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in indicating I would not offer Amendment
I. Delegate Marion just convinced me I
should increase my batting average. I
think it again is a housekeeping amend-
ment which will effectuate earlier changes
made.
THE CHAIRMAN: Amendment No. 10,
Amendment I is Amendment No. 10.
Delegate Storm.
DELEGATE STORM: Mr. 'Chairman, I
am not sure whether I am confused or
whether this was a mistake.
I had the amendment labeled H as in
Harold or Harry, whatever that was, as
No. 8.
T^HE CHAIRMAN: That is correct.
DELEGATE STORM: Then I had the
deletion of the first sentence in line 16,
first part of the Carson amendment, as
No. 8.
THE CHAIRMAN: No. That is 9. Per-
haps we should designate the two parts of
9 as 9A and 9B.
DELEGATE STORM: Good. Thank you.
THE CHAIRMAN: Amendment 10 is
Amendment I. The Clerk will read the
amendment.
READING CLERK: Amendment No. 10
to Committee Recommendation GP-8, by
Delegates Needle, Hardwicke and Sollins:
On page 1 in line 17 after the word "ap-
proval" add the words "by the voters or
within 60 days after the governor or Gen-
eral Assembly called the convention."
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Storm, I
think probably we had better not desig-
nate those as 9A and B because that is
the method of numbering we use for amend-
ments to amendments. Just call it 9 first
part and 9 second part.
DELEGATE STORM: The reason I
raised the question is that I thought the
light up there gave Amendment No. 8
twice. I may be wrong.
THE CHAIRMAN: I do not know. I do
not know which way the vote was now.
Amendment K was Amendment No. 9. H
was 8. For what purpose does Delegate
Case rise?
DELEGATE CASE: Mr. Chairman, when
you say scratch, people in this room really
scratch. We do not have the amendment
any more.
THE CHAIRMAN: Chief Page Marx do
you have additional copies of Amendment
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I ? Any other delegates who do not have I ?
For what purpose does Delegate Harry
Taylor rise?
DELEGATE H. TAYLOR: Point of per-
sonal privilege.
THE CHAIRMAN: State the privilege.
DELEGATE H. TAYLOR: In the balcony
we have with us this afternoon Mr. John
Mitchell who is a prominent attorney in
Upper Marlboro, Maryland, Prince George's
County, who served on the constitutional
convention commission. He is hidden up
there behind the pillar next to Dr. Byrd. I
hope you will join me in giving him the
convention's usual warm welcome.
(Applause.)
THE 'CHAIRMAN: Amendment No. 10
proposed by Delegate Needle, seconded by
Delegates Hardwicke and Sollins. The Chair
recognizes Delegate Needle.
Delegate Needle, you have a modification
to make first?
DELEGATE NEEDLE: Exactly. The
Chair has apparently realized it too. The
word "governor" should be stricken.
THE CHAIRMAN: Any objection to
striking from line 3 the words "governor
or"? The Chair hears none. The modifica-
tion will be made.
DELEGATE NEEDLE: This requires no
explanation. It serves to make consistent
the entire section in view of an earlier
modification by a prior amendment so that
the sentence on line 16 will read: "Within
60 days after such a proposal by the voters
or within 60 days after the General Assem-
bly calls a convention the governor shall
appoint a commission to prepare for the
convention."
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Boyer.
DELEGATE BOYER: Mr. Chairman, at
first blush when I saw it, it appeared to be
a housekeeping amendment. I was kind of
surprised when it was withdrawn. I wonder
if Delegate Needle would yield and tell me
why he has had reflection on this. I want
the record to be crystal clear why we are
now resubmitting it.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Needle.
DELEGATE NEEDLE: I was so excited
by the overwhelming vote on the prior
amendment I decided to withdraw all
others, and Delegate Marion convinced me
I should increase my batting average with
this one.
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