Evening star., 1955-02-23
RoadsAgencY
Bill Goes Back
To Committee
Intro-Porty Feud
Slows Democrats
On Probe Measure
sy II. A..eeia,.d Pres.

them from advancing q bill to
probe the Maryland Roads Com
mission has caused Senate Dem
ocratic leaders to withdraw
again and send the measure
back to committee.
majority Leader Turnbull,
Democrat. of Baltimore County
lid the move to breathe new life
Into the bill, which has become
the goal of a political tug-of-war
in the 1855 Maryland Legisla-
ture.
Mr.. Turnbull, who was one
vote shy of passing the measure
Monday night. said yesterday he
felt 1t should be recommitted for
amendments which would meet
the objections" of some oppo-
rentS.
5 Democrats Against.
The key vote to effect this was
1913. with five Democrats join
ing eight Republicans.
Among these objections were
disapproval Of a provision prac-
tically naming members Of a spe-
cial committee which would con-
duct the $50. 900 roads commits
sion probe. Sponsors technically
refer to it as study" bill.
There were indications the
amendments might also include
changing the bill from emer.
gency legislation, which becomes
effective Immediately but re-
quires a three-f1fths vote fol-
passage, to an ordinary measure
which would go into effect june
/ but would need only simple
majority.
For the second day in a row
Senate President Goldstein
Democrat of Calvert, failed tt
gain approval of d bill affecting
his home county.
He got O. 1879 vote in favor o1
q measure which increases sala.
ries of Two Calvert magistrates
Because this was an emergency
bill, it fell three short of the Ii
necessary for passage.
On Monday Goldstein failed tc
win a vote on a bill which woulo
exempt his county from State
wide assessment plan.
The Senators postponed action
for a second time on an assess
ment measure, which would be-
gin annual revaluation of zeal
estate this year instead Of next.
i Senator Wheatley, Democrat.
of Prince Georges, who in ask
ing for thesaflrstA postponement
last week said he would like some
data from the State Tax COM
mission. explained the data had
just arrived and he would like
time to study it.
Minimum Wage Approved.
A minimum wage of rs cents
an hour for most workers in
Maryland was given final ap-
proval by the House Of Dele
gates.
Those employed by concern;
engaged in interstate commerce
in Maryland now are guaranteed
the same minimum by the Fed
eral law.
The Maryland law would ex-
clude administrative personnel
professional workers, outside
statesmen, and those employed ir
agriculture. fishing. hospital:
and domestic help.
The 75-cent minimum woule
apply to 40 hours a week. More
than that, the rate would be
time and a half.
The delegates also passed 9
bill excluding lawyers, clergy.
men or doctors from helping
arrange child adoptions except
in Hartford and Prince Georges
Counties.
Licensed agencies, natura
parents and grandparents woulc
have the only legal right to assist
in adoption proceedings except
in the two counties.
Garage System Backed.
The big and powerful Way
and Means Committee put itsel
behind compulsory inspection
Of motor vehicles at privat,
garages licensed by the Stat
police.
The committee agreed to bacl
the garage system instead of al
original proposal for the Stat
to own and operate the inspec
tion stations. =
The cost, estimated at a leas
$3.5 million Tor State purchas
Of the necessary buildings wa
one of the main objections.
1t is estimated the State viii
have to put up only $4,000 thi
year to start the annual inspec
ton in November of next year.
The garage may charge tn
motorist UP to $3.50 for maxim
the inspection.
Delegate Lee, Democrat, o
Montgomery a member of sub
committee which drafted the ne,
bill, assured those mindful of
past Maryland experiment witt
the private garage inspection
system.
The bill provides for clos
State police supervision and still
penalties for what Mr.. Lee calle,
any "shenanigans by tn
garages.
Gov. McKeldin signed 50 bill
into law including one to pefmi
the State Racing Commission b
award extra days for a race trac
which had cancellations becaus
aof bad weather. Under presen
law the racing commission has t
get legislative permission in eacI
instance to do this.
Welfare Group to Meet
The Family and Child Welfar
Committee of the Communit
Chest and Planning Council o
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