Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-12
FiIibuster Off,
Annapolis Turns
To Delayed Bills
Sunday Liquor and
Voting Declarations
Matters Taken Up
b tie Associated Press.

By tt Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS. March 12-Freed
temporarily from the throes of a
f1libuSter which has tied it up, a
weary Senate tackled controversial
legislation today in an attempt to
catch up with its schedule.
Sidetracked by the time-consum-
ing fllibuSter, the Sunday closing
liquor bill and legislation to repeal
the Declarations of Intentions Act
came up for action today as special
orders of business.
The Senate Temperance Commit
tee has tackled a favorable report
onto the liquor measure while the
Senate Election Committee has
given the repeater an unfavorable
report.
The first bill would ban the sale
of alcoholic beverages between mid
night Sunday and 6 am. Monday.
The other measure would repeal the
requirement that persons from out
of State taking residence in Mary
land declared their intentions year
before they are entitled to vote.
Filibuster Called Off.
The filibuster over proposal to
open the Potomac River to oyster
landscapes tied up the upper
chamber for 4 hours and A min
utes last night, then the fight to
defeat the measure, led by Senators
Philip H. Dorsey, Democrat, of st.
Marys and Joseph Wilmer, Repub-
lican, of Charles, was called off sud-
denly at 10 o'clock.
The much amended bill, authored
by Senator Elwood DIE, Republican,
of Somerset, was placed on third
reading, so printing of the measure
will delay further action on it until
tomorrow.
Mr.. Dorsey, who filibuStered six
and a half hours last week and de-
bated the issue at great length Mon
day night, said he would continue
his battle
The flibuster. suspended last week
by compromise, broke out anew
last night after Senator Wilmer Fell
Davis, Republican. of Caroline Of
fered an amendment to prohibit
power boats equipped with hand
scrapers from operating in the
Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries,
excepting in the Potomac.
After reading parts Of a conServa-
ton book, Mr.. Dorsey, with Mr.. Will
mer's air, further delayed action on
the measure by proposing a series of
amendments.
The Senate finally adopted Mr.
Davis amendment and adjourned.
Bar State Realty Tax.
Earlier, the Senate passed
measure to outlaw the State real
estate tax after l943. The House
committee, meanwhile
heard hundreds of labor represent
atives, jamming the House chamber,
demand defeat of the State admin
istration's anti-sabotage bill already
approved by the Senate.
BY a 20-to-8 vote, the upper
chamber passed and sent to the
House the measure to ban the real
estate tax Authored by Senator
Dudley G. Roe, Democrat, of Queen
Annes, the bill. a constitutional
amendment, would be placed before
the electorate for approval at the
1912 election.
Senator Charles c. Marbury, Dem
ocrat, of Prince Georges led the op-
position to the bill, asserting that,
because of its constitutional char
acter, Gov. O'Conor has no power
to veto it.
Senator Wilmer declared the State
would lose s6,000,0O0 annually if the
measure passed the Legislature.
At the anti-sabotage hearing
labor representatives objected chief
ly to a section of the bill designed to
protect labor's rights, but which
does not specifically define labor's
right to strike or picket peacefully
at defense plants.
Peril to Organized Labor.
Should this bill become law"
Charles w. Mitzel, State represent
tative of the Brotherhood of Rail-
way Trainmen, asserted, unfair
employers, labor haters and I'M
friendly courts would use every
means in their power to destroy or
gained labor"
Sidney KatZ. counsel for the Con-
gresS of Industrial Organizations,
said labor was opposed to sabotage,
but added there lis no sabotage" If
the bill passes, it would destroy
free labor unions" and thrust
dagger into the heart of democ-
racy," he declared.
Members of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor also expressed op-
position to the administration meas
ure.
During the Senate session, Gov.
OConor's $107443,00O budget bill,
passed by the House Monday night,
was referred to the Finance Com
mittee.
A resolution commencing the
"heroism and courage" of Jerry AL
mond of Round Bay, who lost his
life Friday night in attempting to
rescue two 12-year-old boys adrift
in a rcwboat in the Severn River
during a binding snow storm, was
adopted unanimously by the Senate.
At its abbreviated afternoon ses-
sion, the House passed to third
reading an amended bill to establish
a six-judge Court of Appeals whose
members would hear only appellate
eases.
A favorable report given COM
panion measure to provide for the
nomination of candidates for the
new Appellate Court also was
adopted.
Earlier in the day, the Governor
Issued orders to Assembly leaders to
speed up legislative machinery and
announced the first of a series of
breakfast conferences" with AS
sembly leaders would be held today.
Through these daily conferences,
Gov. O'Conor aims to keep a close
check on legislative progress.
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