Evening star., 1943-01-23

May Get Slash
In Income Tax
Bill introduced
In Legislature by
Minority Leader
BY The Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press,
ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 23.-There was
possibility today that Maryland
ers may get an immediate State in
come tax deduction as a present
from the General Assembly.
Before the legislature entered on
an extended weekend recess. Sem
ate Minority Leader Wilmer Fell
Davis proposed bill to cut the levy
on earned income to l per cent and
that on investment income to 2Ia
per cent. Present rates are 2 and
per cent, respectively.
The income tax measure reflected
an apparent intention on the part
OF some members of the legisla-
ture to question Gov. O'Conor's pro-
posed budget for the next two fiscal
years.
O'Conor's Proposal.
The Governors budget message
proposed one-third reduction in
the State income tax.
The Legislature will not recon-
vene until Tuesday. Members have
been invited to attend the State din
ner of the Council of State Govern
ments Monday night as guests of
Gov. O'Conor.
Both houses were in session about
one-half hour yesterday. Eight new
ollls were introduced in the Senate
and five in the House.
House attendance was slim and
Speaker Thomas E. Conlon said that
In the future all letters from Dele
gates asking to be excused should be
presented TO him, rather than TO the
House clerk.
One OF the new House bills would
provide constitutional amendment
creating the elective post of Lieu
tenant Governor.
Introduced by Delegate Thomas F.
Dempsey, Democrat, of Baltimore,
the bill provides that the Lieuten-
ant Governor would have the same
qualifications as the Governor and
in the event of the death or resigna-
ton of the Governor, would succeed
him.
Salary of the Lieutenant Governor
would be 81 900 year and he would
preside over the State Senate.
Among the bills introduced in the
Senate was one, bearing the stamp
on the Legislative Council, which
would grant a 5000 bonus to all
school teachers now receiving less
than SO 900 a year.
No teacher affected by the bill,
however, would be permitted to re-
ceive more than 5000. Those now
receiving more than $4,000 would
be given bonus equal to the diff
ference between their present sal
aries and the maximum.
Effective Immediately.
Funds to pay the bonus would be
taken from the State surplus, and
the bill would be effective imme-
| diately on passage.
A like measure, applying tae all
other State employees. is expected
to be introduced in the Assembly
with Council backing.
Delegate Benjamin G. wilkinson,
| jr., Democrat, of Montgomery,
former States attorney of that
county introduced a bill which
would provide for the submission
of constitutional amendment to
the electorate allowing the counties
to pay their States attorneys more
than $4,000 a year.
The States Attorney of Baltimore
City now receives $500 a year, COM
pared with only $1,000 in the coun-
ties, and Mr.. Wilkinson asserted that
the volume of work in some counties
now justified an increase.
Montgomery Bill Offered.
A proposal that the Montgomery
County local law relating to publi-
cation of legal notices be revised
was submitted in the House by the
county delegation.
The bill would repeal the present
portion of the act which says that
delinquent tax reports, election no.
tices and sample ballots may be
printed in not more than three
newspapers regarded as Montgom-
cry papers and having general
circulation in the county.
The amendment would provids
that the County Commissioners
may in their discretion authorize
and direct such publication as set
out by this section or any part of
such publication in more than two
newspapers that are published in
Montgomery County, or any portion
of Montgomery County = ="
Small Loan Regulation.
Senator Della proposed bill to
license and regulate the business of
lending money in amounts of $500
or less.
A measure introduced by Delegate
John H. Reed, Democrat, of Balti-
more, would require the State in
surance commissioner to suspend
the brokers license of any insurance
broker, solicitation or agent on proof
of ANY police record or conviction
of any crime whatsoever"
A new Senate bill would provide
leaves of absence for State employees
to work in war industries
Five Senators were named TO the
Senate Entertainment Committee
by Senate President Arthur H. Brics.
They were Senators L. Harold Soth-
oron. Democrat, of Prince Georges:
Wilbur r. Dulin, Democrat, of Anne
Arundel; Horace H. Bowling, Re-
publican, of ST. Mary's; George w.
Della, Democrat. of Baltimore. and
John B. Funk, Democrat, of Fred
erich.
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