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as to, A, whether or not we can afford this luxury and
as we get further along, B, if the Chairman could refresh
my memory as to amendments, as to second or third reading
in the Convention, what is the provision relative to that?
DELEGATE SCANLAN: Answering your first
question, following traditional parliamentary procedure
are we indulging in a luxury we can't afford? The
committee felt not. We felt this would be a fair opportunity
to give a delegate who hadn't thought of an amendment a
chance to offer it on the floor, the first time when the
particular section of the main question was being amended
and finally when the last call came on the question of the
whole main question, he would have another opportunity.
Of course, he couldn't offer it twice except maybe under
reconsideration.
I am sure there is a possibility of abuse here
but I think that we wanted to be sure that the administra-
tive procedures established by the President and the
officers really gave a delegate a chance to get his amend-
ment printed and distributed in time. I think the procedure
of the other day shows this can be done realistically, at |
