The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-01-23
TAX REVISION
PLAN IS OPPOSED
AT ANNAPOLIS
Senate Leaders Seeking Com
promise Program To Revamp
Maryland's Income Tax Bill
MAY USE SURPLUS FUNDS

Senate opposition to two major
measures-the administrations tax
revision program and the State Bar
Associations Court of Appeals pro-
posal-develope yesterday at An
napolis, with Senator Dudley G. Roe
3D., Queen Anne's) leading both at
tacks.
Roe said he was backed by ma
jority of senators against the pro-
posal to relieve the Court of Appeals
of all but appellate work and reduce
the court from eight to five members.
Under the bar associations pro-
posal, two judges would be chosen
from Baltimore, and three would be
apportioned among three judicial dis
tricts into which the % counties
would be divided.
Would Not Change Circuits
At present, the court is composed
of the chief judges of the seven judi
cial circuits, plus one judge elected
from the city of Baltimore. Judicial
circuits would not be changed, but
chief judges would not be appeals
court members under the new pro-
posal.
Senate leaders, meanwhile, consid-
cred a compromise plan to revamp
the entire income tax bill.
Evidence that the measure, as it
stands, faced rocky going appeared
at the senate finance committees
first hearing on the measure.
Sensing the trend, Senator Dudley
G, Roe 3D., Queen Anne's), finance
chairman, announced he would pro-
pose to Governor O'Conor a redstri-
button of the revenue from income
taxes and the shelving of plans to
revise or repeal certain minor taxes
as proposed by the State Tax Revision
Commission.
Would Increase Share
Use of additional funds from the
states surplus would be involved, Roe
said Under his "compromise" plan,
the share of income tax revenue given
the counties and Baltimore city would
be increased from 25 percent to 80
percent.
The estimated 100000 additional
which would be lost annually to the
state would be made up from the sur
MING a 11o1i CT ,Nrornco1.
contemplate use of $1,125,OOO a year
from the surplus.
AS the General Assembly's up
ranking committees continued to toll
over the administration $106,664O00
budget and tax bills, other legislative
committees arranged hearings on the
state home-guard and highway con-
domination measures.
Chairman Emanuel Gorfine d., 4th
Balto.) of the senate judicial proceed
ings committee called a hearing at
2:30 p. m. on S. B. so, involving the
acquisition of rights of way by the
State Roads Commission.
Walsh to Testify
Roads commission officials and At
torney General William C. Walsh
were asked to discuss the measure.
At a p. m. the senate militia COM
mittee, headed by State Senator
Frank j. Flynn 3D., 9Th Balto.), was
to consider the legislative councils
bill to establish home guard to re-
place the Maryland National Guard
when it is called into active service
February 3.
Flynn said the measure was I'M
opposed. He added that his group
would report on the bill promptly.
One section of the proposed law, pro-
hibiting veterans organizations from
enlisting in the home force as unit,
caused considerable comment when
the bill was before the legislative
council.
Delegate John S. White d., Prince
George's) called a morning meeting
of his house ways and means commit
tee to continue the study of the gov
ernor's budget measure The commit
tee gave special attention to appro-
priations for the state police.