36                       JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS                         [Jan. 7

duties of said office shall, in like manner and for the same interval devolve upon the Attorney General of the State, at the time such vacancy occurred. And the Legislature may provide by law, for the impeachment of the Governor; and in case of his conviction, or his inability, may declare what person shall perform the Executive duties; and for any vacancy in said office not herein provided for, provision may be made by law; and if such vacancy should occur without such provision being made, the Legislature shall be convened by the Secretary of State, for the purpose of filling said vacancy.

Read and journalized.

Amendment to the Rules By: Senator Lapides—Offered from the floor:

On page 3 of the mimeographed rules of the Joint Session, in Rule 9(e), and in line 2 thereof, immediately following the word "speeches" insert the following: ", any Member who has not made a nominating address or a seconding speech may speak for not more than two minutes, after which".

Read and rejected.

The report of the Rules Committee was then read and adopted by voice vote.

ORDER By Senator Pine:

The following people shall serve during the joint session of the General Assembly, January 7, 1969:

Francis B. Burch, Attorney General of Maryland, Advisor; Dr. Carl N. Everstine, Parliamentarian; J. Waters Parrish, Secretary of Joint Meeting of General Assembly; James P. Mause, Chief Clerk; Oden Bowie, Senate Journal Clerk; Charles H. Cox, House Journal Clerk; Mary F. Atwell, Tally Clerk; Janet Mutscheller, Tally Clerk; Frank Harris, Tally Clerk; Donald Hurwitz, Roll Call Clerk; Julian Manelli, Roll Call Clerk; Tilghman Rhodes, Sergeant at Arms; John F. Nixon, Sergeant at Arms; Betty Dawson, Page; Nell Hanson, Page; Doris Welsh, Page; Libby Bridell, Page; Mary Ellen O'Neall, Page; Jean O'Neall, Page.

Read and adopted.

NOMINATIONS FOR GOVERNOR

The Chairman called for the election to fill the office of the Governor of Maryland.

Hon. William S. James nominated

Senator Blair Lee, III, nominated the President of the Senate, William S. James of Harford County, for the office of Governor of Maryland, as follows:

Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Joint Convention:

"My purpose in coming before you this afternoon is to place in nomination for the Office of Governor of Maryland, the name of the distinguished gentleman, who for the last half hour has been serving as Acting