Evening star., 1962-05-29
MARYLAND
House Bill Voted
After Bitter Fight
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Delegates, Baltimore County
five. Anne Arundel one and st.
Marys one. Baltimore City
would get four additional Dele
gates temporarily, but when the
permanent plan goes into ef-
feet in 1866 the city will be cut
back to its present number.
The Tawes bill, which was
rejected. would have given
Montgo cry and Prince
Georges four more, and Balti-
more County seven. Each now
has six Delegates.
Before the weary House
called it a day at / am,
charges and cOunter-charges
flew thick and fast in the COM
mittee rooms, on the floors of
the House and Senate and in
the halls.
Gov. Tawes was accused OF
failing to use his influence tc
get his bill through. The head
Of the committee for Fair Rep
resentation was told to 60
back to Oklahoma and keer
out of Maryland affairs. A
Montgo cry delegate wa:
charged with selling his county
down the river. The speaker Of
the House was accused ol
throwing away the rule book
The Supreme Court was rakec
over the Goals in a Senate re.
solution. And the House Demo.
cratic Floor Leader was ac.
cused Of trying to scuttle party
primaries so he could help in
stall some friends in new House
seats.
While the House still ha:
some mopping up to do, the
major fight over reapportion-
ment moved to the Senate to-
day, and it was anybody's guess
what might emerge from that
body. The General Assembly
is racing against the clock tc
get legislation on the books
before Friday.
Threatens Further Action
Royce Hanson, president OF
; the Maryland Committee fol-
Fair Representation, said that
if the altered bill passes the
General Assembly, his commit
tee will go back to court to gel
more representation for the
suburban areas in the House
The Committee for Fair Rep.
resentation is in court seeking
to have the Senate reappor.
toned, too. 1t was a suit by tn,
committee which forced thl
General Assembly into specia
session to reapportion HOUSE
seats.
Ironically, 1t was a suburban
legislator, Delegate Alger Y
Barbee, Democrat Of Montgom
cry, who initiated the NOV,
yesterday that reduced th,
number Of delegates which tn,
Tawes bill had assigned to tn,
suburban counties.
Barbee Is Accused
i Philip Thorson. president o
, the Montgomery unit of tn
Committee for Fair Represen
:. tation, accused Mr.. Barbee o
: selling US down the river" will
j his move to water down tn
E administrators bill.
Mr.. Barbee's substitute is tn
!. same bill he co-authored a
= !, the last session. It won Hous
: approval then but failed in tn
e Senate. He said he though
d his bill stands a better chanc
I of passing now than the Tawe
y bill.
Il Mr.. Hanson, president of tn
= y Statewide committee, accuse
= Gov. TaweS of failing to use hi
: influence to win passage of tn
,. administrations bill. He sal
= events at the State House re
n Sembled a "three-ring circu
T without a ring master"
Inaccuracy Charged
ID Gov. TaweS called Mr.. Han
IS sons statement inaccurate an
l. irresponsible"
l. Mr.. Hansen, who helpe
S draft the Administrators orig
ID nal proposal, was not invited
It the Governors conference wit
legislative leaders today. Co
er Tawes said he saw mo usefl
= purpose to be served" in havin
al Mr.. Hanson at the meeting.
rs The Governor said he sa,
d little difference between tn
bills as now drawn and tn