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a member of the executive branch, not as
an administrative.
I would hope that Delegate Rybczynski
would look at Amendment No. 1.
THE CHAIRMAN: Is there any other
discussion?
(There was no response.)
Are you ready for the question ?
(Call for the question.)
The Clerk will ring the quorum bell.
The question arises on the adoption of
Amendment No. 8 to Committee Recom-
mendation EB-2.
A vote Aye is a vote in favor of Amend-
ment No. 8. A vote No is a vote against.
Cast your votes.
Have all delegates voted?
Does any delegate desire to change his
vote?
(There was no response.)
The Clerk will record the vote.
There having been 60 votes in the af-
firmative and 58 in the negative, the motion
carries. The amendment is adopted.
Delegate Gilchrist, do you desire to offer
your amendment?
DELEGATE GILCHRIST: I do.
THE CHAIRMAN: The pages will please
distribute amendment L.
This will be Amendment No. 9.
For what purpose does Delegate Jett rise?
DELEGATE JETT: Mr. Chairman, I rise
on a point of personal privilege.
THE CHAIRMAN: State the privilege.
DELEGATE JETT: First, I want to as-
sure the Convention that I do not want to
speak any further on the matter of the at-
torney general, but I wish to point out to
my many friends — I underscore the "many"
— the presence in the gallery of my wife —
by gosh, she has ducked again — my daugh-
ter, Mrs. Tyson Janney, my granddaughter,
Joyce Saville Janney, and my grandson, R.
Samuel Jett III. I hope you will give them
a warm welcome.
(Applause.)
THE CHAIRMAN: The Clerk will read
Amendment No. 9.
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READING CLERK: Amendment No. 9
to Committee Recommendation EB-2 by
Delegate Gilchrist:
On page 1 section —— , Attorney General,
in lines 11 and 12 strike out the words "a
member of the bar of" and insert in lieu
thereof the following words: "have been
authorized to practice law in".
THE CHAIRMAN: The amendment has
been offered by Delegate Gilchrist.
Is there a second ?
DELEGATE GILL: Second.
THE CHAIRMAN: Xhe Chair recognizes
Delegate Gilchrist to speak to the amend-
ment.
DELEGATE GILCHRIST: Mr. Chairman,
this amendment is a very simple change in
language, no change whatever in meaning.
It has been discussed with the Chairman
of the Committee and it is acceptable to the
Chairman. It has also been discussed with
the Chairman of the Committee on Style
and with the Chairman of the Committee on
the Judicial Branch, the phrase "member of
the Bar" with an upper case "B" in it had
no connotation to me up until the last week
except that of a person who was authorized
to practice law in the State. But when I
found last week that at least two members
of this Convention were under the impres-
sion that this meant a member of the Mary-
land Bar Association, I thought perhaps we
ought to revert to the language which is in
the present Constitution and use "author-
ized or admitted to practice." I also am a
little concerned about the possibility that a
phrase such as that which is in use might
open the Constitution which we are pro-
posing to some misconstruction by some ill-
intentioned opponents of the Constitution.
I, last week, saw a sheet which was circu-
lated by a group in Baltimore which de-
liberately misconstrued some perfectly inno-
cent language and I think this might help
prevent such misconstruction and according-
ly I would suggest that we use the kind of
language which was in the constitution
before.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Morgan?
DELEGATE MORGAN: Mr. Chairman,
I have no objection to this amendment.
THE CHAIRMAN: Is there any discus-
sion?
(There was no response.)
Are you ready for the question?
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