Evening star., 1949-03-27
Assembly Votes
Record Outlay Of
$157,838,929
TotuI includes
$25,539, 900 for
Construction Plan
BY the Asseeioted Press

ANNAPOLIS, Mar. 26.-The ad
ministration's s134 4.299.629 work
ing budget and $23 ,539, 800 pay-as
you-go construction plan clearet
the General Assembly today. Thi
is more money than ever spen
before by the State in one year.
Senator Carter, Democrat, O.
Baltimore, was the lone senator II
oppose the record budget when i
came for a final vote.
A few moments before, th'
spending bill breezed through tht
House with only four delegates II
opposition.
The budget. with three supple
ments, means the legislature has
appropriated total of $157.838,-
s29 for the fiscal year beginning
July /.
Treasury Surplus Available.
The $23,539.300 construction
fund is available from the treasury
surplus for new buildings and
improvements at the mental hos
pitals and tuberculosis sanatorla
This year-which ends June 81
the State expects its operating
budget to total $118,073, 900. in It
self a record for Maryland.
The surplus spending for pay
as-you-go construction program
is new thing. 1t means the
state will put out all but about
s2,ooO,0O0 of its leftover money
for buildings. Up to- now, Mary
land has made a practice OF lssu-
ing bonds for all its new construc-
ton.
Still awaiting action is $1e.-
373.0o0 bond issue for improve
ments at other State institutions
The Senate late in the AFTER
noon moved the bond bill up 1of
a vote Early next week in the form
II was submitted by Gov. Lane.
Amendments Blocked.
The senator's refused to accept
floor amendments to strike out a
$3.50 900 item for development OF
a Bayside Park at Sandy Polnt
and to delete $685., 900 for I'M
provements to the plant OF the
University of Maryland's branch
for negroes at Princess Anne.
The Senate also postponed &C
ton until Tuesday on the ad-
ministration's bill for a $4,000
600 credit pool" for school con-
struction. This pool" would lend
the States credit to the counties
so they could get ahead with their
building.
Action on the budget consti-
tuted the main action In the
House but the Senate mulled
through q dreary thfee-hour ses-
sion before 1t ended tbs frst Sat-
urday meeting of the 1S49 ses-
sion.
Among other things. the Sen
ate set a batch Of tax bills 1or
debate Monday night. despite ths
fact the administration an
nounced IFS opposition to all OF
them.
Requests Carefully Weighed.
The 1850 budget represented
long weeks of piecing and weigh
ing requests for additions to the
figures originally recommended by
Gov. Lane.
To balance the giant outlay
with cash on hand and money
expected, the Governor chopped
S394,431 from the $4,000, 600
working fund" left in the sur
plus.
That, he said in submitting his
first supplement to the main
budget two weeks ago, would leave
s1.605,569 as a financial cushion
when the books are balanced on
June 80, 1850.
Since that time he has pro-
posed an additional allotment OF
$4,000 mostly for three junior
colleges.
Youth Commission Killed.
Actual spending of number OF
appropriations hinges on General
Assembly approval of measures
now being argued.
The Senate, for example. al
ready has killed proposed Mary
land State Youth Commission for
which Gov. Lane had allowed
$25,0O0. If any other measures
go by the boards. the budget would
be cut still further.
Four delegates-Guyther and
Mattingly. Democrat, of st. Marys;
Reed, Republican, of Allegany
and Hall. Republican of Calvert
voted mo" in the House.
Delegate Clark, Republican. of
Montgomery said he voted for the
budget only because I have to do
it, as a practical matter"
Mr.. Clark announced he wanted
to serve warning on all those
would-be spenders of future in
comes that it's going to be harder
next session.
Bill Returned to Senate.
Since delegates had written lr
an amendment to equalize the pay
of top-ranking clerical officers
with the lawmakers, the bill hac
to 20 back to the Senate for con-
currence.
All hands agreed, so the Senate
secretary and journal clerk. the
House clerk, assistant clerk anc
journal clerk will receive $1,000
next year.
Before bringing out the budget
the House Ways and Means Com
mittee complimented Delegate
Bandiere, Democrat, OF Baltimore
and his tax-cut subcommittee foi
their detailed budget study. But
none of the groups recommended
budget trimmings, which totaleo
s26l6.832, were accepted. ..
Taxes to be Studied.
The order against passing tai
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