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peake Bay and the headwaters, themselves,
would be part of the Bay, is this not cor-
rect?
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Adkins.
DELEGATE ADKINS: I think that
was not correct. The headwaters of the
Bay, the estuaries of the Bay are not prop-
erly a part of the Bay itself.
This amendment would be limited to the
main body of the Bay. In other words, the
Susquehanna River and the other rivers
would not be a part of the Chesapeake.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Hostetter.
DELEGATE HOSTETTER: What then
would they be known as, sir? The mouths
of all these rivers come in at practically
one point within an area of 10 to 12 miles
of each other. What would that area be
called, then, sir?
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Adkins.
DELEGATE ADKINS: I would have to
look at a map to determine that. I just do
not know the answer to that question.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Hostetter,
any further questions?
DELEGATE HOSTETTER: No, sir.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Sickles.
DELEGATE SICKLES: Mr. Chairman,
I just want to say that those of us who
were concerned about Smith Island are
satisfied.
THE CHAIRMAN: Are there any fur-
ther questions?
Delegate Willoner.
DELEGATE WILLONER: Mr. Chair-
man, I feel that I have to vote against this
amendment. It would seem simpler to attach
a copy of a map of the Chesapeake Bay
and draw a line than it would be to under-
stand this amendment.
Furthermore, in the event in the future,
and I would hope that someday a bridge is
crossed across the southern end of our
state, across the Bay, it might even be more
reasonable that two southern counties be
attached together for districting purposes.
It seems to me this is a silly amendment
and it seems to me also it is an attempt to
redistrict in the Constitution.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Gallagher,
so the record will be clear, will you indi-
cate your views on the record as to the
amendment as modified?
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DELEGATE GALLAGHER: Mr. Chair-
man, I wholeheartedly endorse this amend-
ment; whatever it may be.
(Laughter.)
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Carson.
DELEGATE CARSON: Mr. Chairman,
ladies and gentlemen : This amendment will
have the effect, it seems to me, of making
it very unclear as to where Cecil and Har-
ford will stand.
My best opinion is that we could form
a district, half of Cecil and all of Harford,
or perhaps all of Cecil and a small part of
Harford, but it is an absurdity as far as
those two small counties are concerned.
I like my neighbors to the east and I
will vote against the amendment, because
of the unclear situation. I doubt that in
the near future we shall be joined, but per-
haps someday we shall. I think this amend-
ment as it applies to our two counties is
unfortunate and I shall vote against it.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Scanlan.
DELEGATE SCANLAN: It pains me
deeply to vote against any amendment sug-
gested by my good friend Delegate Adkins,
and I want to make my personal intention
clear.
I think it is the contention of rthe group
that even those of us who vote against the
amendment, do not mean by that that fu-
ture redistricting should permit crossing of
the Bay, but I have sat here for a number
of days opposing attempts to have the new
Constitution read like the Ten Command-
ments, the BOY SCOUT MANUAL, the national
platforms of both political parties, and the
annual resolutions of the Young Socialist
League, and I do not want a chapter in
there that looks like it came out of the
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE.
(Laughter.)
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Gleason.
DELEGATE GLEASON: Mr. Chairman,
I would hate to have the Eastern Shore
sunk by Smith's Island, and I would just
like to suggest that even though 1 intend
to vote against this amendment if the dele-
gate would go back to his original amend-
ment, I would support that one.
THE CHAIRMAN: Is there any further
discussion?
Delegate Boyce.
DELEGATE BOYCE: I would like to
suggest that this amendment as now worded
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