THE SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT:
All in favor, say Aye; contrary No. The
Ayes have it. It is so ordered. The calendar
is adopted.
Reports of standing committees? Are
there any standing committee reports to-
day? I will ask the Clerk to read the re-
port of standing committees.
READING CLERK: Committee Recom-
mendation SF-5, by the Committee on State
Finance and Taxation, Joseph Sherbow,
Chairman.
A RECOMMENDATION that the Con-
stitution include the following provisions
with respect to budget and appropriations.
THE SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT:
Committee Recommendation SF-5 is re-
ferred to the Committee on Calendar and
Agenda.
The Clerk will read Committee Recom-
mendation GP-5.
READING CLERK: Committee Recom-
mendation GP-5, by the Committee on Gen-
eral Provisions, Elroy G. Boyer, Chairman.
A RECOMMENDATION that the Con-
stitution include a provision on State Juris-
diction over Federal Enclaves to read as
follows:
The State of Maryland hereby reserves
as to all lands within the State hereafter
acquired by the United States or any
agency thereof, whether by purchase, lease,
condemnation or otherwise, and as to all
property, persons and transactions on any
such lands, jurisdiction and authority to
the fullest extent permitted by the Consti-
tution of the United States and not incon-
sistent with the governmental uses, pur-
poses, and functions for which the land was
acquired or is used.
THE SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT:
Committee Recommendation GP-5 is re-
ferred to the Committee on Calendar and
Agenda.
I had better ask the Parliamentarian.
That will be referred to the Committee of
the Whole.
There are no proposals today. However,
there are two memoranda by Delegate
Finch. The Clerk will read the memoranda.
READING CLERK: Memorandum to
accompany Delegate Proposal No. 270 by
Delegate Walter G. Finch.
Memorandum accompanying Delegate
Proposal No. 192 by Delegate Walter G.
Finch. |
THE SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT:
Are there any motions or resolutions? If
there are no motions or resolutions, the
Chair recognizes Delegate Powers.
DELEGATE POWERS: Mr. President,
I move the Convention resolve itself into
the Committee of the Whole for the pur-
pose of considering the orders of the day.
I further move that in addition to the de-
bate control already adopted that we adopt
Debate Schedule No. 3 governing Commit-
tee Recommendation LG-1.
THE SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT:
All those in favor of the motion say Aye;
contrary, No. The Ayes have it. It is so
ordered.
(Whereupon, at 2:10 P.M., the Conven-
tion resolved itself into the Committee of
the Whole.)
(The mace was removed by the Sergeant-
at-Arms.)
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
NOVEMBER 13, 1967—2:10 P.M.
SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT
WILLIAM S. JAMES,
PRESIDING
THE CHAIRMAN: We terminated busi-
ness on Friday at a time when we were con-
sidering Amendment No. 3 to section 2 of
S&E-1. The Clerk will read the amendment.
READING CLERK: Amendment No. 3
to Committee Recommendation S&E-I by
Delegate Hostetter: On page I, section 2
titled, Legislation Subject to Referendum,
lines 19 through 22, strike out all of the
last sentence and insert in lieu thereof the
following:
"All laws of the General Assembly
subject to referendum shall be suspend-
able unless they contain a section declar-
ing them to be emergency laws and neces-
sary for the immediate preservation of
the public health or safety, and passed
by a % vote of each House of the Gen-
eral Assembly."
THE CHAIRMAN: The Chair recog-
nizes Delegate Hostetter.
DELEGATE HOSTETTER: Mr. Chair-
man, it is my understanding that Delegates
Gilchrist, Scanlan and Freedlander are
going to offer an amendment which, in ef-
fect, would make this amendment unneces- |
