Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-02
81 Legislature
In Maryland
epLeaders
Democratic Cuucuses
Expected to Reflect
President, Speaker
BY a Star stan Correspondent

~ = 0toA OWN correspondent
ANNAPOLIS, Md. Jan. a.
The 1857 Maryland Legislature
which opens a 90-day session
here today apparently will be
guided by the same leaders il
has had for the last two sessions
Democratic legislators. who
hold firm majorities in both the
House and the Senate, were ex-
pected at their caucuses prior tt
the opening of the session to re.
elect Senate President Louis L
Goldstein and House Speaker
John c. Luber.
They have indicated that they
will reappoint Senator John G
Turnbull and Delegate A. Cor
don Boone. both of Baltimore
County, as majority leaders o.
the two chambers.
The minority Republicans helC
their caucus last night and de.
cided to stick with Senator Harr.
T. Phoebus of Somerset County
and Delegate George r. Hughes
ljr.. Of Allegheny County as mi
nority leaders.
The Democrats hold a 21-to-;
majority in the Senate and out
number Republicans SO to Q:
in the House.
Replacement Move Ont
The only threat to the statu,
quo that has arisen this veal
was removed last night wher
Delegate Lloyd l.. Simpkins' o.
Somerset told an Eastern ShorI
caucus he would not seek to re-
place Mr.. Boone as majorit.
Header. Mr.. Simpkins servet
during the past two sessions a
chairman of the House Judiciar.
Committee and is expected to b.
reappointed to that post b.
Speaker Luber today.
The Legislature was schedules
to get underway at noon.
First order of business has 3
be the vetoed bills left over from
1.-THE last session. There are l
this year, but i've Of them ar
merely duplicates Of bills alread
signed into law by Gov. Nc
Keldin.
Rest N0ncOntrOversial
Little controversy is expecte
about the other six, one Q
which is the proposed repeal @
the nonresident income Ia
sponsored in the 1856 session b
Delegation Chairmen Blair lie
III of Montgomery and Perry {
Wilkinson Of Prince Georges
both Democrats.
The Governor vetoed it on tn
Recommendation of the Stat
Income Tax Division, which OBJ
Ijected to repeating the incom
tax on nonresidents who live il
States such as Pennsylvani
where income is not taxed b
their home State.
Mr.. Lee and Mr.. wilkinson
have agreed not to seek to over
ride the Governors veto witt
the understanding that the ad
Iministration will sponsor a BIZ
this session to repeal the in
come tax on nonresidents who's
home States do tax income.
This, of course. would includ
Virginia and District of Colum
bia residents who work in Mary
land.
Other Measures
j The other vetoed measures t
be voted on include:
The big beer bill of the 1876
session which sought to prohibi
the Canadian-controlled Car
lings Brewery from building
new plant in Maryland.
A bill to permit PHYSICAL,
disabled persons to be accom-
panied into a voting machin
booth with any person rattle
than just an immediate membe
of his family or the two clerk
at the polling place.
A bill to expand the Stat
Planning Commission into twI
departments with one devote,
to economic development Of tn
State.
A bill to abolish the Board
Of Managers fro the States fou
training schools for delinquen
children.
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