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made that since you can't tell a great deal from reading

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the language that a General Assembly would not be prompted

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to keep the language in unless it had the background.

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I am not suggesting that the B&0 Railroad would

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attempt to lobby the section out. I think more important,

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since this entire matter has had constitutional dignity,

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since 1851 as amended in 1891, it would seem a better

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course of action to keep it in this constitutional sphere

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for the purpose of dealing with the problem.

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I don't see that you couldn't accomplish the

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same thing by transitional legislation. I simply say

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that there are some elements of risk there which probably

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would not be present if we used the constitutional route.

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THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Scanlan.

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DELEGATE SCANLAN: Let me ask you a question

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about another possible route.

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You noted that this provision concerns primarily,

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if not exclusively, the B&0. You also observed that

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hopefully as a result of the merger with the C&0 the

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problem will go away and we will have no need for any

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provision.