Evening star., 1943-03-10
Delegates Fight
Reconsideration
Long Debate Seen
In Legislature on
Women's Jury Service
BY the Associated Press.

llIldl T1OuSe dCIIOll OH UI1e question
of giving Maryland women the right
to serve on juries and an expected
administration move to gain recon-
sideration of defeated Grabbing
bill gave House of Delegates strate-
gists plenty of planning to do today
Unofficial observers, although pre-
dieting the women's jury service bill
would be approved by the House,
also forecast it might hit snag in
the Senate All indications pointed
to prolonged debate in both houses.
Meanwhile, Delegates from the
Eastern Shore and tideWater coun-
ties went vote hunting in an attempt
to make certain of defeat for a
promised try by administration
forces to get reconsideration of the
grabbing measure
Defeated by One Vote.
The BILL defeated by one vote
yesterday, would give the Maryland
TideWater Fisheries Commission au-
thority to deal with Virginia in
making grabbing regulations. A
strong battle was put up by fishing
area legislators, who argued the
legislation would give the, commits
sion too much power.
The actual vote was 81 to 38. but,
since the House has a membership
Of 1913, the 81 votes represented one
less than the constitutional major
ity needed for passage.
Administration spokesmen imme-
diately asserted move to have the
bill reconsidered would be begun
today.
Under House rules members have
48 hours in which they may move
for reconsideration. Motion may be
made by one member and must have
two seconds.
Says Watermen Oppose it.
In supporting the Grabbing regu-
lations measure Delegate Albert w.
Woodfleld, Democrat, of Anne Arun-
del called it ''one of the best con-
servation bills that has ever come
before the Legislature Mr.. Wood
field Is chairman of the Chesa-
peake Bay and Tributaries Com
mittee.
Delegate Wells w Todd. Repub-
lican, of Somerset declared in op~
position that it was opposed by
every practical waterman on the
Eastern Shore"
Other Eastern Shore Delegates
joined in the cry against the bill
while Delegate Thomas F.. McNultv,
Democrat, of Baltimore joined the
proponents with the assertion "the
State of Virginia, with impunity.
breaks every promise she has made. :"
II don't know If this bill will
help solve the crab question, but
1t will permit our commission to
meet with Virginia officials on equal
ground.
He said that when the Maryland
Legislature was out Of session, there
was no one with sufficient power to
consult with Virginia OF, conserva-
ton. Even If they did, he added,
the Maryland group had no power
to put the regulations into effect.
Fl Measures Passed.
The House passed, in all, 81 bills
and had l6 others introduced
The Senate passed a work or
fight" bill for nine counties on the
Eastern Shore and South Central
Maryland with only one dissenting
vote, sending the measure on to the
House.
The bill, sponsored by Senate
President Arthur H. Brice and in
troduced by Mr.. Brice and Senators
Wilmer Fell Davis, Republican. of
Caroline and Joseph M. George.
Democrat, of Queen Annes provides
severe penalties for able bodied men
between the ages Of Is anc. 60 who
refuse to work.
Counties covered in the measure
are Anne Arundel, Caroline. Har-
ford, Kent. Queen Annes. St. Marys.
Somerset, Wicomico and Worchester.
The Senate received II new bills,
passed "a measures and adopted
numerous committee reports. Vir-
tually all Of those passed were local
legislation, although one sent on
to the House would create a COM
mission to study problems affecting
Negroes. This was an administra-
ton measure.
The commission would be COM
prised of 18 members-named in the
blll-to serve for six-year terms.
Terms OF the original members,
however, would be staggered.
A favorable Senate Finance Com
mlttee report was adopted on a
measure which would provide for
further reduction of the State in
come tax rates should the State
surplus mount beyond s7,950,ooO. or
II racing revenue in the next fiscal
year exceeded $2l5, 900.
1t was amended in committee to
make it effective on passage as an
emergency measure.
Among the measures introduced
was one providing for construction
OF three new institutions for juvenile
delinquents and placing of all such
institutions under the control of
the Department Of Public Welfare
Another would make 1t unlawful to
advertise drugs for the treatment
OF venereal disease except in State
or Federal health agency publica-
tions, and to prohibit sale of So
called remedies except on prescrip-
tions of a physician.