Evening star., 1952-02-29
Automatic Raise
For Maryland
Teachers Voted
Final Action Sends
Bill to McKeIdin,
With Veto Likely
By J. B. Zotmon
Stor Sioff Correspondent

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. ga bill tc
increase annual automatic salary
increases for teachers headed fol
an almost certain gubernatorial
veto today.
The bill, previously approved In
the Senate, was passed by the
House yesterday by GALL vote
To be effective July /, 1858, II
would cost the State $1.4 million
a year.
Under the measure, teachers
would receive annual salary in
creases Of $3.50 year for IL years.
At present, they get 500 incre-
ments for 16 years.
Among those voting against the
bill yesterday were Montgomery
Delegates Julian P. King, Robert
A. Wallace, Mrs. Leona M. Rush
and j. Paul Marshall, all Repub-
licans.
House Minority Leader Arthur
H. Green, Republican, Of Garrett
County, spoke against the measure
on the ground teachers will not
receive dollar under this bill this
year."
Look at 1t from the political
side," he said.
If we vote for this bill, a lot Of
teachers will expect us to give
them the money this year. II we
vote against 1t, the parent-teacher
associations, which don't under.
stand 1t, will be sore"
Gov. McKeldin has insisted that
the responsibility for raising teach
ers' salaries rests with the coun-
ties and Baltimore City.
He repeated his stand In a mes.
sage last night over Station
WBAL in Baltimore, read for him
by Secretary Of State John r.
Reeves. Q,
Sees Counties Waiting.
Declaring many counties al
ready are paying more than State
minimums, the Governor said:
Obviously. increasing the State
minimum. as proposed In bills
before the Legislature. would not
help many teachers. 1t would
contribute more money to the
county treasures"
He noted newspaper reports
that the Prince Georges County
commissioners have agreed to con-
slider a $500 annual pay raise for
teachers, If the General Assembly
doesn't pass such legislation
through this session.
THE county. apparently. is
liable to meet this obligation" the
Governors statement asserted,
"but is merely waiting to see if
the State will relieve it of the
responsibility"
Earlier this session, the Gov
ernor's veto Of $300-a-year pay
raise for teachers was sustained.
A bill calling for $400 annual
increase has been passed by the
Senate and is before the House
Rules Committee.
The House also passed and sent
to the Governor three bills drafted
by the Sobolof Commission to re-
vamp State fiscal practices.
One would provide that sup
Elemental budgets shall be sent
down by the Governor only for
the purpose of correcting errors
In the original expense budget.
Another would require the Gov
ernor to include proposed capital
improvements in his budget, and
the third would compel the State
Planning Commission to submit
an annual capital improvement
program to the budget director.
2 Other Bills Advanced.
Meanwhile, two other Soboloff
Commission bills were moved
along to the final passage stage
in the Senate.
The upper chamber adopted
favorable committee reports on:
l.. A measure calling for a
Constitutional amendment to per-
NIT the Governor to use q per-
formance-type budget instead Of
the present itemized appropria-
ton requests.
2. A bill under which the
Legislature would continue to re-
ceive the detailed information now
contained in the itemized or line
item budget to supplement the
performance budget If the amend
ment is approved by the voters.
In another action, the Senate
passed and sent to the House a
bill authorizing the counties and
Baltimore City to regulate the
sale and use Of firearms and other