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DELEGATE KOSS: Mr. Chairman, T
move suspension of the rules to permit
the body to accept S&E-2.
THE PRESIDENT: Delegate Ross
moves suspension of the rules in order
to permit receipt of Committee Recom-
mendation S&E-2.
DELEGATE KOSS: Thank you.
THE PRESIDENT: Is there any dis-
cussion? Is the motion seconded.
(Whereupon, the motion was duly sec-
onded.)
THE PRESIDENT: Is there any dis-
cussion?
(There was no response.)
Since it is for suspension of the rules we
will have to have a roll call vote. Are you
ready for the vote?
(Call for the question.)
A vote Aye is a vote in favor of sus-
pension of the rules. A vote No is a vote
against.
Cast your vote.
Has every delegate voted? Does any dele-
gate desire to change his vote?
(There was no response.)
The Clerk will record the vote.
There being 108 votes in the affirmative
and none in the negative the motion carries.
The rules are suspended in order to permit
Committee Recommendation S&E-2 to be
received.
Committee Recommendation S&E-2. The
Clerk will read the recommendation.
READING CLERK: Committee Recom-
mendation S&E-2 by the Committee on Suf-
frage and Elections, Helen L. Koss, Chair-
man:
A RECOMMENDATION that Article II
of the Constitution dealing with Suffrage
and Elections shall include the following:
THE PRESIDENT: Committee Recom-
mendation S&E-2 is referred to the Com-
mittee of the Whole.
Are there any other motions or resolu-
tions?
(There was no response.)
The Chair recognizes Delegate Powers.
DELEGATE POWERS: Mr. President,
I move the Convention resolve itself into
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the Committee of the Whole for the pur-
pose of considering general orders of the
day.
(Whereupon, the motion was duly sec-
onded.)
THE PRESIDENT: All those in favor,
signify by saying Aye; contrary, No. The
Ayes have it. It is so ordered.
(Whereupon, at 10:20 A.M., the Conven-
tion resolved itself into the Committee of
the Whole.)
(The mace was removed by the Sergeant-
at-Arms.)
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
DECEMBER 2, 1967—10:20 A.M.
PRESIDENT H. VERNON ENEY,
P RESIDING
THE CHAIRMAN: The Committee of
the Whole will please come to order. The
Committee of the Whole has under consid-
eration Committee Recommendation LB-2,
under Debate Schedule No. 7. The Chair
recognizes Delegate Gallagher, Chairman of
the Committee.
DELEGATE GALLAGHER: Mr. Presi-
dent, ladies and gentlemen of the Commit-
tee:
Last evening we were engaged in an at-
tempt to amend section 3.02 to take care
of certain possible difficulties, and order to
state for the record the intention of the
Committee on the Legislative Branch with
respect to the meaning of the sentence in
section 3.02, which reads, "Each district
shall be composed of adjoining territory and
be compact in form". I would say that it is
our intention that under the interpretation
of the words, "adjoining" and "compact",
that a redistricting commission or the Gen-
eral Assembly could not form a district,
either a senate district or a delegate dis-
trict, by crossing the Chesapeake Bay.
Consequently, therefore, it will not be pos-
sible to link up in delegate or senate dis-
tricts any of the counties on the Eastern
Shore, or Western Shore of Maryland.
THE CHAIRMAN: I assume that the
Chairman of the Committee on Style has
made a note of this statement -so that if
the question arises in the Committee on
Style as to the meaning of the second sen-
tence of section 3.02 you will have Delegate
Gallagher's statement before you.
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