Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-29
Maryland House
Gives Jail Bill
Priority Status
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General Assembly
Hopes to Adjourn
By Tomorrow
By the Associated Press.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Mar. ga
Senate-approved bill authorizing
the Board of Corrections to set ur
standards and recommend consoli-
dalton plans for Maryland county
jails was listed in the special order
of business before the House of Del
egates as both legislative bodies
rushed toward adjournment late
today or early tomorrow.
With most of the bills out oil
the way. both Senate and House
leaders were confident that final
adjournment would come ahead Of
the Monday night constitutions.
deadline and it was the consensus
that the sessions would wind ur
by tomorrow morning at the latest
In its accelerated pace the Sen.
ate by today had moved to the
f1nal passage scores of bills ano
had given approval to total Of
652 measures.
Claim No Quorum Present.
In Legislature maneuver that
postponed House action on the jail
consolidation bill, House leaders, in
Guiding Majority Floor Leader Luber
contended there was no quorum
present when the bill came up for
final vote yesterday.
The House recessed for an hour
to present the usual gifts to men,
bers and attaches and then rushed
through scores of bills as legislative
leaders urged speed.
President Lindsay of the Senate
and Speaker White of the House
said they hoped to avoid any "all-
night sessions" and planned to con-
duct the Legislature smoothly. 1--WE
have until Monday midnight to ad-
Journ, and why rush things?" they
added.
The House had 81 bills ready for
final passage at the night session.
II OF them House measures and Is
that had passed the Senate.
Armory Request Approved.
1t reconsidered and adopted a
Senate-approved resolution request
ing the Governor to include $4,000
in the supplementary budget for
building an armory at Charlotte
Hall, st. Marys County.
Although the budget bill had
passed the Legislature, the resolu-
ton would in effect direct the State
Board of Public Works to consider
the armory as a postwar project.
Among the bills ready for final
passage were those which would pro-
vide for automatic appeal in GRIM
1nal cases where death sentences
are imposed and another to increase
the salary of Capt. A. S. Creighton,
commander of the State fisheries
fleet, from $500 to $4,000.
Aviation Bill Passed.
Among measures passing the SEN
ate were bills which would:
Give modified control over State
aviation to the Maryland Aviation
Commission, permit corporations of
near relatives to carry on for funeral
directors in the armed forces and
authorize creation of a State debt
not over 100000 to acquire and
equip a new State Office building in
Baltimore
Measures which reached the final
passage stage included one to outlaw
suits for breach of marriage prom
Use and alienation of affection.
Meanwhile, the Senate Executive
Nominations Committee had given
approval to all of Gov. O'Conor's
appointees except two, Charles E.
Delosier to the State Board of Fu-
neral Directors and Emba liners, and
Fred N. Holland, Somerset County
trial magistrate.
Senator Sothoron said approval
of Mr.. Delosier had been postponed
and Mr.. Holland rejected. He said
another name would be presented
to the Governor for consideration
in Mr.. Hollands place.