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.0'Conor 10 Veto
Two Beer Bills
Montgomery County
Toxpoyers to Visit
Governor Tomorrow

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ings Institution report recommend
ing abolition of the Montgomery
County Liquor Control Board. a
motorcade organized by the Tax
payers Association of the county
will go to Annapolis tomorrow to
ask Gov. O'Conor to veto two bills
extending the boards monopoly to
include beer.
A copy of the report will be pre-
sented to the Governor and the
sections recommending the board
be abolished will be read during the
discussion of the two measures, one
of which exempts Montgomery
County from the provisions of the
Statewide liquor and beer laws, and
the other extending the boards
monopoly Of iquCr to wholesale dis
tribution of beer.
Curtis J. Ireland. association pres
ident, said petitions supporting the
associations stand in asking a veto
of the bills and bearing more than
5000 signatures, will be given to
Gov. O'Conor at the hearing.
Jai AIai Veto Cited.
This association was successful in
having the iai alai bill vetoed by
the Governor a week ago" he
claimed. That gambling bill also
was sponsored by Delegates E.
Brooke Lee and his other three
delegates.
The fifth delegate. Charles c.
Jones, who opposed the iai alai bill.
also opposed these bills
Mr. ireland said he would tell the
Governor that further extension of
the dispensary system is not only
contrary to the Brookings report, but
likely to lead to additional bond
issues and higher taxes Dispensary
bonds totaling $l5o,000 issued in
1888 still are outstanding. he said.
The bill giving the county a mo-
nopoly of wholesale beer distribu-
ton also authorizes the liquor board
to establish additional dispensaries
in communities which have voted
dry, he claimed.
Other Hearings Planned.
In addition to the beer bill. Gov.
O'Conor indicated he would conduct
hearings tomorrow on several other
measures on which he has received
protests, the Associated Press re-
ported They include bills on the
proposed $4,000 900, eight lane toll
road between Baltimore and WASH
ington: to prohibit any strike or ins
terferenCe in transportation of per-
ishable products as defense"
measure and a tax-exemption bill
for automobile dealers.
Other delegations may appear on
county proposals
Today approximately 200 more
new laws will be placed on statute
books when Gov. O'Conor affixes his
signature to a second group of bills
approved by the attorney generals
Office
Topping the legislation ready for
signing are measures to speed up the
! condemnation Of land for highway
| purposes. authorize the State Roads
( Commission to construct freeways
and parkways and to liberalize the
unemployment compensation bene-
fits paid to the unemployed.
Funds Would Be Separated.
Other Statewide measures listed
would divorce the State industrial
accident fund from the State Indus
trial Accident Commission, extend
! the coverage of compensation laws
to include new diseases and to in
crease the authority of the State
Real Estate Commission.
Under present highway condemna-
ton procedure, appeals by property
owners from jury awards adds to the
delay the Highway Commission is
experiencing in attempting to obtain
land. The commission would not
have to wait until the disposition of
an appeal under the new bill. It
could obtain the land, making fur
ther settlement if the appeal were
sustained.
The unemployment compensation
measure would decrease the period
applicants for unemployment COM
pensation must wait before they
are eligible for benefits. 1t also
would give them increased benefits.
approximately s2,2OO,OOO more than
heretofore.