THE SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT:
Chairman of Suffrage and Elections.
DELEGATE KOSS:Mr. President, the
Committee on Suffrage and Elections will
meet 15 minutes after the adjourning of
this meeting and tomorrow morning at ten.
THE SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT:
Chairman of the Legislative Branch.
DELEGATE GALLAGHER: Mr. Presi-
dent, the Committee on the Legislative
Branch will meet immediately after the
session and again tonight at 7:45 P.M. and
tomorrow morning at 9:30 A.M. At 4:00
P.M. tomorrow afternoon we have seven
major items upon which we shall begin
final balloting. We will stay throughout the
evening to complete these matters.
THE SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT:
Chairman of the Committee on Publicity.
DELEGATE DULANY: Mr. Chairman,
the Committee on Public Information will
meet promptly tomorrow morning at 9:00
A.M.
THE SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT:
Committee on General Provisions.
DELEGATE BOYER: The Committee
on General Provisions will meet immedi-
ately after this session to continue and
complete, hopefully, any unfinished busi-
ness on militia. We will then take up the
matter of voting and discussions on oaths.
We will continue again tomorrow morning
at 10:00 A.M.
THE SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT:
The Chair recognizes the Chairman of the
Rules Committee.
DELEGATE SCANLAN: The Commit-
tee on Rules will meet tomorrow at 12:00
noon to consider this last matter of form
of amendments to committee recommenda-
tions to the Committee of the Whole. When
that's out of the way, we will have our
last report, hopefully, and can pass off into
welcome oblivion.
THE SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT:
Are there any other announcements? Does
anyone wish to record his presence?
DELEGATE GLEASON: Mr. President,
I am here.
THE SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT:
Did you announce your name?
DELEGATE GLEASON: Gleason. I
would like to record my presence.
THE SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT:
Just want to make sure it's on the tape. |
The Chair recognizes the Chairman of
Calendar and Agenda.
DELEGATE POWERS: Mr. President,
I move we adjourn until 2:00 P.M. tomor-
row.
(The motion was duly seconded.)
THE SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT:
All those in favor, say Aye; opposed, No.
The Ayes have it. It is so ordered.
(Whereupon, at 3:40 P.M., the Conven-
tion was adjourned to reconvene at 2:00
P.M. on Wednesday, October 25, 1967.)
PLENARY SESSION
OCTOBER 25, 1967—2:00 P.M.
PRESIDENT H. VERNON ENEY,
PRESIDING
THE PRESIDENT: The Convention will
please come to order.
The invocation today will be offered by
the Reverend Herbert S. Costain of St.
James Episcopal Church, Indian Head,
Maryland, Charles County. Reverend Cos-
tain.
.REVEREND COSTAIN: May We Bow
Our Heads As We Seek Guidance:
Almighty Father, by Whose Heavenly
Guidance our fathers won the liberties of
old, we thank Thee for the great country
in which we are privileged to work and
live. We hold before Thee our constant
prayer for all the brave men who carry
the standard for us in distant places across
the sea. We pray that Thou will be a close
comfort for those who are wounded and
are called upon to die. We ask that Thou
wilt dwell in their hearts. We ask Thy
, blessing upon the delegates to the Consti-
tutional Convention that they maybe given
wisdom and understanding far above merely
human ability. We pray that, thus guided,
they can together build a structure for the
equitable governing of this state. We pray
that it will be a structure worthy of the
men who are fighting and dying to pre-
serve our democratic form of government.
Give these delegates the courage and pa-
tience and high resolve to do a job worthy
of Thy blessing. Help them, Dear Lord, to
formulate a framework of government
which will give due representation to every
legitimate interest while at the same time,
standing firm against all undue pressure
from groups seeking only their own selfish
interest. |
