Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-07
VIRGINIA HOUSE
REJECTS BUDGET
Action of Lower Body Threat
ems Adjournment of
Assembly.
BY LESTER N. INsKEEP.

RICHMOND, Va, March lied by
: Delegates Hugh Reid of Arlington County
and j. Fred Birrell of Alexandria, the
!. House of Delegates yesterday rejected
the conference report on the general
~ appropriations bill and then unanimously
voted confidence in its conferees and re-
named them to meet with represent
atives of the Senate.
With but two days of the present ses-
sion left, the Assembly, as a result OF
: yesterdays action, today found itself IN
a muGdle that many members fear Will
result in continuing the session into
q next week.
In the spirited debate that preceded
. rejection of the report, the House con-
ferees were alternately praised for get
{. ting concessions from the Senate and
a assailed for interference with non-con-
troyersial items. The vote to reject was
"a to SO.
Many in Debate.
Many members took part in the de-
bate, the opposition being represented
by Reid, Birrell, William Tuck of Hall
/. fax and j. Vaughan Gary Of Richmond
and those in favor of adoption by
\ Vivian Page of Norfolk, j. Warren of
!, Northampton, John w. McCauley of
Roanoke w. Stuart Moffett of Staun-
!, ton, Deacon" Snead Of Clifton Forge
and E. c. Folkes of Richmond.
The report recommended rejection OF
;, Senate amendments to the general Dill
and adoption of the measure as passed
!, by the House with certain amendments
submitted by the conference committee
With the amendments submitted by the
, conferees the $101 10000 appropriation
. bill would carry q $341 1875 increase over
/, the governors budget recommendation
: The salary of G. H. Morrisett, state
tax commissioner, was fixed at $1,000
4 by the conference, q compromise be-
: tween the So, 1000 salary voted by the
: House and the $4,000 salary voted by
: the Senate.
!, Reds opposition to the report was
based on the restoration by the confer
ence of the clause specifying that the
half-million dollar equalization Iuno
should not be used in any way to in
crease local taxes, Reid having advo-
Gated the Senate amendment that would
have permitted the State board OF eou-
cation to require counties to matcn
state funds, while Birrells oblectons
were based upon the removal OF two APP
nrouriations not disturbed by either the
House or Senate in passing the bill-a
$500 appropriation for the Co-opera-
tive Education Association and S2,SOO
appropriation for the State PARENT
Teacher Association.
L.. 3. watts, blind Delegate from
Charlottesville, assailed the report placing
the expenditure OF 2OOOUO Ior VIC
hoard of education. The commission lor
the blind, he said, already has its plans
for the new building.
County Rule Bill Passed.
The administration bill for the
creation of commission 10 MAJ
thorough study of county government,
a measure in which every Northern
Virginia county is interested, was passed
by the House of Delegates ana now
roes to the governor for his signature.
with but two days left in which 10
complete the calendars, both houses
yesterday took action on NUMBER Oh
measures that are sponsored or sup
rorted bv the members from the north
ern part of the State. One OF these
was the Hall chain-store tax bill. whlcn
r1asSed the Senate after being amenoeo
Ia exempt as many as I'VE stores OF q
chain. The Senate, by indefinite post
uonement, killed the Hall county treas
urer bill, but passed the REID nre es-
cape bill and the Freeman library
measures.
The bill for the creation of q COM
mission to study county government was
piloted through the House by Delegate
J. Warren Topping Of Northampton;
who said it was one OF the princlpaI
recommendations in the governors
inaugural address and a matter In
The measure provides for con-
tanuing commission, which will have
nc its duty the study Of various types
az county government in use through
the entire United States as well Is IN
Virginia.
Chain Store Action. .e
BY adoption of an amendment Dy
Senator Buchanan of Marion the nrst
i've stores of a chain system would
not be subjected to the extra tax OF
$50 yearly that Is provided under the
bill of Delegate Wilbur Q. Han %
Loudoun County. The bill was passed
after the amendment was adopted.
In killing Halls bill to provide that
county treasurers who hold out tax
tickets for their friends in order TO save
them the delinquency penalty De guuty
Of a misdemeanor and malfeasance IN
once, the Senate took the stand that
the county treasurers are honeSt ON
cials, that the measure was uncaueo Iof
and that it was a reflection on the peo-
ple who elected the treaSurers 10 ONCE.
Before killing the bill the Senate
adopted an amendment cutting out the
section referring to malfeaSance arc
cutting the maximum fine from SAVU
to SO. az, :,
There was no objection to the bill OF
Delegate L, L. Freeman OF Fairfax m
creasing the personnel Of the library
board from to members 50 tnat
each district might be represented
Fire-Escape Bill Passed.
The bill of Delegate Hugh Reid Of
Arlington County making the installa-
tion of fire escapes compulsory on
frame school buildings having auolCo.
RUINS on the second floor was paSseo
without opposition, as was the PoWers
h,lI irnposing a State tax of $500 yearly
on fortune tellers and clairVoyants.
The famous "cat BILL" which pronio-
tied the turning of cats or Kittens
loose along the highways ana WHICH
had already been passed oy the sen
ate, went down to defeat In the House
Proponents Of the measure have never
been able to get the majority OF the
House members to consider the bill sert-
ously. The bill had as its purpose tht
preservation of game, 1t being clalmec
that cats are the most dangerous foes
Of game. .,. -.
final action were:
atruction Of the view at highway o.
railroad crossings, the Dey bill extend
inc the Jim Crow law to. buses. the
Adams bill fixing a penalty for the un'
authorized wearing of fraternal insignia
the Denney bill prohibiting the postine
or signs on pubic property or pubic
highways without a permit from thu
conservation and development commits
sion, the Moffett bill creating private
timber reserves and deferring tax pay
fnents until the timber is cut. the Moi
felt soil survey bill and the bill pro
viding for a commission to STUDY torres
try conditions.
After amending it to require the in