Evening star., 1955-03-24
County Speed
Bill Slated for
Signing Today
McKeIdin Scheduled
To Approve Several
Nearby Measures
By Gene Goodwin
Stor Stoff Correspondent

Star Staff Correspondent
ANNAPOLIS, Mar. 24.-Legis-
lation empowering the Prince
Georges County Commissioners
to set speed limits on county
roads was scheduled to be signed
into law today by Gov. Nc
Keldin.
That was one of several bills
the Governor was reported ready
to approve in a bill-signing seS-
sion set for late today.
The Governor, last month.
signed a bill authorizing NUM-
cipalities to regulate speed on
their own roads. The Prince
Georges County bill would ex-
tend that same privilege to the
county. The difference would
be that. whereas municipalities
now collect the fines for viola
ton of their own speed limits.
the county will continue to turn
such fines over to the State.
Speeds on State roads, both
in Prince Georges and its sew
eral towns. will continue to be
regulated by the State.
Also receiving the Governors
signature today, it was reported,
were two bills requiring the
Washington Suburban Sanitary
Commission to hold hearings on
proposed rate increases and on
its annual budget, after pub
lished notice in Montgomery and
Prince Georges County news,
papers.
Greenbelt Fire Funds.
Another bill scheduled to be
signed will cut the Greenbelt
Fire Department in for a one
quarter share of the fire tax col
lected in the 21st Election Dis
trict of Prince Georges.
Meanwhile. the Senate last
night confirmed Gov. Nickel
din's nomination of Nita S. Hin
man Crane to third two-year
term on the Police Court bench
in Upper Marlboro. The re-
appointment of w. Britton
Moore as substitute trial magis-
trate for Prince Georges County
also was confirmed, along with
IA justices of the peace.
Still to be confirmed by the
upper chamber is the Cover
nor's nomination of Grover
Small to be Judge Cranes coun-
terpart on the Hyattsville Police
Court bench. Mr.. Small until
recently was assistant States
attorney assigned to that court
and is the nephew of former
Representative Frank Small, jr.,
the Governors nominee as the
new commissioner of motor We
hicleS.
Tax Reduction Baked
The measure to reduce the
inventory tax in Montgomery.
Prince Georges, Frederick and
Baltimore Counties ran into a
temporary stumbling block.
When it passed the Senate Tues
day, Senator Robert B. Kimble.
Republican, of Allegany County.
added an amendment increasing
the tax in his county. The
House. yesterday, following the
lead of Allegany's delegates. re-
fused to concur in the Senate
amendment. Senator Kimble
said today he would recede from
his position and withdraw his
amendment.
Enacted in the Senate was
a Montgomery County bill al
lowing political and religious
groups to meet in school build
ings at night.
The Senate Judiciary Com
mittee went into secret session
yesterday and voted, 7 to 6, to
send the controversial civil rights
bill to the floor with a favorable
report. The measure, introduced
by the upper chambers first
Negro member, Senator Harry
A. Cole. Baltimore City Repub-
lican, would end segregation in
Maryland public schools and
outlaw discrimination in hotels.
hospitals, resorts and other pub
lie places.
Supplemental Budget Submitted.
Gov. McKeldin sent down his
supplemental budget, adding ST.
971 ,452 in general funds to his
original budget. totaling about
1868 million. And House Ma
jority Leader A. Gordon Boone
said his House Ways and Means
Committee plans to bring the
budget to the floor tomorrow
He would not say how much it
had been trimmed.
Senator Joseph A. Mattingly,
Democrat, of st. Marys County
last night introduced a bill to
increase the Board of County
Commissioners from three to five
members and calling for the re-
districting of the commissioner
districts.