Evening star., 1942-03-15
Virginia Legislature
Adjourns; Speed Limit
Cut Is Last Act
Budget and Other Major
Bills Passed; Gov. Dorden
Louds AssembIy's Work
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, March 14-The
Virginia General Assembly ad-
journed its 1912 session at 1880
o'clock tonight after granting au-
thority to the Governor to set g. 40
mile maximum speed limit for motor
vehicles as its final act.
The authority was given at his re-
quest and in line with the request
of President Roosevelt that such
a maximum be set to help conserve
rubber.
The House bill revising taxes on
co-operatives died in a conference
committee, which failed to bring in
q report.
The House passed a bill to bring
up to date the law on motor vehicle
headlights, require garagemen to
report to police vehicles containing
radio transmitting sets and elimi-
nate the automatic driving license
revocation for two convictions for
speeding.
Massenburg Confirmed.
The Senate confirmed appoint
ment of House Floor Leader G..
Alvin Massenburg of Hampton to
the State Port Authority.
The Assembly was commended for
its constructive work" by Gov. Dar-
den in personal appearances before
both branches this afternoon.
The session closed with the State
budget kept in balance by House con-
currence in all Senate amendments
to the s2l9, 100000 appropriation
measure. Many other important bills
that will 60 on the statute books
after their signing by the Governor
were approved.
War Bonus Bill Passes.
Among these were the $3.600,00
war bonus" measure providing 10
per cent increases on the first 81 900
and 5 per cent on the second 81 900
for low-salaried State employees,
provided that the increases not
boost total compensation beyond
$2.400 q year; the Moore Whitehead
bill restricting the sale Of wines OF
more than IA per cent alcohol to
State liquor stores after December
81, 1912, and the Massenburg bill
placing the salaries and expenses
of trial justices under control of a
committee of three judges appointed
by the Governor.
The L. N. Davis anti-slot machine
bill, backed by the Governor. also
won final approval with House &C
ceptance of Senate amendments
striking out exemptions for private
clubs and providing that the State
Liquor Board should revoke the
licenses of licensees convicted Of vio-
lating the slot machine statute.
The bill would authorize the at
torney general to intervene in 10
calities where local authorities are
lax in enforcing the law.
Budget Bill Debate Hot.
The House concurrence in Senate
amendments to the budget bill came
only after prolonged debate over
provision raising the States initial
share of State Liquor Board profits
from $l,675,000 to S2,500,000 a year,
which the Senate adopted to help
bring the budget back into balance
and to assure funds for s500,000
appropriation to the counties for
school bus transportation.
Gov. Darden signed two penal
reform bills, providing State wide
system of probation and parole and
establishing State department of
corrections.
Other measures approved by the
Governor included:
Senate bills providing that one
member Of the Board of Public We'll
fare of each county shall be a men,
ber of the governing body of the
county. or appointed from list
furnished bv the governing body;
permitting the State veterinarian,
in lieu of immediate slaughter of
Bangs disease reactors, to enter into
certain agreements with owners of
herds, and providing for establish
ment of special emergency health
and sanitation areas.