Evening star., 1937-03-25
PARTY IS BLAMED
FORBUDGET DELAY
Gov. Nice Says Supplement
Could Have Been Submit
ted Last Night.
BY the Associated Press.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, March 25.-
Budget quibbling between Republican
Gov. Harry w. Nice and the Demo-
cratic Legislature ended today with
the Governor agreeing to submit a
supplemental budget In the form the
leaders wanted 1t.
That budget will include uncondi-
tional allotments for pay restorations
Of State employees and teachers. A
yearly Appropriation Of $273,000 addi-
tional for the University Of Maryland
will be included, conditional upon rev.
enue being found for that item.
Until a late hour last night Gov.
Nice had decided to throw the Uni
versity Of Maryland fight onto the floor
Of the Legislature. His plan at that
time was to let the Legislature decide
whether the university's allotment
would be made Internationally or con-
ditional Of finding the new revenue.
Democratic leaders opposed that
plan. Today the Governor yielded to
them.
Governor Blames House.
There had been some criticism OF
the delay necessitated by the supple
mental budget and the Democratic
leaders blamed Gov. Nice.
The Governor said today:
Il could have sent in the budget
supplement last night and would have
made every effort to do so except that
the House adjourned for the evening.
If there is any delay on the budget
now 1t is not my responsibility.
The House adjourned late yesterday
afternoon SO that most of the members
Of the House could attend a party in
Baltimore. The party included visit
to burlesque show, beer party and
dancing party.
Details of the event were fairly well
shrouded in mystery. A number OF
legislators requested that it be given
no publicity.
The center Of the dispute between
Nice and Democrats was:
Wants Supplemental Budget.
The Governor wants to include in
the supplemental budget outright ap-
propriations Of $273,000 yearly for
the University of Maryland, OF
100000 yearly for control of Bangs
disease and $4,000 yearly for control
of Japanese beetles.
The Senate and House have made
those appropriations contingent upon
the money being available. Muliikin
ana Senator j. Allan Coad, Finance
Committee chairman, have refused to
recede from that stand.
Mullikin contended that acceding to
the Governors stand would mean a
risk that the State would have to dip
into the $1,500,000 working capital
created by bond issue in 1885.
DR.. H. c. Byrd, president of the uni
versity, has consistently advocated
the three items under discussion.
Charges Delay for Trade.
In connection with the delay, Null
likin said yesterday:
THE supplemental budget has not
been presented and I have been ap-
preached by the representatives of the
Governor. I am inclined to believe
that he will not send it in until he
has had some opportunity to do some
tIdOluR.
II know that this morning Mr..
Blakeman budget Director William
H Blakeman) and the president o. the
university prevailed upon the Cover
nor not to send in the supplemental
budget as We had agreed upon it, but
to make its appropriations outright.
II told DR.. Byrd am not opposed
to the University Of Maryland as long
as there are funds to take care
of it. -"
"He Byrd told me he didn't under
stand why should interfere with the
Governor. He urged me to go see the
Governor, because he said, the Gov
ernor was sure there was plenty o1
money at hand. -"
president Byrd stood outside the
door OF the Ways and Means Commit
tee and talked to individual members
and called me out for a confer
ence. 80
In my opinion, the Governor has
delayed sending in the supplemental,
budget, going back on his word, in.
tending to use teachers retirement
and pay restorations and other i'm.
portant items for political barter anc
to trade on other items in othel
parts Of the budget.
II think it Is reprehensible. -