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But becuase there was confusion on the matter, I offered
this amendment really as a clarifying amendment to make sur
that this concept was continued.
I don't bleieve I can say any more to you ladies
and gentlemen on this subject, except to say that I think
it is a valuable concept and one which will be a .forward look-
ing thing in the Constitution in the years to come. And I
think, therefore, that becuase of this confusion I would
hope that we would adopt the amendment.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Weidemeyer.
DELEGATE WEIDEMEYER: Mr.President and Members
of the Committee:
Delegate Child and I worked on this as a sub-
committee, and we had before us Article V of the present
Declaration of Rights.
We felt that this Convention would eventually
adopt Article V. We also had before us Article XXI of
the present Declaration of Rights, and if you will notice,
our lanquaae in our recommendation follows very closely the ,
language of Article XXI. We did not intend to change any-
thing existing in our present Maryland law regarding jury