THE PRESIDENT: Will Delegate
Powers yield to a question?
DELEGATE POWERS: Certainly.
DELEGATE MALKUS: If we do not
have ample time to prepare our amend-
ments, are you going to delay action on the
subject matter?
DELEGATE POWERS: I would answer
that by saying that our paramount objec-
tive is to give everyone a reasonable oppor-
tunity to express his opinion on any sub-
ject and that if we reach a point where it
appears that delegates are not being af-
forded a reasonable opportunity, something
will be done so that they will be afforded
such an opportunity.
DELEGATE MALKUS: Mr. President,
I am very grateful to the gentleman.
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, Dele-
gate Malkus. The question arises on the
motion to adopt the calendar. All in favor,
signify by saying Aye; contrary, No. The
Ayes have it. It is so ordered. The Calendar
is adopted.
The Chair recognizes Delegate Dukes.
DELEGATE DUKES: Mr. President,
with permission of the Chair, I would like
to direct the attention of the Convention
to the right front gallery where there are
seated a number of young ladies and gentle-
men from Riverdale Hills Elementary
School, Prince George's County, together
with some teachers and parents. We are
happy to have them here.
In the real-center gallery are seated four
other citizens of Prince George's County
in whom I have a great interest, my
daughter, Aurelia Ann Dukes, my son
Charles Weathers Dukes, my son David
Lloyd Dukes, and my wife Becky.
In spite of the liberality of the Suffrage
and Elections Committee, they will not be
able to vote in the next election, at least
three of them, but they are nevertheless
the principal reason I am here.
(Applause.)
THE PRESIDENT: The Chair recog-
nizes Delegate Koss.
DELEGATE KOSS: I would like to
acknowledge the presence in the gallery of
members of the ninth grade civics class of
Takoma Park Junior High, who are here
today observing the doings of our Conven-
tion with their teacher, Mrs. Esther
Wright. |
THE PRESIDENT: Delighted to have
you with us.
(Applause.)
Next item on the calendar is reports of
other standing committees. Before receiving
the first report, I want to call to your at-
tention that in accordance with the an-
nouncement made several days ago, the
Recommendation GP-I of the Committee on
General Provisions as amended by the Com-
mittee of the Whole attached to a report
of the Committee of the Whole has been
reproduced. I am not sure whether it has
as yet been printed and circulated to the
delegates. It has been. It is on white
paper so that it will not be confused with
your other documents. Remember that the
amendments are shown by striking through
the portion of the section which was de-
leted by amendment and by showing in
italics the portions which were added.
The Committee Recommendation GP-3.
The Clerk will read the Recommendation.
READING CLERK: Committee Recom-
mendation GP-3, by the Committee on Gen-
eral Provisions, Elroy G. Boyer, Chairman.
A recommendation that the constitution in-
clude a provision on natural resources.
THE PRESIDENT: The Committee
Recommendation GP-3 is referred to the
Committee of the Whole. Accompanying
this recommendation is Committee Memo-
randum GP-3, a two-page memorandum.
The next report is that of the Committee
on Suffrage and Elections. Committee Rec-
ommendation S&E-1.
READING CLERK: Committee Recom-
mendation S&E-1, by the Committee on
Suffrage and Elections, Helen L. Koss,
Chairman. A recommendation that the con-
stitution include a provision on referendum.
THE PRESIDENT: Committee Recom-
mendation S&E-1 is referred to the Com-
mittee of the Whole. Accompanying this
recommendation is supporting memoran-
dum, Committee Recommendation S&E-1,
a nine-page memorandum.
That is all of the committee reports. Be-
fore coming to proposals, I call to your
attention that there has been filed today by
Delegate Finch a memorandum accompany-
ing Delegate Proposal No. 415, a two-page
memorandum.
I also wish to call to your attention that
Delegate Proposal No. 421 which had a
typographical omission has been reprinted
and is substituted in your books for the
previous copy. This is on the salmon- |
