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THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Morgan,
do you yield to a question?
DELEGATE MORGAN: I yield.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Johnson.
DELEGATE JOHNSON: Delegate Mor-
gan, since our present Constitution sets
forth some functions, some duties, some
powers pertaining to the Board of Public
Works, and although I certainly agree that
these particular provisions are not appro-
priate for the new constitution, but be-
cause of that and because I originally read
the meaning of the amendment that is be-
fore us before it was amended by you to
provide that the various duties set forth
shall be given to the Board of Public
Works, but not necessarily limited to those
particular functions or duties, would you
please tell me why we should not set forth
some duties, some powers in the constitu-
tion, if not for my other reason but as a
guideline?
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Morgan.
DELEGATE MORGAN: As I under-
stand the situation now there is only one
power in the Constitution that is of any
significance, that the Board of Public
Works has as of the present time, and
that is borrowing to meet temporary de-
ficiencies in the operations of the State,
and that is a limited power. I forget the
limit on it, but something like a million
dollars. All of the other functions of the
Board of Public Works are purely statu-
tory.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Johnson.
DELEGATE JOHNSON: Just for my
own satisfaction, Delegate Morgan, are you
absolutely certain that it is the feeling of
all the members of your Committee that
the duties and powers set forth were not
meant to be specifically given to the Board
of Public Works in the Constitution, and
that they will in addition to that, have
such other duties as the General Assembly
may provide?
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Morgan.
DELEGATE MORGAN: Well, I do not
know what went through the mind of the
other members of the Committee, but I
know what I intended when I wrote the
amendment, and I intended that the Gen-
eral Assembly in the first place not be
limited as to what it could grant the Board
of Public Works and the enumeration of
these powers in the amendment was not
intended to mean that the General Assem-
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bly had to grant any of them to the Board
of Public Works.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Pullen.
DELEGATE PULLEN: Mr. Chairman,
I would like to support the position of Mr.
Gallagher and Mr. Johnson. I voted for
this amendment upon the strength of your
statement of the duties of the Board of
Public Works, as to being had in this par-
ticular statement, and I feel, sir, that cer-
tain of these points — I agree some changes
should be made — should be enumerated in
the constitution.
THE CHAIRMAN: Any further discus-
sion? Are you ready for the question? Ring
the quorum bell. The question arises on
the adoption of Amendment No. 10 as
amended. A vote Aye is a vote in favor of
Amendment No. 10 as amended. A vote No
is a vote against. For what purpose does
Delegate Carson rise?
DELEGATE CARSON: A point of in-
quiry?
THE CHAIRMAN: State the inquiry.
DELEGATE CARSON: Will an amend-
ment to this amendment lie tomorrow if
this amendment is passed tonight?
THE CHAIRMAN: I am assuming that
the Committee of the Whole will soon rise
and if so it would still have this matter,
this matter being the committee recom-
mendation, under consideration. That being
the case further amendments would be in
order at the next sitting of the Committee
of the Whole. Delegate Carson.
DELEGATE CARSON: Mr. Chairman,
then there would lie until such time as the
Committee of the Whole had reported this
entire article?
THE CHAIRMAN: That is correct.
The Parliamentarian is wondering
whether you were thinking of bringing be-
fore the Committee deletion of the words
that were just added. The Chair thinks
that would require reconsideration. I un-
derstood your question to be whether an-
other amendment to this amendment would
be in order. If it is another amendment
other than to delete the words, "in public, "
I do not think we could do that without re-
consideration. You could reconsider it and
it would still be before the Committee of
the Whole for that purpose. Delegate Car-
son.
DELEGATE CARSON: I understand it
could be amended until we finished the arti-
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