DELEGATE RYBCZYNSKI: May I
further suggest, Mr. President, that the
two chairmen who announced meetings im-
mediately after this meeting bear with us
and give us a few minutes to try to do
something. Thank you, Mr. President.
THE PRESIDENT: Delegate Clarke?
DELEGATE CLARKE: Mr. President, I
have an announcement which I think will
be of particular interest to the members of
the House of Delegates. As you know, there
was a proposal put in by the two dis-
tinguished senators to reduce the Senate to
forty, and the House of Delegates to eighty.
Several of us who are members of the
House of Delegates intend Monday to put
in a proposal reducing the Senate to
twenty-seven, and increasing the House to
one hundred fifty-four. We feel that we
should be larger because, even though we
are junior to the Senate, we try harder.
Thank you.
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Dele-
gate Storm, we will ask you to bear with
us, unless your announcement is only of a
few seconds duration. We have a problem
of changing the tape.
DELEGATE STORM: A very short
question to the Baltimore delegation. Do
you want to restrict this just to Baltimore
delegates, or do you want friendly people
from outside to attend?
THE PRESIDENT: I take it that Dele-
gate Rybczynski's smile is an indication he
pleads in the affirmative that he desires
friendly people from outside.
Are there any delegates who perhaps did
not appear at roll call who desire to indi-
cate their presence? If not, the Chair recog-
nizes Delegate Powers.
DELEGATE POWERS: Mr. President—
THE PRESIDENT: Excuse me just a
second. Delegate White?
DELEGATE WHITE: Mr. President, I
just wanted to make one comment. I wanted
to congratulate that very fine delegate from
the Fifth District of Baltimore City, Roy
Borom. I am glad you made it.
THE PRESIDENT: Delegate Powers?
DELEGATE POWERS: Mr. President,
word has been received of the promotion of
Delegate Walter Finch of Baltimore County
to the rank of full colonel in the United
States Army Reserve. I am sure we all join
in extending our hearty congratulations.
(Applause.) |
I now move that we adjourn until Mon-
day, September 25, at 4:00 P.M.
THE PRESIDENT: Is there any discus-
sion? All those in favor, signify by saying
Aye; contrary, No. The Ayes have it. It
is so ordered.
(Whereupon, at 3:20 P.M., the Convention
was adjourned to reconvene at 4:00 P.M. on
Monday, September 25,1967.)
PLENARY SESSION
SEPTEMBER 25, 1967—4:00 P.M.
PRESIDENT H. VERNON ENEY,
PRESIDING
THE PRESIDENT: The Sergeant-at-
Arms will clear the aisles and close the
doors.
The Convention will please come to order.
The invocation today will be offered by
the Reverend Thomas Tinsley Stewart, of
the Community Methodist Church at Riviera
Beach, Maryland.
REVEREND STEWART: Eternal
Father, Supreme Architect, when those be-
fore us sought Thy guidance and divine
presence, You encompassed us with a shield.
Thy will was vouch-safed of these leaders
of our beloved Old Line State. With hu-
mility, we have accepted Thy counsel to
assure always the freedom of worship and
protection of all faiths. Accept our thanks
for rolling plains and hills, and mountains
and plateaus and flatlands. May thanks go
up unto Thee for courageous and dedicated
men who by their very deeds have upheld
the dignity of all men as created in Thy
image and likeness. As these delegates to
this Constitutional Convention begin an-
other day to draft a Constitution for our
cherished State of Maryland, infuse them
with the dimension of Thy historical pres-
ence. Give meaning to their time. Because
of the magnitude of the task, the road is
difficult and without Thee, our history is
not possible. Inspire them, oh, Author of
life, so that their actions, both spoken and
written, may assure a meaningful future
for generations yet to come. Let the citi-
zenry bless them. Let the chronicle penned
through Thee provide the conditions for a
new age. Accept the task and instill m
them a sense of the future, and refasten
them to the living God so that all, regard-
less of race and creed, are assured of justice
and equality and are indeed first class citi-
zens. Through You, the Lord of History,
Who constitutes our beginning and end, we
pray. |