Evening star., 1950-02-08
Fight TO Bypass
RuIesUnit Fails
InNaryIand
Bonus Measure Due
Today Involves Cost
OF S89, ,eee, 800
BY ]. L. Michael
Special Stor Correspondent


calcitrant delegates whipped into
line on his screening plan, Gov
Lane turned today to two Senators
ready to toss a legislative grenade.
The fight to get bills past the
Rules Committee collapsed on the
House floor. but across the corridor
plans were laid for introduction of
Veterans bonus bill.
Republicans, meanwhile, held
two meetings to try to decide their
version of how much the State
should spend in fiscal 1851. They
wound up by postponing a deci-
sion for "24For perhaps 48 hours.
Delegates Burlington and Taw-
ney, Baltimore Democrats, with
drew their demand for a vote or
the rules issue. Mr.. Tawney sale
he was satisfied with the "expedi-
tious" manner in which bills were
being cleared by the Rules Com
mittee. His colleague said he
would not carry on the fight but
reserved the right to bring the
question up again.
Measure Proposed.
Senator Phosbus, Republican
of Somerset, revealed the move to
bring up the hot bonus issue
again. It was first drafted in
1949. He said that he and Sena-
tor Goldstein, Democrat, of CAL
vert would offer a measure today
calling for, an outlay of $50, ,998. 300
to veterans of World War II. The
money, he said, would be obtained
from the proceeds of a bond issue.
The Governor would be required
to include in the budget each
year a sum sufficient to meet the
payments of principal and inter
est"
Senator Kimble, Republican, of
Allegany, who offered the 1949
bonus measure. said he would wait
for the American Legion to pre-
sent its plan and would support it
Delegate McNulty, Democrat, OF
Anne Arundel, said definitely, a
bonus bill of some kind will be
introduced at this session Mr.
McNulty, a member of the Legion's
Legislative Committee, said the
organization is discussing how il
should be financed.
Senator Phoebus would give
each veteran up to $500, based on
sis for each month of overseas
service and $40 for each. month
of domestic service between Sep
tember 6, 1910, and September 8,
1945. Only those who lived in
Maryland for at least six months
prior to entry into service would
be eligible, About 240, 900 would
be in line for payments.
Any bonus proposal would be
subject to referendum in Novern-
ber.
Budget Cuts Studied.
Repub blicans searched Gov.
Lanes budget at two sessions yes
terday of a joint Senate House
G. O. P. caucus for ways to trim
the record figure. They turned
the matter over again 30 a COM
mittee headed by Senator Eavis,
Republican, of Montgomery.
Senator Davis and four other
committee members have been
working on the problem since
shortly after the budget was sub
mitted.
While his colleagues delved into
the 317-page document, Senator
Kimble. who is minority floor
leader of the upper house, pre-
posed at Senate finance commits
sion hearing that all food be
exempted from the per cent
sales tax. At present only food
purchased for home consumption
is tax free.
Walter E. Kennedy. chief of the
retail sales tax division, estimated
that the State would lose $3,000,-
600 a year. If candy is included
he said the amount would Jump to
$3,500,0O0.
Senator Kimble said the exemp-
tion would be the simplest way
to give tax relief to the greatest
number of people," Later in the
day he introduced a bill to carry
out the plan.
At the same hearing, Gov. Lanes
proposed income tax cuts met op-
position. Some committee men,
bers want to forego income tax
changes. Instead. they propose
further reductions in the sales tax.
The income tax bills were passed
by the House. One would raise
allowances for dependents from
$400 to 5000. The other would
double the present $1,000 exemp-
tion for persons over IS.
Secretary of State Acheson's re-
fusal to turn my back on Alger
Hiss" came in for humping in
the House. Delegate McKewen
Democrat. of Baltimore. offered g
resolution declaring the statement
"a remark of doubtful propriety.'
The resolution would put the
House on record as urging Con.
gress to investigate the State De-
partment to ascertain whether
any Of the officers or employees OF
this vital agency may be impair
ing the security of the United
States"
Another resolution requesting
the Governor to name a commits.
sion to study "the policy of the
State as to legislation involving
any element of gambling" was
given favorable report by the
House Judiciary Committee. II
was sponsored by Delegates
Burlington and Tawney.
The Prince Georges delegation
introduced a bill to extend the
boundaries of the town of Capito