Evening star., 1942-03-08
Virginia House Kills
Rider Giving State
Added Liquor Funds
Extro $500, 900 Reserve
Sought os Subsidy for
School Bus Operations
BY The Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, March THE
House of Delegates today reversed
itself and killed the proposal to in
crease by s500,000 the liquor revenue
reserved for the State Treasury be-
fore the counties and cities begin
to share in the profits.
The proposal, tackled on as
rider to another bill yesterday by a
vote of 81 to 10, was killed today
when the House defeated the
amended bill by a vote of Al to Al
in a stormy session after one of the
worst parliamentary tangles in
many years. The bill, affecting the
revenues of the commonwealth. re-
quired 81 favorable votes for pass
age.
The extra s500,000 was sought in
move by proponents of a State
subsidy for school bus operations
TO insure retention of such an item
in the biennial budget bill.
IS Measures Passed
Prior TO the fight on the S500,000
rider the House in q fast working
session passed 65 bills and cleared
its calendar of House measures. The
Senate, which had a calendar far
smaller than that of the House, also
passed all pending Senate bills ex-
cept one which was defeated. Be
ginning Monday, the start of the
last week of the 1912 session, the
House may consider only Senate
bills and the Senate only House
bills.
While both houses cleared their
decks for action next week, much
controversial legislation is in the
off1ng-including the passage of a
budget bill which, as it passed the
House, was estimated by the budget
director TO include appropriations
s23O0,0O0 in excess of expected rev.
enues.
The House today passed the bill
providing war bonus" of $780,
900 for low-salaried State employees,
designed to help them meet the ris-
ing cost of living, but this amount
will be paid out of surplus funds
estimated to total nearly s13,000,-
900 by July 1. The bill is backed by
Gov. Darden, who favors holding
the remainder of the surplus to
cushion" the effect of a cessation
of defense spending after the war.
Semi-Annual Payments.
The bonus will be paid every
six months to State employees max
ing salaries or wages of less than
s2,400 a year, provided they are in
the employ of the State on the
bonus" days, January l and July l.
The bonus will be 10 per cent on
the first 1000 of annual salary and
S per cent on the second $1,000 of
annual salary, but with the provi-
sion that total compensation of the
employees will not be raised beyond
$2,400 a year.
The Senate passed the Wright bill
appropriating s50,00O for rural Ii
braries: the Weaver bill for one
member of county welfare boards
to be a member of the Board of
Supervisors: the Walton Norris Sem
ate bill, similar to a House bill, to
accept the donation of the Carl
Melchers estate and the Crowder-
Goode bill prescribing the rights of
beneficiaries and others in life in
slrance policies.
Truck Licensing Bill.
The Senate Roads Committee. in
a brief executive session, reported
favorably the Fenwick bill, already
passed by the House. changing the
basis of licensing motor trucks from
the manufacturers rated capacity
to the gross weight on the road. The
committee rejected an amendment
reducing the tax on trucks over
10000 pounds from so to 40 cents a
hundredweight.
The committee killed the House
bill to require railroads to furnish
employees with electric signal Ian
terms.
The Senate defeated bill by Sen
ator William D. Medley Of Arlington,
which would say who shall bear
the risk of loss after a contract to
sell realty, unless the contract pro-
vides otherwise" Senator Medley
said it fixed in clear terms the law
as determined by court decisions.