Evening star., 1933-02-06
ASSEMBLY TO OPEN
ITS SECOND MONTH
Maryland Legislators Have
Fixed Hearing Schedule
for This Week.
BY GEORGE PORTER,
StafY Correspondent Of The Star.

stan Correspondent OF The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, February g.
Maryland's legislators viii re-assemble
here tonight to start the second month
of their 1898 session with a definite
schedule of hearings on their calender
assuring little loss of time during the
coming week
Five hours before the House and
Senate convened the Ways and Means
Committee of the House inaugurated d
the weeks activities with a hearing for
the opponents Of two bills designed to
increase the license fees for chain
stores
After tonight's session Of the Assem-
bly,, the Prince Georges delegation will
confer with representatives of the vari-
Gus incorporated towns over the ques-
ton of how much the municipalities
will receive for street work If the county
road levy Is abolished and the money
for road maintenance furnished by the
State Roads Commission from the gaso-
line tax receipts. The conference was
arranged by Delegate William F. Keys.
Hearings Are Tomorrow.
Tomorrow the Ways and Means Com
mittee will conduct hearings for rep
resentatives of ferry companies who
are interested in certain bills. and also
for officials Of the Board of State Aid
and Charities, who will be questioned
concerning items in Gov. Ritchie's
budget. totaling nearly s2,O00,O0O, for
various State-aided institutions.
State Supt. of Schools Albert 8.
Cook will appear before the Sen
ate Finance Committee tomorrow to
explain the various items in the
school budget. Under the chairman
ship Of Senator Lansdale @. Sasscer
Of Prince Georges County, the commit
tee has mapped out q definite program
for each day, although no further hear
ings have, as yet. been listed for the
week
delegates will confer with Chief OF Po-
lice j. J. Crowley regarding revision of
the county police laws, including the
authorization Of an increase in the
present force from II to 16 men. Sweep
ing changes In the present system of
police and constables are advocated by
some members Of the delegation and
will undoubtedly be discussed at the
hearing.
In addition to Chief Crowley, several
other police officials and possibly some
constables and magistrates are expected
to attend this hearing. The constables
and magistrates are opposed to the
multiple warrant bill, introduced by the
entire delegation last week, which would
allow them only one fee in cases where
several warrants were issued as a result
OF a single incident.
Brought County $500 Fines.
One constable said the county had
received $500 in fines from cases
which he had brought into court in
the past four months, while his fees
in that time totaled only 5000. A re-
duction in those fees, contemplated by
the bill, would be unfair, he claims.
Appropriations requested in the bud
get for the University of Maryland, and
the request for $478,000 for new build
ings at the College Park institution
from the proposed $2,523.000 State
bond issue will be explained before the
Ways and Means Committee by H. G..
Byrd. vice president of the university,
Wednesday.
On the same day the House Judiciary
Committee will hold q hearing on the
jury service for women bills introduced
by Delegates Marvin Harrington of
Montgomery County and Alexander
Goodman OF Baltimore City.
Several other hearings are carded for
the week by non financial committees
OF the House and Senate.