Evening star., 1942-03-05
Arlington Bill
For City Status
To Be Studied
Now in Subcommittee;
Referendum Plan
Passage Expected
By ALEXANDER r. PRESTON.

Star Stau correspondent.
RICHMOND, March 5.-The Fen
wick bill providing for incorporation
OF Arlington County as city, SUBJ
ject to the approval of the voters
In a referendum. will be studied to-
day by the Counties, Cities and
Towns Committee OF the House OF
Delegates.
The bill is expected to pass both
houses Of the Legislature without
opposition because of its local ap-
plication.
The House unanimously passed
the Fenwick- Campbell bill author
tzing patent attorneys and agents
to practice before the Richmond
branch of the United States Patent
Oflce.
Reapportionment Bills Up.
Bills reapportioning the State in
House and Senatorial districts are
slated for debate on the floors of
both branches of the Legislature
today. On motion of Floor Leader
G. Alvin Massenburg, the House
yesterday voted to place the bill re-
apportioning House districts on spe-
cial and continuing order for today's
session. A bill to reapportion Senate
districts was advanced to third read
ing in the upper branch yesterday.
Both measures are expected to re-
ceive numerous amendments by
legislators who seek to have their
home communities protected from
1essened representation in future
sessions of the General Assembly.
The Northern Virginia area is
scheduled to receive increased rep
resentation as both bills now stand.
The Senate also advanced to pass
Ing stage today bill by Delegate
Charles r. Fenwick of Arlington to
exempt persons in the armed forces
of the United States from the pay
ment of interest and penalties on
taxes during the period of their
service.
Measures passed by the House
yesterday included a bill by Dele
gate James N. Garrett of Ports
mouth authorizing County Boards
of Supervisors to adopt ordinances
requiring licenses for trailer camps.
McCandlish to Press Bill.
Delegate Robert J. McCandlish,
1r.. of Fairfax County has introduced
a similar bill authorizing the Fair
fax supervisors to license trailer
camps. He said yesterday he will
request passage of his bill, which
was sought by officials of his home
county.
The Davis slot machine bill backed
by Gov. Darden was shorn by the
House of a provision authorizing the
attorney general to file proceedings
to remove local officials for failure
to enforce the law against the
machines.
A committee substitute, approved
by the House, provides that the
Governor may direct the attorney
general to investigate and partici-
pate in enforcement where local
officials are lax. The minimum fine
under the bill was reduced from 500
to $50, and the minimum jail SEN
tenCe from oU 10 oU Gays.
Delegate Maurice D. Rosenberg of
Alexandria opposed the bill as bad in
principle, and said the attorney
general would need more assistants
and therefore more appropriations
to carry out the mandate of the bill.
Mr.. Fenwick arose to call the at
tention of the House to the one
year traffic record of Arlington
County in which no fatalities have
occurred. Il hold in my hands
copy of the Evening Star of Wash
ington which states that one year
has passed without single traffic
fatality in Arlington County," Mr..
Fenwick said. II have been re-
quested by the officials of Arlington
County to express their thanks to
to the House for passing legislation
in 1910 which permitted the county
to regulate speed limits and made
possible this commendable record"
Registrar Bill Advanced.
A bill by Mr.. Fenwick authorizing
the appointment of central regis
trar for Arlington County was ad-
vanced to third reading today by
the House.
The FenWick bill authorizing the
Governor to appoint fair rent COM
missions was reported favorably by
the House General Laws Committee
yesterday.
The Senate Courts of Justice
Committee reported the Fenwick
bill to establish the District of
Columbia Virginia boundary This
same group approved Mr.. Fenwick's
House joint resolution to provide a
commission to study rules and re-
gulations promulgated by admins
trative agencies, and report back
at the 1914 session.
A bill by Mr.. Rosenberg and Dele
gate William Mel. Ferguson of
Newport News to enlarge the State
Milk Commission from three to five
members was referred to a sub
committee of the House Agriculture
Committee yesterday for further
study.
The legislation would add two
members to the commission who
have had no connection with dis
tributors or producers. A previous
bill by the same two patrons to
abolish the milk commission was
killed earlier in the session by the
House General Laws Committee.
The subcommittee appointed to
study the new bill is composed Of
Delegates Howard c. Rogers OF
Loudoun County, William H. Irvine
of Campbell County. H. P. Spots
wood of Orange, E. W. Dodd Of Bote-
tourt County and Virgil Goode OF
Franklin County.
After a two-hour public hearing,
the Senate General Laws Commit
tee voted, II to /, to report the bill
by Mr.. Fenwick and Delegate Mini
tree Folkes, jr., of Richmond to
ease the present requirement that
accountants must serve a two-year
apprenticeship under a certified
public accountant before they can
be licensed by the State.
The legislation would make 1t pos
sible for persons employed for four