Evening star., 1950-02-23
Maryland Due
ToAct Today on
Lane Budget
Bill Reaches Floor
Of Senate as House
Adjourns for Day
By }. |. Michael
Speeiol Stor Correspondent

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 23.-Mary-
land legislators prepared to act
today on Gov. Lanes S143.667,781
budget in an atmosphere charged
with election-year politics.
The record breaking measure
moved swiftly out of the Senate
Finance Committee yesterday but
ground to a stop when Majority
Leader Sothoron offered a techni-
cal amendment.
In rooms only a few yards from
the spot where Washington re-
signed his commission as COM
in chief of the Army, the
Senate heard excerpts from his
tory.
AS part of a heavy schedule.
lawmakers discussed work relief
programs. welfare, unemploy-
ment and a new proposal from
the University of Maryland.
Beck Introduces Measure
Senator Beck, Democrat, of
Caroline County, introduced the
university measure. 1t seeks au-
thority 10 erect Is buildings to be
paid for out of the institutions
own funds.
He handed in the bill a few
after the universitys
president, DR.. H. C. Byrd, smil-
ingly appeared in corridor and
passed the bill to the Senator for
what may be another legislative
touchdown.
Asked to explain the bill, Sena-
tor Beck said, Il can't at this
time"
Senator Sothoron came to the
rescue. He said it would authorize
at College Park construction of a
combination physical education,
auditorium and indoor athletics
building; three dormitories, 10
other fraternity and sorority
housing units and general rec
reation building. Another recrea-
tion building would be built at
Baltimore.
Bond Issue Proposed.
An authority, which would in
clude the Board of Regents as
would have full control
over the structures and their
The tax-free buildings
would be financed by a 30-year
bond issue. The money would be
repaid out of fees charged stu
dents cor from any others that
may make use of these projects
In the House, Majority Leader
Pumphrey battled delegates bent
on breaking through a jam Great
ed when the Rules Committee de-
cided to bottle up all legislation
which it holds do not conform to
constitutional requirements.
But despite reiterated state
ments that the committee was
trying to be fair" the dissidents
jerked three bills out of their
hands and sent them back to city
and county delegations.
Some House members predict
ed it was the beginning of
long-expected fight to get bills to
the floor by petitions rugged
through IDEALS with colleagues.
I know" remarked Delegate
Tyler, Democrat, of Anne Arun-
del, in support of Mr.. Pumphrey,
that some of you appear dis
posed to trade horses"
Senate Move Fails.
On the Senate side a maneuver
designed to fix date for vote
on the bonus failed 19 to s, in a
tally hackers said was not in
dicative of the final result.
Senator Phoebus. Republican, of
Somerset, who offered the meas
ure along with Senator Goldstein,
Democrat, of Calvert, made the
surprise move. He apparently
was afraid the $50 million bill
would be caught in the closing
rush and never reach the floor.
Majority Leader Sothoron said
the Phoebus motion was out of
order but added, "It is not the in
tention of the Senate to adjourn
sine die without consideration of
measures which may be before
it," The bill is in the Finance
Committee without any certainty
that it will be reported out.
Another bonus bill, calling for
a bond issue of $10O million has
been introduced in the House.
The Senate killed for this ses-
sion a proposal for tighter con-