The Washington times., 1936-12-15
DELAY IS SEEN
FOR RV|RG|NIA'S
0LDAGEPLAN
By A STAFF CORRESPONDENT

RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 15-Ef-
forts Of labor leaders in the Old
Dominion to have the special ses-
sion Of the general assembly enact
. bill providing for old-age in.
surance, an eight-hour working
day for women in industries. the
national child labor amendment
and a mine safety bill, appeared
temporarily lost today.
Although move is being
backed by the Virginia Fedora
ton of Labor and a number of
legislators to have these bills en-
acted along with the unemploy-
ment insurance act, both houses
Of the legislature yesterday voted
to restrict the sessions business
to unemployment legislation and
unconteSted matters, presented by
the governor or by unanimous
vote. The house would consider
additional matters presented un-
animouSly by its body, while the
senate now stands on record to
consider only the unconteSted
legislation that may be presented
by the governor.
Robinson LabOrite
Delegate William F. Robinson,
OF this city, is the only member of
the assembly who is actively affii-
Rted with the labor movement.
He is head of the labor temple
here, and is an official of the ma
chiniStS union.
Although no definite plan for
financing the pension plan has
been presented, it has been unoffi-
cially proposed that the State
alcoholic beverage control board
boost the retail price of whiskey
10 cents per pint to raise the
money.
Virginia'S proposed unemploy
ment insurance bill will probably
become law tomorrow, legislators
in special session said today. With
q committee meeting scheduled in
the chambers of the lower house
at 8 p. m. to hold public hearing,
voting on the act is expected to be
had tomorrow.
Tax Saving Seen
Should the bill be given the nee
eSSary four-fifths vote, Virginia will
save her portion of the 1896 tax
which otherwise would remain with
the Federal Government.
An unofficial poll of the senate
here revealed 80 of the 80 senators
were for the measure. Only oppo-
sition to the measure yet uncovered
is that Of Senators Taylor G.
Vaughan, Of Galax, and T. Russell
Gather, Of Winchester. Although
being against the bill, Senator
Gather said he would vote for the
emergency clause if his vote was
needed.
Senator Henry T. Wickham, of
Hanover, said today that he would
vote both for the bill and its
emergency clause. He added:
ut is a fOregOne conclusion
that this bill will be passed with
the emergency clause and be ap-
proved by December 81"
FAVOR INCREASES
Members of the house support
ing the bill are growing as one
after another of the former op-
ponents of the measure announce
their intention to support the
present draft.
William F. Neff, Of Abingdon,
leader of the legislation, said he
1ood MT hoord of o1oo ciyoo1a y,oa,,o
ber of the house who would "hold |
out on the bill as drawn"
One feature which many legisla-
tors are said to be ready to de-
mand is that the act becomes in
operative in case the national act |
is held unconstitutional.
Demanding that the legislators
should be given the right to con-
slider the entire social security act
as adopted by Congress, Delegate
S. L. Spangler, of Patrick county,
vigorously opposed the resolution
limiting business of this session
to the unemployment act and
other uncontested legislation that
may be presented by the governor.
Rubber Stamp Hit
Contending neither branch of
the assembly should resolve itself
into "a rubber stamp body" Dele
gate Charles w. Crowder, of this
city, offered an amendment to
the resolution which provided that
legislation may originate in the
legislature by unanimous consent,
and not be limited to measures Of
fered by the chief executive. The
amendment was adopted by vote
of 48 to 81, while the resolution
was carried, Sc to Is.
Although the Senate did not
vote on the amendment offered in
the house, it adopted the resolu-
ton by vote of 80 to 7.
Delegate Maurice Rosenberg, of
Alexandria, the youngest member
of the house, made futile at
tempt to have the old-age pension
bill tied in with the unemploy-
ment act.