DELEGATE BYRNES: Delegate Glea-
son, it is not true that the legislative
leaders themselves are very reluctant about
our subjecting them to what has turned
out to be from prior experience a blood-
letting and highly emotionally charged ex-
perience? As a matter of fact, I have been
told that three years preceding reappor-
tionment, the legislative leaders and the
legislators themselves were brought into a
struggle that was unparalleled, and that
they wish to God, frankly, that they would
not have to do it again. Was that not the
testimony of the legislative leaders, I might
ask?
DELEGATE GLEASON: Your question
implies that by giving the power that we
seek here with the minority report to the
legislature, that will bring about the strug-
gle all over again. I do not think that is
an assumption that can be. borne out.
Certainly, I have already recited the fact
that we have today the control of the dele-
gations in the lower house in four areas of
the State, 70 percent of the votes. I think
also that we have to remember that the Su-
preme Court decisions hit like a bomb. There
were relationships, areas represented. This
caused great distress and strain. The legis-
lative group themselves did not have any
clear guidance as to how far they could
go or how far they should not go; and
they still do not today, but I think that
that kind of a hassle, although it will
always be a problem, is not likely to be
emulated and duplicated again. I do not
think, just because it is a difficult prob-
lem, we should take that away from where
it can be solved the best.
THE CHAIRMAN: Are there any fur-
ther questions of the minority spokesman?
If not, while Delegate Gleason returns
to his chair, I have two announcements to
make.
We are pleased to have with us in the
gallery the Honorable Charles Krysiak,
the delegate from Baltimore City, and we
did have with us on the Floor, I do not
know whether he slipped out again, Deputy
Attorney General, Robert F. Sweeney. We
are delighted to have them with us.
(Applause.)
Delegate Schneider.
DELEGATE SCHNEIDER: Mr. Chair-
man, I also would like to make an announce-
ment that the Prince George's delegate is
happy to have several hundred civic teach-
ers from Prince George's High School sit-
ting in the balcony behind the podium. |
THE CHAIRMAN: Delighted to have
them.
The Chair recognizes Delegate Gleason
for the purpose of submitting an amend-
ment. Do you have the reprinted amend-
ment, Delegate Gleason? Will you send it
to the desk, please?
The amendment is not here. It is on its
way.
The amendment is coming in the door
now, I understand.
I have been asked by Delegate Eckenrode
to announce that Mr. Fred Marrow, if I
pronounce it correctly, Clerk of the Peo-
ple's Court of Baltimore County, and Mr.
Henry Ero, Chief Counsel to that Court,
are in our gallery.
The Clerk will read the amendment.
This will be Amendment No. 4.
READING CLERK: Amendment No. 4
to Committee Recommendation LB-I, by
Delegates Gleason, Linton, Della and
Piters: on pages 1 and 2 of Committee
Recommendation LB-I, line 23, after the
word "law" strike out the comma and the
remainder of the sentence on line 24 and
on page 2 lines 1 and 2 and insert in lieu
thereof a period.
THE CHAIRMAN: Is there a second to
the amendment?
(Whereupon, the motion was duly sec-
onded.)
THE CHAIRMAN: The Chair recognizes
Delegate Gleason, who under the debate
schedule, has control of ten minutes, and
Delegate Gallagher who also has control of
ten minutes of debate.
Delegate Gleason?
DELEGATE GLEASON: Mr. Chairman,
I would allocate as much time to Mr.
Adkins as he needs, please.
DELEGATE ADKINS: Mr. Chairman,
I suppose it might be said that I rise in
support of this motion as a result of my
parochial instinct.
Indeed, I suppose in part I do, but I
suggest to this body that even those of us
from small counties are entitled to have a
voice, feeble and weak though it may be.
I support this amendment, Mr. President,
for three principal reasons: first, it seems
to me the posture of the majority report
is completely illogical. On the one hand
they ask us to support a strengthened, |
