Evening star., 1952-02-07
Teacher Raise
Up for Action on
MckeIdin Veto
So New Maryland
Bills include One
| To Cut Income Tux
BY J. B. Zotmon
Sicr Sfuff Correspondent

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ANNAPOLIS, Feb. THE Gen.
Ieral Assembly was to decide to-
day whether Maryland school
teachers should get $500 annual
After convening yesterday for
their 30-day session, the legis-
|lators agreed to vote today on
whether to override Gov. Nickel
|din's veto of the teacher pay raise
bill and so other measures he re-
|iected after the Legislatures 1851
meeting. r.
Earlier, SO bills drafted by the
Legislative Council were dropped
lin the hopper-S0 in the Senate
land % in the House.
One of the major Senate bills
would cut the personal income
Itax by Is per cent. Another
would double the present $100 an
Inual salary increment for teach
lers, while Q resolution calls for
Ia commission to study the States
public school system.
Eight bills introduced in the
Senate would nodernize the
lState's budget machinery.
Substitute Bill Drafted.
AS the teacher pay fight neared
la showdown, there were these de-
lvelopments:
/. Delegate Robert A. Wallace.
Republican, Of Montgomery Couns
ty announced he is preparing q
teacher salary bill to be offered
as q substitute in case the Gov.
|ernor's veto is upheld.
Mr.. Wallace'S proposal also
would provide a $500 pay raise,
hut without the corporation tax
increase contained in the present
1bill.
/ 2. Thousands Of letters and
ltelegyams from civic and parent
teacher groups were poured onto
1.-The lawmakers desks, urging them
Ito override the veto.
8. Representatives of the
Maryland Teachers Association
roamed the corridors of the State
/ House, urging Delegates and Sen.
ators to vote against the veto.
Typical of the messages on be.
lhalf of the proposed pay raise was
lone sent to the all-Republican
Montgomery delegation by David
Weed, president Of the Montgom-
lery County Council Of PARENT
Teacher Associations.
| Revenue Needs Cited.
while Montgomery County
lnow exceeds the State teacher
lscale," MIR. weed wrote, "the bill
will provide badly needed reve-
nue. for schools and teachers.
Gov. McKeldin's position that
salary increases are local re-
sponsibility is untenable."
A letter from the Lone Oak
PTA said it was mot asking too
much to give teachers a salary
half that of the wage Of union
plumbers"
other Montgomery groups urg-
ling the delegation to vote to over
ride the veto included the PTAS
Iof Richard Montgomery High,
woodland, Pleasant View, Four
ICorners and Montgomery Hills
Junior High.
Similar messages were received
Iby the Prince Georges County
delegation. The senders included
1.-THE League of Women Voters, the
Northwestern High School PTA
land the Ager Road Mothers. Faith
Iers and Teachers Club.
The bill was passed overwhelm-
Iingly at the 1851 session. At that
thine, the House approved 1t by
la vote of 119 to 2 and the SEN
late. 81 to 5.
Both sides expect the House to
loverride the veto by a half dozen
or more votes than the "A. or
Ithree-fourths majority, necessary.
Close Senate Vote.
| But they also concede the vote
In the Senate is going to be close.
1T takes only II "ayes" there to
Sustain a veto. There are 20 Sem
Iators, of whom IL are Republic
cans. But some Republicans who
voted for it last time are expected
Ito go along with Republican Gov.
lMcKeldin and vote to sustain his
; action.
Other bills introduced yesterday
: would:
4 Provide for a special session
!, ,|about six weeks after every regu-
lar session to act on bills vetoed
!. after adjournment.
i, Free the University of Mary.
= land from any restrictions as q
! State department. This is a SUBJ
: Istitute for the bill vetoed by the
: Governor after the 1851 session
! land represents a compromise be-
Tween Attorney General Hall
Hammond and DR.. H. c. Byrd.
university president.
Make it a misdemeanor for any
Iperson having knowledge or suspi-
lcion of rabies in dog to refuse
or fan to report it to a county
health officer. This is an out
growth of a recent case In Prince
Georges County, in which officials
said a child was bitten by a dog
E and the owner refused to allow
1.-THE animal to be examined for
! rabies. The bill was requested by
walter L. Green. Hyattsville at.
lItorney. ]
RI Provide for the removal Of any
IState employe who refuses to an
lsWer questions on the grounds Of
4 self determination.
ell Raise the maximum fine for
-lgambling from 81 900 to 5000.