Sir,  I  greatly  fear  that  the  adoption  of  the  entire  judiciary  article
will  be  jeopardized  by  this  unwarranted,  as  I  believe,  increase  in  the
number  of  our  judges,  as  well  as  inflicting  an  unnecessary  burden
of  taxation  at  a  time  of  general  and  widespread  financial  depres-
sion. It  is  to  be  hoped  that  upon  the  mature  action  of  the  Conven-
tion the  addition  of  two  unnecessary  judges  to  the  Court  of  Appeals
bench  will  be  disapproved.
Mr.  C.  B.  McLaughlin  —  Mr.  Chairman,  will  the  gentleman  per-
mit a  question?  You  are  opposed  to  the  increase  of  judges  of  the
Supreme  Court?

Mr.  Brown  —  I  am.
Mr.  McLaughlin  —  In  what  part  of  the  State  do  you  oppose  that?


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Mr.  Bro^wn  —  In  my  own  district,  the  third  district.
Mr.  Mclaughlin  —  Why  not  offer  an  amendment  so  that  we  can
vote  and  excuse  your  district?

Mr.  Brown  —  Because  that  point  is  passed.  And  I  would  say,
in  addition,  I  am  not  a  candidate  for  Supreme  Court  judge  in
my  district.  (Laughter.)

The  Chairman- — The  question  now  arises  on  the  amendment  of
Mr.  Brown,  as  amended  by  Mr.  Cassidy.  Mr.  Becker,  of  Erie,  calls
for  a  division  of  the  question,  so  that  you  are  asked  to  vote  first  to
strike  out,  in  line  16,  beginning  with  the  word  "add,"  down  to  and
including  the  word  "judge,"  in  line  18.
The  Chairman  put  the  question  on  the  amendment,  and  it  was
determined  in  the  negative.
The  Chairman  —  The  question  is  now  upon  the  amendment  of
Mr.  Brown,  as  amended  by  Mr.  Cassidy.
Mr.  Cassidy  —  Mr.  Chairman,  there  is  no  amendment  offered  by
Mr.  Brown  here.  That  was  offered  as  a  substitute  for  Mr.  Brown's
amendment,  and  Mr.  Brown's  amendment  was  withdrawn.
