Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-08
Assemb|yAction
Due This Week
On Several Bills
Judges Retirement
Pay, Salary Measure
To Be Token Up
By the Associated Press.


ANNAPOLIS, March 8.-With but
four weeks OF the 1943 session re-
naming, Marylandis legislators came
back to Annapolis today for still
further attempts to agree on half a
dozen disputed measures, including
court reorganization. work or fight"
bills and liquor law revision.
The plan to reorganize State
courts, including the reduction OF
the Court of Appeals from eight to
five judges, was approved by Gov.
O'Conor yesterday in radio address.
The work or fight" bills, backed
by nine agricultural counties, are op-
posed by labor leaders and Man.
power Commissioner Paul v. McNutt.
The Legislature seems thoroughly
divided on the McClayton commits
sons proposals for revising the liquor
laws.
Retirement Pay Bill Ready.
Now ready for Senate action is a
House measure, introduced by
Majority Leader John S. White of
Prince Georges, which would provide
retirement pay for judges. The
measure would provide a maximum
of $500 annually for members of
circuit courts and the supreme bench
OF Baltimore City while justices who
had served on the Court of Appeals
would received a maximum of 81 900
yearly.
1t would apply to all elected
judges already retired.
Senate President Arthur H. Brice
OF Kent indicated that an effort
would be made to restore 126 en-
ployes, eliminated as members of
the State bridge guard detail to
the State payroll.
Recommended by Record.
The men were taken off the de-
tail on recommendation of Mai.
Gen. Milton A. Reckord, Sd Service
Command chief. Chairman j. ].
Lindsay of the Senate Finance Com
mlttee, said the elimination would
result In saving of about $15O,OOO
annually.
The General Assembly also had for
consideration a bill, presented last
week by Gov. O'Conor, which called
for the creation of a commission
on postwar reconstruction and de-
yelopment.
The measure, termed an "emer-
gency" one by the Governor, pro-
v1des for appointment of a 15-man
commission by the Governor to rep
resent the Assembly, the State Plan
ming Commission, finance, industry,
labor and the public.
The commission would be charged
with these specific duties:
i. Formulation of a program of
public works to begin at the end of
the war:
2. Undertaking OF surveys and
studies so projects may be begun
Immediately on the wars ending;
3, Preparation of current progress
data on the planning of postwar
projects by local subdivision; A.
4. Maintenance of liaison with
Federal postwar planning agencies:
5. Planning for the absorption of
men and women from the armed
forces In business and industry, and
6. Making of semiannual reports
to the Governor and the Legislative
Council on its program.
Hearing Scheduled.
A hearing on the standard salary
measure is set before the Senate
Finance Committee for this week.
Several State departments have re-
ported they were dissatisfied with
inequalities" in recommendation
proposed in the standard salary bill.
Deputy Attorney General Hall
Hammond is to appear before the
Senate Judicial Proceedings Com
mittee tomorrow In a discussion
of the redrafted McClayton State
wide liquor control bill.
Committee Chairman Joseph r.
Byrnes of Baltimore said Mr.. Ham
mond would discuss changes pro-
posed in the earlier measure; these
included:
/. The manner in which appeals
would be made to courts.
2. Enlargement and broadening of
the rules which give power to the
local boards.
3. The requirements necessary for
the issuance of permits.
4. Qualification of the multiple
license" question.
S. EARLIER closing hours for retail
establishments.