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the vote is recorded, it is a total vote, not
how people voted, as such. One of the
hazards that any man that aspires to any
public office has to encounter is the fact
that his past is going to be put to public
scrutiny. There is just no way around this,
and it is not right that there should be a
way around this. After all, we are looking
for men of the greatest integrity and the
greatest character to head up these depart-
ments, and the highest agencies of the Sen-
ate. I am not for someone getting up on
the floor of the Senate and attacking some-
one's character. The purpose of the public
body is to bring these things into public.
DELEGATE JAMES: Mr. Chairman.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate James.
DELEGATE JAMES: I happen to have
a rule with me. "Executive Journal: At
the end of each executive session the Exec-
utive Journal shall be turned over to the
Department of Legislative Reference, who
shall arrange to have it printed with the
regular Senate Journal for that session."
It is not true that it is completely secret.
During the course of the session it is, but
eventually it becomes available. It is de-
layed publication.
Is there any discussion?
(There was no response.)
THE CHAIRMAN: Are you ready for
the question?
(Call for the question.)
The question arises on the adoption of
Amendment No. 19 to Committee Recom-
mendation LB-2. The Clerk will ring the
quorum bell.
A vote Aye is a vote in favor of Amend-
ment No. 19. A vote No is a vote against.
Cast your votes.
DELEGATE BOYCE: Negative.
THE CHAIRMAN: Has every delegate
voted? Does any delegate desire to change
his vote?
(There was no response.)
The Clerk will record the vote.
Delegate Boyce is voting in the negative.
There being 102 votes in the affirmative
and 24 in the negative, the motion carries.
The amendment is adopted.
The pages will distribute Amendment T.
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Delegate James, I am taking Amend-
ment T, rather than S, so you would have
an opportunity to make a modification of T.
DELEGATE JAMES: I made it.
THE CHAIRMAN : Delegate Koss.
DELEGATE KOSS: I would like to rise
to a point of personal privilege.
THE CHAIRMAN: State the privilege.
DELEGATE KOSS: I would like this
body to recognize the presence of Mr. and
Mrs. Phillip Darling, outstanding and ac-
tive citizens from Baltimore, in the gallery.
THE CHAIRMAN: We are delighted to
have them here.
(Applause.)
THE CHAIRMAN: Amendment T will
be Amendment No. 20. The Clerk will read
the amendment.
READING CLERK: Amendment No. 20
to Committee Recommendation LB-2, by
Delegate James: On page 5, section 3.17,
Journal and Passage of Bills, in lines 7,
8, 9, and 10 strike out the sentence begin-
ning with the words "All final" in line 7
down to and including the word "house." in
line 10.
THE CHAIRMAN: The amendment hav-
ing been offered by Delegate James, is
there a second?
(Whereupon, the amendment was duly
seconded.)
THE CHAIRMAN: The amendment hav-
ing been seconded, the Chair recognizes
Delegate James to speak to the amendment.
DELEGATE JAMES: Mr. Chairman
and fellow delegates: I would like to say
that generally speaking political commenta-
tors make the criticism that big constitu-
tions furnish unnecessary technicalities in
the way of legislative procedure. The re-
sult of this is to subject legislation to all
sorts of legal attacks on purely technical
and procedural grounds.
I have in my hand a publication by the
Citizens Council on State Legislatures, pub-
lished in May of 1967, entitled "State Con-
stitutional Provisions Affecting the State
Legislature."
DELEGATE GALLAGHER: You made
your point.
DELEGATE JAMES: That was for
emphasis.
Under the recommendations on page 12,
the first point made is:
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