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middle, Delegate Scanlan's amendment
which would add a phrase at the end, and
then Delegate Kiefer's Amendment N which
would simply rearrange the position of the
section.
There being no other suggestion, we will
proceed in that order. Delegate Hostetter,
do you desire to offer your Amendment A?
DELEGATE HOSTETTER: Yes, I do.
THE PRESIDENT: Pages will please
distribute Amendment A.
Delegate Harry Taylor.
DELEGATE H. TAYLOR: While they
are distributing this amendment, I rise on
a point of personal privilege.
THE PRESIDENT: State the privilege.
DELEGATE H. TAYLOR: Delegate
Rybczynski has been trying to take my
picture speaking all afternoon, and I
wanted to give him the opportunity.
THE PRESIDENT: You did not give
him opportunity enough even to focus.
This will be Amendment No. 5.
DELEGATE BOTHE: Mr. President.
THE PRESIDENT: Delegate Bothe.
DELEGATE BOTHE: Would it be in
order that all the amendments be distrib-
uted at this time?
THE PRESIDENT: It would be pos-
sible except that it would end up with con-
fusion. I would have to find out whether
each sponsor desires to offer the amend-
ment in the event the earlier amendments
are accepted or defeated.
Delegate Marvin Smith, if Amendment
No. 5 is adopted, I am assuming none of
the other amendments would be offered.
Would you, if Amendment No. 5 is adopted,
want to offer your Amendment B?
DELEGATE MARVIN SMITH: No, sir.
(Laughter.)
TPIE PRESIDENT: If Amendment No.
5 is rejected, would you offer your Amend-
ment B?
DELEGATE MARVIN SMITH: In that
case, I would defer to the one that Dele-
gate Scanlan has.
THE PRESIDENT: Delegate Scanlan,
if Amendment No. 5 is rejected, would you
want to offer your Amendment W.
DELEGATE SCANLAN: If it is re-
jected, yes.
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THE PRESIDENT: I do not see any
point in distributing Amendment N which
merely re-positions it.
Will the pages please distribute Amend-
ment M, Amendment W, and Amendment P.
While they are being distributed, Amend-
ment A will be No. 5. Will the Clerk please
read the amendment?
READING CLERK: Amendment No. 5
to Committee Recommendations R&P-1 and
2 as amended by Report No. S&D-9 by
Delegate Hostetter and others:
On page 4 strike out all of section 1.17,
Collective Bargaining, comprising all of
lines 36 through 43, inclusive.
THE PRESIDENT: The amendment
having been submitted by Delegate Hos-
tetter and seconded by the co-sponsors, the
Chair recognizes Delegate Hostetter.
DELEGATE HOSTETTER: Mr. Presi-
dent and members of the Convention, up to
this time no other section of the constitu-
tion has brought as much criticism to the
Convention as has section 1.17 entitled
"Collective Bargaining" in the Declaration
of Rights.
This criticism has not been pro- or anti-
labor as such, but has been directed to the
question of whether or not section 1.17 is
of constitutional dimension. The consensus
is unanimous on this. Section 1.17 is not of
constitutional dimension or of constitutional
stature. The collective bargaining section is
clearly directed to a class or segment of our
society.
It does not meet the constitutional re-
quirement of protecting the rights and
liberties of all members of our society and
I submit that any provision in this constitu-
tion must meet this requirement in order to
be considered a fundamental right deserv-
ing a place in the Declaration of Rights.
This section clearly does not meet the test.
Section 1.17 is statutory in character and
rightfully should be left to the legislature.
I urge all delegates for the good of the
entire constitution and we ourselves as a
Convention to support this amendment and
delete section 1.17 in the Declaration of
Rights.
Thank you.
THE PRESIDENT: Delegate Kiefer.
DELEGATE KIEFER: Mr. President
and ladies and gentlemen of the Conven-
tion, in view of my personal feelings about
this, I have to yield to Delegate Bothe.
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