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be lightly glossed over on the theory that
the Almighty is in parentheses.
I think you may act according to your
conscience. If your conscience says you do
not wish to say this, you do not have to
say it. But if you do wish to say it, you
may. And all that we say, and I say —
and I know deep in my heart I am right —
is that no constitutional provision will ever
be set aside as being unconstitutional be-
cause you have this choice.
I am against the amendment.
THE PRESIDENT: Are you ready for
the question?
For what purpose does Delegate Robey
rise?
DELEGATE ROBEY: For a point of
personal privilege, Mr. Chairman.
THE PRESIDENT: State the privilege.
DELEGATE ROBEY: Evidently by some
oversight this entire row has not seen the
important memorandum that we are talk-
ing about, and yet several references have
been made to it in the course of this debate.
I would appeal for a few moments so
we can see it. We have had some copies
passed to us, but we have not had a chance
to see it.
THE PRESIDENT: I assume the memo
you are referring to is the one which was
distributed some time ago?
DELEGATE BLAIR: It was distributed
before noon.
DELEGATE ROBEY: We checked our
desk, and I polled some of the members of
this row, and we did not receive it.
DELEGATE GLEASON: Mr. Chairman.
THE PRESIDENT: Just a second,
please.
Chief page.
For what purpose does Delegate Gleason
rise?
DELEGATE GLEASON: Mr. Chairman,
I do not need the memorandum. I would
like to move the previous question.
THE PRESIDENT: The Chair will rec-
ognize Delegate Scanlan, since he yielded
the question only to permit Delegate Cardin
to speak.
Wait just a minute and see if the pages
can get additional copies of the memo-
randum.
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For what purpose does Delegate Hutch-
inson rise ?
DELEGATE HUTCHINSON: A point
of personal privilege, Mr. Chairman.
THE PRESIDENT: State the privilege.
DELEGATE HUTCHINSON: This af-
ternoon when we voted on the final ap-
proval of R&P-1, I walked out in the lobby
to tell a couple of relatives good-bye. When
you voted on that, the quorum bell was not
rung. I did not have an opportunity to vote
on R&P-1. I wonder if it would be possible
to do so at this time, since we were in
the midst of —
THE PRESIDENT: If you merely wish
to indicate for the record the way in which
you would have voted, had you been pres-
ent, the Chair will permit it. The Chair
will not permit you to vote after the vote
has been recorded, because it could perhaps
affect the result, and that cannot be per-
mitted. You may state how you would have
voted had you been here to vote.
DELEGATE HUTCHINSON: I would
have voted Aye, I believe.
THE PRESIDENT: Delegate Robey,
have you had the memorandum now?
DELEGATE ROBEY: We have the
memorandum now. Thank you, Mr.
President.
THE PRESIDENT: 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. 1 to Committee Recommen-
dation GP-2, as amended by Report S&D-4.
A vote Aye is a vote in favor of Amend-
ment No. 1. A vote No is a vote against.
Cast your vote.
Have all delegates voted? Does any dele-
gate desire to change his vote?
(There was no response.)
The Clerk will record the vote.
There being 61 votes in the affirmative
and 62 in the negative, the motion is lost.
The amendment is rejected.
Delegate Sickles, does the Chair under-
stand you now desire to offer your Amend-
ment B ?
DELEGATE SICKLES: I do, Mr. Presi-
dent.
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