Evening star., 1947-01-23
MaryIandSenate
Gets sParolebiI
Unlike Council
Bundiere Asks Boord
Of3 With Governor
Selecting Chairman
BY the Assoeiorsd Press

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Jan. 23.-The
Legislature, still handling miscel-
laneous bills, has. received pro-
posal for revamping the Maryland
parole system-somewhat at odds
with the ideas Of the Legislative
Council.
Delegate Bandiere. Democrat, of
Baltimore, yesterday offered a bill
backed by F. Murray Benson, direc-
tor Of parole and probation, which
would create a three-man board to
replace the present four member
group.
Mr.. Bandiere proposed that the
Governor name a board chairman,
who in turn would sllame a director
and secretary to be associate
members OF the board.
Council Bill Asks Three Members.
The Legislative Council has a
measure In the Senate calling for
board Of three members, all
named by the Governor.
At present the parole director
serves as board chairman. The
other members are the attorney
general, State superintendent OF
prisons and the chief probation Of
f1cer of the supreme bench of Bal
timore City.
While formal legislative sessions
remained limited to a matter of
minutes, the Senate Finance Com
mittee heard from Judge Joseph
Sherbow statement that under one
major bill, counties and municipal
tiles would hereafter have a much
better idea Of what their share of
the State income tax would be each
year.
Oyster Laws Bill Delayed.
A major bill which the Senate had
up for passage-to allow Maryland
to punish Virginia violators of oyster
laws-found itself back in COM
mittee. Virginia members of the
Potomac Commission asked for a
chance to be heard and a meeting
was called for today.
Three bills which would complete
the legislative program of Baltimore
ClCy Went TO the senate.
One of them would authorize a
referendum on 5000, 900 airport
loan, another would call for a
referendum on an additional $500, 900
for new building for a Peoples
Court, and the third would give the
City Development Commission the
right to ask the Legislature for
permission to buy, sell or condemn
property.
Although the House had several
bills up for passage. 1t acted on
none and to date has not approved
any measure.
Senate Passes Eight Bills.
The Senate passed eight bills and
In doing so got into a minor BIZ
partisan debate. Up for action was
a measure to put salaries of the
building superintendent and build
ing maintenance employees at An
napolis in the budget bill, instead
of stipulating the figures by law
as at present.
Minority Leader Kimble, Repub-
lican, of Allegheny, sought to re-
commit the measure so that the
employees In question could be put
under the merit system and elimi-
mated from patronage. He was sup
ported by Senator Davis, Repub-
lican, of Montgomery
Majority Leader Sothoron, Demo-
crat, Prince Georges, contended that
TIA hill g., a,,aefin,, ho@ y,otbi,,o IN
do with the merit system but merely
would place the salaries in conform
ity with budget requirements. The
bill passed unanimously.
Bill for Abandoned Minors Passed.
Other bills passed by the Senate
and sent to the House included one
to permit courts to provide for pay
ments to persons or institutions as
suming the care of minors deserted
by fathers.
The probation and parole bill
sponsored by Mr.. Bandiere had two
companion measures which would
give the superintendents of penal
institutions authority to make rec
ommendation on which inmates
would be eligible for parole.
The Bandiere bill would grant the
parole board chairman a salary OF
$500 year, while the other two
members would be paid $500 each
Calls for Four Year Term.
Board members now serve two
year terms, the Bandiere plan calls
for q four r-year-term, while the
Legislative Council measure calls fol-
six years.
The Legislative Council and Grim
inal Justice Commission, which
backed the Senate bill, would have
no parole director, as such, but vest
powers in the three-ma board ap-
pointed by the Governor, with pro-
vision that the board may employ
subordinates needed to carry out the
rdjrnoSeS of the act