Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-23
JudgIeship Bill
Passes Senate,
Goes 10 House
Action on Another
Measure Would Boz
Cunudiun Brewery
By GENE GOODWIN
Star stan Correspondent

star stan Correspondent
ANNAPOLIS, Feb. %. - The
Senate of Maryland has sent
TO the House bills aimed at
putting a Southern Marylander
on the. Court of Appeals and
keeping a Canadian brewery out
of the Free State.
The measure increasing the
judges Of the Appeals Court from
five to seven passed the Senate
last night on a 19-to-6 vote,
Just one above the vote number
necessary to pass a bill proposing
to amend the State constitution. |
The bill. which win go on thel
ballot next November If approved
by the House and Governor.
would give Baltimore City and
Southern Maryland another
Judge on the high State court.
The five Southern Maryland
counties are now part of the
Second Appellate Circuit, which
also includes Baltimore and Har-I
ford Counties. The latter two
counties would be put in sep
arate circuit under the bill, spon-
sored by the FIVE Southern Mary
land Senators.
1854 Fight Recalled
Opponents of the measure con-
tend 1t stemmed from the hard
fought election battle in 1854. in
which Judge Hall Hammond of
Baltimore County defeated Cir
cult Court Judge Charles c. Mar
bury OF Prince Georges County
for a second appellate circuit
vacancy on the Appeals Court.
The beer bill. which would
prohibit foreign owned brew
cries from setting up shop in,
Maryland. was sent across to-
the House on a 22-to-4 vote.
Senator George Della, Demo-
crat of Baltimore, urged passage
of the bill to protect Maryland
breweries from what he called a.
threat by Canadian money .
He apparently referred to facts
brought out In a hearing here
last week concerning plans Of
the Carvings Brewery Of Mont
real to locate a new plant in the
Baltimore area. where four of
the six Maryland breweries are
located.
The bill. sponsored by Senate
President Louis L. Goldstein. isl
being strongly supported here BY
the Maryland brewing industry. !
or-as Senator Mary Mock. Dem
ocrat of Wicomico. put 1.-THE
beer lobby"
Mrs. Mock. referring to the
beer industry as the 'untouch-I
ables." said she had been bar
ragged with telephone calls over
the last week end from beer dis
tributors and employees in her
county, urging her to support
the bill.
She said the beer industry is
the strongest pressure group she
has ever seen descend on An
napolis.
Also opposing the measure was
Senator Clifford Friend, Repub-
lican Of Garrett who called the
bill a piece OF Legislative trick
cry designed to keep out an In.
dustry that might give US q little
competition
Proponents hammered away at
the theme of protecting Mary
land industries.
Ironically, the Senate now has
before 1t a bill already passed by
the House to create a new State
planning and development COM
mission. One of its chief duties
would be Ito encourage the loca-
ton OF new enterprises in the
State"
The House. for its part yester-
day. passed along to the Senate
10 bill that would repeal Mary
lands nonresident. income tax
on salaries and wages.
Tobacco Bill Passed
The House also approved a
bill that came out OF a Legisla-
tive Council Study Committee to
give the Maryland Tobacco Au-
thority more power over the auc-
Ition markets. The Senate then
Iconcurred in technical amend
mentS and sent 1t to the Gov
Iernor.
The Senate adopted a favor
liable committee report on a
bill proposing a constitutional
amendment to provide for pop
ular election Of the State Treas
urer, now chosen every four
years by the Legislature.
Five delegates succeeded in
getting the rules suspended in
the House so they could intro
duce a bill that would increase
the State income tax rate from
70 to 3 per cent to finance $500
Ia-year increase in State teacher
minimum.
The House Ways and Means
Committee already has rejected
the income-tax increase in favor
Iof a higher sales tax as a means
of financing the teacher pay
raise. but income-tax boosters
figure that sentiment might
swing their way once the issue
gets out on the House floor.