J. MILLARD TAWES, GOVERNOR                              1711

equity of the tax situation, introduced in the Delaware General As-
sembly, House Bill No. 130 which would accord this exemption to
residents of Maryland. This bill passed the House with a substantial
majority but did not come out of the committee in the Senate; now,
therefore, be it

Resolved by the General Assembly of Maryland, That the Gov-
ernor of the State of Delaware and the General Assembly of Dela-
ware, be urged to amend its income tax law so that residents of Mary-
land employed within Delaware will receive an exemption of wages,
similar to the exemption now accorded residents of Delaware who are
employed within the State of Maryland; and be it further

Resolved, That the Secretary of the State of Maryland be directed
to send copies of this Resolution under the Great Seal of the State of
Maryland, to the Governor of the State of Delaware, and to the two
presiding officers of the two houses of the General Assembly of
Delaware.

Approved March 23, 1961.

No. 14
(House Joint Resolution 20)

House Joint Resolution expressing deepest regrets over the passing
of Millard E. Tydings.

The members of the General Assembly of Maryland are deeply
sorrowful over the passing of the Honorable Millard E. Tydings.

Senator Tydings was one of the most able and respected public
figures ever to represent the State of Maryland. He had a long and
honorable career in the General Assembly of Maryland and in the
Congress of the United States and for it he won wide respect and
admiration.

He began his public career in the House of Delegates of Maryland
and in 1920 was elected Speaker of the House. Later he served a term
in the Senate of Maryland representing Harford County.

Meanwhile he had served on the Mexican border in 1916 and
served in the United States Army during World War I. His military
service was the basis for a life long interest military and naval
affairs.

In 1926 Mr. Tydings was elected to the Senate of the United States
beginning then 24 years of consecutive and outstanding service for
his State and for the nation.

During the latter part of his senatorial career, he was chairman
of the Senate Armed Services Committee where he was considered
one of the best informed men in the world on military affairs.

Much could be written and said in praising the public career and
the personality of Millard E. Tydings. Perhaps the ability and the
philosophy of this man may be summarized in two quotations from