Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-03-19
Heusekdvances
Bill 10 Permit
Women Jurors
Measure to Repeal
Jim Crow Law in
Maryland Killed
By J. B. Zotmon
Stor Stoff Correspondent

stor stoff Correspondent
ANNAPOLIS, Mar. 19.-The bill
to qualify women for service OF
Maryland juries today was stel
nearer final passage in the House
while the measure to repeal thu
States Jim Crow law was dead.
The House also had before it twt
bills permitting the Montgomer.
and Prince Georges County com
missioners to establish daylight
saving time in the two areas.
According to members of TIT
Montgomery and Prince George!
delegations, the bills are intended
to open the way for action by thu
two boards of county commissioner
In the event Congress passes legis'
lation permitting the District O.
Columbia to adopt fast time"
The House yesterday adopted {
favorable report by the Judiciary
Committee on the women's jury
service bill and approved an unfa.
vorable report by the same commit.
tee on the Jim Grow repeater
Both measures had passed the
Senate.
Two More Counties Exempted.
The jury bill, which had beer
amended in the Senate to exclude
10 counties, was changed again ir
the House committee to eliminate
two more-Charles and Calvert.
Those previously exempted were
Allegeny, Carroll, Garrett, Queer
Annes, Talbot, Worcester, Howard
St. Marys, Kent and Washington
Many lawmakers expressed the
opinion the bill was punched SC
full of holes that it isn't worth pas
sage
When the Judiciary Committees
unfavorable report on the Jim Grow
repeater was read, several delegates
including Dewitt H. Hyde and Mrs
Leone Rush. Republicans, of Mont
gomery County arose to speak.
Speaker C. Ferdinand Sybert
Democrat, of Howard County re-
fused to recognize them, however
and called for a vote on the re
port.
Immediately after the report wa
approved by a voice vote, E. Pete,
Richardson, Democrat, of Worceste,
County sounded the death knell fo
any further legislative action on thu
bill, when he moved to reconsideI
the action of the report and to la!
that motion on the table. The mo-
ton also was approved by voice
vote.
Can't Be Revived.
Under House rules, subject can
not be taken up again the same
session when such motion IL
passed. e.
The Jim Grow law requires segre-
cation of white and coiored persons
on common carriers in the State
but it is now enforced only OF
Chesapeake Bay ferries.
Shortly afterward, the Republi'
can Steering Committee in tht
House, headed by Jacob R. Rams
burg of Frederick County, Houst
minority leader, issued a Statement
attacking the action on the re-
pealer.
Declaring that this vicious law
has no place on the statute books
the statement declared in part: Thu
Republican leaders stated that thu
expression of public opinion re-
ceived by them was overwhelming.
in favor of repeal. They declared
that their party since its birth hal
stood solidly for the rights of minor
ity groups and that the House &C
ton today was undemocratic ane
n-American.
Republicans asserted they were
ready to carry the fight for repea
to the floor of the House, but were
prevented even from expressing
their opinions by the tactics usee
by the majority.
Railroading Charged.
Several minority members were
on the floor shouting for recognl'
ton; but, disregarding these mem
bers, the Speaker railroaded the
measure to defeat on voice vote
apparently unwilling to require the
ma iority members to even RECORD
their votes on a roll call vote.
In another statement Mr.. Hyde
described the Speakers refusal tt
recognize members seeking to de-
bate the bill as "diSgusting exam
pie of the abuse of the democratic
process"
TT leaves one with a feeling OF
sadness and fear" Mr.. Hyde said
Sad because of its demonstration
of the lack of courage on the part
of the persons responsible for II
and the poor moral fiber of this
administration, fear because 1t l.
another message to the people Of
the world that we, in this country
are not sincere in our presentation
of the democratic faith"
Receiving House approval and sem
to the Senate we're three Prince
Georges bills. They would:
Authorize the county commits.
sioners to issue up to 100000 If
bonds for school construction.
Extend the Washington Sub
urban Sanitary District to take If
the area northwest, of Lanham.
Bond Issue Approved.
Two other bills passed by thu
House would authorize the Charles
County commissioners to issue {
maximum of 100000 in bonds fol
additions to schools and would en-
power the st. Marys County com
missioners to license Amusement
devices. including slot machines.
Among other bills submitted il
the House yesterday were three b!
the Montgomery delegation and on,
by the Prince Georges group. Thu
three Montgomery measures would
Provide for the appointment O
three additional deputy sheriffs il
the county.
Set a schedule of fees for record
ing certain papers in State courts
Extend the boundaries of Takom;
Park.
The Prince Georges bill woul'
increase from $1,000 to $4,000. tn
amount the Mayor and Council o
I,aIrel could borrow for rnI1nicipa