to hold it until he telephoned to me to tell
me his final decision. He has decided that
the conflict between his position as Dele-
gate to the General Assembly of the United
Nations and his position as delegate to this
Convention is such that he should tender
his resignation as a delegate to this Con-
vention. He told me that his resignation
would be placed in the mail today and
should be received tomorrow. As soon as it
is received, I will present it to the Conven-
tion.
In the meantime, I will ask the Reading
Clerk to read the letter from Delegate
O 'Conor.
READING CLERK:
"When the appointment as one of the
United States representatives to the
United Nations General Assembly was
first announced by President Johnson, I
hoped it might be possible to continue
to work on the writing of Maryland's
next Constitution. Observing the caliber
of the delegates and staff in Annapolis,
the objective, thorough and earnest ap-
proach being taken by all and knowing
that the maintenance of the dual system
of government we cherish depends upon
strong state government, I waited to see
if actual experience substantiated my
opinion it might not be possible to do both
jobs.
"Now, having participated in the first
week of each undertaking and having
been delegated the responsibility for the
presentation of this country's position on
ten specific items as well as coordinate
involvement in two of the most pressing
issues, I have reluctantly decided to
tender my resignation in Annapolis. To
give less than the same full measure of
dedicated effort that is being given by
you and your colleagues would be to
shortchange the people of Maryland.
"I am confident that the basic wisdom
of the general public will cause it to
realize and appreciate the magnificent
service you are all performing."
THE PRESIDENT: Are there any an-
nouncements by committee chairmen? Dele-
gate Koss?
DELEGATE KOSS: Mr. President, the
Committee on Suffrage and Elections will
meet immediately after the adjournment of
this session to hold a hearing particularly
in reference to the applicability of consti-
tutional provisions to the municipal elec-
tion. Tomorrow morning at 9:30 A.M. in |
the Baltimore City delegation room of the
Shaw House there will be a public hearing
on referendum recall.
THE PRESIDENT: Delegate Mudd?
DELEGATE MUDD: Mr. President, the
Committee on the Judicial Branch will meet
immediately following this session in the
usual room, of this building. Also I would
like to announce that the Committee on
Judicial Branch will tomorrow afternoon at
3:00 P.M. have a hearing on Delegate Pro-
posal No. 81, introduced by Delegates Scan-
lan and Bamberger.
THE PRESIDENT: Delegate Morgan?
DELEGATE MORGAN: Mr. President,
the Committee on the Executive Branch
will meet tomorrow morning at 10:00 A.M.
We will hear at that time former Senator
George Radcliffe, and we will also hear from
Mr. John Donaho and Mr. Charles E. Moy-
lan, Jr., State's Attorney, Baltimore City.
THE PRESIDENT: Delegate Sherbow.
DELEGATE SHERBOW: Mr. President,
the Committee on State Finance and Tax-
ation will hear tomorrow morning at 10:00
A.M. from Delegate William Gullett on Pro-
posal No. 77 dealing with retroactivity of
income tax. At 10:30 A.M., Mr. James
Rennie, former Director of the Budget of
Maryland, will appear before the commit-
tee. There will be an announcement pub-
lished where all of you will see it but I
would like to call the Convention's attention
to this particular hearing. It involves six
proposals which have been introduced; all
of them deal with the state income tax in
one form or another. They are Proposals
49, 72, 77, and 134, 160, and 103. All of
them are set for hearing before our com-
mittee on Tuesday, October 3, at 10:00 A.M.
At that time we have invited Dr. Paul
Cooper, Director of the Fiscal Research
Bureau, Mr. Benjamin Marsh, Chief of the
Income Tax Division and the sponsors of
these proposals to appear before the com-
mittee. If additional time is needed, addi-
tional dates will be set.
This will be placed on the bulletin board
through the information office so you will
then be able to become aware of the num-
bers of the proposals and a very short
statement indicating just what part of the
income tax law they refer to. Thank you.
THE PRESIDENT: Delegate Moser?
DELEGATE MOSER: Mr. President,
the Committee on Local Government will
reconvene this afternoon, 20 minutes after |
