Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-11
Maryland Drafts Bill
To Increase Revenue
From Race Tracks
Would Extend Days
And Use All 'Breokoee'
Funds for Institutions
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, March 11.-Legisla-
ton to increase the days of horse
racing in Maryland and to use all
track "breakage" funds for the bene-
fit of certain State institutions and
their employees was drafted for in
PRODUCTION in the Legislature today.
Meanwhile, Gov. O'Conor's man.
moth SLOT ,443,000 budget, passed by
a 86-to-20 vote in the House last
night, moved to the Senate today
for consideration. Although a few
Senators have expressed opposition
to it, administration leaders pre-
dicted final passage of the measure
this week.
The upper chamber still was tied
up by wrangling over oyster legisla-
ton which provoked a six and a half
filibuster last week.
Delegate William Heinekamp,
Democrat, of Baltimore is drafting
the bill to increase racing at four
1-mile tracks from Is to 27 days
each annually and at 4 -mile tracks
from 10 to II days year.
Increase Food Allowance.
All "breakage" funds realized
through the extra and regular days
of racing, under the measure, would
revert to the State treasury to be
used to increase by cents a day per
inmate the food allowance at six
State institutions, restore budget
cuts suffered in 1910 by IL State
aided institutions and give attend
ants at mental hospitals salary
raises of $3.50 every six months for
a 3-year period.
Two Southern Maryland parlia-
mentarianS. who started out last
week to talk to death" Senate bill
which would open the Potomac
River to oyster landscapes, had
Senate leaders worried over effects
of the prolonged debate.
Senator Philip H. Dorsey. Demo-
crat, of St. Marys, f1libustered six
and a half hours against the meas
ure last week, talked the Senate into
forced adjournment on Friday and
engineered a two-and half hour
semi f1libuster last night which
forced another adjournment.
Each days delay in consideration
of the bill, introduced by Senator
Elwood DIE, Republican, of Somer-
set, was regarded as increasing Mr..
Dorsey's chances of ultimate victory.
Major State wide bills are jamming
up ana the press of business may
force compromise.
Would Destroy Oysters.
Senator Joseph Wilmer of Charles
County held the floor most of the
time during last nights debate,
which was marked by seven separate
delaying maneuvers by Mr.. Dorsey
virtually all of which required time
consuming roll calls. He and Mr..
Wilmer contend opening of the river
to. handscrapers would destroy the
Potomac oyster beds.
The administrations fireworks bill,
another major bone of contention
here, was made a special order of
business for Thursday-the same
day the Senate must consider rival
fireworks bill and controversial legis-
lation which would permit women
to serve on juries.
Senator Dudley G. Roe, majority
floor leader, sponsored a bill last
night which would permit general
use OF convict labor by the State
Roads Commission and would allow
private contractors, on commission
projects, to use such prisoners.
A companion measure by Mr.. Roe
would blanket all employees of State
penal institutions, other than ad-
ministrative heads, under the merit
system. The legislation was aimed
directly at the State penal farm.
recently ruled exempt from civil
service protection by the State Law
Department.
Senator Louis N. Phipps, Demo-
crat, of Anne Arundel proposed a
joint resolution which would direct
city and county school authorities
to require their pupils to take the
oath of allegiance in the classroom
at least once each week.
An administration sponsored bill
to establish juvenile delinquency
commission, required to survey the
whole problem of juvenile delin-
quency in the State and present
efforts to meet it, was under con-
sideration by the Senate Finance
Committee.