as I read the gentleman's motion to instruct, it says that whatever is accomplished must be accomplished within the scope of the conference, and I think the gentleman is aware that that cannot occur irrespective of how strongly we might wish to work together. So a motion to instruct would be nonoperative, no matter what comity, and that is spelled C-O-M-I-T-Y, might exist between the gentleman and the chairman in the conference committee.
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