a vote against the Committee amendment—
I am sorry; against the amendment, and in
favor of the Committee Recommendation.
Cast your votes. Has every delegate
voted? Does any delegate desire to change
his vote?
(There was no response.)
The Clerk will record the vote.
There being 45 votes in the affirmative
and 83 in the negative, the motion is lost.
That portion of the amendment is rejected.
Do I understand from the sponsors that
in view of the action just taken they do
not desire to submit the remainder?
DELEGATE JAMES: We withdraw it.
THE CHAIRMAN: The sponsors desire
to withdraw the remainder of Amendment
No. 3, and number 3 therefore fails.
DELEGATE GLEASON: Mr. Chairman.
THE CHAIRMAN: Just a second, Dele-
gate Gleason.
For what purpose does Delegate Gleason
rise?
DELEGATE GLEASON: Mr. Chairman,
I would like to inquire as to what the de-
sires of the Chair are with respect to time.
It would suit the purposes of the minority
group in sponsoring the next minority re-
port if we not break up that presentation
by going to lunch. I am wondering if this
is not the most suitable time to recess for
lunch and come back at 1:00 P.M. or 1:30
P.M.
THE CHAIRMAN: The Chairman of the
Committee on Calendar and Agenda an-
nounced yesterday that normally we would
break for lunch at 2:30 P.M., but I will
ask you to comment now as to the sugges-
tion just made.
DELEGATE POWERS: Perhaps that
could best be answered, by how long the
presentation will take. We had assumed
on this in view of the circumstances that
the presentation, and explanation of ques-
tion and answers could be concluded around
12:30 P.M.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Gleason,
you understand that the first item to be
taken up would be the presentation of the
minority report, not the debate, and we
could get that portion of it out of the way.
DELEGATE GLEASON: I understand
that, Mr. Chairman, and all I am doing |
is expressing a desire to have continuity
with respect to the representation of the
minority report and the debate that will
follow.
1 anticipate, of course, that we have no
way of knowing, as the Chairman of the
Committee does not know, just how long
the entire debate will take, but I do antici-
pate that it will take some time.
THE CHAIRMAN: Forgetting debate,
how long do you think the presentation of
the minority report would take?
DELEGATE GLEASON: Well, I am
sure that I could present it within a half-
hour's period, but as I say, I would desire
to have it as a continuous presentation, if
it could be accommodated.
THE CHAIRMAN: The Chair recog-
nizes the Chairman of the Committee on
Calendar and Agenda.
DELEGATE POWERS: Mr. Chairman,
I am afraid we will have to have interrup-
tions, if we adhere to the tentative sched-
ule that will enable the delegates to make
plans. We have not reached the hour of
12:00 noon, and plan to recess for lunch
at a convenient time, around 12:30 P.M.
until 2:00 P.M. I would urge very strongly
that we proceed with the matter and break
at a convenient time, around 12:00 noon or
12:30 P.M. If you will recall, we recessed
that way yesterday, and it did not seem to
interfere with the presentation.
THE CHAIRMAN: In response to the
question from Delegate Gleason, that is
the way we will proceed.
DELEGATE GLEASON: Mr. Chairman,
yesterday we met at 12:00 .noon. I think
that is a different situation.
THE CHAIRMAN: I think what Dele-
gate Powers referred to was that there
was a break in the presentation of the
report of the Committee for lunch recess.
DELEGATE GLEASON: My case repre-
sents, Mr. Chairman, or is based on the
proposition that we are dealing here with
one of the most fundamental questions that
can be considered by the Committee of the
Whole and by the Convention in its en-
tirety with respect to the legislative branch.
I do not think it is fair to have a break in
continuity between the presentation of the
Minority Report and the debate that fol-
lows, so therefore, I would move that if
a motion is in order, the Committee of the
Whole recess until 1:00 o'clock. |
