Evening star., 1941-02-07
Mandatory Tax
Cut Proposed ]
In Maryland
Assembly to Get
Bill to Reduce
Levy on Incomes
By the Associated Press.

Levy on Incomes /
By the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Feb. T.-A sns
House Ways and Means COMMITTEES
reviewed the State administrators
tax bill today a move was afoot 70
make a reduction in income taxes
mandatory next year If the 1S4o
tax yield exceeds 100000.
Senator Wilmer Fell Davis, Re-
publican, of Caroline, who said ne
was opposed to big treasury sur
muses." announced he would mtro-
duce legislation under which income
tax rates would be lowered auto
matically to per cent on unearneo
income and ~ per cent on earileo
income when the revenue reacneo
the s8,00O,0O0 mark.
The Senate-approved tax bill sets
the rate on unearned income aI
per cent and the rate on earned
income at 2 per cent. 1t Is expected
to meet little opposition in the lower
chamber.
Big Surplus Expected.
Mr.. Davis, who unSuccessfuily
sought to have the income rates
reduced even lower than the 20
per cent slash sponsored by the
State administration, predicted that
under the present bill a $4,000, 900
surplus would accrue during 1s42
and 1943.
The General Assembly got back
to normal today after yesterdays
stormy session precipitated by leg
islation to enable the State to con-
troll the use of explosives and to
permit counties to issue autorno-
bile license tags locally.
An unsuccessful effort OF sons
legislators to strike out the 81
license fee required of possessors OF
explosives under the administra-
tons Anti-explosives Act caused
bitter vrangling in the House.
Charges Hurled on Floor.
A motion to recommit the bill
to the Insurance and Loans Com
mittee was beaten, and then two
amendments were voted down.
Those who voted to recommit the
bill were accused of being unpa-
triotic: one member demanded an
apology from Baltimore City Del
egate for a "derogatory remark"
and another accused Majority
Floor Leader John S. White Of
trying to jam the bill down our
throatS."
Delegate William H. Lloyd. Re-
publican. of Dorchester opposed the
81 permit fee, saying it would "hit
poor farmers" He pointed out they
would have to hold license TO blast
three stumps.
Mr. White said the bills purpose
was not to collect revenue from
farmers but to give authorities
record of persons who possesses ex-
plosives.
The favorable report on the bill
was adopted and the measure was
ordered printed for third reading.
Senate Approves Tag Bill.
Meanwhile the Senate. after Q
lengthy skirmish, adopted a favor
able report on the much-amended
bill to authorize issuance of auto
tags at county seats of government.
Senator Frank J. Flynn, Democrat,
of Baltimore said the bill was op-
posed by the motor vehicle commits
sioner on the grounds it would cause
unnecessary expense.
One amendment would exempt
Hartford, Howard. Montgomery.
Prince Georges, Washington and
Frederick Counties from provisions
of the bill Under another. county
boards of Calvert. Garrett, Allegany,
Worcester, Carroll and Baltimore
Counties would be given until jan
uary l, 1912 to decide whether or
not they wanted to issue tags locally.
A new House resolution requested
the legislative council to make a
survey of unimproved county roads
in order that some provisions may
be made for their Improvement"
Introduced by Delegate Charles S.
Hook, jr., Democrat, of Frederick,
the resolution said the survey should
be made from January l to March
Is, 1912 when the roads are in their
worst condition" The council
would file report with the next
legislature.
Budget Cut Proposed.
Another bill would prohibit COM
mercial vehicles over one ton to use
State roads between Saturday noon
and 6 am. Monday. Trucks carry
ing perishable goods would be
exempt.
Meanwhile in Baltimore a reduce
ton of more than S4,00O,O0O in the
proposed State budget for the two
year period beginning October /
was proposed by the Commission
on Governmental Efficiency and
Economy.
The commission suggested a bien-
NAL budget of S1O1 576,924, COM
pared with the sos, 727 ,233 budget
submitted to the Legislature.
THE absence of general complaint
as to he present scope of the State
services suggest that adequate pro-
vision for all State requirements
would be made if the States present
spending level of 1941 were con-
tinued for 1912 and 1943," the re-
port said.