The Washington times., 1937-01-06
NICE URGES 50
MORE POLICE
FOR STATE

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Jan. 6.-An
increase of so men in personnel of
the Maryland State police force
was urged on the Maryland Gen
eral Assembly today by Governor
Harry w. Nice in his biennial mes
sage.
The Governor also asked that
the present taxes for State relief
funds be continued. Those taxes
are imposed on beer, whiskey, cos
meticS, amusements, automobile
fittings and increased taxations on
corporation franchises.
Among his other recommends
tions were that the pay cuts in.
stituted among State employees in
1888 be restored, and that a long
range program of construction of
State roads be inaugurated.
He Didn't Say
While the governor recon-
mended that appropriations to
State departments be increased,
he did not specify where the
money could be obtained.
Asking for an increase in the
State police force, he pointed
out that out of the IS men on
the force at present % are re-
quired for administration work,
and of the So left for road work,
only 80 were available at any
one time for patrolling the roads
due to their work in checking
cars, ambulance service and
leaves of absence.
Among his other recommends
tions were those of a bond issue
to construct additional institu-
tions for the insane; that funds
be provided to allow for 200 ad-
dltlonal beds for Negro tubercu-
lar patients and that the State
do something" for boys and
girls who had graduated from
the colored high schools.
Asks Prison Study
He asked that the General AS
Sembly study the report of the
commission which has been study
ing the overcrowded prisons of the
State and prison idleness.
He also recommended that the
license tag law for automobiles
be amended to take care of an
oversight in the present law. The
present law changed the date of
issuance of the tags from January
l to April l, but does not alter
the old law which says that per-
sons buying tags April l will be
charged one-fourth of the regular
rate.
Additional money was asked for
the conservation commission to
conserve the resources of the
State, both wild life and seafood.
He also recommended that a
system of permanent registration
of voters be set up in the State.
Last, he recommended that the
State set up machinery to allow
the State to take advantage of
Federal housing benefits.
Administration Wins
The Nice administration won In
both house and senate last night
in naming minority leaders in the
two branches of the general as.
Sembly.
Delegate Thomas L. Popp, Re.
publican Of Allegany county. was
reelected minority floor leader in
the house, while Senator David
j. Bale. Republican of Carroll
county. was named to head the ad,
miniStration senate forces.
The only other opponent to
Senator Bale was Senator Harry
w, Legore, of Frederick county
The vote in caucus was said to
have been 6 to 4.
GOrfine Is Speaker
Among the Democrats, Emanuel
Gorfine of Baltimore was re.
elected speaker Of the House with
out opposition. This reelection
will give Kent r. Mullikin of
Prince Georges county the ma.
jorlty floor leadership and con-
tinued control of the powerful
Ways and Means Committee. In
short he will very nearly control
the House of Delegates.
Senator LanSdale G. Sasscer of
Prince Georges was reelected
president Of the Senate and the
re-appointment of Senator j. Allan
Coad Of st. Mary's county, as ma.
jority floor leader was assured by
the failure of the opposition, as
mustered by Senator John G. Cal.
Ian, Baltimore city, to obtain
enough votes to unSeat Coad.
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