President. in conclusion. I voted against the motion to table the MansfieldDirksen amendment today because I believe there is a problem with respect to literacy. But I certainly hope and trust that in the course of debate between now and the next time we reach the same hurdle all over again I shall have some assurance from the proponents of the MansfieldDirksen amendment that lines 9 and 10 will be deleted from the amendment so that we shall. in fact. have a literacy test bill. and that we shall have the assurance that that. and nothing more. will be presented to the Senate for vote. Unless I have such assurance. I may well be compelled to vote to table the MansfieldDirksen amendment when it comes before the Senate again. I did wish to have an opportunity to make very clear that I am concerned about abuses of literacy tests. I think some uniform standard is desirable. I hope some measure along that line can be passed.
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