The question arises on the motion to
authorize the Secretary to correct any
errors in spelling, grammar, pagination or
cross reference. All those in favor, signify
by saying Aye; contrary, No. The Ayes
have it. It is so ordered.
That concludes consideration of the
committee's report with respect to the
amendment of the rules.
I recognize Delegate Scanlan to report
on the second item referred to the com-
mittee, Resolution No. 2.
DELEGATE SCANLAN: Mr. President,
fellow delegates: the committee, especially
myself, apologize for the failure to have a
written report regarding committee action
on Resolution No. 2. You will recall it came
up rather late in the day yesterday, and
we had a quick meeting of the committee,
and to make a long story short, the com-
mittee had recommended an unfavorable
report on this resolution. Briefly, the com-
mittee was of the unanimous view that the
matter dealt with in the resolution is not
a fit subject for a rule. The question of
when the Convention convenes or adjourns
is something the Convention itself is master
of, through its President, its officers, its
Calendar Committee, and this is a flexible
thing. There will be times when we will
be very busy. There will be times, perhaps,
when we will be less so. It is something
that should not be incorporated in a rule;
and as I indicated, the Committee unani-
mously recommended that this resolution
not be adopted. I move that the resolution
not be adopted.
THE PRESIDENT: Is there a second?
DELEGATE DELLA: Seconded.
THE PRESIDENT: Is there any discus-
sion?
DELEGATE SCANLAN: Was that Sen-
ator Della who seconded the motion?
DELEGATE DELLA: Yes. Remind me
again at 4:00 P.M.
THE PRESIDENT: Would you mind
making your second in the microphone,
please, Delegate Della?
DELEGATE DELLA: Mr. President,
many times we can accomplish the same
thing by compromise. I have this day com-
promised on 4:00 P.M. I would like to
second the motion that the resolution be re-
ported unfavorably.
THE PRESIDENT: I thank you and
also say that I think that augers well for |
the work of this Convention. Is there any
discussion? If not, the question arises on
the motion to adopt the unfavorable report
of the committee with respect to Resolu-
tion No. 2. All those in favor, signify by
saying Aye; contrary, No. The motion
carries. The unfavorable report is adopted.
Thank you, Delegate Scanlan.
The next item of business is the intro-
duction and first reading of proposals. I
had hoped to be able to say to you today
that we had all ironed out all problems of
manpower and machinery so that the dupli-
cating room was working at one hundred
per cent efficiency and that you would have
copies of all proposals on your desks. I
can say to you that so far as the machinery
and personnel is concerned, this is true.
Unfortunately, we are beset by another
problem in that the paper scheduled to ar-
rive the day before yesterday did not arrive,
and we have run out of our first shipment
of salmon paper. Therefore, all of the pro-
posals which will be read across the desk
this afternoon have not yet been repro-
duced. They will be reproduced before the
afternoon is over.
Let me also, in connection with the read-
ing of proposals, say to the delegates that
it is the duty of the pages to insert the
proposals in your books on the floor in the
proper order. Therefore, it is not necessary
for you to do so at this time. If you will
leave them on your desk unhooked, you
will find them in proper order when you
next return.
DELEGATE DELLA: Mr. President?
THE PRESIDENT: Delegate Della.
DELEGATE DELLA: Mr. President, in
reference to the duplicating procedures, this
directive, Item 2, the request form must
be filled out and signed by committee chair-
men. Does that mean where the proposal
is going?
THE PRESIDENT: The memorandum
does not refer to proposals, Delegate Della.
This is a memorandum referring to requests
of delegates or others for the duplication
of papers other than proposals. The dupli-
cating room has been deluged by requests
for duplication of a vast amount of ma-
terial.
DELEGATE DELLA: Then I under-
stand that there will be no restrictions as
to proposals?
THE PRESIDENT: The requirement on
proposals is simply that five copies be intro-
duced. In order to facilitate this, and to |
