Evening star., 1943-04-01
legislatures e
Plans Upset
By.Fi|ibuster
One-Mun Drive to
Block Maryland
Oyster Bill Opens
b. the Associated Press.

Oyster Bill Opens
D. the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Nd, April with
the $100. 0.000, 900 budget bill and the
State employees bonus measure on
their way to the Governor, the
Maryland Legislatures drive for a
Saturday night adjournment was
threatened today by a one-man fill
buster in the Senate.
! Senator Horace H. Bowling, Re-
Publican, of st Marys. declaring he
would do everything in his power to
defeat the plan to open the Potomac
River to oystermen, asserted he
would "stay here and talk against
this bill if I have to stay until the
Fourth of July"
Meanwhile, the Senate completed
action on the bill to provide bonuses
for teaehers and State employees re-
ceiving less than $4,000 annually,
concurring in House amendments.
Work was finished on the budget
bill when the Senate also concurred
IN minor House amendments.
Vote Trade Proposal Charged.
Senator Bowling, in the midst of
a long speech during last nights
session, which lasted until well after
1890 am, declared:
Several weeks ago I was ap-
preached by very good friend of
mine, who told me if I voted for
the Bond bill, this oyster bill would
never come out of committee"
(By Bond bill, he referred to the
Court of Appeals reorganization
measure which was given final legis-
lative approval last week after a
bitter battle)
Senator Bowling said he was ''al-
most struck dead" by the proposal
that he trade a vote on the bill to
revamp the States judicial system
for victory in the fight to retain
the present status of the Potomac
River.
However, he failed in an attempt
to have the river bill sent back to
committee. Observers said a ma
jority of the State Senate was in
favor of. the measure, which took
up the greater portion of the night
session.
A similar bill was finally defeated
by the 1941 Senate after foes of the
proposal had Tied up the upper
chamber for nearly week with a
dlibuster and other delaying tactics.
House Passes 104 Measures.
Otherwise here's how the drive
to bring about an early sine die ad-
1ournment progressed yesterday:
The House passed 104 measures
during the night session, including
one that would permit the State to
attach the wages of persons who
had not paid their income taxes.
The House Ways and Means Com
mittee unanimously adopted an un-
favorable report on the bill to create
a board of naturopathic physicians
In Maryland for the purpose of Ii
cenSing practitioners of the art.
The Senate completed assembly
action on theAmuch-delayed bonus
bill for choofsteachers and State
employees receiving less than $4,000
a year. The upper chamber con-
CURED on House amendments to the
bill, which was sent to Gov. O'Conor
for action.
The women's jury service bill and
a Jim Crows law repeater were
killed by the State Senate during
an afternoon session marked by
much debate.
Tax Measure Approved.
The House passed measure fix
Ing the Maryland tax rate for 1914
at 1812 cents and II cents for 1915.
However Gov. O'Conor announced
recently that the figures would be
reduced approximately 8 cents by
using surplus State funds to make
up the difference.
The Senate killed bill which
would have lifted for the duration
of the war the State restriction on
the length of the working day and
week Of women in plants and fac
tories. : The vote by which the full
chamber rejected Finance Com
mittee favorable report was 1919.
The Jim Grow" repeater would
have removed from the code a 1904
act requiring that white persons
and Negroes be segregated in steam
boats and trains in intrastate COM
merce. 1t came from the Senate
Judicial Proceedings Committee
with an unfavorable report.
Jury Service Bill Rejected.
The jury service bill, which
already had been passed by the
House, was turned down in a l5-to-
IA roll call vote. which see-sawed
back and forth until the final ballot
was cast. The measure was then
sent back to the Finance Commit
tee. and legislators said there was
little or no chance it would reach
the floor again.
The bill would have given women
equal rights and duties of jury serv-
ice with men.
The bill which would have rem
dered imperative. the provisions of
the act restricting the length of time
a woman may work in any Maryland
factory to 10 hours a day was killed
after Senator Robert B. Kimble.
Democrat, of Allegany said it would
destroy the womanhood Of Mary
land"
He said a great deal of apti-1abor
legislation had been passed by the
Assembly at this session In the guise
of emergency legislation to aid the
war effort.