interruption including Saturdays, Sundays,
Christmas Eve and Christmas?
DELEGATE SCANLAN: I just do not
read it that way, Senator. If we met on a
Saturday, yes, we would get $25 for the
Saturday we met, but I do not believe it is
contemplated that it was figured on the
basis of Saturday and Sunday meetings.
DELEGATE MALKUS: Does not the
budget call for 15 days of straight paid
per diem after the expiration of the 90
days?
DELEGATE SCANLAN: Sure it calls
for 15 working days, however, they are
spread out, whether it is five, five and five
days over three weeks, or whether we go
six in one week and go home on a Sunday
and come back. I just do not know.
DELEGATE MALKUS: Does it not
after the 15 days call for per diem for all
of the remaining working days until Janu-
ary 12?
DELEGATE SCANLAN: Well, you are
now talking of the 120-day session?
DELEGATE MALKUS: Yes.
DELEGATE SCANLAN: The 120-day
session calculates that you will actually
have been in session 105 days. I would
gather that you may have a point there.
DELEGATE MALKUS: Thank you, sir.
I am very hopeful, Mr. President — cer-
tainly glad to see you there, sir.
THE SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT:
Thank you.
DELEGATE MALKUS: That was, of
course, as you know, my wish, in the mi-
nority of course.
But, Mr. Chairman, a budget is a serious
thing. Do you think it is fair to present
this budget — the budget is going to pass,
we know that, it does not make any differ-
ence whether it passes or not — but a
budget is a serious thing. Here you are
giving us this budget. The first 90 days you
allow for Saturdays and Sundays by 75
working days, but the next, which goes into
the holy season, starting with the 13th of
December, carrying through to the 27th, or
thereabouts, you allow no days off as far
as this budget is concerned.
Is this in your opinion —
DELEGATE SCANLAN: I do not think
this budget will determine the days we sit.
I think the 120 day forecast wanted to be
an absolute prudent tight forecast by tak- |
ing in the largest possible number of actual
working days, so as to be able to present
possibly the bleakest forecast of the monies
on hand if we go the full limit. I do not
think this budget will be the basis on
which it is decided whether we sit on a
Saturday, or, if it should come to that, a
Sunday.
DELEGATE MALKUS: Mr. Chairman,
Mr. President, I am not going to belabor
the point any more. But one final question.
I read this budget through rather carefully.
I know you, Mr. Chairman, can tell me
what is the cost of changing these voting
machines around as far as this budget is
concerned.
DELEGATE SCANLAN: I believe the
cost for the change to the way they have
it was $2,500. I could stand corrected. I
recall the testimony before the committee,
the President or the Secretary mentioned
that figure, but either of them is here and
I would not want to state it with precision
if I am inaccurate, if they have the ac-
curate figure.
DELEGATE MALKUS: Can you tell me
where that is in the budget?
DELEGATE SCANLAN: $2,200, Mr.
Martineau tells me.
DELEGATE MALKUS: Where is that
in the budget?
DELEGATE SCANLAN: I believe it is
under miscellaneous services.
DELEGATE MALKUS: That covers a
multitude of sins, does it not?
DELEGATE SCANLAN: Yes, includ-
ing changing the board.
DELEGATE MALKUS: Now, Mr. Pres-
ident, the Chairman has been very gra-
cious, he is worthy of his hire. My final
question is this. I am not going to go ahead
and talk any more on the subject matter.
Just vote against it. The easiest way that
you allow me to vote against it is the way
1 want to take without taking up too much
of the Convention's time.
DELEGATE SCANLAN: I know you
would not want to do that, Senator.
THE SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT:
Are there any further questions of the
Chairman? If not, the question arises upon
the adoption of the Committee Report. All
those in favor, signify by saying Aye; op-
posed, No.
DELEGATE MALKUS: Mr. Chairman,
can I be recorded as no? |
