Evening star., 1941-03-22
Record Budget
For Maryland
Passes Senate
Rules Suspended to
Approve Fund
OF $107 ,244 900
by the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, March 22.-In a sur.
prise maneuver, Maryland's Senate
early today suspended its rules and
passed record-breaking S107,244000
State budget for 1923
Although economy minded Sem
ators pared net sum of approxi-
mately $500 off the bill, it still is
about s58O,0OO higher than the orig
inal budget submitted to the Legis-
lature by Gov. O'Conor in January.
While the budget as passed pro-
videS for expenditures Of SLOT ,244,000.
the Senate directed the State Board
of Public Works to make general ap-
preparation cuts tOtaling 100000
during the next biennium.
The budget moved to the House
today ana administration leaders i'm
mediately pressed for concurrence in
the Senate amendments so that the
measure could be presented 10 the
Governor for signing without delay.
Police Teletype Item DeIeted.
Only one item is expected to cause
trouble in the lower chamber. The
Senate eliminated Sl47,678 for the
installation and operation of a State
police teletype system.
Several weeks ago. when it boosted
the original Sl06, ,664 900 budget to
Sl07,443000, the lower chamber de-
feated efforts to take the teletyps
appropriation out of the bill.
Senators, at three-hour budget
session, adopted favorable Senate
Finance Committee budget report
and the Governors supplemental
budget carrying additional con-
tingent appropriations of $4,000
Then they voted to slash 100000
more off State Welfare Department
allotmentS, cut $4,000 from the
equalization of colored and white
teachers salary appropriations and
eliminated a 1000 service charge
item made unnecessary by Gov.
OConor's program to slice the
State bond issue from S4,l72,00O to
$2,ll7000.
House Increase Trimmed.
Thus Senators pruned the Houses
$4,000 increase in the original
budget to S580000.
Senators Thomas F. johnson.
Democrat, of Worcester and Wilmer
CrOn1n, Democrat, of Hartford, au-
thorized the amendment eliminating
the teletype appropriation. The
teletype funds would enable the
State Police Department to hire l3
additional State troopers. Provision
already has been made in the orig
inal budget for the addition of rs
men to the police force.
AGmiriStrationists beat down
effolts to slice further Welfare De-
partment appropriations and to
abolish the $4,000 allotment for
the Legislative Council.
Vote Is "a to 4.
The budget passed by 24-to-4
vote, with Senators Wilmer Carter,
Democrat, of Baltimore; Wilmer
Fell Davis, Republican, of Caroline;
Early Shipley, Republican, of Car.
roll and Joseph A. Wilmer, Repub.
lican of Charles casting the dis
senting votes.
The original budget provided
Sl60o00 for 1912 and $4,000 for
1943 as the States share of the cost
OF equalizing colored and white
teachers salaries. An amendment
Topped 100000 off the 1912 appro-
| priatIon.
Under an alternate plan for the
counties to raise the other half of
the equalization funds-worked out
by Western Maryland Senators who
| objected to an administration pro-
posal to increase the county tax rate
3 centS-this 100000 will be unneces.
sary.
Under the existing program, coun-
ties are to raise their share of the
equalization fund as they see fit.
State funds that would be allotted
| to the counties include: