Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-20


night, and further disclosed
that new legislation permit
ting Victory tax and medical
care discounts would be pre-
sented to the Legislature.
By the Associated Press
ANNAPOLIS, March 90
Marylanders were virtually as
sured of a one-third reduction of
their State income taxes today,
with bill embodying the reduc-
ton awaiting only the Cover
nor's signature to become law.
The State Senate passed the meas
TIRE, which provides for credit of
1878 per cent on 1912, 1913 and 1914
income levies, and also advanced
the much disputed Court of Appeals
reorganization bill to final passage
stage after administration hackers
had accepted a compromise amend
ment.
The income tax bill. which was
passed without debate, carried out
campaign pledge by Gov. O'Conor
that the State income tax would
be reduced.
Under the terms of the bill, tax
payers will figure out their income
taxes as they did formerly, but they
will be allowed to deduct one third
before making payment.
Expected to Act Promptly.
State income taxes are due April
Is, and the Governor was expected
to act promptly on the measure to
permit early collection under the
revised setup.
Senator Joseph A. Wilmer, Repub-
lican, of Charles was the only SEN
ator to oppose suspension of the
rules and passage of the bill.
State officials estimated the yield
of the tax for the three years would
be approximately 100000 a year,
or about S4,500,000 annually less
than under the present income tax
levy.
The House of Delegates, in a
burst of pre-week- activity,
passed an amended bill to pay a
bonus to Maryland school teachers
and virtually all State employees
making less than $4,000 per year,
one to set up work or fight" legis-
lation in IA counties, and another
completely revising Marylands mo-
tor vehicle laws.
May Call Conference.
Since the House amended the
BONUS bill, it must now be returned
to the Senate, where it originated,
for concurrence in the changes.
Should the upper chamber refuse to
concur conference committee
would be appointed to attempt to
work out a settlement agreeable to
both houses.
The court bill amendment, sporl-
sored by Senator John B. Funk,
Democrat, of Frederick. changed the
bill to retain the present system of
selecting judges from geographical
districts.
Under the amendment, the State
would be divided into three dis
tricts-the Eastern Shore. Central
Maryland and Western Maryland
One judge would come from each of
the three districts and two from
Baltimore City.
The measure, which provides for
4 change in the constitution to re-
duce the members of the appellate
bench from eight to five and relieve
the judges of trial duties, requires a
three flfths ajority of both houses
for passage. If passed, it would be
submitted for approval of the cleo
torate in 1914.
Showdown Due Monday.
Indications were that the final
Senate showdown on the measure
would come Monday night.
The House passed the bonus bill
after amending it to include most
State employees. The original bill, as
passed by the Senate, affected only
teachers and classified employees.
AS the measure now stands, school
teachers may receive S340 in II
monthly installments of $40 pro-
vided each county puts up third
Of the amount. The States share
would be 1927.
If counties do not match the State
contribution, their teachers would
get only the originally planned
bonus of 5000 at the rate of $40 for
10 months.
State employees would get a fiat
5000 bonus, payable in two 500
Jumps on July l and August /.
Farmers Seek Labor.
Employees of State institutions,
who received wage increases last
fall, were not included.
Persons not employed by the State
one year prior to next July / will
receive one-twelfth of the $500 for
each month they were on the State
payroll, though this latter provision
would not apply to teachers.
The work-or fight bill was the
elimination Of a drawn out effort
b. many lawmakers, and was eX-
pacted by many farmers to get nee
essary labor for the approaching
planting season.
Under the bill, able-bodied per-
sons unemployed and refusing Of
ierS OF WORK would be subject to a
fine or Jail sentence.
Counties included in the measure
were Kent. Caroline, Somerset, St
Marys, Worcester, Wicomico, Anne
Arundel, Cecil, Hartford, Queen
Annes, Montgomery, Dorchester
Talbot and Baltimore County.
Traffic Law Revision Hailed
The motor vehicle law revision
bill was an outcome of the Govern.
or's commission appointed in 1874
to study Maryland's traffic and roac
legislation.
The commission termed present
laws-as a whole-obsolete. having
their birth with the automobile
and having grown by amendment
but never remode,ed.
Speaker Thomas f, Conlon, wht
sponsored the measure, said it wa!
The most recent and complete codi.
fcation of motor vehicle laws il
anV State in the Union