Evening star., 1947-02-28
Daylight Saving
For Maryland
IsDead Issue
Baltimore Unaffected;
House Gets Bill on
Oyster Law TrioIs
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Sfor SfoH Correspondent

defeat IN the House OF Delegates
yesterday Of bill which would have
authorized the Governor to pro.
claim "fast time" throughout the
State. The vote was So to 81.
At the same time, the House re.
ceived a bill providing that Vir.
ginians arrested by Maryland au.
thorities for violating Potomac
River oyster laws be tried in Mary.
land courts.
Among bills passed by the House
were five affecting Prince Georges
County and one dealing with the
Washington Suburban Sanitary
Commission. All were sent to the
Senate.
The Senate approved two Mont.
gomery County bills and sent them
to the Governor. IS.
Baltimore Bill Approved.
Delegations from rural counties
were Joined by those from Mont
gomery and Prince Georges to form
q bloc which was instrumental in
killing the daylight saving time
measure.
A few minutes before, the House
voted unanimously for a bill to
allow Baltimore County to have
daylight saving time beginning the
last Sunday in April. Baltimore
City voted for fast time in a ref
erendum last November. #
R. Duncan Clark, q member of
the all Republican Montgomery
delegation, explained his group op-
posed the Statewide proposal be-
cause of the defeat last Monday III,
the House of representatives of q
bill to establish daylight saving
time in the District.
Both Mr.. Clark and members of
the Prince Georges delegation said
approval of the State measure would
confuse residents of the two coun-
ties, many of whom work in the
District.
Delegates from st. Mary.s, Charles
and Calvert Counties also voted
against the bill.
Hearing on Oyster Bill.
The delegations from St. Mary's
and Charles Counties, miffed owe,
an act already passed and on Its
way to Gov. Lane, put in a measure
to allow Maryland courts to try Yir-
ginians accused of illegal oysterine
in the Potomac River.
The measure was Identical with
one passed by the Senate several
weeks ago but amended in the
House at Gov. Lanes suggestion to
require that Virginia boats could
be seized but offenders could be sent
back to their home c0urts.
Chairman Brinsf1eld Of the House
Chesapeake Bay and Tributaries
Committee said he thought the
Charles-St. Mary's bill would be the
subject of hearing next week.
At the same time, House and Sen
ate bay committees heard a grour
OF oystermen voice their displeasure
at operations of the Tidewater Fish.
cries Commission. They opposed
particularly plan for leasing oil
oyster beds in the bay.
One Of the Legislatures old stand
bys, the Declaration of Intentions
Act repeater, received another set.
back in the House.
No Further Action Planned.
The repeater would strike out the
law requiring persons coming into
Maryland from other States to de-
clare intention of becoming resi-.
dents at least one year before they
are eligiblt to vote. The measure
will stay in Elections Committee be.
cause of tie vote on whether te
report the measure favorably.
Delegate Boone, Democrat, ot
Baltimore County said the commit
tee would take no further action
although the bill would be brought
to the floor on petition of Is dele
gates.
Identical measures have been of.
fered at each session for the past &c
years and have always failed OF
passage.
The bill was passed by the Senate
last week.
Delegate Reed, Democrat, of Bal
timore submitted a resolution asking
that the Grand Inquest Committee
Of the House investigate public well
fare activities in Maryland.
The Senate adopted a resolution
to ask Gov. Lane to appoint a COM
mission to prepare plan of vet
erans' benefits and welfare legis-
lation.
AS another important develop
ment in the legislative day, Mary
land school teachers became vir-
tually assured of salary increases.
The Senate received from its FL
nance Committee a favorable report
on the bill which would fix an abso-
lutte minimum of $4,000 a year for
new teachers without degrees and
$4,000 for new teachers who hold
degrees.
Prince Georges Bills Passed.
The five Prince Georges County
bills passed by the House would:
l. Authorize the county commits
sioners to levy 10-cent fire tax or
residents of the 18th election dis.
trict for the benefit of the Oxon Hill
Volunteer Fire Department. The
proposal would be submitted to tht
voters in a referendum at the 194s
general election
2. Provide for the appointment by
the county commissioners of three
lieutenants and an additional ser.
geant and desk clerk in the county
police force.
8. Empower the commissioners tx
issue a maximum of $500,000 II
bonds for general county improve.
ments during 1947 and 1948.
4. Change the method of calcu.
lating descriptions of plants.
S. Authorize the county commits.
sioners to issue not to exceed $780,,
600 worth of bonds for additions tx
the Upper Marlboro COURTEOUS,
and the county service building, Hy.
attsville.
The bill affecting the Washing.
tngton Suburban Sanitary Com
mission would authorize that bod,
to issue books to refund existing OBJ,
legations which become due within
s years after the date of refunding
The two Moptconnerv Co1,,,fv Hill,