The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1922-02-24

the budget, as compared with $1,000
spent by Governor Ritchie. Comp
troller Gordy is preparing the desired
statement.
Declaring that the Havre de Grace
Perryville toll bridge is like Chinese
wall built around the sections of Har-
ford and Cecil counties adjacent to the
span, Senator Millard E. Tydings, of
Hartford county urged it's acquisition
by the State at hearing before the
Senate Finance Committee.
Earlier in the session the Hartford
county Senator Introduced bill in the
Senate giving the State the right to
acquire the bridge through a bond
issue not to exceed 100000. He said
today the State could pay all operat-
ing and overhead expenses on the
span and make $4,000 year, which
could be applied to a sinking fund to
retire the loan.
Senator Tydings pointed out that
the Havre, de Grace.Perryville bridge
Is the only span in the State that ex-
acts toll from persons passing over
it, and in view Of the increasing traffic
he said the cost of acquisition by the
State would increase as time passes.
J. Allan Coad, st. Mary's county, re-
signed the chairmanship Of the House
Committee on Manufacturers, his res
ignation being accepted by Speaker
Lee.
Mr. Coad, in offering his resignation.
stated that the Craftsmanship of the
House Committee on the Chesapeake
Bay and Tributaries prevented him
from attending the meeting Of the
Manufacturers Committee and that he
could not administer the duties of
both Offices.
The Speaker indicated that he would
appoint Delegate Bowers, Kent coun-
ty, to the place vacated by Mr.. Coad.
Mr.. Bowers is serving his second term
in the House and is said to have all
the qualifications necessary to direct
an important committee.
Full protection Of railway car repair
men from the elements was urged be-
fore the House Committee on Corpora
tions by delegation of nine men rep
resenting locals of the Brotherhood of
Railway Carmen.
The hearing was the first upon the
"Car Shed BILL" which provides that
a protective structure shall be erected
wherever two or more persons are
regularly employed upon construction
or repair Of cars.
The committee, 1t Is understood, will
report favorably bills to change the
charters of the Westminster Theolog
ica1 Seminary and the Baltimore He
brew Congregation, and to change the
name of the Maryland Industrial
Training School for Girls.
Baltimore will have no Public De-
fender for at least two years more.
The bill creating the Office, introduced
by request by Senator Biggs, Balti-
more, was killed in committee, an un-
favorable report brought out by Sen
ator Frick, chairman Of the Judicial
Proceedings Committee, disclosed.
General opposition to the measure is
said to have developed in the COM
mittee.
The measure would have created
Public Defender to represent in GRIM
inal cases persons in Baltimore city
unable to pay legal counsel to defend
them. Election to the Office at the
same time as the election of the
States Attorney was provided.
A uniform penalty Of 10 per cent. for
failure to pay corporation taxes
promptly is provided in bill intro
duced In the House by Henry w.
Roberts, OF Wicomico. 1t Is under
stood to have been drawn by the State
Comptroller to speed tax collections.
The bill provides that where any
franchise tax or tax on capital stock.
assets or gross receipts is not paid be-
fore November / of the year in which
imposed 10 per cent. shall be added to
the tax bill. Penalties have been i'm
posed in the past, it is said, but they
have not been uniform. The bill was
referred to Ways and Means.
A Hartford county school loan of
$3.50, 900 is proposed in bill intro
duced in the General Assembly by Sem
ator Tydings. Repairing, remodeling
and consolidating of school buildings
will be accomplished If the measure is
passed. A referendum attached would
submit the question to the Hartford
county voters.
Provision is made for issuance of
bonds by the County Commissioners to
raise the funds The bill was referred
to special committee with Mr.. Tyd-
ings as member.
President Howard Bryant, of the
Second Branch City Council, and City
Solicitor Roland r. sMarchant led
delegation OF city officials to Annap-
oils to protest against Police Commits
sioner Gathers Police Reorganization
bill, and the other bills submitted by
Gather, on the ground that the meas.
ures would prove an unbearable bur
den on the city's taxpayers. The mu-
,ioinaI officials anDarantIv fayorahIv