Evening star., 1941-03-15
Facing 1angIe,
Assembly Goes
On 6-Day Week
Administration Bills
Pushed at Annapolis
To Avoid Late Rush
Rv the Associated Press.

Bv the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, March 15.-If the
Senate can unweave the web in
which it is entangled the Legislature
stands pretty good chance of get
ting away from Annapolis on sched-
ule two weeks hence.
Emphasis has been placed on ex-
pediting matters. since the admins
tration would like to see its blue
ribbon bills disposed of before the
avalanche of pet" and local bills
starts flooding through the legisla-
tive grind
Beginning Monday, the General
Assembly will go on a six-day week.
Instead Of reconvening Monday
night, the legislators will meet at
noon. Instead of winding up early
Friday, they'll meet Friday nights
and Saturday mornings, too.
Tag Legislation Killed.
Before adjourning for the week
end the Assembly yesterday killed
legislation to permit issuance of
motor vehicle tags at county seats.
House adopted the WAYS and Means
Committees unfavorable report on
the Legislative Councils tag-issu-
ance bill
Meanwhile favorable reports were
given to legislation to ban the sale
of alcoholic beverages in Maryland
on Sunday and to place a s2,000,00
"rPllinOp fnfS
that excess funds above this amount
could be used to reduce the State
real estate tax
Action on the Sunday liquor clos
ing bill, substituted for another
killed recently by a parliamentary
snag, was postponed until Thursday.
Revenue Bill Up Monday.
The revenue measure was made a
special order of business for Monday.
1t would permit the Board of Public
Works to apply surpluses over
81 900 900 toward a reduction in the
States debt If this is done Gov.
O'Conor would be directed to cut the
real estate levy.
Gov OConor favors passage of
this bill He indicated he was op-
posed to a measure, passed by the
Senate and now before the House.
to outlaw the real estate tax after
1943 The prohibitory bill was in
troduced by Senator Dudley G. Roe.
Democrat, of Queen Annes.
At yesterdays session, devoid of
any fireworks. "a new measures were
introduced and % bills passed in the
Senate, IA going to the Governor
for his signature.
Legislation ready to be enacted
into law included four bills making
adjustments in ins'ro~on laws. The
rest were local measures.
New Bills Offered.
New legislation included bills pro-
posing a constitutional amendment
to prohibit the levying of income
taxes, prescribing penalties for mo-
torists driving IS miles an hour and
over, and others designed to expe-
dite housing developments for per-
| sons engaged in national defense
activities.
Senator ]. Wilmer Cronin, Demo-
crat, of Hartford offered a bill pro-
viding fine ranging from 500 to
81 900 for motorists operating cars
85 miles an hour or more.
The measure to outlaw a State In
come tax was proposed by Delegate
j. Joseph Gately, Democrat, Of Bal
timore. 1t calls for a referendum in
1912.
Three bills designed to expedite
housing developments for persons
engaged in national defense activi-
ties were introduced in the House by
Speaker Conlon.
Bill Would Speed Housing.
| One, declaring there is "an acute
shortage Of safe and sanitary dwell
ings" available to defense -
was intended to speed the work of
local housing authorities in obtain
ing Federal aid, and another would
grant public bodies additional
powers to aid housing projects.
The third would mndifv - in
come requirements for tenants in
order to admit families with tn.
or more minor dependents whose
income is not more than six times
as great as the annual rental for
their quarters. The ratio for others
is to l.
A bill to create a commission "to
study and investigate the entire
subject of motor vehicle regulation
and control" was introduced by Del
egate John c. Luber, Democrat, Of
Baltimore.
The measure calls upon the Gov
ernor to appoint a committee of
seven to be known as the commits
sion on the revision of the State
motor vehicle laws"
Delegate John Briscoe, Democrat,
of st. Marys offered a measure to
permit the catching of crabs in the
Potomac River by scrape, dip net
or trot line.