Evening star., 1951-02-14
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Public Airing Tuesday
Slated in Annapolis
By House Committee
By J. B. Zotmon
Sfor Stoff Correspondent

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Montgomery County delegation!
controversial bill calling for ar
elected, nonpartisan school boarc
will have its first public airing a.
$3.50 pm. Tuesday before thu
House Education Committee.
The measure is the groups frs
"home rule" proposal on which 6
hearing has been scheduled dur.
ing the current session OF the
General Assembly. 1t is almost
identical with legislation which
was killed two years ago and, &C.
cording to observers, has about
as little chance of passing.
If the present bill fails the all
Republican delegation is expected
to introduce a substitute provid-
ing for appointment by the Gov
ernor of school board members
from a list submitted by the
County Council. Such a plan has
been suggested by County Man.
dScI IL wig VI. MCINdyT.
80 Democratic Move Defeated. ri;
The Governor now makes school
board appointments from recon-
mendations of the State Central
Committee of the party in power
Highlighting yesterdays ses-
sion was the temporary defeat in
the House of a Democratic move
to require that Senate-passed bills
be sent to the Governor within
three days after they are adopted
by the House.
Other legislative developments
included:
1. The Republican minority re-
ceived a third congressional re-
districting proposal. This one
submitted by a spokesman for
Representative Devereux, Republi-
can. of the I'd district, would Gre
ate 7th Maryland district by
dividing Baltimore County. now
In the I'd district.
2. The Board of Public Works
ordered completion of the dis
puted agricultural engineering
building at the University of
Maryland's Negro branch at Prin-
cess Anne.
Overriding Action Deferred.
8. Senate Democrats deferred
until today their plan to follow
through on Monday nights action
by the House in overriding Re-
publican Gov. McKeldins veto on
two bills.
The postponement was granted
at the request of Minority Leader
Robert B. Kimble, Republican, of
Allegheny County. The measures
require the Governor to fill va
cancies on county boards of COM
missioners from names presented
by the State Central Committees
of the party to which the former
commissioner belonged.
The attempt to shorten from
seven to three days the period
within which bills passed by the
Legislature must be sent to the
Governor was launched by Major
ity Leader A. Gordon Boone, Dem
ocrat. of Baltimore County.
1t was interpreted as a move to
strengthen Democratic lines in
the event of a showdown fight
with Gov. McKeldin and his veto
power.
Marshall Quotes Rule.
After the House adopted the
proposed change by an 81-to-32
vote, Montgomery Delegate j. PAUL
Marshall called the majority
leaders attention to a House rule
which requires that at least one
days written notice be given to
all delegates of proposed rule
changes.
AS a result. Mr.. Boone Withdrew
his proposal. He made it clear
later, however. that he planned to
resubmit it after the required no
tice has been given.
The Constitution requires the
Governor to act on bills within
six days after receiving them, or
they become law if the Legislature
is in session.
Under the new congressional
redistricting plan, the new 7th
District would consist of about
half of Baltimore County, parts
of Baltimore City and all of
Hartford County.
Would Transfer Montgomery.
One of the two other Republican
plans, all of which will be dis
cussed at party caucus tomor-
row. would transfer Montgomery
County from the 9Th to the 5th
District. The other would re-
move Howard County and all
Baltimore City precincts from the
5th District. Both would estab-
lish a new district in Baltimore
City.
Democratic leaders also have
adopted a plan to set up an addi-
tional district in Baltimore and,
at the same time, sharply reduce
the areas covered by the second
and fifth districts.
The vote by the Board Of Public
Works in connection with the
Princess Anne project was 2 to /,
with Controller j. Millard Tawes
and State Treasurer Hooper S.
Miles favoring completion of the
building. It was opposed by Gov.
McKeldin. .... a.
In addition to approving a
$270,000 contract for the struc-
ture, the board decided to allow
the University of Maryland to use
$50, 900 Of its own money to put
the building in shape. That is
subject, however, to the approval
of the Attorney General.
Just before the board met the
Senate received bill to prohibit
any new construction at the