On paqe 5 Section 3.17, Journal and Passage of
Bills, in lines 7, 8, 9, and 10 strike out the sentence
beqinnina with the words "All final in line 7 down to and
including the word "house." in line 10.
THF CHAIRMAN: The amendment having been offered
by Delegate James, is there a second?
(Whereupon, the amendment was seconded.)
THE CHAIPMAN' The amendment having been seconded,
the Chair recognizes Delegate James to speak to the
amendment.
DELEGATE JAMFS- Mr. Chairman and fellow
delegates '
I would like to say that generally speakina
political commentators make the criticism that big constitu-
tions furnish unnecessary technicalities in the wav of legis-
lative procedure. The result of this is to subject legis-
lation to all sorts of lecral attacks on ourely technical
and procedural grounds.
I have in my hand a publication bv the Citizens
Council on State Legislatures, published in May of 1967,
entitled "State Constitutional Provisions Affecting the