Evening star., 1942-03-01
Virginia House
Ready 70 Pass
Fairfax Bill
Hearings Of Interest
To Nearby Areas
Slated This Week
By ALEXANDER r. PRESTON,
Star Staff Correspondent.

RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 28.-Sev-
eral bills sponsored by Northern
Virginia legislators were ready for
final passage in the House tonight
having advanced to third reading
In a long session which convened
two hours earlier tnan usual to clear
q heavy calendar.
Among the measures scheduled
for final passage are:
The Fenwick bill authorizing the
State Highway Commission to ac-
ouire rights of way for construc-
ton of the proposed Fairfax drive
in Arlington, in exchange for which
that county would take over North
Washington boulevard from the
State.
The bill by Mr.. Fenwick and 9TH
ers regulating the use of cleaning
fluids.
A bill by Delegate E. r. Conner
of Prince William County to refund
certain overpaid taxes to c. c. Lynn
Of Manassas.
House Passes Fee Bill.
The House today passed the Nc
Candlish bill authorizing fees Of
SO cents to IS for building permits
for structures valued at $500 or
more in Fairfax County and bill
by Mr.. Fenwick and others to re-
quire interstate airlines to pay State
gasoline taxes for fuel consumed in
fying over Virginia.
Also passed was the Conner bill
amending the charter of Occoquan
to permit the issuance of city tags
and a bill by Mr.. Fenwick and John
B. Spiers of Radford providing medi-
cal scholarships to students who
would later serve as country doc
tors" for specified periods.
Several other matters of interest
to Northern Virginia are awaiting
action by the General Assembly
next week.
At the request of a large number
Of persons, Gov. DardeN will con-
duct a special hearing at 10 am.
Monday on an act passed by the
Assembly making possible the con-
struction Of more than 1,700 apart
ment units In Alexandria by the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. of
New York. The bill would permit
life insurance companies to con-
struct projects Of up to $500 units
in each city and county within 10
mile radius of washington, Rich
mond and Norfolk.
Darden Seeks Action.
At the same hour Monday, the
Senate Privileges and Elections
Committee will hold a public hear
ing on bill to redistrict the State
for House and Senate representa-
ton. Duplicate bills reapportioning
the State and giving Arlington a
much greater voice in the Legisla-
ture and Fairfax and Prince Will
liam Counties and the city of Alex
andria a slight increase have been
held up IN committee for several
weeks because of the reluctance of
legislators from rural areas to suffer
loss in representation. Gov. Darden
has already intervened to obtain
committee action on the bills and
he told The Star yesterday that he
felt some sort Of equitable reappor-
tionment must be made by the pres
ent Assembly.
Senator E. r. Fuller Of Richmond,
head of the commission that studied
legislative redistricting, said today
that a subcommittee of which he is
chairman would recommend Mon
day that the Privileges and Elec-
tions Committee report favorably a
bill to reapportion State senatorial
districts.
Up for action Tuesday afternoon
In the House Courts of Justice Com
mittee is a bill by Delegate Robert
j. McCandlish, jr., of Fairfax Coun-
tv to freeze the present boundaries
of that county from further en-
croachments by annexation suits
from Falls Church, Alexandria and
the proposed city of Arlington.
A bill by Mr.. Fenwick imposing
certain license taxes on motor We
hicle carriers will be given a hear
ing at 3 pm. Tuesday before the
pouse General Laws Committee.