The future sessions, which are going to
involve perhaps many more amendments
and more detailed consideration of length-
ier recommendations, will make it impera-
tive that the amendments, be printed in
advance to the greatest extent possible.
We will follow this procedure. Dr.
Phillips for the time being will be the staff
adviser to assist you in preparing amend-
ments. You do not have to write out the
amendment in formal language. Simply let
him know what amendments you want, let
him know as soon as possible. He will see
that the amendment is printed. He will
deliver to the delegate proposing the amend-
ment a printed copy or as many additional
printed copies as the delegate wants. That
will let the delegate know that his amend-
ment has in fact been printed.
The remaining copies, all of which will
be unnumbered, will be retained until the
session at which the amendment may be
pertinent. At that time the amendments
will be in the possession of the chief page.
When the delegate offers his amendment
it will then be read across the desk, will be
numbered and simultaneously will be dis-
tributed to the delegates.
If amendments are necessary to be pre-
pared in the course of the session, we will
follow the same procedure as of yesterday.
Quite obviously if the number of such
amendments is too great it will slow down
any consideration. More importantly, how-
ever, the preparation of amendments in
advance will insure that they are properly
phrased and more carefully thought out
than can possibly be the case with amend-
ments which are prepared while the Com-
mittee of the Whole is in session.
One other procedural matter I want to
take a moment to comment about. I am
quite sure that all or nearly all of the dele-
gates realized yesterday that I was not
following the Rules of the Convention in
permitting debate on the motion for the
Committee of the Whole to rise. I per-
mitted debate in that instance because I
was disturbed, lest the Convention fall into
the habit of deferring debate for further
study and thereby impede the progress of
our work. Time is growing short, and we
must press ahead. At the same time, it is
necessary I think that we not have ex-
tended debate on a motion to rise. It is a
non-debatable motion, just as is a motion
to adjourn.
On the other hand, I think it is impera-
tive that before consideration of a motion
to rise the entire Committee of the Whole |
know what effect on the calendar and
agenda for ensuing days the adoption of
such a motion would cause. I therefore plan
to follow the administrative practice which
I think is permitted under the rules and in
this the Parliamentarian concurs. In the
event a motion to rise is made in the Com-
mittee of the Whole by any delegate, it will
not be debatable. But before the motion is
put to a vote, if it is made by any delegate
other than the Chairman of the Committee
on Calendar and Agenda, I will recognize
the Chairman of the Committee on Cal-
endar and Agenda to advise the Committee
of the Whole what effect the adoption of
the amendment will have on the calendar
for the ensuing days.
This will not be debate, but will be
merely a statement for the information of
the Committee of the Whole. I make the
announcement now so that you all will be
informed as to the procedure to be followed,
and my reasons for it.
1 discussed this with the Chairman of
the Committee on Rules, Credentials and
Convention Budget. He felt that it was
proper construction of the rules, and that
it was not necessary to consider a rule
amendment to accomplish it.
Are there any announcements by Com-
mittee Chairmen?
Delegate Kiefer.
DELEGATE KIEFER: Mr. President,
the Committee on Personal Rights and Pre-
amble welcomes this opportunity to get
back to work. We will assemble as soon as
possible after this meeting to consider
matters we have been having under dis-
cussion this morning.
THE PRESIDENT: Delegate Mudd.
DELEGATE MUDD: Mr. President, the
Committee on the Judicial Branch will
meet again fifteen minutes after the ad-
journment of this session, and hopefully
this afternoon or tomorrow will complete
our final recommendation to the Convention.
THE PRESIDENT: Delegate Sherbow.
DELEGATE SHERBOW: Mr. Presi-
dent, five members of the Committee on
Finance and Taxation will meet with a
similar subcommittee of the Legislative
Branch Committee immediately after this
session over at the Shaw House. The mem-
bers of the Committee on State Finance
and Taxation will meet at 3:00 P.M., and
I ask them all to be present so we may
continue our deliberations. |
