Evening star., 1942-10-01

RICHMOND, Va. GA
Senate bill to give sweeping
wartime emergency powers to
the Governor wa 5 quickly
killed by unanimous vote to-
day of the House Courts of
Justice Committee, after it
had received an unfavorable
report from a subcommittee.
y the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Oct. 1-Leeis-
lators sought decision today on
wartime emergency powers to be
given Gov. Darden as the last item
Of Importance left on the agenda
of the special legislative session.
The Senate-approved bill was in
the hands OF the House Courts of
Justice Committee, which named
subcommittee to iron out differ
ences over the sweeping war pow
ers II would give the Governor. The
discussion before the full commit
tee indicated major changes would
be made before enactment Of the
bill into law.
adjournment of the special ses-
sion sometime today, the third day
since It, convened. was seen when
the two houses yesterday put the
finishing touches on the Governors
program for offsetting the entire
State debt by purchasing Federal
securities maturing at the same
time as Virginia obligations.
Funds Appropriated.
Senator Aubrey Weaver offered
and both houses passed unanimously
yesterday bill appropriating $780,
900 OF highway funds into the high
way sinking fund to provide money
enough to retire the highway In
debtedness of approximately s3,428,-
600.
Earlier in the day the Assembly
had passed unanimously the bill
appropriating $10,0O0,00O of State
surplus to the sinking fund and
transferring the States Richmond.
Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad
stock to the State treasury from
the sinking fund. This left in the
sinking fund about $4,000, 900
enouph TO provide for retirement of
principal and interest on the en-
tire State debt. The stock. worth
about $1.750,000, becomes a surplus
item in the treasury.
Also passed unanimously was the
administra ton backed bill to per-
nit the State treasurer and the
Governor, acting jointly, to invest
State funds not needed for current
expenditures in short-term Federal
securities. Not on the Governors
program, but likewise passed, was
a Senate bill to permit counties to
buy Federal War bonds during the
war against the Axis.
Assemblymen prided themselves
not only on the fact that they had
provided for retirement of the 100
year -old debt, but that Virginia was
going to pass something like $15.-
100000 worth of ammunition to
Uncle Sam for use on the firing
line in the immediate future.
Other Bills Are Passed.
The enrolling room was working
at top speep to have the completed
legislation ready for signature of the
presiding officers today. Bills passed
Yesterday and sent to the enrolling
room included:
Correcting an oversight" in the
last amendment of the motor vehi-
Gle code which would have cost the
State 100000. The bill restores the
81 title fee omitted in the 1912 code
revision.
The Senate bill Tightening the law
dealing with prostitution and the
examining of persons who may be
affected with venereal disease The
bill, providing that no person,
whether convicted or not, shall be
admitted to bail until pronounced
not dangerous because of disease.
was amended by the House to re-
quire that medical examination be
started within three days after
arrest.
A bill making the maximum speed
limit on the highways IS miles per
hour and giving the Governor power
to lower this to 80 If deemed neces-
sary. The bill. which expires June
50, 1914, exempts vehicles of the
armed forces being operated in line
Of duty.