Evening star., 1945-01-24
0Conor 10 Send
Message Today
On Veterans
Women's Jury Bill
Passes House.;
Tag Measure Voted
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Jan. "a. - Gov
O'Conor was expected to send to the
General Assembly today a specia,
message covering the question o1
veterans legislation.
Several veterans and servicemen's
bills have been introduced during
the session and otH ers are expected
to be offered shortly. Among those
now under consideration or passed
by the legislators are ones which
would free the estate of those who
die in service of liability for State
income taxes, provide for free filing
of legal papers, and permit service
men to ride free on Baltimore street.
cars and buses.
There was no advance indication
as to what legislation the Governor
would recommend in his message.
Meanwhile, Al bills which received
flnal Legislature approval yesterday
were at the Governor S Office for sig
nature.
Auto Tag Bill Voted.
Among them were one which
would establish a permanent sys-
tenn of motor vehicle registration
several minor measures relating to
the income tax law and veterans
bills, one of which would exempt
service salaries up to $500 from
income tax payment.
Eight minor measures were intro
duced in the Senate, while the
House received one bill which would
give the blind the right of way at
certain intersections.
A resolution introduced in the
House by Delegate George T. MUIR
ray, Democrat, of Anne Arundel.
called for construction of a high
way from Fort George G. Meade
to Annapolis. 1t was referred to
the Roads and Highways Commit
tee.
The House passed and SEM to
the Senate bills which would give
women the right to sit on juries
and license and regulate the activi-
ties of tree surgeons.
Jury Bill Passes, 1926.
The "women's jury" bill passed by
count Sf Sc to 26. 1t was killed
IN the Senate at the 1943 General
Assembly session by single vote.
1ts final passage in the House
came with no debate, but no such
peaceful course was predicted for it
in the Senate.
The only opposition for the bill
beyond the nay votes came when
Delegate LIE Roy Pumphrey, Dem
ocrat, of Prince Georges proclaimed
"on behalf of 80 per cent of the
women of Prince Georges County, I
vote no."
In the Senate, more serious trouble
was expected, although at least two
Senators who voted against the bill
in 1943 were reported to favor it
If amended to exempt the mothers
OF children under IL. This proposed
amendment was reported to be ac-
ceptable to the National Women's
party and the Maryland Federation
of Women's Clubs.
Two-Decade Fight.
Should the bill pass the Senate
and become law with the Governors
signature, it would mark the end of
fight for women's jury service
which has extended over more than
two decades.
The Senate passed nine of its own
bills, including one which would
eliminate interest payments by the
State on tax refunds made to a
citizen when the error was the tax
payers responsibility.
Recess appointments-those made
by the Governor between sessions of
the General Assembly-were received
by the Senate for confirmation and
sent to Executive Nominations Com
mittee.
More than 5000 were included. of
which all but 152 were notaries
public.
Judge Marbury Named.
Appointments of Judges D. Lind
ley Sloan, Cumberland, and of Ogle
Marbury, Upper Marlboro, to be
chief judge of the Court of Appeals
were among the major ones.
Others were: Glenn L. Martin,
Baltimore, to the Board of Regents
OF the University of Maryland; :;
Joseph H. A. Rogan, to the chair
manship of the Board of Correction:
DR.. H. Maceo Williams, to the Board
OF Managers of the Maryland Tuber-
culosis Sanitarium, and DR.. William
Berkley Butler. to the Board of Man.
ayers of the Brownsville State Hos
pital. The latter two are Negroes,
the first members of their race to