vanced perhaps a day in advance? Other-
wise, we may have to make on-the-spot
decisions without being able to reflect upon
them.
DELEGATE POWERS: In answer to
the delegate's question, I will say at the
beginning of this, it is probably a little
more difficult at the beginning, and we are
still working on the debate schedule for
tomorrow now. As we have had more ex-
perience, and become more familiar with
the procedure, and also determine the will
of the majority of the Convention with re-
spect to the procedure, I believe that it will
be entirely possible to have the debate
schedule out several days in advance.
DELEGATE WHEATLEY: Thank you
very much, Mr. President and Mr. Chair-
man.
THE PRESIDENT: Let me add just one
thing by way of elaboration. Of course, at
the time the debate schedule is presented
to the Convention, the delegate could vote
against it if he chose, but he could also
offer an amendment to it, which would then
be submitted to a vote.
Is there any further discussion pending
the question? The question arises on the
motion of Delegate Vecera to substitute
10:00 A.M. Wednesday rather then 12:00
noon tomorrow as the hour to which we will
adjourn. Delegate Kirkland?
DELEGATE KIRKLAND: Mr. Chair-
man, if this motion passes, could we as-
sume that we might have to work tomorrow
night also?
THE PRESIDENT: If the motion which
is now before you passes, I assume that the
Convention would then pass the motion to
adjourn as amended, which would mean
that we would stand adjourned until 10:00
A.M. Wednesday. The question now before
you is the question raised by Delegate
Vecera's motion, which in effect is a substi-
tute for the amendment of Delegate Powers'
motion, which the Convention just adopted.
The primary motion as amended is that the
Convention adjourn until 12:00 noon tomor-
row. Delegate Vecera's amendment to that,
which would be a substitute for it, is that
we adjourn until 10:00 A.M. Wednesday. If
that motion fails, then the question before
you arises on the motion to adjourn until
12:00 noon tomorrow. Delegate Marion?
DELEGATE MARION: Mr. President,
a point of parliamentary inquiry: My im-
pression was that the motion we voted on a
few moments ago was a motion to amend
Delegate Vecera's proposed amendment so |
that the issue now before us would be
Delegate Vecera's proposed amendment as
amended by Delegate Bard's amendment. If
that is not the case, there may be other
delegates as confused as I am.
THE PRESIDENT: That is not the case.
The statement that the Chair just made is,
I think, the correct statement, as I have
been advised by the Parliamentarian. I
think the question is clearly before you: on
the pending question, you will decide
whether you want to adjourn until Wednes-
day or not. If that is carried, obviously,
you will vote for the motion to adjourn
until Wednesday. If that is defeated, then
you will have before you the motion to
adjourn to 12:00 noon tomorrow. Is that
clear?
DELEGATE MARION: I am still not
clear, Mr. President.
THE PRESIDENT: Let me state it once
more: the question now before you, in
effect, is whether to substitute Delegate
Vecera's amendment for the motion of Dele-
gate Powers as amended. Delegate Powers'
motion as amended is that we adjourn until
12:00 noon tomorrow. Delegate Vecera's
suggested amendment is that we adjourn
until 10:00 A.M. Wednesday. Delegate
Marion?
DELEGATE MARION: Another ques-
tion, Mr. President. How could we have
amended Delegate Powers' original motion
when there was a pending motion, that of
Delegate Vecera on the floor?
THE PRESIDENT: Because it was a
secondary amendment to the motion. I think
we will save time if you accept the advice
of the Chair. Further debate will not
clarify it for you, I assure you. So there is
no misunderstanding, I do not think it
makes any difference how we proceed. If
you would prefer to proceed the other way,
you can appeal the ruling of the Chair.
Delegate Bard?
DELEGATE BARD: I prefer to appeal
the ruling of the Chair, Mr. Chairman, be-
cause when I had the option of selecting
this as an amendment to the original mo-
tion, or offering it later, I selected the first
option.
THE PRESIDENT: Which was an
amendment of the original motion. It was
so treated by the Chair. The original mo-
tion was Delegate Powers' motion which
you have amended.
DELEGATE BARD: I though I was
amending Delegate Vecera's motion, but
that is all right. |
