The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-04-11
.U.OF IN. PLAN BEATEN
As ASSEMBLY ENDS
Curran Bloc Defeats Proposal
to Dissolve Merger
THE ENTIRE BILL LOST
Confusion Marks Sessions Close
Tax Rate Fixed - Flood Relief
Passed Last - Confusion
in House

L.
The General Assembly of Maryland
ended its 1924 session early Tuesday
morning with congestion of legisla-
ton and confusion among the mem
bers worse than has been the case
for several sessions.
Unless called in extra session the
Legislature will not meet for three
years, the extra-year interim being
due to the fewer-election amendment
adopted two years ago.
In the closing moments of the ses-
sion, Governor Ritchie's proposal to
give the University Hospital 100000
on condition that the College Park
unit of the University of Maryland be
separated from the Baltimore group
Of the institutions activities was de-
feated.
Final action was taken ON the bill
fixing the State tax rate for the next
three years.
for aiding the University Hospital
was due to the refusal of the Curran
bloc to agree to the separation pro-
posal.
Amendments sent. down by the Gov
ernor to increase the 100000 pro-
vided in the bill he submitted last
week to 100000 were adopted with
out division. Senator Curran then
offered an amendment to strike out
the separation condition and make
the donation of the 100000 condi-
tional upon the hospital securing
100000 from other sources.
This was adopted by the following
vote. Yeas: Adkins, Cantwell, Cham
bers, Colgan, Curran, Fox, Harrison,
Harry, Levin, Norwood, Parran, Robb,
Roe, Sasscer, Towers, Wade. Total
Is.
Nays: President Mcintosh, Byrn,
Copper, Prick, Gambrill, Hesson,
Jones, Landlord, Mccullough, Nc
Daniel Mitchell, Poverty, Strange.
Total 10.
1t transpired, however, that the bill
as amended could not be passed be-
cause it was neither printed nor en-
crossed. Mr.. Curran tried to make
an arrangement by which it could be
sent to the House and voted upon
while the Senate was having it en-
crossed, but President Mcintosh said
he could not assume what action the
House would take. Senator Prick
pointed out that the Constitution
plainly directs that bill must either
be engrossed or printed before it can
be passed.
Curran then moved to suspend the
rules and put the bill on passage, al
though Senator Prick said it could
accomplish nothing. President Nc
tntosh put the question anyway and
the vote was Is to 10, Senator Sass
GER changing from aye to no. The
bill then was dead, as it could not be
passed in any form without suspen.
sion, which would require 20 votes.
The State Tax-Rate bill was passed
with slight amendment providing
for the payment of interest and sink
Ing fund of the $4,000 given to re-
move the fire risks at the University
Of Maryland.
The rates, as established for the
three-year period, follow: 1925, q 1-5
cents; 1926, 81 IA cents; 1927, 81 IA
cents.
The bill as introduced made the
rate 81 1-6 cents for 1925 and 27 1-5
cents for each of the years 1926 and
1927.
Senator Robb's bill to appropriate
$4,000 TO repair flood damages to
Cumberland streets was the very last
measure to be acted upon, being re-
ceived in the Senate as passed by the
House.
President Mcintosh, upon adjourn