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get to the rule making power, that the court shall not
have powerthat cannot be checked by the very people who
are giving them that power; and what we would be doing
is delegating forever the power of the people to have any
say in the administration of their courts.
While, as I say, this is unlikely to happen
in this particular area, if they were ever to want this
power, I can think of the general principle that we should
delegate when we have to pay, or we give the power to
judge our lives, we pay them to have the courtrooms to do
do it in, the salary to do it, and we have absolutely
nothing to say about it. This is a horrible principle.
I tliink it is a principle. I think it is a principle
that we have to stand up and be counted on. It is unfor-
tunate it comes on an issue which is really not a question
that the legislature will really get into. It is the
principle that is involved.
I think we should support this amendment.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Marvin Smith, do you
desire to speak in opposition?
UELHGATL M. SMITH: I desire to speak in