Evening star., 1951-01-04
Assembly Ready
In Annapolis
For so Bills
Measures Divided
Almost Equally
Between Chambers
By J. B. Zotmon
StorsStoff CORRESPONDENT

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lative council bills evenly divided
between the House of Delegates
and the State Senate.
Also on today's schedule are the
opening of Maryland's old Treas
ury Building which has been re-
stored to its old colonial elegance
and reception for the legislators
in the State House.
Yesterdays opening session was
marked by a warning from Gov
Lane that adequate" taxes will
be necessary to continue the ad-
vances of his four-year program
Farewell Message.
The governor, who will give ur
his position to Republican Theo-
dore r. McKeldin next Wednes-
Gay, also predicted in his farewell
message that much of the State
legislation to be passed during the
next three months will depend "or
policies and programs adopted or
a national scale"
Earlier, George w Della, of the
sixth Baltimore district, was
elected senate president and John
c. Luber, of the same district, got
the job of house speaker at demo-
cratic caucuces in both houses.
Legislative observers said it is
the first tirae in at least rs years
that the two posts are held by
Baltimore representatives.
1t also is the first time since
the late Gov. Nice's administra-
ton in 1934-38 that there is q
Democrat controlled legislature
and Republican governor.
Minority Leaders Named.
Minority leaders named at Re-
publican caucuses are Anders R
LofStrand, jr., of Montgomery
County, in the House, and Robert
B. Kimble, Allegany County. ir
the Senate. Mr.. Lofstrand il
serving his second term in the
House and is chairman of Mont.
gomery's all-Republican delega-
tion. He lives in Rockville and il
secretary treasurer of the Lof-
strand Co.. Rockville. -,
Although Democratic majority
leaders in both Houses have not
yet been named, party officials
said the posts will go to Louis l.
Goldstein, Calvert County, in the
Senate, and A. Gordon Boone,
Baltimore County, in the House
Seantor Goldstein, Marine
veteran, also is serving his second
term. He is an attorney and real
estate man and lives near Prince
Frederick.
Loses Job After % Years.
The only upset in the appoint.
ment of Senate and House en-
ployes was the removal of Walter
D. Addison, of Prince George!
County as journal clerk-a jot
he has held for the last % years
Mr.. Addison, who lives neal
Mitchellville, was named assistant
journal clerk. His successor il
John w. Parrish, Baltimor'
County.
In the House, all officials wer'
reelected, including George W
Owings of Calvert County as jour
nal clerk.
Shortly after the Senate con
vened tc swear in it's members
Senator Goldstein presented
petition challenging the seatinI
of Senator Neil C. Fraley, Repub
lican, of Garrett County. The pc
tition was filed by Bernard
Gonder. Senator Fraley's Repub
lican opponent, who lost by on
vote in last November's election
It charged "error end inaccurac,
in tallying and counting of ballot
ard other irregularities in con
Quoting the election
Seated Conditionally.
Senator Fraley was seated con
ditionally, however. and the peti
ton was referred to the Election
Committee.
Members of the House of Dele
gates were sworn in by Perry c
Wilkinson, Democrat, of Primo
Georges County, who acted a
speaker pro tenn.
Mr.. Lofstrand told reporters hi
delegation plans to introduc
legislation providing for a State
wide study of methods of selectin
school board members. He adde
the group will delay plans t
introduce a bill for an electe
board of education in Mo,ltgom
cry pending outcome of the surve.
Also being prepared by the dele
CATION is bill to extend sewe
and water facilities of the Wash
ington Suburban Sanitary Com
mission to the area added t
Gaithersburg in the 1947 session.
Lane Defends Sales Tax.
In his speech, Gov. Lane de
Tended the States per cent sale
tax, which he sponsored in 1874
and which is regarded as a majo
factor in his defeat in November.
When he took Office, he re
called, existing revenues fell ia
short of providing the funds fo
needed improvements-in fac
far short of supporting the Stat
government at the level on whicl
it was then functioning."
The revenue from the sales ia
twas the foundation upon whicI
were built all of the improve
ments," he declared.
But he pointed out his admin
stration wasn't entirely one of ta
increases. He said the 1850 sessio.
broadened exemptions of the Stat
income tax and reduced the rea