cuss the matter with Delegate Powers,
Chairman of the Committee on Calendar
and Agenda as to whether you should be
allowed a spot on tomorrow's calendar for
that purpose?
DELEGATE DABROWSKI: Certainly.
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you.
Mr. Clerk, are there any motions or
resolutions?
CHIEF CLERK: There are none, Mr.
President.
THE PRESIDENT: If not, the next or-
der of business. Delegate White.
DELEGATE WHITE: Mr. President, I
will ask you to permit me to speak one or
two minutes before I offer a motion.
THE PRESIDENT: I do not think we
can do that, Delegate White. I think we
have to know the matter to which you are
addressing your remarks.
DELEGATE WHITE: I propose to offer
a motion to have the proposed amendment
to Rule 5 taken from the table.
THE PRESIDENT: I believe the motion
is not debatable. Is there a second? The mo-
tion by Delegate White is to take from the
table the recommendation of the Committee
on Rules, Credentials, and Convention
Budget with respect to a possible amend-
ment to Rule 5. You may recall that the
recommendation was offered several days
ago. The Chairman of the Committee de-
sired to withdraw it. The Chair ruled that
the recommendation was before the Con-
vention. There was a motion to table further
consideration of it. Delegate White now
moves to take that from the table.
This motion, the motion to take from the
table, is not debatable. If seconded, it
would be voted upon. So that you may know
what the issue is, I will ask the reading
clerk to read the portion of the committee
report which deals with the possible amend-
ment to Rule 5.
READING CLERK: Amendment to Rule
5. In Rule 5, delete the third sentence and
insert the words, "a vice-chairman", after
the word "chairman" in the first sentence.
THE PRESIDENT: This is the rule
which had to do with the election or selec-
tion of vice-chairmen of committees. Dele-
gate White?
DELEGATE WHITE: Mr. President, I
wonder if I am in order if I offer a motion |
subsequent to the one now before you to
seek permission to speak for two minutes,
by unanimous agreement.
THE PRESIDENT: You may seek that
permission now, Delegate White. Is that
your desire ?
DELEGATE WHITE: I ask your permis-
sion to speak not to exceed two minutes.
THE PRESIDENT: Is there any objec-
tion to granting permission to Delegate
White to speak for two minutes on the mo-
tion to take from the table the recommenda-
tion of the Committee with respect to an
amendment to Rule 5 ? Delegate Scanlan ?
DELEGATE SCANLAN: As Chairman
of the Rules Committee, I hate to object to
anybody's right to exercise his privilege
of free speech, but I think we would estab-
lish a very bad precedent if we are going
to permit members to make little speeches
for very motion, especially when that mo-
tion under the rules of parliamentary pro-
cedure of this Convention and under the
rules of any parliamentary convention is an
undebatable motion. I object.
A DELEGATE: I second Delegate White's
motion.
THE PRESIDENT: Just a second, please.
Delegate White, you may move for a sus-
pension of rules, which would permit you to
discuss it if you desire to do so.
DELEGATE WHITE: Mr. President, I
move that we suspend the rule in order that
I may speak for two minutes.
A DELEGATE: Seconded.
THE PRESIDENT: Your motion is that
you may speak for two minutes with respect
to your motion to take from the table. Is
there a second?
A DELEGATE: Second.
THE PRESIDENT: Any further discus-
sion ? The question arises on the motion of
Delegate White to suspend the rules so as
to permit him to speak for not more than
two minutes in offering his motion to take
from the table a report of the Committee
with respect to a possible amendment to
Rule 5. Are you ready for the question ? All
those in favor, signify by saying Aye. I am
sorry, Delegate Boyer.
DELEGATE BOYER: Mr. President, I am
wondering as a matter of parliamentary in-
quiry, not to interrupt the roll call, but what
would be the position of the committee who
may have already elected a vice-chairman
if this motion prevails. |
