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DELEGATE MASON: In view of the
Chair's ruling, then, I move that on line
26, on page 1 of the committee report,
strike out the word "not".
THE CHAIRMAN: So that we may
have it before us, may we consider Amend-
ment No. 6 amended by striking out every-
thing in line 9 after the semicolon, all of
lines 10 and 11?
DELEGATE MASON: Yes, sir.
THE CHAIRMAN: Very well. The
amendment is thus modified; the Clerk will
read the amendment.
READING CLERK: Amendment No. 6
to Committee Report EB-1 by Delegate
Mason, an amendment to Recommendation
No. 4 in Committee Report EB-1, on line
26, on page 1 of the Committee Report,
strike out the word "not".
THE CHAIRMAN: Is the amendment
seconded?
(The amendment was duly seconded.)
THE CHAIRMAN: The amendment hav-
ing been seconded, the Chair would nor-
mally recognize Delegate Mason, but be-
fore doing so, the Chair calls attention to
the fact that the debate schedule allows
seventy minutes of controlled and uncon-
trolled debate.
It is now nearly ten minutes of six. If
there is any likelihood that the debate
would take anything like that amount of
time, the Chair would not be disposed to
begin the debate now.
With that in mind, the Chair would like
to inquire of Delegates Mason and Morgan
whether they think they could limit their
controlled debate to five minutes each. I
am not suggesting that there is any com-
pulsion on you to do so. I am merely mak-
ing the inquiry.
If you do not think that is possible, the
Chair would be disposed to recess the mat-
ter until tomorrow.
Delegate Morgan.
DELEGATE MORGAN: Mr. Chairman,
I have three speakers under the controlled
time. I would imagine they could complete
their remarks within ten minutes.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Mason.
DELEGATE MASON: Mr. Chairman, I
have several speakers, but I would co-
operate and limit it to an agreed time; if
it were ten minutes for controlled debate,
I would agree to that limitation.
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THE CHAIRMAN: To what time?
DELEGATE MASON: Ten minutes, the
same as Delegate Morgan indicated.
THE CHAIRMAN: The Chair would like
to inquire how many delegates on the floor
would be disposed to speak on the amend-
ment?
If you will just stand and then the Chair
would have some idea.
Delegate Harry Taylor.
DELEGATE H. TAYLOR: Mr. Chair-
man, I am authorized on behalf of the dele-
gates in the back row here to say that a
consensus has been reached here in the
back row that debate would be futile as
far as we are concerned, and maybe that
will help the others make up their minds
on how much time they are going to need.
THE CHAIRMAN: Will the delegates
who desire to speak on the question simply
stand so that the Chair can get some idea
as to how many there are.
The Chair recognizes Delegate Powers.
DELEGATE POWERS: Mr. Chairman,
I move the Committee of the Whole rise
and report to the Convention that it has not
concluded its consideration of Committee
Report EB-1.
THE CHAIRMAN: Is there a second?
(The motion was duly seconded.)
THE CHAIRMAN: All in favor signify
by saying Aye; contrary, No. The Ayes
have it. It is so ordered.
(Whereupon, at 5:50 P.M. the Committee
of the Whole rose, and the Convention re-
convened.)
(The mace was replaced by the Sergeant-
at-Arms.)
PLENARY SESSION
NOVEMBER 28, 1967—5:50 P.M.
PRESIDENT H. VERNON ENEY,
PRESIDING
THE PRESIDENT: The Convention will
please come to order.
On behalf of the Committee of the
Whole, the Chair reports that the Commit-
tee of the Whole has had under considera-
tion Committee Report EB-1, that it still
has it under consideration, and desires to
sit again.
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