Word: amendment
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Eisenhower was proposing the legislation, Republican Senate Leader Knowland was in the forefront, and Vice President Nixon was turning on the heat behind the scenes. Therefore, argued Russell, the Southerners should not try to smother the civil rights bill of 1957 with words; instead, they should first try to amend the bill drastically, and be prepared for its eventual passage, even though they might reserve the right to try a filibuster at the bitter...
...seem to enjoy the brave new look our Chief Justice is giving the Supreme Court. But down here we think that if he was big enough in the segregation case to amend the Constitution singlehanded he should be big enough to kick Du Pont in the pants...
TAFT-HARTLEY amendments this year stand good chance of passage. Reason: Labor Secretary Mitchell is bringing together union and management leaders from separate industries, having them suggest amendments to which both groups agree. First such conference brought agreement to amend passages covering construction industry's representative elections, apprenticeship and multiemployer bargaining...
...Impending Defeat. Beyond civil rights and its reefs, there waits the prospect of a second losing battle for the South. Stung by "Judge" Nixon's interpretation. Majority Leader Lyndon Johnson and Minority Leader William Knowland last week co-sponsored a bill to 1) amend the provision of Rule XXII that requires a vote of two-thirds of all Senators (64 votes) to close debate, so that cloture can be applied by two-thirds of the Senators present; 2) abolish the provision of XXII that guarantees the right of unlimited debate (i.e., nonstop filibuster privileges) on proposals to change...
...white pupils." Snapped a backer of the bill: "But who is going to give the tests?" ¶ The North Carolina legislature convened for its first special session in 18 years, to act on the recommendations of its advisory committee on education. The recommendations, known as the Pearsall Plan, would amend the state constitution to 1) allow the government to pay the private-school tuitions of children whose parents do not want them to go to mixed public schools, and 2) permit local residents to close down their public schools, should the courts try to enforce desegregation...