Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-02
Redistricting Move
Draws 6. O. P. Fire
Double Attack
Is Launched on
Towes Proposal
BY PAUL. HOPE
Star Staff Writer

pronged attack in the General
Assembly on Gov. Tawes' con-
gressional redistricting plan.
Senator Edward T. Hall, Re-
publican of Calvert, viii at
tempt Monday to amend the
administrators bill in the
Senate.
House Republicans yesterday
introduced a plan In the lower
chamber which would set up
districts in the same fashion
as the Hall amendment.
Gov. Tawes' bill would Gre
ate a shoestring district run
ming down the center Of the
State, consisting Of Carroll,
Howard, Anne Arundel and
Calvert Counties. The plan has
been attacked by the League
Of Women Voters as no more
fair. from a population stand
point, than the one that was
defeated in a referendum last
November.
Senator Hall said he does
not want his Southern Mary
land county Of Calvert tied
with Carroll County on the
Pennsylvania border.
Substitute Plan
The substitute Republican
plan would create separate dis
tricts of Montgomery and
Prince Georges Counties and
would reduce Baltimore City's
three districts to two. Carroll
County would be added to the
9Th district of Western Mary
land, from which Montgomery
would be removed. The 5th dis
trict in Southern Maryland
would remain the same except
for the removal of Prin ce
Georges County.
j. Glenn Beall, jr., House Re-
publican leader, said Baltimore
City wouldn't be very happy
with the G, o. P. bill "but the
city isn't growing and other
sections Of the State are"
The LIST district on the East
ern Shore would remain the
same under the Republican
plan which Mr.. Beall said
Should make the bill palatable
to the Shore counties"
The Governors bill, the odds
on favorite to win Assembly
approval, has been Ckayed by
the Senate judicial Proceed
ings Committee. Senator Hall
offered his amendments on the
floor yesterday and debate on
them was postponed until Mon
day night.
'saaait Finance BIZ Up
A move was made in the
Senate on another matter yes
terday to revive a bill which
would set maximum financing
charges on installment sales
and revolving credit accounts.
The Senate voted the bill
down, II to 10, Wednesday
after opponents claimed the
interest charged on revolving
credit accounts violates the
States usury laws and that the
bill would 'legalize something
being practiced illegally"
The Governor, however, said
Thursday he thought the bill
a good one" and approved a
move to have 1t reconsidered.
Prince Georges Senator H.
Winship Wheatley, Democratic
floor leader, made a motion to
have it reconsidered and the
Senate agreed to debate the is
sue Thursday.
Senator James A. Pine, DEM
ocrat Of Baltimore County, who
led the fight against the bill
Wednesday. said he had heard
"rumblings that a lot Of pres
sure is being put on Senators
to switch their votes. I think
the Senate ought to legislate
on principle, not pressure"
The bill is being pushed by
the Maryland Retail Merchants
Association.
Sets Ceiling
The bill would establish a fl
nancing charge ceiling Of Sl2
a year on each 500 Of the
selling price on installment
sales contracts and Ia per cent
a month on revolving credit &C
counts. Opponents claim the
charges, which are already lev
led by firms offering credit buy
ing, violate the States usury
laws which set q maximum of
6-per-cent interest a year on
loans.
In the House yesterday, Dele
gate Murray Abramson, chair
man Of the Baltimore City dele
CATION, introduced a bill which
would prohibit merchants from
offering trading stamps.
The House passed and sent
TO the Senate a bill to broaden
the Montgomery County Coun-
ellis taxing authority. The bill
would permit the council 10 tap
new sources OF tax revenues 10
take some Of the burden off
property owners.
A spokesman for the Prince
Georges County delegation said
a compromise liquor license
measure is being drafted for
discussion at q meeting Tues
day.
II would require holders OF
licenses who no longer want
them 10 return them 10 the
board Of license commissioners
instead OF selling them TO some
one else. II also would remove
the emile limit on transfer Of
licenses and would remove the
ceiling on licenses for fraternal
and veterans clubs. hotels, mo-
tells and country clubs.
CONVENTIONS