LegHist.PL89-563.Volume.ONE.Sec.Ten.and

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So the ammdment was rejected.
a.EhxENT Oro tr If rQ$
Mr, MOSEi. Mr. Chalrmm, I otr6r
tn amendment.
ThG Clerk ffEd e6lollows:
AEc[dErtDt oierEd bt ML Mos: Ob FaCt
go itrltr out llDc! 2l aEd 3t End rihuEbar
rue?Gdlug psEgnph! sd uY rc(6lcEH
t!ilGto c@rdh.glY.
Ml. MOSS. Mr. gtrst$en End MeErbers
o! the commlttde, I do not belleve
thft Bmenalment l3 cohtroverstsl. I heve
cususs€d lt wtth the dlstlngulshed runk-
Ing memb€r of the mlnorlty ffid c'ith the
chalmEn of the comrdttee. It would
strlke ttre deflnltlon ol "perBon" as mntatned
ln thts proposed st&tute, End
therelore fall back on tltle I and the defl'
iltlon of "person," broadenln8! lt, Md I
feel lIt a cotrtructlve manner.
I utge edoptlon of the amendment.
Mr. STAGOERS. Mr. ChElrman, we
Eacept the atnendment on thls $lde'
Mr. SPRINCER. Mr. ChtrlrmBn' may
I ask whether thls ls the amendment
whlch we dtscussed Pfevtously?
Mr. STAGGERS. Yes, it ls.
Mr. SPRINGER. we heve nq obJectlon.
The CHAIRMAN' The que$tlon lB on
the Emendment offered by t'tre gentlehafl
tron Crllfornj8.
The o.d,endrnent wffi egreed to.
AMENDNINf OITD ET UI. MOSS
Mr. MOSEI. Mr. chalruan, I ofler an
aEendrdeflt.
The Clerk read s follow8i
AEeDddcEt oEered bY Mr' Mos: OD P'86
59, ttn. l, Eltor "Etat6" tucrt
"4 poLttldl
aubdlvlBtol tharsol".
Mr. MOg& Mr. chBlffian, agaln I tlo
not beilevb trus ls controvetslal. rt maker
It qultt ctear thEt B dlstrtct Ettorney ol
a city prosecutor corlld seek lnfotmailon
lrom the drlvers llens€ feglstry ffielntatned
by the Depertment o( CoEf,erc€'
The pre$ent lBngua{te lg rether conJused'
It strtes "Et the request ol e StBtc." It
det not' say who ln the State mEtseE the
reque$t. It ls not cleBr Bt Bll whether a
(Ustrlct ettorney, B cdunty or, Bs f sy, B
clty prGecutor muld lorward 0, requffit
anh h*ve lt responded to. r have dlscused
thl! also wlth the distlngulshed
gentlemen lrom Illlnol8 and wlth the
chalrmen of the mnrmlttee' md I beueve
It ls sls noncontroveralBl'
Mr. SPRINGm'
hare no objectlon.
Mr. ChElrmeJr' we
Mr. BTAGGffiS. nrc hBYe no obj€ctlon
to lt.
The CrIATFiMAN' The quesuon lE oD
the amendment ofiered tltrt the gentlctrlrb.
lrom c&tlfomle tMr. Motsl.
Ttre e,mendment war agreetl to'
Mr. HERI,ONA. Mr. Chelmeu, t
Eove to strlLe ttre lest word.
Mr. ChElrtrlaD' I tate thls UEE l|| order
to dstse en lnqulry ol the dlstlB-
IrutEhed chBlilan ol ttle cdm.Etttec' On
pace 29 of the blll' on tine 18, under the
ienttfUonr. B motor vehlclc ls def,ned ff
rrreB$lna "8ny veruclc drlven or drawn by
mechr,nical power ruu-factured irl-
Earlly tor uae on tJts publlc 66recta'
House Debate
JEf, qd eroept' Brr;v vehlcle
{rhyayt.
EEnt4d exclustvely on a rBll o'r rslls-"
Do I uJlderstMd thst this pearo ttre
provlslotr oI thl.s lsw do not Bpply to otr
Hgnsey velticles or vehlcles such u Indianapolis
rSce cErE whlch are toeed to
End trom the rre tratk or modlf,ed stock
csr$ whlch a.re geared ln Errch I way thEt
ttrey cerrnot be rued on ttle hlghwBys?
Ur. ETAGGERS, That l.s mrrect. MY
lD.terpret8tlon
to ttrem,
would be lt does not Epply
Mr. RIVER.9 of Eouth Carollna. Mr.
chalmm. I tbove to Etdke the l8st word.
Mr. chEirmEn. I tske trus time to Bsk
ol the distlngulBhed chBlmBn or the
raoHns mtnorlty meulber where ln thls
blll ttre publtc ls FuEhrrt€ed guBlity control.
The m8nu{84tuer carulot EuErant€
qu8lity control, b+c+use ll he ln$lsts
on t}Ie repres€ntEtlve of the lebor unlon
to perform quallty control, they could
selk off the Job. That Ls not the fBult
of the ronwMturer. AII of u$ know
ttrat there are mdny caEe6 ln our osn
erperlence where there Ere obvlous defffits
ln our cer8 which we buy whlch
ere not the f eult ol the rnanufsEtuer hut
ttle negllgence o! 6ome employee. Does
thls bUl give the manufectu.rer &n opportmlty
to guafantee to the uing publlc
tlst there 9lU b€ quellty control Es p0.rt
and percel of t&ls law? You cennot
l.Brput€ sll ot tJ:.effi faulk to the mEnulBcturer
erclElvely.
Mr. IGEBS. Mr. Chdffi8n, r'ilI the
Eentlettren yleld lor B quertlon?
Mr. RTVERS of Souttr Caro]lra. I Bm
Esking one f,Et.
Mr. STAGGERS. Mr. ChalrEffi, wfll
the BentlemEn yleld?
Mr.
ylelil.
RJVE-S ol South CsJollns. I
Mr. STAGGffiS. I would say to ttre
gentleman that thls lB a EBIeW blx qnd
not a qualtty control blll. A]though,
qu&Ilty has to come lnto Eafef,y. we Ere
llslstlrg that evetythlDg b€ doDe to rdEke
the Gr Eefe.
Mr. RMS of South Caroune. But
you do not Sdve the menuJacturer an
opporturjty fa guamtee thai hi$ employees
wlll glve the u.6in8 pubuc B product
shlch ls sete from obvlou8 defects on
the part of the employes.
Mr. STAGGER^Si. We have a ptovlBlon
In here thEt every cu turned out lltust
tE ertifled x ln conformance wltJt
safety $tandf,rds befue lt goes to the f,t8t
buyer.
Mr. IiWER*S or South Carollne. U
you knes Bnythlng Ebout the eutomoblle
butnes,
done.
you wou-ld know t}ls cannot b€
Mr. ETAGGERS. We heve lt ln the
bru.
Mr. R.IVmE of Elouth Caroltna. I
knon', but you slll find out. You ougtrt
to give the mmufectuer some ctedlt, for
Eomethlng, end you are not dolng lt h
thls btU.
Now f wordd llke to |lrqulre of the
tenktns mlnoflty member at to tlre saine
thlns. IB ttre mffruraciurer 8{ven tny
opporturdty to cotrlpel hl$ employ#s to
Fuarantce thst thelr product 16 not
freueht vlth negllgence?
MJ. EPRINGER, I iS DOt sUfE t.hEI
I understand the Bentled8n'8 questior,
I heve no brlel for the manufs4turerE.
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