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on Calendar and Agenda. Some revision
of the resolution was thought desirable
and rather than print the original and then
have it substituted or an amendment sub-
stituted, the Chair would be inclined to
substitute the revised copy for the original
with unanimous consent.
Is there any objection to substituting the
revised copy of Resolution 26 in lieu of the
original introduced on December 30, 1967?
Delegate Burdette.
DELEGATE BURDETTE: I am not
quite sure what this resolution is.
THE PRESIDENT: A resolution to pro-
vide for post-Convention activities, Com-
mittee on Public Information, staff and
officers to carry out the program of public
information and to conclude the business
of the Convention sine die, to preserve its
files, records, transcripts, et cetera. It has
not been acted upon.
DELEGATE BURDETTE: I should like
to have an opportunity to read the resolu-
tion before we act on it.
THE PRESIDENT: The resolution has
not been acted upon.
DELEGATE BURDETTE: I realize
that. I do not have a copy.
THE PRESIDENT: I understand. The
request that the Chair just made was to
substitute the revised copy which is the
one you will be asked to act upon so it
can be printed and circulated to you.
DELEGATE BURDETTE: I thought it
just possible in our haste we might go
ahead and act on it. In that case I would
like to reserve my right to read the reso-
lution.
THE PRESIDENT: No. The idea is to
have it printed and circulated. There being
no objection, the Clerk will make the sub-
stitution and have the resolution printed
and circulated as soon as possible.
Are there any reports of committees?
READING CLERK: No reports of com-
mittees.
THE PRESIDENT: Are there any mo-
tions or resolutions?
The Chair hears none.
The Chair recognizes Delegate Powers.
DELEGATE POWERS: Mr. President,
I move that the Convention resolve itself
into a Committee of the Whole for the
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purpose of considering general orders of
the day, specifically Committee Recommen-
dation GP-13, transition provisions and
schedule of legislation.
THE PRESIDENT: Is there a second?
(Tli e motion was duly seconded.)
All those in favor signify by saying Aye;
contrary, No. The Ayes have it. It is so
ordered.
(Whereupon, at 10:55 A.M., the Conven-
tion resolved itself into the Committee of
the Whole.)
(The mace was removed by the Serycant-
at-Arms.)
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
JANUARY 4, 1968— 10:55 A.M.
PRESIDENT H. VERNON ENEY,
PRESIDING
THE CHAIRMAN: The Committee of
the Whole will please come to order.
We will resume consideration of GP-13.
The Chair requests that the same group
assembly at the Clerk's desk, Delegate
Hardwicke, Delegate Boyer.
While the group is assembling, I would
like to make a few comments about the
transitional provisions.
While this is a separate schedule, it is
included in this one committee recommen-
dation for convenience and some of the
delegates required yesterday, not having
had a chance to read that through, the
whereabouts of the schedule of legislation.
It begins on page 15 of the blue copy, GP-
13, so that the first 14 pages constitute the
schedule of transitional provisions, and
pages 15 to 30 constitute the schedule of
legislation.
I would like to make another observation
concerning these schedules. Part of it is a
repetition, but it is very important that
you keep it in mind. The schedule of tran-
sitional provisions is in every respect a
part of the constitution. It has the same
dignity, it has the same inviolability, it
can be changed only in the same manner as
the Constitution itself can be changed. It
is not subject to change or alteration by the
General Assembly. It takes effect immedi-
ately upon adoption of the constitution.
The schedule of legislation, on the other
hand, while it has the same dignity in the
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