The invocation will be offered today by
the Reverend Forrest C. Stith, Sharp Street
Memorial Methodist Church, Baltimore,
Maryland.
REVEREND STITH: 0, Great God, who
hast caused our world to be; and who hast
given man dominion over it all; hear us as
we submit our petitions to Thee.
We are only men filled with inadequacies,
irresponsibilities, imperfections and often
misdirections; yet our prayer would be that
we be men. Men who take our responsibility
seriously; and render all our manhood for
this Thy world.
Give us no crystal ball or magic wand
that will automatically produce a correct
Constitution. But give us, oh, God, the cour-
age to stand for our separate beliefs, the
strength to be open minded to each other,
and the wisdom to know the difference.
Be Thou our vision, guide and stay for
now and for always. Through Him who ac-
cepted even our manliness, we pray.
Amen.
THE PRESIDENT: Roll call.
(Whereupon, a roll call was made.)
THE PRESIDENT: Delegate James,
Delegate Boyles, Delegate Hanson, Dele-
gate Kathleen Robie, Delegate H. E. Tay-
lor, Delegate O'Conor, Delegate Webster.
The Clerk will record the roll call.
A quorum being present, the Convention
is now in session.
The Chair recognizes Delegate Powers,
Chairman of the Committee on Calendar
and Agenda.
DELEGATE POWERS: Mr. President,
the Chairman of the Committee on Rules
has requested that Item 5a of today's calen-
dar and agenda be postponed until tomor-
row. Therefore, in the report of this com-
mittee, this item will be deleted, and I move
the adoption of the calendar and agenda
as modified.
THE PRESIDENT: Is there a second?
(The motion was duly seconded.)
THE PRESIDENT: The question arises
on the adoption of the motion to approve
the calendar and agenda as modified by
elimination of Item 5a.
All those in favor, signify by saying Aye;
contrary, No. The Ayes have it. It is so
ordered. The calendar is adopted. |
The next item is the introduction and
first reading of the proposals. There are 16
proposals today, Numbers 194 to 210, in-
clusive. They have not all been duplicated
as yet.
Delegate Proposal No. 194. The Clerk
will read the proposal.
READING CLERK: Delegate Proposal
No. 194, by Delegate Finch. Title,
A PROPOSAL that there shall be no
limitation on the amount of tax-exempt
land owned by an eleemosynary institution
of higher learning.
THE PRESIDENT: Delegate Proposal
No. 194 is referred to the Committee on
Personal Rights and the Preamble.
Delegate Proposal No. 195. The Clerk
will read the proposal.
READING CLERK: Delegate Proposal
No. 195, by Delegate Finch. Title,.
A PROPOSAL that the Constitution
state that the people have a right to rebel
whenever the ends of government are per-
verted and all other means of redress are
ineffectual.
THE PRESIDENT: Delegate Proposal
No. 195 is referred to the Committee on
Personal Rights and the Preamble.
Delegate Proposal No. 196. The Clerk
will read the proposal.
READING CLERK: Delegate Proposal
No. 196, by Delegate Finch. Title,
A PROPOSAL that discrimination based
on sex shall beprohibited.
THE PRESIDENT: Delegate Proposal
No. 196 is referred to the Committee on
Personal Rights and the Preamble.
Delegate Proposal No. 197. - The Clerk
will read the proposal.
READING CLERK: Delegate Proposal
No. 197, by Delegate Anderson. Title,
A PROPOSAL that establishes certain
procedures in eminent domain proceedings.
THE PRESIDENT: Delegate Proposal
No. 197 is referred to the Committee on
Personal Rights and the Preamble.
Delegate Proposal No. 198. The Clerk
will read the proposal.
READING CLERK: Delegate Proposal
No. 198, by Delegate Groh. Title,
A PROPOSAL that the age of majority
shall be one year under the minimum vot-
ing age. |
