you are the leader, why can't you get seven or eight more votes and stop asking" Republican senators to "bail out" Democratic proposals, Scott asked.
Humphrey said Dixie oratory against an administration-backed measure to ban literacy tests could be curbed if two-thirds of the Republican senators would join two-thirds of the Democratic senators in voting for cloture.
Humphrey and Scott discussed the civil rights fight in a television interview after Sen. Jacob K. Javits, R-N.Y. said the fate of the literacy test bill depended in part on the amount of support given by the Kennedy administration.
Javits said he felt the bill had an "even chance" of winning congressional approval this year.
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Assistant Senate Democratic Leader Hubert Humphrey said the Southern talkathon against a bill to bar state literacy tests for voters could be curbed with the support of 24 of the 35 GOP senators. GOP Sen. Hugh Scott replied that he expected only 17 or 18 Republican senators to support a cloture motion which Democratic leaders may make by the end of the week. Scott asked why Humphrey could not get seven or eight more votes instead of asking Republicans to bail out Democratic proposals. Humphrey said Dixie oratory against the administration-backed measure could be curbed if two-thirds of the Republican senators would join two-thirds of the Democratic senators in voting for cloture. Humphrey and Scott discussed the civil rights fight in a television interview after Sen. Jacob K. Javits said the fate of the literacy test bill depended in part on the amount of support given by the Kennedy administration.