Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-03-14
GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADJ
J0uRNS AFTER EvENTfUL
SESSION.

&inid HAS met anu performed It's
intended functions and adiourn.
ed not to meet again in regular
session until 1926. The law
makers have returned to their
constituents to report on the ac-
accomplishments and failures OF
the meetings which were brought
to close last Saturday night.
Those reports will vary all the
way from highest complimentary
remarks to unfavorable criticism,
Senator Byrd, of Winchester.
who led the fight for partial re-
moval of the states deficit. stated
that the passage Of the White
measure and other revenue bills
has assured the treasury of suf-
fhcient funds to meet the ST.
600, 900 set aside in the genera
appropriation bill for applica-
ton to the shortage.
Il am gratified that the de-
ficit has been recognized and
provided for to this extent" lie
said.
The work of the session con-
tributed little to the solution of
our governmental problems" was
the remark of Delegate Hall of
Loudoun. -.
Tie neutrality-suspicious..
the pilotage bill, the appropria :
ton bill, the deficit and the
equalization tax measures got
through. some of them badly
emasculated, others hardly
scratched. The work of sum-
ming up will take weeks.
NEW DRY BILL 107 PAGES LONG.
Its understood that the pro-
hibition meas is satisfactory
to the orthodox drys and accept
able to the others. 1t went
through with many changes and
IN its present form with all
amendments comprises a printed
document of 40 pages.
On standing among legislative
mea sures acted upon are the
following
Passage of the Layman bill to
make Virginia's dry laws con.
form with the Volstead act and to
make the penalties more drastic.
Passage of important measure
relating to the State Highway
System.
Passage of the Norris House
bill, levying a license tax of $780,.
900 on each agent soliciting
labor in the State for use else
where.
Passage of the Hall House bill
req curing all persons and organi-
z.tions soliciting funds in the
State to keep open books.
SURVEY OF RESOURCES
Passage of the Horsley House
bill providing for a survey OF
water power and agricultural re-
sources of the State.
Passage of the General APP
preparations bill containing a
total of $24, 2sO.913 SO.
Passage of legislation increas
ing the salaries of a number of
officials including judges of the
Court of Appeals, Corporation
and Circuit Courts, COMMISSIONS
Of Agriculture aud Commissioned
|of Labor.
Defeat of legislation to place
all jitney and bus lines under
| the control of the State Corpo-
ration Commission.
Passage of the bill to abolish
Office of registrar of lands to be-
Icome effective when the Office be-
comes vscan. through any cause.
Defeat of Legislation to i'm
Icrease the tax on intangibles.
Passage of the Fletcher House
hill, placing enforcement of the
inheritance tax law under the
IState Auditor and chang ing the
application OF the levy upon
lseyeral classes.
| Passages of the White Senate
measure increasing the tax on
Icorporations aud upon the regi.
Istration of deeds and mortgages.
81 TAX on MARRIAGES
| Passage of Senate bill levying
Ia one-dollar stamp tax on each
marriage license issued in the
Estate.
| Passage of the McCotter House
bill increasing the license or
heavy motor trucks.
| Passage OF the Downing Senate
] measure providing that eacl
Iperson APPLYING for any State
license or permit must first show
Icapitation taxes have been paid
This bill does not include person,
| applying for marriage licenses.
j Passage of the House substi.
ltute measure laying the Virgins