Evening star., 1933-03-13
ASSEMBLY TO GET
BANK LEGISLATION
Nearings and Reports to Fill
Week for Legislators
at Annapolis.
Nv , Stat, CORRESPONDENT Of The star.

~ STAN Correspondent OF Tne otar.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, March 13.-Legis-
lation directly resulting from the State
and national banking holiday Is ex-
pected to be introduced in the General
Assembly during the coming week.
ton, the legislators program for the
coming six days includes action on
committee reports of controversial ma
ture and numerous hearings, giving
promise Of another busy week.
Prince Georges County delegates spent
the week end studying q proposal to
permit the county commissioners to
borrow money In anticipation OF the
countys income, temporarily tied up In
banks, and expect to have q measure
embodying this authority ready for
presentation soon.
Scrip Firm to Be Urged.
The State administration has prom.
1sed to bring before the Assembly q Dill
authorizing the formation OF an emer.
Rency corporation for the issuance OF
scrip. similar to the one established IN
New York, even though present iildica-
tions are that the corporation will not
be called upon to function.
A bill which would make failure OF
an employer to pay an employe mis-
would 20 toward compensating the un-
paid workman has been drawn by the
LEGAL Aid Bureau of Baltimore and
submitted to q Baltimore delegate, who
Is expected to introduce 1t this week.
The purpose of the bill, 1t was ex-
planned, Is to prevent an abuse now
practiced by some employers, who plead
poverty when the time comes to pay
their employees. More than 800 such
cases were handled In Baltimore last
year.
A bill to prohibit the names Of per-
sons who seek to destroy the Govern
ment from appearing on the ballots OF
the State is being studied by Delegate
Oliver Metzerott of Prince Georges
County, at the request of the Daughters
of the American Revolution. It would
be aimed at the Communist party.
Coad Bill to Be Reported.
Among the controversial measures
week u the Coad bill to reduce the sal
aries of Circuit Court judges. The
Senate Judicial Committee will submit
an unfavorable report on the measure
Tuesday.
In the House debates are anticipated
when the Ways and Means Committee
submits q favorable report on the bill
to increase the tax on chain stores and
the Baltimore City delegation reports
unfavorably q measure to abolish the
present law exempting honorary mem
bers of the National Guard from jury
uervice.
Hearings will begin Tuesday, when
the Senate Finance Committee starts
its probe Of the income Of the Clai-
borne-Annapolis Ferry Co.
Tuesday night representative OF Cot
tag City and Colmar Manor will appear
before the Prince Georges County dele
cation to submit their views on plan
to change the boundary line between
the two towns.
Tobacco Bill Hearings.
Hearings on the tobacco bills intro
duced by Senator Lansdale G. Sasscer
OF Prince Georges County and several
delegates will be resumed Wednesday
afternoon before the House Ways and
Means Committee. These measures
would authorize the appointment of two
tobacco graders and require that all
tobacco be resold under the name Of the
owner rather than the grower.
proponents Of the bills. Last week ap-
ponents of the bills appeared before the
committee. According to Delegate
Charles c. Marbury, representatives Of
Edelen Bros, Turner & Owens and Dud-
ley & Carpenter. tobacco brokers. were
present at that hearing. Later the bills
were the subject of a hearing by the
Senate Judiciary Committee.