Anne's, Cecil, Caroline, Dorchester, and
then in the evening at 7:00 P.M., Carroll,
Frederick, Washington, Allegany, Garrett,
and Harford.
The representatives from these areas who
will appear are listed on a detailed schedule
which is in the Public Information Office or
on the bulletin board outside of this as-
sembly room, I believe.
THE PRESIDENT: Are there any other
announcements ? Delegate Sherbow ?
DELEGATE SHERBOW: Mr. President,
the State Finance and Taxation Committee
announces there will be a public hearing on
October 11. on the subject of lottery under
Proposal No. 24. It will be held in the base-
ment of the Shaw House in the Baltimore
City Delegation Room, beginning at 10:00
A.M. Those who wish to be heard are re-
quested to communicate with the Commit-
tee so that we can schedule the hearing
with some degree of efficiency.
There will also be a public hearing on
October 17 on the subject of assessments,
as set out in Proposal No. 8, which relates
to the classification of property devoted to
agriculture for open space use. However,
that entire section in that proposal will be
up for discussion that day.
That meeting likewise will be held in the
basement of the Shaw House, beginning at
10:00 A.M., on October 17.
Our Committee also requests that those
who are interested should communicate with
the Committee so that the hearing can move
with some reasonable dispatch.
We understand that there are representa-
tives of counties, county offices and delega-
tions, who are interested in this aspect of
our work, and we would urge the delegates
to communicate with all those whom they
feel are interested so that they will be
aware of this hearing.
Thank you.
THE PRESIDENT: Any other announce-
ments by committee chairmen? Delegate
Scanlan ?
DELEGATE SCANLAN: Mr. President,
the Rules Committee will meet in its meet-
ing room in the basement of the Shaw
House at 3:00 P.M. this afternoon, in an at-
tempt, first, to reach a final decision on the
question of the creation of a committee on
public information; and, second, to consider
a report of a subcommittee on a proposed
rule with respect to the filling of vacancies
in the Convention should they occur. To- |
morrow the Committee will meet at noon at
the same place, at which time we invite any
delegate who has opinions or comments
about the proposed second report of the
Committee with respect to the possible regu-
lation of lobbying before the Convention to
come and give us the advantage of your
comments. We will proceed to the very im-
portant business of electing a vice-chair-
man.
THE PRESIDENT: Any further an-
nouncements by committee chairman ? Dele-
gate Morgan?
DELEGATE MORGAN: Mr. President, I
would like to state I made the announce-
ment previously that this afternoon the
Committee on the Executive Branch will
meet at 3:30 P.M. We will hear Delegate
Kathleen Robie and Judge Finan.
THE PRESIDENT: Are there any other
announcements ?
DELEGATE H. TAYLOR: Mr. President,
I rise to a point of personal privilege.
THE PRESIDENT: Would you state the
nature of the personal privilege?
DELEGATE H. TAYLOR: A funny thing
happened to me on the way to the Senate,
or actually in the Senate Chamber yesterday
after the meeting adjourned. I was in there
to listen to the session on Personal Rights
and the Preamble of the Constitution, and I
took with me one of my most valuable
possessions. That was the final report of
the Constitutional Convention Commission,
which I believe before this session is over
will probably become a bible of the Conven-
tion. I put it on a desk in the Senate, and I
moved from that desk to better observe and
hear the witnesses; and shortly thereafter,
I turned and my bible was gone. The session
was on civil rights, and I hope that whoever
did take this off the desk will give equal
time to property rights, because these vol-
umes are not yet available in great supply.
I understand they will be available starting
Monday of next week, but I think it is a
tool that I need very badly. I would like to
have it returned.
Secondly, your Honor, Mr. President—
THE PRESIDENT: The lawyer in him
will show.
DELEGATE H. TAYLOR: There are two
Taylors and two Smiths in the house, and I
do not want to claim unfair credit for the
many bills that the other Taylor or the pro-
posals that the other Taylor has introduced;
and I suggest that those of us who have
names like Smith and Taylor, when we do |
