Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-12-24
Maryland Members
OF Congress Plan
Legislative Acts
Rep. Lewis Working On Study
Of Federal State Taxation
And Similar Matters

Maryland's all-Democratic congress
sional delegation comes back to the
Capital Tuesday, January 5, ready to
press for passage Of broad program
of legislation ranging from a "fair
trade act" to an appropriation for
building the Savage River Dam in
Western Maryland.
While the legislative plans of the
two Senators, Willard E. Tydings of
Havre de Grace and George L. Rad
cliffe of Baltimore, and the six Repre-
sentatives have not been fully formu-
lated, most Of them have in mind
seeking approval of bills which failed
in the last session and offering a
variety of new measures.
Both Senator'S have indicated they
will seek to speed through the Senate
measures SPONSORED in the House by
the Representatives in addition to the
Legislation they personally will spon-
sor.
Representative Lewis of the sixth
district is working on study of Fed
eral-State taxation and is expected
shortly to make public an analysis of
overlapping of Federal-State taxes on
similar subjects and possibly suggest
some remedial legislation.
Representative Stephen w. Gam
brill of Laurel, the fifth district, plans
to push for favorable action on a
number of rivers and harbors pro-
jects in his district.
One of the measures to be dropped
in the Senate bill hopper also offered
in the last session, would amend the
Federal statute designed to protect
trade and commerce against unlawful
restraints and monopolies and lend
Federal support to such "fair, trade
acts" as recently were upheld by the
Supreme Court in an appeal from the
State of California.
The purpose of such legislation, in
general, is to provide that a manu-
facturer of trade-mar1ed Or otherwise
identified merchandise which is in
open competition with similar articles
is empowered to contract, if it is
mutually desired, with his distributors
to maintain specified minimum re-
sale price, with the. provision that
goods which are damaged or discon-
tinued or are unreasonable or Nppn
the closing out of business, may be
sold at reduced prices. gs
Tydings also sponsored in the, last
Congress resolution calling for a
debt conference to be held in Wash
ington to discuss intergovernmental
debts with foreign governments.
The Senator is not expected to. press
Immediately for any action on this
resolution in the coming session. how
ever, at least until administration
views on such a proposal are more
clearly defined.
Some of the legislation that will be
pushed for quick action by the Sena-
tors, Representative David ]. Lewis
of Cumberland and other members in
the House includes:
Proposing a specific appropriation
for the construction of the Savage
River Dam in Western Maryland,
near Bloomington, Garrett County,
advocated as means of providing a
uniform flow of water in the Potomac
River the year around and promoting
considerable industrial expansion.
An appropriation for using tie Po-
tomac River Basin as laboratory
for studies in water pollution, flood
control and to encourage industrial
development in the Upper Potomac
region.
An appropriation for constructing
model ship-testing basin near Cabin
John, in Montgomery County, to cost
$3,500,000. The last Congress author
lied the Secretary of Navy to acquire
55 acres of land for the ship and air.
plane testing basin, but did not vote
any appropriation for construction.
Authorization for the coinage of
special 50-cent pieces concentrating
the seventy-fifth anniversary of the
Battle of Antietam to be observed
next Fall. The last Congress provided
for an Antietam Commission to make
plans for the celebration, but due to
last-minute parliamentary tangle,
the coin bill, while passed by both
Houses, did not receive final action
due to insertion of an amendment.
Construction of new Coast Guard
cutters for use as ice-breakers in the
Baltimore Harbor, Chesapeake Bay
and along the Atlantic Coast.
In addition to supporting all these
measures and wide variety of 9TH
ers that probably will be offered, both