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Mr. President, I think that anyone talk-
ing on a subject matter as serious as this
where you are emasculating the office that
has been in existence for 190 years is en-
titled to more than three minutes, especially
when I have heard all along with the
speeches that have been going on here
about matters which are not as material or
relevant as this matter is.
Now, again I do not care whether I win
or lose, but I do not want to be cut off, Mr.
President. I do not want the gag rule pulled
on me. I would like to have an opportunity
to study what this matter does. I know that
you know. I know that the leaders of this
Convention know, but we, the laymen, do
not know and whatever the proper motion
is, if it be to rise we will make that motion.
If I lose, then I guess I will have an oppor-
tunity to talk on something else, won't I,
Mr. President?
THE CHAIRMAN: I assume you will,
sir.
Delegate Malkus, the Chair wants to ad-
vise you that consideration of the amend-
ment cannot be postponed by a motion to
postpone nor can it be postponed by the
device of a motion to rise. You can make
a motion to rise, request the Convention to
postpone consideration of Committee Rec-
ommendation EB-1 or make it a special
order at some future time. You cannot do
that with respect to merely an amendment.
Do you desire to make a motion to rise?
DELEGATE MALKUS: I so move.
THE CHAIRMAN: The motion is not
debatable.
Is there a second.
(Whereupon, the motion was seconded. )
THE CHAIRMAN: The question arises
on the motion that the Committee rise.
A vote Aye is a vote in favor of the
Committee rising. A vote No is a vote
against.
Cast your votes.
Has every delegate voted? Does any
delegate desire to change his vote?
(There was no response. )
The Clerk will record the vote. There
being 18 votes in the affirmative and 99 in
the negative, the motion is lost.
Does any other delegate desire to speak
in favor of the committee recommendation?
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Delegate Weidemeyer.
DELEGATE WEIDEMEYER: Mr.
President, I would like to ask Delegate
Morgan and the sponsors of this amend-
ment whether they would accept a little
amendment to it in line 4 and in line 10
where it says there shall be a comptroller
and the comptroller is mentioned in line
10. Would they accept a very little amend-
ment to that saying, "There shall be a pay-
master".
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Morgan.
DELEGATE MORGAN: The Committee
would not accept that amendment, Mr.
Chairman.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Weide-
meyer.
DELEGATE WEIDEMEYER: Would
the Chairman yield for a further question?
DELEGATE MORGAN: Yes.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Weide-
meyer.
DELEGATE WEIDEMEYER: Are not
all the duties prescribed by this amend-
ment those of a simple, ordinary paymaster
under the direction of the legislature?
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Morgan.
DELEGATE MORGAN: The comptroller
is granted all of the present audit func-
tions and he is also to be made a member
of the Board of Public Works or as we
call it the interdepartmental board of re-
view so the comptroller has important
functions in the executive branch of the
state government.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Weide-
meyer.
DELEGATE WEIDEMEYER: Can you
tell me where in this amendment any of
those duties are prescribed other than
those of a simple paymaster to pay out
money under warrants and appropriations
made by the state legislature?
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Morgan.
DELEGATE MORGAN: I think I an-
swered that question. The comptroller has
all of the present audit functions in the
executive branch of the government under
this amendment and he is also to be made
a member of the Board of Public Works so
he has very important functions.
THE CHAIRMAN: Do you have a fur-
ther question, Delegate Weidemeyer?
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