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stand they will be available shortly.
Those of you not familiar with the legislative
practice and the electrical board should familiarize your-
selves with the switch on your desk. I call your attention
to the fact that under the rules adopted by this Convention,
it is a serious offense for any person. Delegate or not,
to operate the switch which controls the voting board.
In the center of that switch is a white ribbed circle,
which you can, with your finger, pull forward and back.
That operates the signal for pages. If you want a page,
flip that center button back and forth several times. It
will light a light at either side of the rostrum and a page
will come to your desk.
I think the procedure for the operation of the
rest of the lights has by now been determined by nearly
all Delegates. I might add that the one fortunate part of
this device is that the presiding officer can absolutely
control because until a switch here is turned on, you can
flip the button all you want, and it has absolutely no
effect.
The procedure in formal voting, in any case where |
