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THE PRESIDENT: Is there any discussion?

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DELEGATE DUKES: David Dukes, Prince Georges

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County. Mr. President, I have known Chairman Scanlan

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for a number of years and have never been unimpressed by

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his eloquence and ability. Even today his staying power

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is fine. Because of my impression of him, I studied

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very carefully the report of the Committee on Rules, and

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I listened to each and every word. I cannot see where

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we gain anything by the proposed regulations except per-

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haps a partial list of various witnesses who will appear

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before the Convention. Beyond that it seems to me that

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inasmuch as we have no sanctions, inasmuch as we

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apparently have not seen fit to do that which we could

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have done, and that is provide some sort of censure or

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other punitive measures for those of us who should choose

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not to worry about the regulations ourselves, not report

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improper comments made to us or Improper attempts to ap-

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proach the Convention, and inasmuch as I can see not

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where we gain anything other than, as I said, a list of

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witnesses, which can easily be obtained by asking desirable

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questions of the witnesses when they appear before the

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committees or the Convention, and inasmuch as my dear old