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Keep in mind that in accordance with the pro-
cedure discussed by the Chairman of the Rules Committee
at the last meeting, it is possible for you to submit
proposals other than in the precise language which you want
to see adopted in the Constitution. In other words, you
may submit what has been termed idea proposals. They need
not be in formal language. You may submit, for instance,
a proposal that the Constitution provide for a Secretary
of State. That would be simply an idea proposal. Nothing
more is needed. You may submit any kind, any number of
such idea proposals. They will be referred to the ap-
propriate committee, and if the committee favorably acts
on the proposal, it will embody it in formal language in a
committee recommendation.
This procedure is adopted in order to facilitate
the flow of ideas from the Delegates to the committee in
orderly manner. We hope that the -procedure will be used
very freely.
Many of you have asked about locks. Locks for the
desk in the House Chamber are being made. They were removed
from the desk when the desk was being refinished. I under-
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