Evening star., 1933-08-20
BEER, REPEAL 0. K.
ISSEEN THIS WEEK
VIRGINIA Administration Lead
ers Predict Sale by Sep
tember |.
BY LESTER n. INSKEEP,
STAFF Correspondent of The Star.

RICHMOND, Va. August 19.-Ad-
ministration leaders today were predict
ing passage of the beer and repeal con-
vention bills by the end Of next week.
with legalized sale of beer to commence
about September l.
Hearings on both of the measures are
scheduled for Monday, the beer bill in
the afternoon and the repeal bill Mon
day night. and it Is expected that both,
with the possibility of amendments, will
be reported the same day and appear
on the calendars of both houses on
Tuesday or Wednesday. In case they
appear on Tuesday they would come up
for final action on Thursday, or If ap-
pearing Wednesday, would come up
finally on Friday
Convinced that the necessary four
fifth vote can be obtained for passage
of the beer bill as an emergency meas
ure. many of the members OF both
houses today were turning their atten-
ton to the question of the enactment
at this session of a temporary liquor
control bill
Consideration Assured.
Consideration of such a measure has
been assured by ruling OF Speaker j.
Sinclair Brown that it comes within
the province of the limitation reSolu-
ton, so number OF delegates are busl-
ly engaged over the week end in the
preparation of measures which they be-
heve will net the State more than
million dollars in extra revenue between
the time it is expected the eighteenth
amendment will be repealed and next
June 80. when the permanent control
bill to be enacted at the regular session
will become effective.
The danger of a veto of such meas
ure has been largely eliminated, in
the opinion of many legislators by an
announcement by Gov. Pollard that he
thought the speakers ruling a correct
one.
One control bill, by Delegate Vivian
L. Page of Norfolk, is already in and 1t
is expected that one by three members
of the Northern Virginia delegation
will be among those to reach the hop
per during the coming week.
Legislators in the vicinity Of Wash
ington are particularly anxious to pre-
vent any unusually large license fees or
excise taxes because of the lower fees
in the District of Columbia on beer and
of contemplated low fees for the
handling of whisky.
Would Prevent Profits.
To impose heavy license fees and ex-
else taxes, they believe, would put
Northern Virginia merchants at such
disadvantage as to prevent their 1ulI
participation in the profits to be realized
in the sale of beer and intoXicants.
As to whether these two measures &C
tually will reach the Governor for his
signature this week depends, 1t Is point
ed out, on how many amendments are
offered on the floors of the two houses
and how much debate there will be on
them.
The only contemplated confusion with
respect to putting the beer bill into ef-
feet IS in the levying of local license
fees. which are permitted under the ad-
ministration bill. In order to impose
these local fees it will be necessary for
the local governing boards to meet,
probably in special session, and pass
regulations governing the issuance Oh
the licenses Since the bill permits all
counties, cities and towns to impose 10
cal fees and all are badly in need OF
revenues, it is expected that all will take
advantage Of the opportunity.