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The Chair feels very relieved that the
pages conceived the idea of confetti, par-
ticularly appropriate constitutional con-
fetti.
I felt very embarrassed at the remarks
of Delegate Dorsey and at the approbation
which this group gave to me, and I felt
also, as I am sure every one of you did,
the great solemnity of the occasion. Some-
times tensions become just a little too
great, and I think that as a tension re-
liever, confetti could not be beat. This is
not the time for speeches, and after the
strain of the past eight hours or more, I
do not propose to make one.
I can only say that I sincerely appreciate
the statements made by Delegate Dorsey
whom I have known personally for many,
many years and I am sincerely sorry that
he feels as he does about the constitution,
but I respect him for his opinion. It is one
which he has held for a long time. I dis-
agree heartily with his conclusion as he
himself knows. I think every delegate who
leaves here this evening can leave here
with the feeling of having accomplished
for the State of Maryland a tremendous
task and one which I am confident the
people of the State of Maryland will not
only endorse on May 14, 1968, but do so
so overwhelmingly that there could not be
the slightest question about it.
In addition, I think that each and every
delegate can be proud when he leaves here
this evening in the realization that he has
been playing a terrifically important role
in the whole story of constitutional re-
vision in this country, because if Mary-
land had failed in this endeavor, I think
that the whole course of constitutional re-
vision among the states, the course which
I believe and all of you know I believe is
terrifically important, would be set back
fifty years.
Maryland's success on May 14 of which
I am so confident as a result of the docu-
ment which you have adopted, will reverse
the trend by which the people in various
states have been rejecting constitutional
revision in recent years.
A vote has been passed to me to indi-
cate that the confetti did more than break
the tension. It completely broke my train
of thought because I did not announce the
final vote. I do not think I will every for-
get those numbers, but I will put them up
again anyway.
There being 121 votes in the affirmative
and 2 in the negative, the motion is carried.
The entire Constitution consisting of the
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preamble, the ten articles, the schedule
of transitional provisions, and the sched-
ule of legislation is adopted on third and
final reading.
The Chair recognizes Delegate Powers.
DELEGATE POWERS: Mr. President,
Rule 53 requires that a motion to adjourn
the Convention sine die shall not be voted
upon until at least forty-eight hours after
notice is given to the delegates. Accord-
ingly this will give notice that at the con-
clusion of the session on Wednesday, Janu-
ary 10, a motion to adjourn the Conven-
tion sine die will be made.
THE PRESIDENT: Are there any an-
nouncements?
No chairmen have committee meetings
to announce for tomorrow.
Delegate Morgan.
DELEGATE MORGAN: Mr. President,
are we meeting on Monday?
THE PRESIDENT: Yes, we will be
meeting at 3:00 P.M. on Monday.
Are there any other announcements?
Delegate Morgan.
DELEGATE MORGAN: Then I am
going to make an announcement. The Com-
mittee on the Executive Branch will hold
a brief meeting on Monday.
THE PRESIDENT: Delegate Mudd.
DELEGATE MUDD: Likewise, Mr.
President. The Judicial Branch will hold
a meeting in our regular room on Mon-
day.
THE PRESIDENT: Also in connection
with the official film which is being made
at this last session, it was our desire to
have a film made of a few of the commit-
tees in session. I believe that Mr. Moore,
the Director of Public Information, has
arranged this.
Delegate Gallagher, has he made any
arrangements with your Committee?
DELEGATE GALLAGHER: Mr. Presi-
dent, the members of Actors Equity of the
Legislative Branch Committee will be
called in in their best blue collars on Mon-
day.
THE PRESIDENT: Very well.
Are there any other announcements?
Delegate White?
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