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Thus, he was in total control of every bill that came before his committee, no exceptions. If you wanted to introduce legislation dealing with an area of retirement you went to confession with Father Wall. He was one of the few House members who had a private office in the Capitol at the time. In fact, he had a suite of offices on the ground floor. Long before the House was wired to bring the audio proceedings . . . to almost every office, Shady had speakers in his office bringing him the audio proceedings of the House. He was rarely in the chamber unless he had bills to present. If you needed to see Chairman Wall, you made an appointment and went to his office. If he blessed your idea for new legislation, he would introduce the bill, drafted the way he wanted it and under his name. . . . "<ref name="Ron Gomez, p. 72">Ron Gomez, p. 72.</ref></blockquote>
Thus, he was in total control of every bill that came before his committee, no exceptions. If you wanted to introduce legislation dealing with an area of retirement you went to confession with Father Wall. He was one of the few House members who had a private office in the Capitol at the time. In fact, he had a suite of offices on the ground floor. Long before the House was wired to bring the audio proceedings . . . to almost every office, Shady had speakers in his office bringing him the audio proceedings of the House. He was rarely in the chamber unless he had bills to present. If you needed to see Chairman Wall, you made an appointment and went to his office. If he blessed your idea for new legislation, he would introduce the bill, drafted the way he wanted it and under his name. . . . "<ref name="Ron Gomez, p. 72">Ron Gomez, p. 72.</ref></blockquote>