Evening star., 1942-01-20
Price Submits
Appointee[is
To Legislature
Several Importont
Department Heads
Included in List
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Sy tbs Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 20.-Gov.
Price, concluding his four years in
Office at midnight, will submit his
list of appointees Of the past bien-
MUM to the General Assembly today
for confirmation.
Several important department
heads, including Highway Commis-
sioner James A. Anderson, Supt. of
Schools Dabney S. Lancaster and
Mai. Frank P. Evans and Col. Will
liam M. Kemper of the Unemploy-
ment Compensation Commission,
are subject to approval by both
branches, while most of the ap-
pointees to boards and commissions
require an 20. K" from the Senate
only.
Col. Kemper's name figured in
House debate two years ago when
the lower chamber voted to elimi-
nate the salary for the Office of ex-
ecutive assistant to the Governor,
then held by Col. Kemper, but the
i0m later was restored in the Sem
ate and remained in the bill at
passage.
Asks Judges Appointment.
The resolution by Senator w.
Stuart Moffett of Staunton provid-
ing for the appointment of a judge
of the 18th judicial circuit moved a
step nearer enactment with the
backing of the Senate Courts OF
Justice Committee, which brought
it to the floor today.
Gov. Price did not fill the vacancy
in the circuit after the death of
Judge Joseph A. Glasgow, in ac-
cordance with provisions of 1910
act providing that vacancies were
not to be filled SO long as there
were more than 25 circuits until the
Supreme Court had certified the
need of filling them. The Supreme
Court in this instance rendered
divided report recommending against
filling the post unless the Assembly
itself decided to do so.
The House Appropriations and
Senate Finance Committees ar
ranged to open hearings this after
noon on the $217,500,000 budget bill,
a step that put them more than a
week ahead of similar proceedings
two years ago. They will start with
the welfare agencies and continue
hearings through Friday, with the
exception of tomorrow, Inaugural
ton Day.
Asks Review OF Budget.
Gov. Price recommended in his
final message on the state of the
Commonwealth last week that the
LEGISLATURE take action to.ASsure the
Governor the opportunity of exam
lining the appropriations bill before
adjournment of the Legislature,
pointing out that in 1910 the meas
ure was passed on the last night OF
the session and that the Governor
had no opportunity to send 1t back
for revisions or changes which ne
deemed necessary.
Committees of both branches
gradually moved into routine that
soon will bring consideration of ma
jor legislation. Legislation recon-
mended by the State Defense and
Advisory Legislative Councils IS
ready for the committees. and other
important items. such as penal re-
forms, child welfare bills, redistrlct-
ing legislation and a number OF
measures relating to the public
schools. have been introduced.
Bills carrying appropriations. how
ever. ordinarily are held IN the Ap-
propriations Committee pending
action on the budget, and for this
reason many measures which other
wise might obtain early action may
lie low until the latter part OF the
session.
Introduces School Measure.
One of the most revolutionary
measures pertaining to schools was
dropped in the hopper yesterday,
with Delegate L. W. Hopkins, a new
member from Patrick County, as
patron. 1t called for the transfer
of practically all public school costs
to the State, leaving the localities
charged only with maintenance and
erection of buildings.
Several bills were introduced
earlier calling for State contribu-
tions toward school transportation
costs, but this measure would IN
clude everything - transportation,
Gov. Price yesterday submitted
report Of the Virginia Advisory
Legislative Council recommending
against any changes in the annexa-
ton laws now because of the war
and the controversial nature OF the
subject, and long list Of other re-
ports and communications which
previously had been made public.
Doven Makes Speech.
Except for the introduction Of
bius-1O in the House and 13 in the
Senate-and an impromptu speech
by former Speaker Ashton Doven OF
Williamsburg in the House, the short
meetings yesterday largely were
routine.
MIR. Dovell, who did not seek re-
election to the Legislature this
session, told the House that the
States $13,000,0OO surplus was hard
ly less dangerous than gunpowder
itself, and asserted there was no
Justification in the present condition
of the treasury for postponing an
other two years what should have
been done 10 years ago for primary
education"
when we postpone the education
of the youth of our State. we are
destroying all the opportunities" he
said.