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DELEGATE SHERBOW: I am not re-
questing it. I do not want to be placed in
the position of saying I was not for the
distribution. That was all.
THE PRESIDENT: I think we are fol-
lowing the procedure that amendments are
distributed only when requested by the
delegates.
Are there any further questions as to
procedure?
(There was no response.)
Very well.
The Chair recognizes Delegate Hostetter.
DELEGATE HOSTETTER: Mr. Presi-
dent, at this time I would like to move the
reconsideration of Amendment No. 5 to
R&P-1 and 2 that failed by a GO-GO tie vote
on Friday.
THE PRESIDENT: You move, I take it,
that the Convention reconsider the vote by
which Amendment No. 5 was rejected on a
tie?
DELEGATE HOSTETTER: That is
correct.
THE PRESIDENT: Is there a second?
(Whereupon, the motion was seconded.)
THE PRESIDENT: Very well.
The question arises on the motion to re-
consider the vote by which Amendment No.
5 was rejected. The motion has been sec-
onded.
The Chair recognizes Delegate Hostetter
to speak to the motion, if he desires.
DELEGATE HOSTETTER: Mr. Presi-
dent, I will not take the Convention's time.
I think we have gone up and down the
ladder and discussed this to a great extent,
and since the Convention does need the
extra time, I certainly would be willing at
this point to speak no further on it, but
just urge that the delegates vote to recon-
sider his Amendment No. 4 which would
delete section 1.17 from R&P-1 and 2.
Thank you.
THE PRESIDENT: Delegate Boyce.
DELEGATE BOYCE: Mr. President
and fellow delegates: I rise to do a rather
unusual thing, for me.
I have been opposed to Delegate Hostet-
ter. I have been very much for 1.17 in the
constitution. I feel very strongly that it
should be there. But I find us terribly di-
vided, and I find the future of this consti-
tution may be in doubt.
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Over the weekend, like a great many
other delegates, I have sweated and wor-
ried and talked and done everything I could
to try and persuade, so that we might get
a sensible and a wholly competent thought
into the constitution on the question of
labor, and let everybody in the State then
feel that they are free to back this consti-
tution, rather than have it divided down
the middle here.
Delegate Scanlan and Delegate Adkins
have written an amendment which Dele-
gate Sickles and myself and Delegate E. J.
Clarke have gone over. This is perfecting
Amendment "FF", which is now before
yon, and it will be voted on if reconsidera-
tion passes.
What I am hopeful for is that reconsid-
eration will win with a good vote, and then
we can adopt this amendment to 1.17, and
then get a large vote there and keep this
thing in and go on about the rest of our
business of this constitution.
Some of my fellow delegates who have
seen eye to eye with me on this for a long
time are quite upset with me for taking
this position, and I understand completely
their feeling. They are afraid that the rug
has been pulled out from under them.
But I think it is due time in the constitu-
tion that we calmly look at this question,
try and get it approved by as big a vote as
we can, and see if it is not possible to look
in the eyes of the people of the State of
Maryland and say that we have done what
they really want us to do.
I shall first vote for reconsideration,
and then I shall vote for Amendment FF;
then I shall vote for 1.17 as amended to
stay in the constitution. I hope we can get
a large vote going all three ways on this.
Thank you.
THE PRESIDENT: Does any other
delegate desire to speak in favor of recon-
sideration?
Delegate Koss.
DELEGATE KOSS: Mr. President, may
I please address a parliamentary inquiry?
I am somewhat confused by what Dele-
gate Boyce just said, because it was my
understanding that amendments such as
FF would still be in order whether or not
reconsideration was in order.
Is this correct?
THE PRESIDENT: This is true.
DELEGATE KOSS: Thank you.
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