The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-04-14
Legislation Passed by The
General Assembly
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visions was to include them in the
regular state budget. Thus they
could be provided for on lerman-
ent basis, instead of the slipshod
temporary bases Of special taxation
hitherto employed.
5th: Adoption of tax program
which would insure sufficient rev.
enue to balance the budg4t-and
which would distribute the burden
fairly among the people of the State.
9th: Establishment of perman-
ent Bureau of Budget Control, to
work with the Governor and the
Board of Public Works in close SUI
pervision of expenditures and re-
quirements, and to make recon-
mendations concerning the elimina-
ton of waste and inefficiency in
administration.
7th: To bring about substant-
ial reduction during the next two
years in the bonded indebted of the
State, and to restrict the creation
of new debt to capital needs.
All Seven Achieved
All this has been achieved, Gov-
ernor O'Conor is happy to say, with
the result that the credit and financ-
ial stability of Maryland has been
definitely reestablished.. By Septem-
Der, 1941, he further adds, reduc-
ton of $9,O0O,0OO in the bonded
indebtedness of the State will have
been effected
At the same time, the State pro-
vided $5,O00,OO0 for relief, an
amount which relief authorities
have declared to be adequate: and
has allotted large amounts for agri-
cultural pursuits in order to assist
the farmers, planters, growers and
poultrymen. In addition, there now
will be available all the money
which has been saved for this pur-
pose by stopping the practice OF
gasoline tax diversion. AS a result
of this letter, Maryland from now
on will have more money to spend
ON it's roads than every before in it's
history.
Teachers Salaries Raised
Concerning the Public School
System, there was enacted a law
elevating the standards and improv-
ing the classification and salaries OF
teachers. This will have such a salut-
airy effect that DR.. Albert S. Cook,
State superintendent, has assured
Governor O'Conor that the legisla-
ton of the last three months is the
most constructive and beneficial
ever to be accomplished for the
schools in our state.
Another progressive method pro-
posed by the Governor during his
campaign, and now approved,
creates the new Legislative Council,
which provides for continuing con-
sidertion of legislation by selected
leaders of the two branches of the
General Assembly. They will meet
at intervals between sessions to
carry on study of new proposals so
that the General Assembly will be
able to keep abreast of continually
changing developments on every
front.
Other New Legislation
Other constructive legislation in
cludes: A modernized system CT
medical examiners to replace the
antiquated Coroner System.
Reorganization of the Veterans
Commission to reduce overhead and
thus increase the amounts avail
able for deserving veterans.
Needed improvements in the Elec-
ton Laws.
A Potomac River Commission to
handle questions affecting recipro-
cal rights between Maryland and
Virginia.
Provision for Public School
survey of the State, and many
others.
These have fulfilled almost COM
pletely the platform pledges of the
Democratic Party regarding legis-
lation, Governor O'Conor contends.
The remaining pledges, he says, the
majority of which have to do with
administrative features, will be full