Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-07
HOUSE APPROVES
ALL NEARBY BILLS
Maryland Body Passes All
Senate Measures on
Calendar.
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ANNAPOLIS, Md, April 7.z-Securing
Early action on all Of the Hilton and
easscer bills on its calendar, the House
Inst night gave eleventh-hour passage
b all the pending Senate bills affecting
Montgomery and Prince Georges Coun-
ties, recessing for the conventional
gpeechmaking in conjunction with pres
entation Of gifts to its presiding Of
flcers.
One Of the most important bills
passed during the hectic final session
requires concerns selling tobacco on
commission to post $4,000 bond as a
guarantee of the payment of the farm
er'S share of the crop. 1t was intro
duced last week by Senator Lansdale
g. Sasscer of Prince Georges County.
Court Clerks Excused.
The only other Sasscer bill on the
duty on legal holidays, also passed
without difficulty.
The bills of Senator Robert G. Hill
ton which were passed authorize the
extension of Connecticut avenue, amend
the laws of the Chevy Chase View spe-
cial taxing area, provide that the super
visor of school property be appointed
by the county commissioners and au-
thorize the issuance of titles on auto.
mobiles purchased outside the State.
During the closing hours CT the Sem
ate session a Montgomery County bill
permitting the sale of the proposed site
for new Jail at Rockville was passed.
Upon reconvening after the oratory
the House passed Senate bills allowing
the Montgomery County commissioners
to condemn land even after an improved
road has been finished, and authoriz-
ing a $4,000 bond issue for financing a
police force deficit.
The Marbury bill authorizing the re-
gents of the University of Maryland to
acquire land for hospital in Baltimore
was passed as the Senate began turn
ing the hands of the clock back.
During the afternoon session the
House passed nine Montgomery County
Senate bills, one of which, authorizing
the Washington Suburban Sanitary
Commission to serve water to charitable
institutions, was amended so that char
liable institutions in Prince Georges
County would come under its provisions.
The amendment was offered by the en-
tire Prince Georges County delegation.
Dawson Hits at Bill.
The bill amending the Montgomery
County suburban district law in several
respects drew the fire of Delegate WAL
ter w. Dawson, who called attention to
the feature which declares all street
assessments within the district shall be
ratified as Of December 81, 1881.
Although not mentioning the Boni-
FAINT street assessment case specifically
he described that incident in attacking
the bill, claiming the measure attempted
to correct an error of the county COM
missioners, but condemning this pro-
cedure because two wrongs never make
Q right"
The bill also extends the suburban
district to include the village of Alta
Vista, section of Cabin John Park
and gives the county commissioners
trict. 1t passed readily over Mr.. Daw-
sons objections.
All the other bills passed without
opposition. They included measures
giving the county commissioners power
TO condemn, II necessary, the street car
tracks and poles on Wisconsin avenue,
and requiring county depositaries to post
bonds. ~
Sale of subdivision lots for taxes
owed on other properties was prohi-
bited in one of the bills passed, while
another fixed the charges to be made
for costs in tax sales.
Levy Tor Community House.
Other measures given final passage
and sent to the Governor exempt Mont
gomery County from the State law re-
curing janitors to be appointed by
local school trustees, and repeal the
Law creating county tuberculosis COM
mission. The final measure passed
during the afternoon authorized a
81 900 annual levy for the Battery Park
Community House.
A joint resolution, introduced by
Senator Walter J. Mitchell of Charles
County, asking the State Roads Com
mission to investigate the practicability
of a bridge across the Potomac River
near Ludlow's ferry, was also passed
by the House.
The lower body concurred in a
Senate amendment to the Mullikin bill
authorizing a $4,000 bond issue for
street improvements in Laurel The
amendment specifies that only one
referendum shall be held on the pro-
posal, and that a supplemental regis
tration day be held 10 days before the
referendum.