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a cruorum in the committee, what the membership of the
committee was, what is a quorum, whether the failure to hav<?
a majority of a quorum or a majority of all the membership
voting in favor — in other words, the committee, procedure
will become a matter of constitutional importance, and I
submit to you that this is reallv an area which should be
controlled by rules of the General Assembly, and that
it should not be a matter which can be attacked in the cour
because some rule of procedure within a committee which
could be reflected in the journal is not complied with.
THE CHAIRMAN: Any questions of the sponsor of
the amendment?
DELEGATE GALLAGHER: Mr. Chairman.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Gallaqher.
DELEGATE GALLAGHER: Senator James, is it not
true that when a bill receives an unfavorable committee
vote that the bill crenerally is never reported to the
\ full floor of either chamber, so that in effect, therefore,
a areat deal of action is taken in committee, namely the
killinq of legislation, both important and unimportant, so
that in effect, what is accomplished in comnittee is equallv