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DELEGATE GALLAGHER: I do, sir.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Marion.
DELEGATE MARION: I wanted to raise a question,
because of the colloquy that occurred earlier between
Chairman Gallagher and Delegate Gilchrist with respect to
the interpretation which they placed upon the words which
would be left in this section if this amendment were
adopted in the instance where a legislator resigned.
THE CHAIRMAN: You don't have to explain the
reason for it. The Chair said you can state your question.
DELEGATE MARION: My question is whether Dele-
gate Gallagher is asking us to vote for this amendment,
based upon the Gilchrist interpretation of that language,
or whether you are asking us to vote for it on what seems
to me to be the interpretation of the language, that a
member is a member and if there is no member there is not
part of a majority.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Gallagher.
j DELEGATE GALLAGHER: Well, I believe again that
since Mr. Gilchrist indicated he was favoring in his
' minority report the existing Maryland practice under the