(CBS) CBS News has been told that Defense Department plans to seek funding for a $100 million courthouse to try terror suspects at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have been put on hold. The Pentagon has officially withdrawn its original "emergency funding" request after encountering opposition from both Democrats and Republicans in Congress.

There is already a courthouse at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, but the military has said that it needs more space to try the high-value detainees held there.

However, on Wednesday U.S. Navy Spokesman J.D. Gordon told CBS News correspondent Sharyl Attkisson the Department of Defense does not want a lack of facilities to delay the process.

Gordon added, "Only those detainees who will be charged with law of war violations and other grave offenses, estimated at between 60-80 unlawful enemy combatants, will be subject to commissions."

The proposed $100 million building would have housed more than courtrooms. The Pentagon anticipates a lot of observers and press for detainee trials. The building's plans call for accommodations for up to 1,200 people. There would also be a dining facility for 800 and a garage big enough for 100 vehicles.

Gordon said trials will move forward in June without the new building. Pre-trial activity likely starting up soon, he said.

As Attkisson reported in December, the Pentagon originally asked for money to build the courthouse with an emergency funding request — which would not have required a Congressional vote. But there was enough skepticism on Capitol Hill that the Pentagon had to put the project through the formal budget processes.

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Editor's Note: This story has been modified from its original posting to clarify comments from U.S. Navy Spokesman J.D. Gordon.

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