Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-29
COMMISSION OF G
TO STUDY LAWS
Virginia Senate Concurs in
Joint Resolution for Statute
Changes.

BY the Associated Press
RICHMOND, Va, January 2e.-By
concurrence of the Senate in a House
joint resolution, the General Assembly
yesterday took the final step in creating
commission of six members to study
the laws of the State and report in
1882 as to useless statutes.
Two members are to be appointed by
the Acknowledgements and two by the
speaker of the House, with the addi-
ton of the assistant attorney general
in charge of the legislative drafting
division and the clerk Of the House. The
resolution was introduced by Delegate
John w. McCauley OF Roanoke. In his
final message to the General Assembly
Gov Harry F. Byrd recommended such
commission, and Senator Hill Monta-
que told the Senate today that Gov.
Pollard also favorS it.
Expected fireworks over proposed
plans for distribution of the gasoline
tax to counties failed to develop in a
joint meeting of the two roads COM
mittees this afternoon. After a brief
session the matter was carried over until
February S. At that time all suggested
methods of distribution are to be con-
sidered.
Recommendations to Come Up.
Under a previous order of the two
committees recommendations of the
Holt investigating commission, en-
bodied in a bill introduced by the chair
man, Senator Saxon w. Holt of New
port News, were to be taken up today
and voted on before adjournment. This
procedure was attacked in the short
joint session by Delegate j. B. Altman
of Rocky Mount and Senator George
W. Layman of New Castle, authors of
bills providing other plans of distribu-
ton.
Senator Layman said his own meas
ure is yet to be amended before 1t is
submitted to the joint committee, de-
claring there Is no reason for railroad
ing this matter" and Delegate Altman
warned Senator Holt that while mem
berS of the House do not criticise the
commissions report, they do not feel
bound by it.
Fear Of a rupture between the two
branches which would defer all at
tempts at redistribution was expressed
by Senator Henry T. Wickham of Ash
land, who offered the motion for a new
hearing after a debate in the meeting
between Senator Holt and delegate ALL
man, adding that he favored the COM
mission bill.
Under the motion of Senator Wick
ham as finally adopted the roads COM
mittees of the two houses will meet
next Wednesday and consider all bills
pertaining to gasoline tax distribution
before adjournment. Plans which have
been proposed are to replace that now
effective, based on the proportion of
State real estate taxes paid by counties
in 1925, which has been in operation
since 1928.
College Location Proposal
A fourth proposed location of a lib
eral arts college for women was brought
before the General Assembly today in
bill introduced by Senator Ward
Swank of Harrisonburg, naming Har-
risonburg as the site. The institution
would be called the Virginia College
for Women. under the control of the
board of visitors of the University and
coordinate with the University College
of Arts and Science
Differing from a bill with a similar
purpose introduced yesterday a meas
ure was presented by Senator John w.
Chalkley of Big Stone Gap to retire
Circuit Court judges on half pay at the
age OF 70. Among others introduced in
the Senate during a brief session were
bills authorizing boards of supervisors
TO regulate the construction of build
ings and regulating pensions.
The House quickly cleared IL bills
from its calendar, 9 of them local
and received a new workmens compen-
sation bill sponsored by Delegate j, P
Jones of Richmond, which would in
crease compensation and lower the
waiting period, but by smaller amounts
than under the Gary bill presented last
week. Without contest the House
| passed the Gary bill fixing a taxinp
scale for credit unions and the Page
bill authorizing substitution of trustees
in cases of bankrupt corporations
Local bills passed included amendments
to the charter of Lynchbrrg. a measure
| to validate bond issues of Waynesboro
and another to authorize boards of
supervisors of Highland, Rockbridge
and Bath Counties to prohibit fishing
on Sunday.
! New legislation continued to pour
into the hopper, including bill BY
Delegate c. C.. Lauderback of Stanley
allowing treasurers, eX-treasurers and
their deputies to collect taxes placed in
1 their hands which had not been re-
turned delinquent or inSolvent, and fol-
! which they had accounted to the gov
erning authorities. Enforcement against
bona f1de owners whose property had
come into their possession without then
knowledge of claims against it would bs
prohibited.
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