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DELEGATE MALKUS: You are indeed
cute, we know that, but I have never ob-
jected nor will I ever object to anyone
having an opportunity to study the subject
matter. What I objected to last week was
for you to know what was going on so you
could go ahead and organize your forces to
beat me.
Now, I have never objected to a subject
matter being given an opportune time to
be considered by the people who are a little
bit slower in their thinking than some of
the rest of us.
Some of us here know what you are try-
ing to do and I think what this amendment
does. You are trying to go ahead and get
enough support for this matter so it can
pass this Constitutional Convention. I want
to know why you will not give me an op-
portunity to understand what these amend-
ments are.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Malkus,
you have every opportunity the same as
with every other amendment, to consider it
and know its effect. Quite obviously, this
amendment and the Committee of the
Whole could make no progress whatsoever
if every amendment were postponed.
Delegate Johnson.
DELEGATE JOHNSON: Will Delegate
Malkus yield?
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Malkus.
DELEGATE MALKUS: I will be happy
to.
DELEGATE JOHNSON: I have to put
this in the form of a question, Delegate
Malkus. I believe you can put your sug-
gestion before the Committee of the Whole
properly if you make a motion to ask the
Committee of the Whole to rise and re-
quest of the Convention an opportunity to
make this particular amendment a special
order of business tomorrow so would you
tell us, Delegate Malkus, for the sake of
the question if that is what you would like
to do?
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Malkus.
DELEGATE MALKUS: Mr. President,
my young friend, Joe Johnson, is my legal
adviser. I know that his motion will carry
more weight than my motion.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Johnson.
DELEGATE JOHNSON: Mr. Chair-
man —
THE CHAIRMAN: Just a second, please.
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Delegate Malkus.
DELEGATE MALKUS: Have you cut
me off, Mr. Chairman?
THE CHAIRMAN: No, you are on the
air, Delegate Malkus.
DELEGATE MALKUS: Mr. President,
as usual you are witty.
(Laughter. )
But I say this in all seriousness —
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Malkus,
are you going to make a motion?
DELEGATE MALKUS: If you want me
to, sir.
THE CHAIRMAN: I do not want you
to. I would just like to make progress. But
if you want to make a motion, will you
please do so.
Delegate Malkus.
DELEGATE MALKUS: If you will let
me talk I will make the motion. I will get
beat, I know that. But we are talking
about an office that has been in existence
for 190 years. And you want to — Mr.
President, I hope you will listen, maybe
no one else will, but I hope that you will
listen, you want to emasculate the office
of the comptroller.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Bennett.
DELEGATE BENNETT: Mr. Chair-
man —
THE CHAIRMAN: For what purpose
does Delegate Bennett rise?
DELEGATE BENNETT: Is there a
pending motion to which Delegate Malkus
speaks?
THE CHAIRMAN: He is speaking to
Amendment No. 7.
Delegate Bennett.
DELEGATE BENNETT: Is this in
order?
THE CHAIRMAN: Yes, it is.
Delegate Malkus.
DELEGATE MALKUS: You can be fair.
(Laughter. )
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Malkus,
the Chair also suggests to you that your
time is running against you. You are
limited to three minutes.
DELEGATE MALKUS: Maybe some-
body else will yield me a little extra time.
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