E:zF Katz - The Pennsylvania General Assembly

1976. LEGISLATIVE JOURN,AL-HOUSE 5 137
members of the House ought to have an opportunity to F0ster.A. Lehr Ross Zeller
Foster. W. Letterman Ruggiero Zord
vote on it. Frr:ind Levi Ryan Zwiki
I ask the members to vote to discharge the resolution Fryer ~incoln
from committee. Thank you. I NAYS-30
The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the gentleman
from lllontgomery, Mr. Pancoast.
Mr. PANCOAST. Mr. Speaker, I think the record
should note that some of us who voted against f-lousc
resolution No. 77 did so because we do not believe in
voting for discharge resolutions.
The same comment certainly should he made with
respect to House resolution No. 107. It is not the sub-
stance of the resolution that is important here. It is the
principle of the committee system in the House of Repre-
sentatives as has been pointed out many times by the
majority leader, Mr. Irvis.
I am voting against both of these hecause
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Berson Kelly, A. P. Parker. H. S. Weidner
Cohen Kelly. J. B. Rappaport Westerberg
~ ~ k ~~b~~ ~ ~ ~ Reed b ~ ~ Wiggins g ~
Eng1eh.m Miller. M. E. Rhodes Yohn
i'a ween Miscevich Riner
Greenfield O'Donnell Schweder Flneman
Irvis Oliver Shane Speaker
NOT VOTING-I1
Rellomllll Gleeson Must0 Wagner
Hammock Prendergast Yahner
g::,",, McGraw Richarason
believe in the committee system of the H~~~~ of R ~
The majority required by the constitution having voted
in the affirmative, the question was determined in thc
dfirmative ~ ~ and ~ the . resolution was adopted.
sentatives, not because of the substance of the resolutions.
HOUSE SCHEDULE
The SPEAKER. The Chair recoenizes the eentlemzn
from Philadelphia, Mr. Mullen. The SPEAKER.
Mr. M. P. MULLEN. Mr. Speaker, in answer to the leader.
The Chair recognizes the majority
gentleman, we have it in the House rules.
Mr. IRVIS. Mr. Speaker, because it is so close to the
What can you do when you have a resolution or a bil
lunchtime, we will not insist on calling up House hill
in committee for a year or 15 months and the committee
No. 473. We will trust that Mr. Pyles and others will
refuses to consider the hill or votes it down? You havi
have their amendments in order this afternoon.
no alternative. This is democracy.
I am certainly never in favor of discharge resolutions
It is necessary, Mr. Speaker, for us to have a caucus
I waited fcr over a year, hut I had no alternative. 1 buth this afternoon and late aftcrnoan to talk about thc
think it is important. That is the only reason that I an- Volkiwagen situation, and we shall he breaking at 3 p.m.
doing it. I do not like to do it. I have to do it. fur the purpose of such a caucus.
Als:~, Mr. Spvakcr, it will be necessary for both cau-
On the question recurring, I cuses to caucus on House bill No. 2448. a transferral of
Will the I-Iouse adopt the resolution? I funds within t.he chic1 clerk's oifice
Agreeable to the provisions of the constitution, the year
and nays were taken and were as follows:
1 am asking, therefore, that the Democratic members
report tr) the caucus room at 12:30, leaving them an hour
to eat lunch. Report at 12:30 so that wc may caucus
on thc transierral of funds within the chicf clerk's office
and other matters which appear on our calendar, and then
Abraham Gallagher
Anderson. J. E. Gallen
Arthura Gar==
Bennett Geeseg
Rerlln Geisler
Bittle George
Bonetto Clarnmarco
Bradley Giilesple
Brandt Gillette
Brunner Goodman
Burns Green
Butera G~~FCO
Caputo Gring
Cessar Halverron
Cianciullt Hamilton. 1. H.
Cimm Hasay
Cole Hnskell
Cowell Hayes. D. S.
Crawford Hayes. S.E.
Cumberland Hepford
Davles Hill
DeMedIo Hopkins
Deverter Hutchinson. A.
DeWeese Hutchinson, W.
Diearlo JO~IIEU~. J.
DiDonato Xatz
Dietz Kerntck
Dininnl Kistlrr
Dombrod Klinpaman
Dorr Kne~~er
Doyle ~oltei
Dumas Kowalyahyn
Dreibelbl. Kurse
Fee LaMarell
Fireher Laudadio
Fisher Laughlln
Flaherty Lederer
Logue
Saloom
Lynch
Salvatore
Manderlno Seheaffer
Manmiller Sehmitt
M~Csll Seiri~a
McClatehy Seltzer
McCue
Shelhamer
MeIntwe Shelton
MeGinnis Shuman
McLane Shupnik
Menhorn Stnanni
Milanovich Smith, E.
Mlller, M. E.. Jr. Smith. L,
Mllltron Spencer
Mochlmann Sfahl
Morm
Stapleton
Mrkonie stout
Mullen
Taddonio
Mullen. M. P. Taylor
Myers
Thomas
Novak
Trelln
No ye TUG^^
O'Brien Uctynoski
O'Connell Valicenti
O'Keefe Vroon
Perri Walsh. T. P
Perry Wan~acz
Petrarca Wargo
Pievsky Whelan
Pittr Williams
Polfte wilson
Pratt Wilt. R. W.
Pyles Wilt. W. W.
Kavenstahl Wojdnk
Renninsel Worrilnw
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~enwi& Wright
Rieper Zearfoss
\\re shall return to the floor at 1:30.
While I have the microphone, Mr. Speaker, I woxid
advise the membcrs that there will be a call-up of House
b!ll No. 1104 by Mrs. Crawford in an attempt to override
a veto of the Governor. That will come this afternoon.
I would also advise the members that the generic drug
bill mill be called up this afternoon.
I would further advise the members, having been
touched on my left elbow by Mr. Bonetto, that we will
be asking the members to suspend the rules which would
rtquire that a committee of conference report be totally
printed beforc we act, so that we may act this aiternoon
on the committee of conference report on the Motor Vehicie
Codc. That is a 400-page hill which cannot be repri:,ted
in time for us to act today. We would ask that
you discuss that in your caucuses, in the Republican
caucus and in the Democratic caucus, to see if that approval
can be granted.
There will be explanations of the changes made from
the Hrruse vcrsion. Those explanations will he in print,
but the total conference report will not be in print this
afternoon.
Ilr. Speaker, after you have recognized the minority
leader, I would ask that the House be declared in recess
until 1:30.