Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-15
Brown-Horsely Referen-
dunn Bill Passes House
Easily
WILLIS BILL UP
Senate Busy House Clean
ing Before Rushing In
to Intricate Matters of
Highway Legislation.
(By l.. E. "copper"

Richmond, March 15.-9he an
ii bond forces in the House held
the upper hand at the opening of
today's session of the General
Assembly. Following the pas
sage of the Brown -Horsley refer
endum bill late yesterday in the
lower body without amendment,
by vote of Sc TO 23.
The House today has taken up
the third of the bills under spec
ial and continuing order The
WHY'S bill calling fer the issu-
ance of S6,000,000 in state cer-
tificates of indebtedness to add
to the current APPROPRIATIONS for
construction
The unamencad Brown-H rsley
bill provides for raferendum by
and citie % de,e-.rir ne
whether the majol ~ ot th- peo-
ple prefer the pay as-you-go on
the bond issue metHod Of roa3
financing
In tae meantime, lhe Senate
has been busy clearing away all
minor legislation, in order mat II
may give its full time to 'he con-
sideration of the highway me S.
ures. This body is waiti foy
the disposal of the road bill
the House of Delegates.
The Senate Committee on lac.
raj, social and child welfare, h
favorably the motion pi
ture censorship bill, with an
amendment increasing the salary
from S2,4O0 to $4,000 and accept
ing the section doubling the fees
e" viewing films.
Richmond, Va, March 15-1m-
mediately after the resumption OF
the highway legislation battle in
the house yesterday, with the
Brown-Horseley referendum bill
discussion, the bond advocates be-
gan a drive to amend the measure
which provides that the people
choose between the bond plan and
the pay as you go plan. Among
the amendments, introduced was
one by Delegate Willis, to make
the referendum under the bill
statewide rather than by coun-
ties and cities.
Fourteen local bills were passed
before the highway matters were
taken up again in the House.
The Goode- -Garrett-Eresmeas-
ure allowing the governor to bor-
row money in anticipation of the
mill tax. and which passed in the
Senate vest rday by unanimous
vote, is EXP tied to pass the House
also, with q comfortable margin.
This measure was taken up by the
Seante before voting on the Ozlin
Bill, which has already passed the
House, but which is expected to
find strong opposition in the Sen
ate.
1t seems apparent that the dis
position Of the General Assembly
is such as to make the passage of
some measure calling for a refer
endum on the highway financing
question almost a certainty. While
such a referendum would have no
legal effect, and would leave the
members of the next assembly in
certain sense free to vote as
they wished, yet the move would
give the legislators a chance to
see just how the people felt, and
it is not to be doubted but
their will in the matter would be
regarded.
The Senate committee on f.
nance reported out yesterday the
measure to appropriate S35O,O0O
for the addition of four stories
to the State Office building now
under construction
The Senate concurred in the
House joint resolution accepting
the invitation to visit Newport
News on Saturday, and inspect
the "LeviathsnS -mhich is under
going repairs there.,