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is very rarely used in Maryland. Is it extensively used

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in other states?

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DR. MICHENER: I don't know. I haven't had a

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chance to go through the Maryland records on this and I

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couldn't tell on the others.

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MR. ENEY: I would guess it is less than one

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per cent, in Maryland.

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DR. WINSLOW: It is widely scattered. In some

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states it is used quite a bit, much more than in Maryland.

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MR. ENEY: I can recall one occasion in the

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past five years, or maybe it's ten, but it is very rare.

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DR. WHEELER: I don't think the problem is

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essentially quantity, but qualitatively. It is a device

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used in extremely hot. issues, and it may be important.

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It may appear once or twice in legislation. It might

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involve an extremely political piece of legislation.

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MR. ENEY: I don't think that has ever happened

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in Maryland in modern times.

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MRS. FREEDLANDER: I'd like to ask Dr. Michener,

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he refers to conference committees, but in Maryland there

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has been a trend toward joint committees. In every