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teen minutes ahead and five minutes ahead,
just as though the session were normally
resuming.
Under the motion, the Chair would take
it we would resume at 12:10 P.M.
Delegate Dorsey.
DELEGATE DORSEY: I would like to
announce that there will be a minority
meeting of the Executive Branch Commit-
tee across the hall immediately after the
recess.
THE PRESIDENT: Are you ready for
the question?
All in favor, signify by saying Aye;
contrary, No. The Ayes have it. It is so
ordered.
(Whereupon, at 11:10 A.M., the Conven-
tion recessed for purposes of further de-
liberation by the Committee on the Execu-
tive Branch, to reconvene at 12:10 P.M. on
the same day.)
PLENARY SESSION
NOVEMBER 28, 1967—12:10 P.M.
PRESIDENT H. VERNON ENEY,
PRESIDING
THE PRESIDENT: The Sergeant-at-
Arms will clear the aisles and close the
doors.
The Convention will please come to order.
Roll call.
(Whereupon, the roll was called.)
THE PRESIDENT: Has every delegate
answered roll call?
The Clerk will record the roll call.
The Chair recognizes Delegate Byrnes on
a matter of personal privilege.
DELEGATE BYRNES: Mr. President,
I would like to suggest in the third dis-
trict of the City we are very fortunate
in having the assistance of many commu-
nity leaders in our attempt to inform the
public of what we have been doing down
here, and I would like to ask the Conven-
tion to welcome one of them this afternoon,
Mr. Marion Walker, American Legion Post
No. 10.
Thank you.
THE PRESIDENT: We are delighted to
have him with us.
(Applause.)
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The Chair recognizes Delegate Morgan
for the purpose of making an announce-
ment.
DELEGATE MORGAN: Mr. President,
the Executive Branch Committee met dur-
ing the recess of the Convention, and while
we could not come to an agreement on all
issues before the Committee of the Whole,
we did, by a vote of 15 to 5, reach agree-
ment that the Committee at the proper
time, when we get to Committee Recom-
mendation EB-1, would propose the follow-
ing amendment:
At the proper place in Committee Rec-
ommendation EB-1, insert the following:
"Section , Interdepartmental Board of
Review" — which is in essence the Board
of Public Works with the name more ac-
curate — "there shall be in the executive
branch of the government an interdepart-
mental board of review which shall con-
sist of the governor, a head of a principal
department designated by the governor, and
an individual appointed to the Board by the
General Assembly. The Board shall per-
form in such manner and have such powers
as the General Assembly may prescribe,
including, but not limited to the following:
(1) The creation of state debt; (2) ex-
penditure from the proceeds of such debt;
(3) expenditures for the acquisition of land
or the construction of buildings, equipment,
or other public works; (4) the transfer or
disposal of state property or rights; (5)
expenditures of lump sum appropriations
not curtailed by law; (6) expenditures
from the General Emergency Fund of the
State; and (7) the establishment from time
to time of the state property tax rate."
As I say, the Committee could not come
to agreement on whether the comptroller
should be elected or appointed, whether the
attorney general should be elected or ap-
pointed, or whether the treasurer should be
elected by the General Assembly or not;
but at least we did set up a Board of Pub-
lic Works where, unless the General As-
sembly appoints him to it, the comptroller,
whether elected or not, or whether elected,
will not be a member. So that is the com-
promise that we reached, Mr. President,
and this will be presented.
However the voting, whether the comp-
troller is elected or appointed, whether the
attorney general is elected or appointed,
whether the treasurer is elected by the
General Assembly or not, the Committee
will offer this as an amendment to Com-
mittee Recommendation EB-1 at the proper
time.
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