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It would also be very helpful to the
Chair and to the reading clerk if you ar-
rive at the conclusion that you will not
present amendments to send to him or to
me a little memo indicating that you will
not. We can then pull the folders out of
the group and can move forward much
more expeditiously.
May I again also urge you to confine
your remarks to one statement on a ques-
tion, and not make repeated statements and
limit your debate strictly within the time-
table and even a less time than that.
As you all know, the Committee on Rules,
Credentials and Convention Budget recom-
mended to the Committee on Calendar and
Agenda that it adopt as a part of the de-
bate schedule a much more rigid and strict
limitation on debate than has heretofore
been the case. The Committee is very re-
luctant to do this. It does not want to
limit by debate schedule the delegates to
one speech per question. Instead, we urge
you to have a self-imposed restraint and
limit yourself to one speech per question
and make that one short and to the point.
There is one other possibility. If we find
that repeated amendments are being offered
to raise the same question over and over
again, there is the possibility for the Com-
mittee on Calendar and Agenda to suggest
for your consideration a strict limitation
of debate by fixing a time at which the
vote on any given question will be taken
This would effectively shut off all debate.
These are devices which are open un-
der the rules if the Convention feels it is
necessary to adopt them. I certainly hope
it will not be necessary. They will not even
be submitted to you if all the delegates
will follow the rules of self-imposed re-
straint, both in the offering of the amend-
ments and in debate.
The Chair recognizes Delegate Powers,
Chairman of the Committee on Calendar
and Agenda.
DELEGATE POWERS: Mr. President,
I move that the Convention resolve itself
into a Committee of the Whole to resume
consideration of the orders of the day.
THE PRESIDENT: Is there a second?
(Whereupon, the motion was duly sec-
onded.)
THE PRESIDENT: All those in favor,
signify by saying Aye; contrary, No. The
Ayes have it. It is so ordered.
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(Whereupon, at 10:15 A.M., the Conven-
tion resolved itself into the Committee of
the Whole.)
(The mace was removed by the Sergeant-
at-Arms.)
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
NOVEMBER 21, 1967—10:15 A.M.
PRESIDENT H. VERNON ENEY,
PRESIDING
THE CHAIRMAN: The Committee of
the Whole will please come to order.
We concluded yesterday a consideration
of Amendment No. 33, and down through
section 5.15.
Section 5.16 is now open for amendment.
I believe there is a minority report as to
that section.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Johnson,
do you still propose to offer your amend-
ment?
DELEGATE JOHNSON: No, Mr. Chair-
man. Because of the actions of the Com-
mittee of the Whole with respect to the
nominating commission, our amendment
would not be in order, but I understand
Delegate James Clark has one that would
be in order.
THE CHAIRMAN: Thank you.
The page will please distribute amend-
ment CK. This will be Amendment No. 34.
For what purpose does Delegate Malkus
rise?
DELEGATE MALKUS: I rose a long
time ago, and you looked in every direction
but here. I want to speak on personal privi-
lege before we get into the subject matter.
THE CHAIRMAN: State the privilege.
DELEGATE MALKUS: Mr. President
and members of this Convention:
Yesterday I asked that your staff pre-
pare an amendment which would allow the
governor to make the appointments. I asked
that the amendment not be made public
until it was introduced on the floor.
Now, that is a privilege that I have
known in my long stay in the General As-
sembly.
That is a privilege that I think I have
a right to have. I would like to throw it
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