The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-04-02
SHORTER SESSION WITH
HIGHER PAY IS PROPOSED
Measure Approved By State Sen
ate Would Cut General AS
sembly To Sixty Days
CONSTITUTION BILL KILLED


in the session of the General Assem-
bly, from 80 days to 60 days and an in
crease in pay of members of the AS
sembly from S. to $40 per diem, as
proposed in a House of Delegates,
measure asking for an amendment to
the Constitution, was given the APP
proval of the Senate with the adop-
ton of favorable report on the bill.
The bill, which was introduced in
the House by Delegate Nicodemus of
Frederick county, also provided that
the salaries of the speaker of the
House and president of the Senate be
fixed at SIS per diem instead of So as
at present.
Proposal to amend the Constitu-
ton to provide for the increase in
the past have been defeated at the
polls.
Constitution Bill Killed in Senate
The Senate tonight took definite ac-
ton against the calling of Constitu-
tional Convention in 1882 by killing
by vote of 10 to z a bill providing
for the machinery for such a conven-
ton.
Defeat of the measure came with
the adoption of an unfavorable report
of the committee on amendments to
the constitution in which the Balti-
more City senators on the committee
did not concur.
Favorable Report on Blue Law Bill
The Michel Blue Law bill, amended
until virtually unrecognizable, was
placed before the Senate tonight with
favorable report of the Judicial Pro-
ceedings Committee and was received
without a ripple, although that body
braced itself for an expected storm
tomorrow when the acceptance or re-
lection of the report comes up for
action.
The measure is the most controver-
sial of any put before either house Of
the General Assembly at this ses-
sion.
Action on the report was delayed
automatically for one day under the
Senate rules governing bills reported
by standing committees with amend
ments.
Limit of Judges Terms Approved
The House gave final approval to
the Coad Senate measure, which would
strip the General Assembly of it's
powers of extending the terms of jur-
lists beyond the constitutional age Of
70. Passage of the bill, amended so
that it would not apply to judges
whose terms have been extended by
the legislature, placed the continuance
before the people, as it provided for
a referendum as constitutional
amendment.
Whipping Post To Stay
Lack of a constitutional majority
also paved the way to failure of the
anti-whipping post bill sponsored by
Delegate John Burns, Baltimore City,
as it could gather but Sc votes for and
had 81 cast against it, a total of SO
cast out of 119 membership.
Fifty Cents Inspection Fee
Another measure, that calling for a
50-cent fee for the annual inspection
of motor vehicles, was saved from
death when Delegate Lindsay, the
Democratic floor leader and author of
the bill, was successful in having it
substituted for the unfavorable COM
mittee report.
Registration Bill Passed.
The House gave final action to the
Senate bill calling for a new registra-
ton of voters in Baltimore and Allie
gany counties, which Democratic lead
ers of the Western Maryland county
succeeded in having approved over
the protests Of the entire Allegany
delegation in the Legislature.
The bill was openly admitted to be
a party measure by which the Demo-
Gratis sought to cut the ratio of Re-
publican majority in Allegany and
originally operated only for Baltimore
county, but Allegany was put in by
amendment.
Among the local measures which
gained final approval by the House
and sent to the Governor for his sigma
ture was that authorizing the town
officials of Grantsville to issue $751;
900 in certificates for street improve
ments. A sister bill provided for a
tax levy in Grantsville for payment of
the debt thus made.
Mountain Lake Park Bill Passed
Incorporation of the town of Noun
tain Lake Park was provided in a
local bill passed by the House yes
terday, which had already received