The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-30
CIGARETTE TAX
BILL IS KILLED
VIRGINIA
BY a staff Correspondent

By a Staff Correspondent
RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 30.-Sev.
eral important bills have been re-
ported out Of committee and are
awaiting their turn on the house
and senate calendars. Among
them are:
The roads bill which parallels
the Federal interstate motor car
rier act.
A bill banning advertising
dentists"
The Administration sponsored
bill shortening the life of drivers
licenses from five to three years
and requiring posting of financial
security upon conviction Of a
serious traffic violation.
Committees killed the proposed
5-cent-per-package tax on cigar:
cites to Selp finance the school
system, and a bill to cut in half
the cost Of licenses for vehicles
used exclusively for farm pur.
poses.
The Senate passed the bill Of
Senator Vivian Page, Of Norfolk
city, requiring persons suing cities
and towns for damages to give no
tice within so days Of the pur-
ported injury. The body advanced
to third reading another bill spon-
sored by Mr.. Page abolishing
alienation of affections as grounds
for civil action.
Loan Measure Passed
The House passed the Senate
bill permitting building and loan
associations to become Federal in
situations. and reverse. and max
ing provision for their operation
under the national housing act.
This body also passed the Senate
bill, with amendments, permitting
court clerks to close their offices
at ! o'clock on Saturdays. An
other bill authorized Prince Will
liam county to levy so cents on
each 500 valuation for school pur-
poses.
The bill introduced by Delegate
William D. Medley, of Arlington,
permitting that county to collect
its own delinquent taxes instead
of having the State do 1t, was
passed. as was the reaSSesSment
bill introduced by the same dele
gate.
Senator Leonard @. Muse, of
Roanoke City, continued his fight
before the senate committee on
public institutions and education
to have cities given the right to
reduce school appropriations. The
new law would provide for Spe-
cial election on school budgets
upon the demand of so voters.
New Bills In House
Bills were introduced in the
house to restrict the sale Of hunt
ing and fishing licenses to resi-
dents Of counties in which the
hunting is to be done; to regulate
the dyeing and cleaning industry
and setting up governing board,
and the resolution by Delegate
Raye o. Lawson, of Roanoke City,
calling upon State departments to
furnish the general assembly with
the number of aliens who would
likely benefit from $4,000 it is
proposed to appropriate for dere-
lict relief.
Senator Hunsdon Cary, Of Rich
mond, introduced a resolution
asking the establishment of a
commission on training for citi-
zenShip. 1t would be composed of
two senators, three delegates, one
division superintendent of schools,
a college or university professor,
a clergyman and two members
from the public-at-large.
The ironing out Of several legal
technicalities is holding up house
passage of the senate bill giving
to the Federal Government the
right to construct the Shenan-
doah Great Smoky Mountain Ma
tional Parks highway and to con-
troll traffic in it. The State, in
giving the right of way and scenic
easements, reserves the right to
civil and criminal Jurisdiction and
the right to collect alcoholic bev-
erageS and gasoline taxes.