Impeachment Hearings: House Judiciary Committee, July 27, 1974
Impeachment Hearings: House Judiciary Committee, July 27, 1974
[00.11.44] Mr. RAILSBACK. Mr. Chairman? Mr. FLOWERS. Mr. Chairman? The CHAIRMAN. Mr. Flowers. Mr. FLOWERS. If I might be recognized for a short minute, knowing of my friend from New Jersey's conservative bent which I shareI would ask if he would be opposed to my borrowing the paper that has already got at the desk and at all of our desks and adopt for in purposes the same motion to strike that he has proffered to subsection 1, I would be prepared at the appropriate time to offer this motion to subparagraph 2. It is important to me, to know here in these debates that we are having this week, in this committee, on the allegations that are contained in article I and if there are any other articles to them, the specifies the charge. I believe this is important. The gentleman from Wisconsin I think agrees with me on this. We discussed it here in the committee last evening. So I propose, Mr. Chairman, I take this time merely to point out It, would be my purpose to offer a motion to strike the Various paragraphs to seek out the information that would support the paragraphs from the members of the counsel. Mr. RAILSBACK. Mr. Chairman. ? THE CHAIRMAN. Mr. Railsback. Mr. RAILSBACK. Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment that I would like the clerk to read. The CHAIRMAN. If the gentleman will defer, the Chair was not recognizing the gentleman for purposes of offering an amendment since I believe that at this time the Chair is going to state that it is going to be its policy to first recognize those who have perfecting amendments, and I had already indicated to Mr. Hogan that I would recognize Mr. Hogan for that purpose. MY. RAILSBACK. Am I recognized for the other purpose, then ? The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman will be recognized, and I would like to also state that if the gentleman from Alabama was asking that, his name be substituted for "that of Mr. Sandman which appears on the motions to strike that are on the clerk's desk, if there is no objection, I will entertain that so that the gentleman would have that properly before the clerk's desk if it is not.. Mr. RANGEL. -111'. Chairman? Mr. RAILSBACK. Mr. Chairman, I think I still have the time, do I Not? The CHAIRMAN. the time is reserved to the gentleman for offering his motion after the gentleman from Maryland, RAILSBACK. No. That is not what I wanted to speak on. I wanted to congratulate my friend from New Jersey. He says it is about time [Laughter] for doing something that I think is very wise and very Prudent and very thoughtful on his part and also in the best interests of this committee, and once again I think that he has shown his good sense. As far as my good friend, Mr. Flowers, is concerned, I hope that if he does move to strike every single numbered item that we maybe can expedite the debate on each item because frankly, I think lot of us thought that there was a great deal of repetition last night, and I think we ought to be able to either present the case for or against in a little bit more expeditious manner. I will yield back, Mr. Chairman. [00.15.19]