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Hampshire — at least it was in the news — some 20 or 25

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years ago — to act on this subject of imprisonment for

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debt. I take cognizance of the fact that there are people

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right today who would be very happy to put bills through

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the General Assembly providing for imprisonment for debt;

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and I think that this is a matter that should remain in our

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Bill of Rights.

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THE CHAIRMAN: Any further discussion?

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Delegate Lloyd Taylor,

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DELEGATE L. TAYLOR: I have a point of inquiry,

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Mr. Chairman. I would like to address this either

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to the Chair or to Mr. Scanlan,

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In Baltimore City when some fellows are brought

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into court and ordered to pay on a non-support order to

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their children and wife, many times some of these men are

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unemployed and therefore cannot comply with the

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court order, and in lieu of this the Department of Public

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Welfare pays the amount of money to the family of the

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man who has been brought into court.

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I am trying to find out, would this change

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the interpretation that Delegate Scanlan made concerning this