Evening star., 1942-03-10
Virginia Senate
Acts Today on
Boundary Bill
House Tokes Up
Pion Giving Arlington
More Representation
By ALEXANDER b. PRESTON,
Star Staff Correspondent

b. ALEXANDER b. PRESTON,
Star Staff Correspondent.
RICHMOND, Va, March 10.-The
Senate prepared today to take final
action on legislation to settle the
controversial District of Columbia
Virginia boundary dispute as the
House of Delegates made ready to
act on a bill which would give
Arlington County its own Senator
and a second member of the lower
legislative body.
The bill by Delegate Charles r
FenWick of Arlington, which in
effect ratifies a boundary bill now
pending in Congress by Representa-
tive Randolph. chairman Of the
House District Committee. advanced
to passing stage today without op-
position in the Senate yesterday.
It would place the Washington
National Airport entirely within the
State of Virginia. but with a status
of Federal reservation. Virginia
would retain exclusive regulation
over the sale of alcoholic beverages
and the taxation of gasoline used
for automobiles. while other ques-
tions of jurisdiction would be left to
the Governor and Attorney General
for negotiation after Congress acts
The rest of the boundary line would
be established at the present high
water mark of the river.
Redistricting Bill Reported.
The House Privileges and Elections
Committee yesterday reported the
Senate bill to redistrict senatorial
districts and added an amendment
which provides for pportionment
of House districts. The lower branch
was unable to act on its own House
redictricting bill after recommlttlng
that measure last week.
Among the major House district
changes in the revised bill are an
additional delegate from Arlington
and the cities of Richmond and
Norfolk
There are more than dozen other
changes affecting areas throughout
the State included in the amend
ments slated for House action to-
day.
Meanwhile. the Senate General
Laws Committee reported the Fen
wick bill authorizing the Governor
to appoint emergency rent control
boards. with amendments suggested
bv the patron AS the bill passed
the House it permitted appeals be-
ing taken to the courts from decl-
sions of the rent control boards
,nly with respect to questions Of law.
Mr.. FenWick said he felt this was
too stringent and provided in the.
amendment for appeals aNcs being
taken on questions of fact.
Added Protection Provided.
A second amendment would per-
NIT the governing bodies of coun-
ties, cities or towns to direct Com
monWealth attorneys to intervene in
cases where appeals are taken to the
courts, so that the interests of the
governing body, the public or the 10
cal emergency board may be pro-
tected.
After two weeks of study the Sem
ate General Laws Committee re-
ported the government reorganiza-
ton bill of Delegate E. B. Moore
of Berryville with an amendment
which will enlarge the present Com
mission of Game and Inland Fish,
cries from seven to nine members.
Sportsmen throughout the State
originally asked for such an increase
In the commission, but after con-
ferring with the Governor and the
Senate General Laws Committee
they decided in favor of abolishing
the commission and replacing it
with single administrator of the
Fish and Game Department. The
amendment provides that the nine
members of the commission shall be
appointed by the Governor, one
from each congressional district, to
serve tWo-year terms, subject to the
approval of the General Assembly
If in session. The chairman would
be elected by the commission mem
bers and neither the chairman nor
members would receive pay except
for travelling expenses, plus $40 a
day for each day the commission is
in session, provided. however, that
the aggregate sum for each would
not exceed s240 annually.
Provides Director.
The commission would appoint
some person who is not member
to be an executive director. The
director would be the principal
administrative officer who would
carry out all orders, rules and
regulations of the commission and
perform such other duties as the
commission may assign. He would
inherit all powers and duties now
conferred by law upon the chair
man of the Commission of Game
and Inland Fisheries. His salary
would be set by the Governor and
would not exceed $4,000 a year.
The Senate passed only one bill
and advanced long list of House
measures to passing stage today.
On motion of Senator William D.
Medley of Arlington County. it took
up, out of order, the bill by Dele
gates Fenwick and Minetree Folkes,
jr., of Richmond providing that
experience with Federal and State
agencies may qualify persons to be-
come certified public accountants
Senator Medley returned the bill
to the House and a minor amend
ment was quickly agreed to before
it was sent to the Governor
Senate bills passed by the House
yesterday included the Medley bill
requiring operators of apartment
houses of IL or more units to supply
lists of tenants to local COMMITS
sioners of revenue. The House ap-
proved an amendment by Delegate
Rebert G.. Baldwin of Norfolk, max
ing this procedure necessary only
for those operators who are request
ed to furnish lists by the local rev.
enue commissioners.
Medley Bill Passed.
Also passed was the Medley bill
permitting members of the armed
forces to deduct $500 from their
gross incomes in preparinp their in