Evening star., 1952-02-09
Teacher Raise
Veto Faces Final
Test Monday
Senate to Reconsider
Vote Which Borely
Sustained McKeldin
BY ]. 3. Zotmon
Stor Stuff Correspondent

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 9.-With two
strikes against them. sup i,orters
LOT the $300-a-year teacher pay
raise bill will have their final
Swing at the Governors veto Mon.
day night in the Senate.
They need only two more
"ayes' to reverse the upper cham.
berS action yesterday, when ths
measures hackers mustered II
votes, two less than the three
lf1fths majority required to over.
ride a veto.
On the other side, eight Repub-
licans and five Democrats joineG
forces to uphold the Republican
Governor.
The House voted, 96 to %, tC
kill the veto Thursday. II the
Senate follows suit. teachers woule
receive the raise beginning mex
lSeptember.
Immediately after the result o1
Ithe Senate balloting was an.
Inounced, Majority Leader Loui,
L. Goldstein. Democrat. OF Cal
vert County. who voted TO over.
ride. said he would bring up the
question again when the Genera
Assembly reconvenes Monday
might.
Reconsideration Permitted.
This is permitted under a Sen.
ate rule, which provides for re-
consideration Of a vote within two
legislative days after the tally Is
taken. Sunday is not considered
q legislative day.
Senator Goldstein told reporter.
he had been confident, up to ar
hour before the voting, that hi
had the necessary votes. Hi
added, however, that three Re.
publicans who had promised tt
override switched at the last
minute.
He identified the three as Sen
ators John r. Fletcher, Prince
George County; Paul Bailey, st
Marys County, and Neil e. Fraley
Garrett County.
Others who supported the veto
included Senator's Dewitt S. Hyde
Montgomery County; James Mon
roe, Charles County. and David K
McL Langhlin, Washington County
all Republicans.
Senator Fletcher said he was
lagainSt the bill because it woulc
increase taxes by raising the cor
poration levy to pay for the esti-
mated $3.5 million cost involved
To Introduce Bill.
1--WE have to stop this taxation
spiral somewhere. he asserted
The Senator added he plans tt
introduce teacher pay bill witt
no tax increase provision.
Senator Hyde explained hi:
stand on the ground many coun.
ties are not bearing their fail
share Of governmental costs,
He added there are inequitieS ir
the present method of State dis.
Itribution Of funds, which Woulc
make any increase in these distri-
buttons too burdensome on Mont.
gomery County taxpayers.
He also expressed doubt wheth.
er Montgomery teachers woule
benefit If the State teacher pay
minimums were raised, because
the county scale is already much
higher than that set by the State
There was no debate before th'
question was put to a vote, al
though the Republican member
held a short caucus in an appar'
ent attempt to present a unitet
front. But the final vote shovel
three Republicans sided with tn
Governors opponents.
In other legislative develop
ments, Senator Harry T. Phoebus
Republican, of Somerset Count!
introduced his perennial veterans
bill. It is his fourth attempt tx
give veterans 500 million bonus
to be paid for by increasing th'
tax on beer and other beverages
Is Given Little Chance.
Observers believe there Is little
chance of It's. passage at the pres.
ent session.
Senator Goldstein said he il
drafting a bill to repeal the State
real estate tax. The measure Il
similar to one he introduced last
year.
He pointed out, however, thai
the tax could not be entirely re-
pealed for at least Is years. be-
cause it would take that long tc
pay off all State bond issues de-
pendent on the real estate tai
returns. His proposal would be
subject to approval of a constitu-
tional amendment by State voters
Delegate Albert r. Hassall, Re.
publican of Prince Georges
County, revealed. his delegation
had been asked by. the County
Commissioners to sponsor legis-
lation to permit the county head.
to set UP an ms rance fund fol
county buildings. He said he hac
been told this would eliminate the
necessity for paying premiums tt
private insurance firms and save
the county about $4,000 a year.
Introduction Questioned.
Mr.. HasSall added, however
that the attorney general hac
expressed doubt such a bill coulc
be submitted at this session, which
is limited to matters affecting
State finances, acute emergencie:
and the general public welfare
Meanwhile, the House sustained
a veto already overriden by the
Senate, but probably not for long
The bill would increase the
amount Of traffic fines returned to
counties by the Department Of
Motor Vehicles.
After the House action, Major
ity Leader A. Gordon Boone
Democrat. of Baltimore County
said the measure probably woulo
be reconsidered Monday night.
Across the hall, Senator Hyde