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(There was no response.)
The Clerk will record the vote.
There being 49 votes in the affirmative
and 70 in the negative, the motion is lost.
The amendment is rejected.
Delegate Boyer, I take it that you do
not now desire to offer your Amendment B.
DELEGATE BOYER: If I may, I would
first like to rise on a point of personal
privilege.
THE CHAIRMAN: State the privilege.
DELEGATE BOYER: We have been
concerned for some time about the Chair-
man of the Committee on Legislative
Branch, about his "sight and visibility",
and I wonder if it would be appropriate to
pass Delegate Gallagher a little present to
aid him.
THE CHAIRMAN: Do you desire him
to open it?
DELEGATE BOYER: Yes, I wish he
would, sir.
(Delegate Gallagher was presented with
a pair of binoculars.)
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Gallagher.
DELEGATE GALLAGHER: The better
to see you with. Thank you.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Boyer.
DELEGATE BOYER: We have a back-
up gift in case he should lose that. It has
been suggested so he can see small counties.
(Delegate Gallagher was presented with
a telescope.)
THE CHAIRMAN: Is that also for
single districts?
DELEGATE BOYER: Yes, single mem-
bers, one eye.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Gallagher.
DELEGATE GALLAGHER: At long
last I got one "Aye" out of Mr. Boyer. It
took a long time.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Boyer.
DELEGATE BOYER: May it never
happen again.
Mr. Chairman, as a last parting shot,
we hope this might encourage him to seek
like Diogenes a little light at certain times
of the day and we give these gifts with
great respect and admiration for Delegate
Gallagher.
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(Delegate Gallagher was presented with
a flashlight.)
THE CHAIRMAN: Now, Delegate
Boyer, I assume you do not wish to offer
Amendment B.
DELEGATE BOYER: Oh, yes, that
again.
I think, Mr. Chairman, that to conserve
the time of the Convention, I think we will
withdraw Amendment B at this time.
(Applause.)
THE CHAIRMAN: Thank you very
much.
Delegate Gallagher, do you desire to
offer —
DELEGATE GALLAGHER: Not on
your life. You will find that Mr. Boyer has
an identical amendment which I believe he
will be only too happy to offer.
THE CHAIRMAN: You desire to with-
draw both of them.
DELEGATE GALLAGHER: Yes, H and
O. I cannot withdraw S, but I withdraw
mine.
THE CHAIRMAN: You do not desire to
offer Amendment O, Delegate Boyer?
DELEGATE BOYER: May I have a
minute recess?
THE CHAIRMAN: The Chair has no
other amendments to section 7 or 8.
Are there any other amendments?
Delegate Raley.
DELEGATE RALEY: Mr. Chairman
and members of the Convention, point of
personal privilege.
THE CHAIRMAN: State the privilege.
DELEGATE RALEY: There is in the
balcony in the rear a member of the House
of Delegates from St. Mary's County, Dele-
gate Briscoe and his law partner, Mr.
James Kenney, from St. Mary's County.
(Applause.)
THE CHAIRMAN: The Chair has no
other amendments to section 7 or 8.
Are there any other amendments?
The Chair hears none.
Proceed now to a consideration of sec-
tion 9. Are there any amendments to sec-
tion 9?
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