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the way we propose it. The New York Convention is not
under a statutory deadline. They imposed a deadline on
themselves because they wanted to get the proposed new
Constitution on the ballot in the November elections. We
have a statutory deadline, whether it is December 12, 1967,
or January 12, 1968, and this rule would act as a prod
to the substantive committees to get their reports to the
Committee of the Whole by that date, which is just a little
over two months after we have begun here on September 12;
but I think there was some feeling initially in the Com-
mittee that this date was maybe a little too soon. With
more reflection about it, the more we found it was a sound
date; that all this rule would insure would be that the
report would get to the Committee of the Whole. Then we
would have extended debates, but there is, of course, an
escape clause. Obviously some committees will want to go
back and look at something else, or other committees for
good and sufficient reason will not be able to meet the
deadline; and if there is a good reason why a substantive
report should be received belatedly, the majority of the
delegates present and voting would have the power to |
