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any hard and fast rule to befollowed. Obviously if an
amendment was made or series of amendments by a committee
that were so extensive as to constitute a new report
that would require study, we would have to allow time
for study.
In this particular instance, the committee
recommendation is one sentence and the proposed amendment
is simply a substitute for that one sentence. I do not
think we need to delay for another three days to permit
consideration. I would not say that that rule would be
followed rigidly in every instance.
DELEGATE WHEATLEY: Mr. President, a further
question of parliamentary inquiry. Several days ago I
raised a question as to whether the Rules Committee had
considered the question of re-referral and I see from the
report today they had not dealt with that. The reason
for my question is it seems much more expeditious if
this occasion would arise that the committee could withdraw
and substitute a report rather than going through the
fiction of amending.
I was just wondering now, is there a procedure |
