Evening star., 1933-12-03
BY GEORGE s. PORTER,
STAFF Correspondent Of The Star.

ANNAPOLIS. Md. December (Sun-
day. After long night session the
House of Delegates adjourned at 1890
am. today, but was to meet again at
noon in the hope of passing the Mary
land State liquor bill before repeal be-
comes efeCtlVe Tuesday. THIS Will be
the first Sunday session in many years.
After the Ways and Means Commit
tee had studied the liquor measure
for 1ve hours an effort was made to
submit a favorable report with 15o
amendments. An attempt to suspend
the rules and offer the amendments
was defeated. however and the House
then voted, Ell to SO, to adjourn until
noon.
Just before the adjournment was
ordered Delegate Richard G. Zant-
Finger, Republican, of Prince Georges
County, announced he would intro
duce an amendment from the floor
permitting hotels, restaurants and clubs
in his county to sell liquor by the drink.
Amendment Considered.
Democratic members Of the Prince
at the same time that they are con-
by drinks in restaurants, having been
impressed by delegation which sought
such an amendment last night. The
Democrats said they would not COM
nit themselves definitely on the propo-
Sition, however. until they had checked
I'D on sentiment in the county over
the week end.
Shortly before midnight, the liquor
bill had needed only two more readings
in the House and concurrence by the
Senate in the House amendments to be
ready for the Governor at that time,
the Ways and Means Committee was
holding a joint meeting with the
Judiciary Committe, studying the bill
and its amendments in detail.
Move than $50 amendments, chiefly
of minor nature, had been submitted
to the committees after they had been
in session for two hours. and many
county delegations were busy in various
rooms in the State house drafting ad-
ditional amendments.
Should the bill be passed by the
House today. and the Senate concur in
the House amendments when it recon-
venes tomorrow, liquor sale will be
legal in Prince Georges County as soon
as temporary licenses can be issued
probably the day after repeal.
Unless changed by the proposed
amendments, the State bill would per-
NIT only sale of liquor by packages in
Prince Georges. This would permit
purchase of one-half pint or more at
time, prohibiting sale by drink.
There will be no legal sale of liquor
in Montgomery County until about jan
uary !, county Delegates say. The
liquor control plan for Montgomery in
wolves the establishment of county
dispenSarieS in Rockville, Silver Spring
and Bethesda.
Montgomery's Delegates last night de-
cided to kill their county liquor bill
introduced the opening day of the
special session by Delegate Marvin
Harrington and to incorporate the
county plan in amendments to the
State BILL
After considerable debate. the Senate
had passed the bill by vote of l8 to
2 and the Upper House then adjourned
until tomorrow.
Renewing their attack on the S11O
gallon excise tax provided in the
State bill when that measure came up
for third reading. Senators J. Alan
Coad of ST. Marys County and David
Mcintosh of Baltimore County delayed
its final passage for more than an
hour during the afternoon. The final
roll call disclosed them to be the only
Senators against the bill.
Richie .-sked Tax.
Gov. Ritchie had asked that the eX-
else tax be imposed and the proceeds
used to help meet prospective decline
of ST 300, 900 in the States revenues this
year
While members of the House lolled
on their desks waiting for the Senate
to pass the liquor bill, few local
measures were introduced by the Dele
gates. The Prince Georges, Charles,
Calvert and Anne Arundel County
Delegates united in presenting a bill
permitting the George Washington-
Wakefield Memorial Bridge Corporation
to borrow money from the Public
Works Administration to construct a
So ,oOO, 900 bridge over the lower Po-
tomac River between Charles County,
Md. and King George County, Va.