▁the ▁Mass ive ▁Res istance ▁movement . ▁Form er ▁Per row ▁Commission ▁member ▁George ▁M . ▁C och ran ▁later ▁re called ▁how , ▁after ▁four ▁hours ▁of ▁debate , ▁the ▁House ▁approved ▁the ▁House ▁bill ▁reported ▁from ▁the ▁Education ▁Committee ▁ 5 4 ▁to ▁ 4 5 , ▁leading ▁to ▁final ▁passage ▁ 5 4 ▁to ▁ 4 6 . ▁On ▁the ▁Senate ▁side , ▁an ▁anti - Per row ▁Commission ▁majority ▁controlled ▁the ▁Senate ▁Education ▁Committee , ▁so ▁Al mond ' s ▁al lies ▁employed ▁a ▁parliament ary ▁device ▁to ▁permit ▁the ▁entire ▁Senate ▁rather ▁than ▁just ▁that ▁small ▁committee ▁to ▁vote ▁on ▁the ▁pup il ▁assignment ▁bill . ▁To ▁break ▁a ▁dead locked ▁Senate , ▁however , ▁supp or ters ▁needed ▁the ▁tie - bre aking ▁vote ▁of ▁Senator ▁Stuart ▁B . ▁Carter ▁of ▁F inc ast le ▁in ▁Bot et ourt ▁County . ▁Carter ▁had ▁opposed ▁the ▁tu ition ▁assistance ▁aspects ▁of ▁the ▁Gray ▁plan , ▁but ▁had ▁recently ▁under g one ▁major ▁surg ery . ▁Und eter red , ▁the ▁pro - Per row ▁fa ction ▁found ▁Carter ▁and ▁whe e led ▁him ▁into ▁the ▁Senate ▁chamber ▁to ▁cast ▁the ▁decis ive ▁favor able ▁vote . ▁The ▁bill ▁passed ▁ 2 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 . ▁The ▁following ▁day , ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁ 2 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 ▁vote , ▁the ▁Senate ▁approved ▁the ▁local ▁pup il ▁assignment ▁bill . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁special ▁session ▁established ▁a ▁permanent ▁f iss ure