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want to take up the time of the Convention,
but I might say that the amendment which
was voted down, its language is in a little
different form than that in the present
Constitution and I really feel that it is an
amendment that is desirable and I hope
that this Convention will reconsider its
vote and vote favorably for it.
THE CHAIRMAN: The question arises
on the question of reconsidering the vote
on which Amendment No. 10 to Committee
Recommendation EB-2 was rejected.
A vote Aye is a vote in favor of recon-
sideration. A vote No is a vote against. If
the motion is carried, the vote on Amend-
ment No. 10 will be taken again.
Cast your votes.
Has every delegate voted. Does any
delegate desire to change his vote?
(There was no response.)
The Clerk will record the vote.
There being 75 votes in the affirmative
and 40 in the negative, the motion for re-
consideration carries.
The question now arises on the adoption
of Amendment No. 10. The Chair recog-
nizes Delegate Weidemeyer.
DELEGATE WEIDEMEYER: Mr.
Chairman and members of the Committee,
on the previous vote, I voted in the nega-
tive, in other words, I rejected it. I would
be willing to vote for the amendment, if the
sponsor would agree to the language after
the word "law", strike the period and add,
"who shall serve at the pleasure of the
Attorney General. If the sponsor of the
amendment would agree to that language,
I could vote for the amendment, otherwise I
will have to carry my same vote.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Chabot.
DELEGATE CHABOT: Mr. Chairman,
that question was asked to me before and
I can only give the same answer that I did
before. I intended that the Attorney Gen-
eral have the same power under this amend-
ment that he has at the present time and
I did not intend to either diminish or in-
crease his power so I could not accept that
amendment.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Weide-
meyer?
DELEGATE WEIDEMEYER: Mr. Pres-
ident, I move to amend the amendment and
add after the word "law" in line 7, "and
who shall serve at the pleasure of the
Attorney General."
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THE CHAIRMAN: Is there a second?
(The motion was duly seconded.)
THE CHAIRMAN: The amendment to
the amendment has not been printed. Is
there any objection to considering it at the
present time with the understanding that
the printed form will be on your desk a
little later?
The Chair hears no objection. The amend-
ment is to add at the end of line 7, after
the word "law" and before the period, —
will you give me the precise words again,
Delegate Weidemeyer?
DELEGATE WEIDEMEYER: — "and
who shall serve at the pleasure of the At-
torney General."
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Weide-
meyer, grammatically, I do not think you
need the "and", do you?
DELEGATE WEIDEMEYER: Probably
not.
THE CHAIRMAN: Without it, it will
read, "who shall serve at the pleasure of
the Attorney General."
DELEGATE KOSAKOWSKI: Delegate
Weidemeyer, would you reconsider that lan-
guage, and after that word, "shall appoint
or remove," he can accomplish the same
thing that he is doing with all that
language.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Weide-
meyer, did you hear the suggestion?
DELEGATE WEIDEMEYER: I have
no objection. I think Delegate Kosakowski
has much better language than I suggested
and I would agree to his amendment of
my amendment.
THE CHAIRMAN: The Chair suggests
that that would not be true, Delegate
Weidemeyer, and Delegate Kosakowski, be-
cause grammatically at least it would mean
that the attorney general may remove such
number of deputies as the General Assem-
bly may prescribe by law and I take it that
is not your intention.
DELEGATE WEIDEMEYER: I think
you thought better than I did, Mr. Presi-
dent. I am going to stick by my language.
THE CHAIRMAN: This will be Amend-
ment No. 10-A. The addition will be Amend-
ment No. 10-A. For what purpose does
Delegate Case rise?
DELEGATE CASE: I have a question
that I would like to direct either to Dele-
gate Chabot or Delegate Weidemeyer —
Delegate Chabot.
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