Evening star., 1952-03-04
Maryland House
Expected toCIear
Budget Today
Quick Approval Seen
For Stute's Record
$l76 Million Fund
By J. l. MichoeI
Stor Stoff correspondent

and'S $176.5 million budget Is
hearing final action.
The Senate passed the appro-
measure last night, after
trimming nearly $500,000 of the
record $177 million figure sub
mitted by Gov. McKeldin.
With pleas of departments af-
fected by the slash ringing in
their ears, the House is expected
to flash its approval promptly on
it's new electrical voting board.
Also awaiting final action is the
Governors $22.7 million bond bill.
From this proposal, the House
may cut $40 million, eliminating
projected State Office buildings in
Baltimore and Annapolis.
2 Vote Against Budget.
Only two Senators, both Re-
publicans, voted against the huge
budget, which will finance State
expenses during the fiscal year
beginning July /. Minority
Leader Robert B. Kimble of Alle-
gany County said he was opposed
to cuts for civil defense. relief
and medical care of the poor.
Senator Stanford Hoff of Carroll
County did not explain his mega.
tive vote.
Soon after the budget cleared
the upper house, Gov. McKeldin
submitted a $98,322 supplemental
appropriation to pay for proposed
State police pay raises. \ A bill to
effect the increase was held over
until today, when the Senate
tackled on amendments to the
House-approved measure.
Would Not Boost Budget.
The extra allotment would come
from motor vehicle revenues due
to Baltimore and the counties for
road improvements. It would not
increase the budget. ...
A $500 acroSs-the- board raise
was approved by the House, with
an extra $500 for Supt. Elmer F.
MunshoWer. AS amended by the
Senate, the superintendent would
get a $500 increase. and other Off
GERS down to sergeant 5000 more.
Troopers would receive an extra
$3.50.
An amendment offered by Sen.
ator Paul j. Bailey, Republican,
of st. Marys County would pro-
vide that State police should not
be placed on detached service to
act for any Federal department,
agency or committee outside
Maryland. without the Governors
written consent.
Confiscation Bill Killed.
The House last night passed q
proposed constitutional amend
ment which would substitute a
performance" type budget for
the present "line-item" type. The
change was recommended by q
committee named to study meth
ods by which State administra-
ton can be Streamlined. The
group is headed by Simon E. So
beloff, Baltimore attorney.
Virtually defunct today was bill
to permit conf1scation of autos
transporting into Maryland more
than two quarts of liquor a month.
The measure was laid to rest by
the Senate Judiciary Committee.
which also put to death bills that
would have authorized orange
Icolored canes for the blind and
the use by police of radar speed
check devices.
The committee approved. and
the Senate last night passed to
third reading, a bill providing for
Ia third Circuit Judge for Mont
gomery County. Voters would
have to approve the measure in
Ia November referendum, and the
Judge would be elected in 1854.
The bill would allow Gov. Nc
IKeldin to make an interim ap-
lpointment.
Bill Pushed Through.
Montgomery's Republican Sem
Iator Dewitt S. Hyde pushed the
bill through committee, after
Senator John G. Turnbull, Demo-
Icrat. of Baltimore County, of
fered an amendment to prohibit
AN interim appointment and then
voted against it.
Il did not write it or sponsor
it," he explained.
The committee turned down the
car conf1scation bill on the ground
that it was too severe" and voted
6 to 4 to hold the radar measure
in it's flles with an unfavorable re-
port.
Urging it's approval, Delegate
William S. James, Democrat, Of
Hartford County, said warning
signs used in experimental use Of
radar on the Washington Balti-
more boulevard have caused mo-
toriSts to reduce speed as much as
10 miles an hour.
They have had terrific psy-
Geological impact" said Delegate
James, who sponsored the bill. But
the committee held that the pro-
|posal was outside the scope Of leg
|islation permissible at a short ses-
sion.
All three bills will be acted on
finally today. They had been ap-
proved by the House.