DELEGATE WEIDEMEYER: Point of
inquiry, Mr. President. If the motion to
refer the Rules Committee is turned down,
would it be in order then, today, to con-
sider the matter here on the floor?
THE PRESIDENT: If a proper motion
is made before it is referred to a commit-
tee, yes.
DELEGATE WEIDEMEYER: Thank
you, Mr. President.
THE PRESIDENT: So there can be no
misunderstanding, the question arises on
the motion to refer Resolution No. 18 to
the Committee on Rules, Credentials and
Convention Budget for consideration and
report of its consequences in the light of
Convention Rule 28 [29]. A vote Aye is a
vote in favor of the motion to refer to the
committee, a vote No is a vote against the
motion. Roll call vote.
(Whereupon a roll call vote was taken.)
THE PRESIDENT: Has every delegate
voted? Does any delegate desire to change
his vote?
(There was no response.)
If not, the Clerk will record the vote.
There being 86 votes in the affirmative
and 42 in the negative, the motion carries.
Resolution No. 18 is referred to the Com-
mittee on Rules, Credentials and Conven-
tion Budget.
Delegate Scanlan, I understood you to
announce that you would be able to have
a meeting of your committee in time to re-
port on this resolution at the meeting
Monday afternoon. I urge you to do so.
Delegate Fox.
DELEGATE FOX: A point of parlia-
mentary inquiry. Would it be in order to
move that the name of the delegate re-
ferred to in the colloquy between Delegate
Rybczynski and Delegate White be stricken
from the record.
THE PRESIDENT: I suppose it is in
order. It means in effect a motion to ex-
punge from the record and I suppose this
can physically be done on the tape, as well
as on the transcript.
DELEGATE FOX: I would like to make
the motion that the name of the delegate
referred to in that colloquy be expunged
from the record.
(The motion was duly seconded.)
THE PRESIDENT: Is there any discus-
sion? Delegate Storm? |
DELEGATE STORM: Point of inquiry.
How will the record read then? Will it
read that I believe that Delegate blank—
THE PRESIDENT: Delegate Storm,
you have put your finger on one of the
difficult problems in securing the services
of a person to act as historian, or editor
of the record. This will be a matter that
is referred to the historian and editor, to
carry out the sense of the Convention.
DELEGATE STORM: Mr. President,
may I then speak on the motion.
THE PRESIDENT: You may.
DELEGATE STORM: Maybe I mis-
understand this, but it seems to me the
only result of that colloquy was that Dele-
gate Miller was paid a compliment, and
another delegate said he did not mean to
be uncomplimentary to him, so I just
thought it made him appear as a very able
delegate, and I saw no harm in it.
If there is harm in it, tell me, and I will
vote with you, Delegate from Worcester
County.
THE PRESIDENT: Does Delegate Fox
care to answer?
DELEGATE FOX: I am from Wicom-
ico County. I see no reason for debating
it one way or the other. I think it was an
unfortunate reference, best not made at all.
THE PRESIDENT: Is there any further
discussion?
(There was no response.)
The question arises on the motion to ex-
punge from the record the name of the
delegate referred to in the colloquy with re-
spect to the motion as to Resolution No.
18. All in favor—Delegate Edward Miller.
DELEGATE E. MILLER: Mr. Chair-
man, I do not know whose privileges are
being involved in this, but personally 1 ap-
preciate any nice remarks that have been
made about me. I do not feel particularly
embarrassed. As our very competent chair
lady knows, I advised her ahead of time
that under doctor's orders I have certain
treatments that have required me to miss
a few of our meetings. I do not think it
has interfered with my capacity, but I
have not forced my vote. I do not know
who is with me or against me in this mat-
er. As far as I am concerned, I think the
record staying just where it is, speaks for
itself. I am not embarrassed about it, and
I hope nobody else is. (Applause.) |
