Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-28
Record Budget,
School Program
Sent to0'Conor

Sent to0'Conor
Assembly Urges
Peace Pact Proyiso
On Free Press
Ey the Associated Press
ANNAPOLIS, Mar. 28.-Two
major pieces of administration legis-
lation-the record-breaking $119,.
100000 biennial budget and the bill
to establish uniform 12-year school
program in Maryland-were on Gov.
O'Conor's desk today after being
by the General Assembly
yesterday.
The budget, amended to cut $40,-
600 of State police appropriations
and to grant pay increases to SEN
ate per-diem employees, was passed
IN the Senate after similar House
action Monday night. The House
quickly concufred in the Senate
amendments. The school bill was
passed by the House.
Passed by both houses was a reso-
luton affirming the world wide
right Of interchange of news and
urging that United States delegates
to all peace conferences seek an in
ternational compact guaranteeing
freedom of speech and the press.
Fifty Bills Passed.
Gov. O'Conor commented that the
resolution was "one that will have
the unqualified approval of every
freedom loving American"
The Senate killed, through adop-
ton of unfavorable committee re-
ports, bills to increase the various
fees charged by clerks of courts. re-
quire annual relicensing fees from
BARRIERS, license persons of firms
engaged in reselling admission tick
cts, increase license fees of certain
vending machines and make of.
fensive language or immoral solicit
tation via telephone grounds for
prosecution,
Most of the so bills passed in
both houses were minor or local
affairs.
At turbulent night session de-
bate on a nonprofit medical and
dental care program ended with the
House deciding 1876 early this
morning that the program would
go into effect on a tax-free basis.
Delay in Changes.
The educational measure would
provide for six elementary school
grades, three of junior and three of
senior high school or a combina-
ton of the junior senior high
grades as approved by the State
superintendent of education.
Some delegates said the program
would be some time in going into
effect and that schedules might not
he worked out for three or four
years because of present arrange
ments.
Other points in the administra-
ton education program included
reducing classes from 40 to IS stu
dents, increasing teachers salaries,
encouraging students to enter State
teachers colleges and improving
public and school libraries.
Many Bills Passed.
The Senate passed bills which
would:
Authorize issuance of bonds to be
known as Chesapeake Bay Ferry
System Improvement Bonds for
buying new ferryboat and for
other improvements.
Extend the life of the MARYLAND
Roadside Council and require the
Farm Bureau and Grange be repre-
sented on it.
Authorize trial magistrates to
punish for contempt committed In
their courts.
Establish a State Bureau of Reve-
nue. estimates.
Require the Board OF Corrections
to inspect periodically county jails.
Revive the State Industrial Acct
dent Commission.
Provide for minimum wages to
labor in contracts let to private con-
tractors by the State Roads Com
mission.
Meanwhile, the important Finance
and Judicial Proceedings Commit
tees were reported virtually clear Of
bills.
A member of the latter committee
said there were no bills left in his
committee for action and he could
see no reason for postponing sine
dine adjournment beyond tomor-
row.
Lobbyists Raped.
In its night session, the Senate
spent two hours debating the much
discussed bill which would permit
corporations to be formed for con-
tinuing undertaking businesses of
persons in the armed forces,
The chamber OVERRIDE an I'm.
favorable report by the Judicial Pro-
ceedings Committee and adopted
two amendments by Senator Kimble
limiting the privileges which the
bill would provide to the imme-
date family of servicemen and out
law resale Of any corporation au-
thorized under the proposed law.
Mr.. Kimble assailed lobbyists
who he said had been giving din
ners In local hotels and one, who in
his boastful, belligerent attitude has
told me he would kill my bill"
The bill to permit divorce in
Maryland after voluntary separa-
ton of the two parties for three
years was passed in the House by a
vote Of rs to 80 and sent to the Gov
ernor.
The measure had been defeated
for want of a constitutional ma
jority Monday night.