Show POLL TAX BILL TEST LOOMS WASHINGTON Nov 19 UP- UP Southern opponents of a bill barring barring barring bar bar- ring collection of poll taxes as a prerequisite to voting for federal officials reportedly agreed at a conference Thursday to seek a showdown vote in the senate Saturday Saturday Saturday Sat Sat- in the hope of killing the measure by defeating a proposal I J to limit debate Senator Bilbo D D. Miss continued continued con con- for the sixth day a filibuster ter by which opponents have blocked con consideration of the bill while his colleagues held cloakroom cloakroom cloakroom cloak cloak- room conferences with administration administration adminis adminis- leaders on the possibility of obtaining a test vote e Believe in Strength One senator who asked to re remain remain remain re- re main anonymous said the southerners southerners south south- erners canvassed the prospects for a vote on on debate limitation at their meeting and appeared agreed they could defeat a motion for cloture which requires approval approval approval ap ap- ap- ap of two-thirds two of those voting vot vot- ing To bring such a proposal before before before be be- fore the senate it would be necessary necessary necessary essary for opponents to ease their filibuster sufficiently to permit a vote first on a motion by Democratic Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic Leader Barkley of Kentucky Kentucky Kentucky Ken Ken- tucky to take up the bill Although this motion appeared certain of adoption opponents believed believed be be- even some supporters of the measure would join them in voting voting voting vot vot- ing against invocation of the sel sel- sel- sel used dom-used cloture rule This rule can be brought before the senate by jy the filing of a petition hear bear hearing ing ng 16 senators' senators names However such a petition must lie over one day before it can be acted upon by the senate Would Limit Debate Adoption of the cloture rule would limit each senator to one hours hour's debate on the bill and all pending amendments Opponents of the measure said that if a debate debate debate de de- bate limitation were refused they had no doubt efforts to obtain passage of the bill would be abandoned abandoned abandoned aban aban- in this congress The measure measure measure mea mea- sure already has passed in the house douse in slightly different form but proponents would have to to start all aU over again in the next session |