Show GOP OP Senators If Demand Filibuster End WASHINGTON Feb 1 UP p- p Republican senators demanded Fri Fri- day that action be taken to choke off oft the F FE E P C filibuster 1 The G GO GOP 0 P lawmakers announced i they are ready to take the initiative initia i tive If something isn't done quickly quick quick- ly by the Democrats who favor the em- em employment bill to create a permanent fair tair employment em em- practice e commission slon Kenneth S S. S Wherry Republican senate renate whip gave Sen Chavez D. D N N. M M. r. r until the end of the week to to seek limitation of or debate Senate Republicans he said are rare getting restless and they I want some action They mean menn business Chavez who maneuvered the up for consideration despite dc- dc spite the v vehement opposition of southern senators has been soliciting soliciting soliciting so so- votes to have the so-called so gag rule invoked against the fili fili- buster He claims to have lined i up 44 u It requires a two-thirds two vote of th the senate to limit debate but only 16 votes to petition that such a limitation be considered The latter lat lat- latter atter ter move is what Wherry has in mind He told Chavez after the senate senate senate sen sen- ate adjourned Thursday night that 21 of those signed up against the filibuster are arc Republicans or five more more than the number required to seek debate limitation Wherry added if Chavez did not move on a bipartisan basis that limitation be considered the Ule Republicans will file such luch a petition on a partisan basis Getting 16 signers however is only the first step The petition then must be formally filed flIed with the senate and that is a formidable formidable dable task under the present parliamentary parliamentary par par- situation Southern opponents of F FE E P C Chave have not based their week two long Jong ong filibuster on the measure Itt itself it- it t self but on technical mot motions ons to correct the journal of senate proceedings proceedings proceedings pro pro- for Jan 17 The southerners southerners southerners south south- erners contend debate limitation cannot be applied against such a motion Sen Russell D. D Ga unofficial i field marshal of ot the southern forces forces asserted the pro-F pro E P C group knows the petition cant can't be filed tiled without breaking the senate rules Three speakers speakers one one of them in favor of the bill bill occupied occupied five and one half hal hours of the senates senate's time day Sen Bilbo BUbo D. D Miss ran of off the second reel of his hia installment- installment type filibuster Sen Mead D. D N. N V. V ti spoke almost exactly one hour In In- av the toe measure Sen W. W Lee pass the biscuits pappy peppy ODaniel D. D Texas had t. t the e floor when the senate shut up for the night When they threw this bill Into the senate threw in something something some- some thing that stinks worse than a skunk he declaimed This bill In plain Texas language is purely and simply a 8 trick to steal the Negro vote |