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(Laughter.)
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Pullen, you
started all of this. Do you want to finish it?
DELEGATE PULLEN: Mr. Chairman,
Mrs. Marx has kindly walked up and of-
fered to give an explanation. I am dis-
turbed that she has not had her say. I
think we could conclude this and get back
to business.
THE CHAIRMAN: Go ahead, Mrs.
Marx.
CHIEF PAGE: How many seconds do
I have?
Have any of you ever walked into the
House Lounge and seen eighty-six amend-
ments spread out on the table with no
identifying label other than the name of
the author? And often one delegate would
have a dozen amendments below his sig-
nature.
Since each amendment offered eventually
received a number, the only way to iden-
tify these quickly was to alphabetize them,
starting with the simple alphabet and going
on to compound letters. Each delegate who
wrote an amendment received several cop-
ies as soon as they reached me. He there-
fore, could identify his amendment by
letter when offering it on the floor, en-
abling me to hand it out quickly !to the
delegates.
THE CHAIRMAN: That, I may add, is
one of the reasons why the page system
works so well because of Mrs. Marx.
(Applause.)
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Mudd's
amendment which is not printed would
change the date July 1, 1968, in line 49
on page 25 to June 30, 1968.
Is there any objection to considering the
amendment even though not printed?
The Chair hears none.
This will be Amendment No. 9.
The Clerk will read the amendment.
READING CLERK: Amendment No. 9
to Committee Recommendation GP-13 by
Delegate Mudd: On page 25, section 24,
Pension of Former Judges, in line 49 strike
out the following: "July 1" and insert in
lieu thereof the following: "June 30".
THE CHAIRMAN: The amendment is
submitted by Delegate Mudd.
The amendment is seconded.
The Chair recognizes Delegate Mudd.
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DELEGATE MUDD: Mr. Chairman and
fellow delegates, the purpose of this amend-
ment is purely technical, to key the date to
before the effective date of the new con-
stitution, and to provide that these pensions
of former judges be geared to the last day
before the enactment or the effective date
of the new constitution. I would appreciate
your support of this amendment.
THE CHAIRMAN: Is there any dis-
cussion.
(There was no response.)
Are you ready for the question?
(Call for the question.)
The Clerk will ring the quorum bell.
The question arises on the adoption of
Amendment No. 9 to Committee Recom-
mendation GP-13.
A vote Aye is a vote in favor of Amend-
ment No. 9. A vote No is a vote against.
Cast your vote.
Has every delegate voted? Does any del-
egate desire to change his vote?
(There was no response.)
The Clerk will record the vote.
There being 85 votes in the affirmative
and none in the negative, the motion car-
ries. The amendment is adopted.
Delegate Rybczynski, do you desire to
offer your amendment S to section 24?
DELEGATE RYBCZYNSKI: You told
me that the amendment as to spouse would
not be necessary if the Fornos amendments
were adopted.
THE CHAIRMAN: It does not go to
section 24. Do you want to pass it until
you see the Fornos amendments?
DELEGATE RYBCZYNSKI: Yes, sir.
THE CHAIRMAN: Very well.
Any amendments to section 25, 26, 27,
28, 29. There are several amendments to
section 30.
Delegate Clagett, you are the leading
sponsor on two amendments. Are they de-
signed as alternates, C and E, and on
Amendment C, all to the same section?
DELEGATE CLAGETT: Mr. Chairman,
we eventually arrived at V for Victory
which is the result of —
THE CHAIRMAN: Scratch E and V.
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