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(There was no response.)
The Clerk will record the vote.
There being 50 votes in the affirmative
and 66 in the negative, the motion is lost.
The amendment is rejected.
Delegate Storm, is your amendment
ready?
DELEGATE STORM: I believe it is.
THE CHAIRMAN : Do you have a print-
ed copy, Delegate Storm?
DELEGATE STORM: I do not have
one but I saw one.
THE CHAIRMAN: For what purpose
does Delegate Marion rise?
DELEGATE MARION: Mr. Chairman,
on a point of personal privilege.
THE CHAIRMAN: State the privilege.
DELEGATE MARION: While we are
waiting for the amendment, the thought
just occurred to me that we have heard a
lot about different occupations in the Con-
vention, and we are learning something
now about the process of being an under-
taker. The way in which we have disposed
of this amendment and several others yes-
terday indicates we are learning how to
dress the corpse.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate White.
DELEGATE WHITE: Mr. Chairman, I
rise on a point of personal privilege.
THE CHAIRMAN: State the privilege.
DELEGATE WHITE: I would like to
have the Convention welcome relatives of
Delegate Roy Borum who are in the bal-
cony behind me. They are from Mont-
gomery County, Maryland. They are Mr.
and Mrs. James Kennedy and their two
sons. Let us make them welcome.
(Applause.)
THE CHAIRMAN: For what purpose
does Delegate Case rise?
DELEGATE CASE: A point of order,
Mr. Chairman.
THE CHAIRMAN: State the point.
DELEGATE CASE: I rise now to state
the point so the Chair can be thinking
about it while this amendment comes be-
fore us.
As I understand Delegate Storm's ex-
planation of it, it is an attempt at a combi-
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nation of Amendments 24 and 24-A. He is
re-arranging both and putting them to-
gether in a single amendment.
My point is we have had discussion on
both these sections, or both of these pro-
posed amendments, and I would ask the
Chair to rule whether or not the amend-
ment is proper, particularly in view of the
ruling which the Chair gave earlier this
morning about the welfare state amend-
ment.
THE CHAIRMAN: The amendment is
now printed and available so that you may
be informed. It will be distributed, amend-
ment BD, baker-dog.
The Chair has looked at the amendment
proposed by Delegate Storm. It has some
of the attributes of each of the two amend-
ments, 24 and 24-A, but it also has sub-
stantial differences from each of the two
amendments. The Chair would rule that it
is in order. This will be Amendment No. 26.
The Chair would express the hope that
debate could be very limited. The amend-
ment is submitted by Delegate Storm. Is
there a second? The amendment having
been seconded, the Chair recognizes Dele-
gate Storm. I am sorry. The Clerk will
read the amendment first.
READING CLERK: Amendment No. 26,
to Committee Recommendation R&P-2, by
Delegate Storm: On page 4 following line
19, of section 13, Imprisonment for Debt
add this new section:
"Section Public Records and Meet-
ings
All public records shall be open for in-
spection, unless otherwise provided by law,
and to the extent and in the manner pro-
vided by law, all governmental proceedings
and meetings shall be open to the public."
THE CHAIRMAN: The Chair recognizes
Delegate Storm.
DELEGATE STORM: Mr. Chairman,
fellow delegates, I think and hope that
this combines the desirable features of both
amendments which went down the drain.
I did not mean to kill Amendment No. 24
completely but I think a number of people
felt it did go a little far and this would
cure it and I think they voted against it on
that ground. I do feel we should have the
right to no amendment in here. I think this
is done with safety.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Storm, the
Chair wants to ask just one question or
two for clarification.
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