Evening star., 1947-02-04

Truman for his appointment O.
Philip B. Perlman, Baltimore attor
ney, as Solicitor General of th'
United States.
The resolution said 1t was tht
highest appointive honor conferred
on Maryland resident in the las
Al years. The measure was intro
duced by Speaker C. Ferdinand
Sybert, Democrat, of Howard County
and Leroy Pumphrey, Democrat, O.
Prince Georges County, House
majority floor leader.
Local Functions Sought.
A similar resolution introduced ir
the Senate by President Joseph r
Byrnes, Democrat, of the 5th Balti'
more District, and L. Harold
Sothorn, Democrat, of Prince
Georges County, Senate majority
leader, was referred to the Judiciary
Committee.
The proposed Sanitary Commis-
sion DILL is another in a series OF
moves by the all-Republican Mont
gomery delegation to "bring local
functions back to the county,
The first move in this direction
was the introduction last week by
Montgomery State Senator Roy
Tasco Davis of an amendment to a
Senate bill empowering the county
commissioners, instead of the Gov
ernor, to appoint members of the
Montgomery County Liquor Board
The delegation also is drafting
legislation transferring many of the
functions of the Maryland National
Capital Park and Planning Commits
sion to the county commissioners
and authorizing the latter to appoint
Montgomery County members OF the
commission.
Complaints From Residents.
Delegation Chairman Anders R
Lofstrand, jr., said the proposal tt
transfer garbage and trash collec-
ton to the county commissioners Is
being considered as a result OF nu-
merous complaints by residents.
Mr.. Lofstrand said the complaint!
centefed on what the residents con
tend is the poor service and inetfl-
cheney" of the present system.
He added that at present tht
Sanitary Commission is not an
swerable" to the people because lt'
members are ''too far removed
from local control.
MIR. Lofstrand also condemned
the Commissions practice OF adding
the monthly charge for trash ane
garbage collections to the water bill
Under this system, he explained, Il
the home owner fails to pay the
trash and garbage collection charge
his water service is cut off.
This is very unfair, Mr.. Lofstrane
declared. The collecting of trash ane
garbage should be separate ad-
ministrative function and should be
billed as such.
Five-Day Week Favored.
Delegate John R. Reeves said the
delegation also drafted a bill te
establish fve-day week for Mont
gomery County employees. He sale
the measure would bring the county
in line with the Federal State ano
District of Columbia governments
He pointed out that many bust
mes houses in the county now have
a five day week for their employees
At present, county employees Wori
five and half days week.
sThere is no reason to believe,
Mr.. Reeves asserted, that count.
empolyes will do less work in fivt
days than they do at present. II
fact, I believe they will turn ou
more work"
Bills which would revise the
States jobless benefits laws ant
give Maryland horseman first cal
on stable space at the Bowie, Havrt
de Grace, Laurel and Pimlico track'
were up for airings today before
committees.
The Senate Finance COMMITTEE
scheduled the hearing on the un
employment compensation bill, which
would redefine eligibility provisions
Representatives of labor and man
agement were expected to be heard
Curb on Local Bills Sought.
The House Committee on Licens
ing Boards and Commissions was II
hear testimony on the race hors
uuartering bill after adjournment o
today's session.
A spokesman for the administra
ton said some bills having the back
ing of Gov. Lane would be intro
duced during the day, but he de
clined to identify them.
Meanwhile, two Hartford Count,
Democrats, Delegates John E. Clar!
and william S. James, said the
would introduce a measure to Gu
down the number of local bill
which flood the General Assembl
every session.