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THE PRESIDENT: The Chair would
rule the motion out of order for the
following reasons.
As previously indicated, the Chair has
interpreted Rule 54 as being1 applicable
only to a question finally adopted or rejec-
ted and as not being applicable to motions
of the character we have been having on
secondary amendments.
This would mean, if the Chair is correct
in this interpretation, that there is no rule
of the Convention applicable particularly to
a reconsideration other than the situation
covered in Rule 54. In that situation,
ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER are applicable;
under ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER, there may
not be more than one reconsideration.
Amendment No. 2 has already been con-
sidered and therefore a secondary consider-
ation would not be in order.
Do you desire to appeal the ruling of
the Chair, Delegate Dukes?
DELEGATE DUKES: No, I move to
suspend the rules for the sole purpose of
moving the motion which I just made.
THE PRESIDENT: Very well.
For what purpose does Delegate Case
rise?
DELEGATE CASE: Point of parliamen-
tary inquiry.
THE PRESIDENT: State the inquiry.
DELEGATE CASE: Does the ruling
that the Chair made apply with equal
force to Amendment No. 5 which along
with its various counterparts is made a
special order of business on Tuesday?
THE PRESIDENT: The situation would
be the same except for the very fact that
section 1.17 has now been divided from the
rest of the article and, therefore, any fur-
ther consideration of section 1.17 neces-
sarily is a final vote. Rule 54 would be
applicable. The Robert's rule just referred
to by the Chair would not be.
Delegate Della.
DELEGATE DELLA: Mr. President, I do
not understand that rule. Section 1.17, I
think, is made a special order of business
for Tuesday.
THE PRESIDENT: And it is standing
alone. There is nothing else with it. So
whatever action you ,take on it is the final
action on that section.
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DELEGATE DELLA: There have been
several reconsiderations of section 1.17, so
Rule 54—
THE PRESIDENT: Not reconsideration
of the vote. There has been one, not sev-
eral. Amendment No. 5 has been recon-
sidered once, but not .twice.
DELEGATE DELLA: 1.17.
THE PRESIDENT]: Certainly that is
true as to Amendment No. 5 and I do not
believe there is any other amendment with
respect to section 1.17 that was reconsid-
ered more than once.
Delegate Dukes has moved that the rules
be suspended so that he may move a recon-
sideration of the vote by which reconsider-
ation of Amendment No. 2 was rejected and
make the reconsideration the special order
of business for —
Delegate Dukes, did you fix a time for
the special order, or did you leave it to the
Committee on Calendar and Agenda?
DELEGATE DUKES: I asked that it be
set immediately after the other matter set
for special consideration.
THE PRESIDENT: Next Tuesday. Very
well.
Is there a second to Delegate Dukes's
motion? If I do not ask for it, I will for-
get it.
DELEGATE KIRKLAND: I second it.
THE PRESIDENT: Delegate White, for
what purpose do you rise?
DELEGATE WHITE: Mr. President, is
the motion to suspend the rules debatable ?
THE PRESIDENT: The motion to sus-
pend the rules is not debatable, Delegate
White.
DELEGATE WHITE: I wonder if I
could have about thirty seconds on the
basis of personal privilege.
THE PRESIDENT: Delegate White,
it would be easier to accede for thirty
seconds than to debate it with you if you
really mean thirty seconds.
DELEGATE WHITE: I possibly was
just a little unkind in my last remarks,
but I would like personally to pay a tribute
to the manner in which you have conducted
this Convention in an effort to be fair and
you have been very patient. Mr. President,
I suggest that we have become bogged
down in a lot of technicalities moving1 in
the direction where hope eternal springs
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