Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-28
Bill Decided Upon For
Introduction at EX-
ira Session
5O,OOO,OOO ASKED
GOolrick Leads Bond Ad-
v0cates - Referendum
Favored Should Issue
Fail Passage Now

Richmond, Fen. ZS.--AuVOcltes
of the bond issue. as the means
for providing funds for highway
construction work, has announ-
ced that bill providing for a
$i2,000,000 bond issue and a l
cent gasoline tax to provide in
terest and sinking fund this year
will be introduced in the early
DAYS Of the extraordinary session
of the General Assembly, which
onvened today at 12 o'clock noon
under special call from Governor
+. Lee Trinkle. The bill will
provide for n maximum issue of
$50,000,000.
The measure will be sponsored
by Senators Vaughan, of Frank
:, lin; G0Olrick. of Fredericksburg;
Lesner, of Norfolk; Cannon, Of
Richmond; Guun, of HenricO;
Miller, of RappahannOck; Monta-
que, of Portsmouth, and others.
''The advocates of the bind is
sue" said Senator Goolrick last
night. "believe that the 3 cent
direct gasoline tax proposition IS
growing more and more unpopu-
lar. We do not believe 1t can
mustr majority vote in either
branch of the General Assembly,
We regard this. in accordance
with Governor Trinkle's call, a
session Ia provide for an emerg-
ency this year, and the 8 cent di-
rect gasoline tax will not meet
the emergency.
81 am amazed at Senator Byrd'S
suggestion to have 4 referendum
on the SUBJECT by legislative dis
tricts. The question is State
wide proposition, and if there Is
a referendum it should be State
wide and not by districts" said
Senator Goolrick.
Reports from Lawrenceville,
where Senator Goolrick and Del
egate Marvin Smithey spoke in
favor of bond issue on Monday
night. are to the effect that they
said they favored a statewide re
feredum. if the bond issue pro-
poSal fails at this session. AT
the meeting F.. P. Buford, presi-
dent of the Virginia Bar Assocl-
alton, also spoke in favor Of
bonds, and Delegate Thomas W.
Ozlin, of Lunenburg, and Senator
Louis s. EpeS' of Nottoway.
spoke for the direct cent tax on
gasoline. A small majority
against the bond issue was regis
tered at the meeting, and Dele
gate Smithey was instructed to
vote against the proposed bond
issue, bill.
None of the propentS of the g.
cent gasoline tax would talk for
publication last night, Senator
Byrd. Delegate 0zlin. Senator
Beverley and others saying that
they desired to await the Gov
ernor'S message today before go
inc into print with their views.
Ii was the consensus of opin-
ion yesterday that both branches
would adhere pretty closely Ia
the recommendation of the Gov
ernor that only the major PROPOSE
tionS b. considered at this SeS-
sion. those being measures for
providing funds for highway cor
struction: correction in the sena-
tcrial rediStricting bill! and ratif-
cation of the enlargement OF
the State Office Building tC
twelve stories.
Delegate Wilbur c. Hall. Of
Loudoun. viii offer a bill affect
ing drivers Of automobiles. TIL!
present State laws provide that
under one license the owner, men
bars &C his family or servant
regularly employed. may operate
the ear for which the license is
issued but there IS no law revok.
ing the license OF any persor
driving a car while under the in.
fluence of LIQUOR. Delegate
Halls bill will provide that 8
person found guilty of operating
car while under the influence
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