ings, who serves on at least two commit-
tees in the United States Senate and on
both committees enjoys full privileges of
voting. I would say the answer is yes.
DELEGATE MARION: Three commit-
tees.
DELEGATE SCANLAN: One short,
sorry.
THE PRESIDENT: Delegate Boileau.
DELEGATE BOILEAU; A question in
regard to the language in the resolution.
Under the whereas clause—
THE PRESIDENT: Is your question di-
rected to the motion to amend?
DELEGATE BOILEAU: I think it may
have some bearing on the whole of the
resolution.
THE PRESIDENT: Proceed.
DELEGATE BOILEAU: In the whereas
clause reference is always made to the
substantive committee or committees, and
in the resolved clauses reference is made
only to committee. I suggest that it might
be appropriate to clarify that at the proper
time.
THE PRESIDENT: Delegate Stern.
DELEGATE STERN: 1 stand to speak
against the amendment because it is not
made retroactive. Certain voting has taken
place in various committees, for instance,
in my committee, Finance and Taxation,
where there are fifteen members plus the
Vice President. Twenty per cent or three
members constitute a minority. If the Vice
President is counted, it is 3.2, which would
then require four people to bring out a
minority report. It would be unfair for
four people to be required for minority re-
ports for voting already taken place,
whereas if this resolution were passed in
the future only three people could bring
out a minority report.
THE PRESIDENT: Delegate Fornos.
DELEGATE FORNOS: I have a ques-
tion, Mr. President. Has there been some
sort of vote that brought this thing about?
Has there been a committee meeting where
there was a deadlock and someone sum-
moned somebody to break that deadlock?
THE PRESIDENT: Is your question
directed to the sponsors?
DELEGATE FORNOS: I do not know
who has the answers. They serve on the
committees currently and do not have any |
knowledge of what they are voting on at
the time they are summoned.
THE PRESIDENT: Delegate Vecera.
DELEGATE VECERA: The reason for
the resolution was irrespective of any par-
ticular vote in any committee at this point
or votes taken previously. What we are
speaking about is that we set things right
that have happened before. In order to be
consistent in our voting here, however
close, this is extremely essential, because
some crucial votes have already been taken
and this goes to the heart of the resolu-
tion. Irrespective of any particular vote
whether close, tied, or what not. This is
not the question. That is not the issue.
THE PRESIDENT: If you wish to be
recognized, please rise, Delegate Fornos,
and use the microphone.
DELEGATE FORNOS: Is there some-
one who can answer those two questions?
THE PRESIDENT: I think the only
ones who could answer would be the spon-
sors. Delegate Vecera is one of the spon-
sors. Neither of the other two have risen
to answer. Delegate Kirkland.
DELEGATE KIRKLAND: Mr. Presi-
dent, I will answer Delegate Fornos' ques-
tion. I do not know that there is any par-
ticular reason why that question should
be asked in the first place. I think the
democratic process is involved here. I
would also like to say this to Delegate
Marion. I think that regardless of what
the General Assembly does, this is the
Constitutional Convention. I checked this
out with the Parliamentarian and there is
absolutely nothing in the rules, as I see it,
that provides for them to have more than
one vote on any committee.
THE PRESIDENT: Delegate Scanlan.
DELEGATE SCANLAN: I move the
previous question on Delegate Gallagher's
amendment to the resolution.
THE PRESIDENT: Is there a second?
(The motion was duly seconded by Dele-
gate Case.)
THE PRESIDENT: The previous ques-
tion has been moved. The question arises
on the motion to amend Resolution No. 18
by striking lines 6 and 7 on page 2. A vote
Aye is a vote in favor of the amendment
to strike the lines. A vote No leaves the
two lines in the resolution. We will take
a roll call vote.
(Whereupon a roll call vote was taken.) |
