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are quite extensive. I am told — I cannot
tell this myself — that they make your
amendment unnecessary and also Delegate
Gill's. Under the circumstances, I do not
want to go through needless motions. Can
we pass over yours for a moment?
DELEGATE RYBCZYNSKI: I will step
aside particularly since it might mean I
will not have to move to Garrett County
after all.
THE CHAIRMAN: I take it any other
amendments to sections 21, 22, and 23
should be passed over because of the
amendment proposed by Delegate Fornos.
Delegate Mudd, do you desire to offer
your amendment Y?
DELEGATE MUDD: Yes, Mr. Chair-
man.
THE CHAIRMAN: Amendment Y is not
yet printed.
Delegate Pullen, do you desire to be
recognized?
DELEGATE PULLEN: Mr. Chairman,
I was going to ask the question in the lull
of no business, but if the answer takes
longer than ten seconds, don't bother.
I have been dealing with alphabet all
my life and I am curious to know what is
this system of lettering our amendments?
Ten seconds only, sir.
THE CHAIRMAN: The answer is very
clear. The chief page says "It is my sys-
tem". That is Mrs. Marx's system. She
says do you desire to have her explain it?
DELEGATE PULLEN: It will be a
pleasure.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate E. Church-
ill Murray.
DELEGATE E. C. MURRAY: In the
lull, while waiting for this amendment —
THE CHAIRMAN: Well, we are not
going to wait all that time. Go ahead.
DELEGATE E. C. MURRAY: This is
information that I think the Convention
should have, but perhaps you would rather
I should wait until a more appropriate
moment.
THE CHAIRMAN: No, go right ahead.
DELEGATE E. C. MURRAY: It seems
to me it is the only thing while we are
discussing judges, judges' salaries, and
how they make out on their salary, you
might want to know the experience of a
judge in Anne Arundel County, It was
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before the salaries had been raised to the
point that they are at now. In any event,
this truly happened. A judge here was
supporting his daughter, his grandchild,
and he was having a pretty tough time.
However, he tried to keep his home in
order and his yard in order. He had a man
come and cut the yard for him. When the
man had cut the yard and he went to pay
him, the judge just did not have any money
and said to him, "John, I will see that you
are paid".
Well, John waited two or three weeks,
had not been paid, returned and the judge
said : "John, I have not any money, but I
will see that you are paid. If I live I will
pay you. If I do not, I will see that you are
paid." And the old fellow said, "Indeed,
Judge, you know sensible well I ain't
going to have time go hunting all over hell
for you."
(Laughter.)
THE CHAIRMAN: That was well worth
the time, Delegate Murray.
Delegate White.
DELEGATE WHITE: I wonder if the
Honorable Murray will yield to a question.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Murray,
do you yield?
DELEGATE E. C. MURRAY: Yes.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate White.
DELEGATE WHITE: Delegate Murray,
could you tell me the racial identity of that
employee?
(Laughter.)
DELEGATE E. C. MURRAY: I feel
sure that the judge was pure Anglo-Saxon.
I also feel sure that his friend who had
cut the yard for him was of that race who
afford so much wit, so much humor, so
much music to all of Maryland without
which I do not know what on earth we
would do.
(Applause.)
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate White.
DELEGATE WHITE: Delegate Murray,
if you could answer one more question, I
could draw my own conclusions. Could he
cook?
(Laughter.)
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate James.
DELEGATE JAMES: This is a bit of
frivolity for which legislators are very
severely criticized.
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