The Washington times., 1938-01-21
PRICE RECEIVES
LEGISLATORS IN
WEEKEND TALKS
Virginia Assembly Waits
On Program ParIeyS
BY GEORGE M. GREEN


HMOND, Va, Jan. 21.
Legislators remaining in the State
Capital during the weekend recess
of the General Assembly were to-
day taking advantage of the op-
portunity to pay official and so
cial calls on Governor James H.
Price.
With many sweeping changes
in the proposed budget expected
to be made on recommendations
outlined by Governor Price in his
inaugural a d dress Wednesday,
numerous conferences were ex-
pected to be held with the gov.
ernor before the assembly recon
Venes at noon Monday.
APPOINTMENTS TO WAIT
Although Capitol Square OBJ
servers have predicted d many
changes in some Of the depart
mentS of the State. Governor
Price said yesterday that he did
not plan to announce any ap-
pointmentS or other official ac-
ton "until things have become a
little more settled"
All present indications point to
Monday as the day that official
action" is expected to get under
way in the governors office and
the General Assembly.
Local Democrats tonight will
honor their new governor with a
dance in the Hotel Richmond.
Among the special guests invited
to the social event, being spon-
Sored by the Young Democratic
Club Of North Madison Ward, in
addition to the Governor and Mrs.
Price, are former Governor and
Mrs. George Peery; members OF
the General Assembly; Harold F.
Snead, president of the Young
Democrats Of Virginia: Senators
Carter Glass AMI Harry F. Byrd,
and other Democratic leaders.
Among the more important bills
introduced in the two houses yes
terday before they recessed are
measures that would reduce the
speed limit of automobiles in Vir-
ginia, curtail the power Of the
CITY of Richmond in annexation
proceedings, regulate billboardS
throughout the State. and greatly
cut the old-age benefit plan pro-
posed here last week.
The bill to fix speed limits for
various types Of motor vehicles
ranges from IS to SIS miles per
hour. School buses would be
limited to 35, trucks to As, passen
ger buses to so and automobiles
and motorcycles to IS. Also in
the bill is a provision which would
make failure to dim headlights
when meeting another vehicle a
misdemeanor.
These absolute speed limits
would replace the present limit Of
Is miles an hour.
Billboard LICENSE PLAN
The billboard measure would
give the State complete control
over signs on the highways Of
Virginia and would require those
erecting such signs to obtain a
license. 1t would also charge a
fee for signs, the amount to be
determined by the size.
The old-age assistance measure
introduced here yesterday would
provide only $750,000 for the first
year and $1,000. 900 for the second
year. 1t carries no provision ask
ing towns and cities which benefit
from the plan to share in the eX'
pense.
This measure, which is similar
to that proposed by Governor
Price in that it cuts the estimated
appropriation needed for the first
and second years operations
would be administered by the vel
fare department of the State. 1t
differs from Governor Prices pro
poSal, however, in not asking in
dividual localities to match State
funds. The original old.age bene
fit plan introduced here is esti
mated to require nearly $4,000, ,000
for its first years operation.