Evening star., 1942-03-13
Virginia Budget Bill
Is Expected 10 Pass
State Senate Today
Assembly Hos Chance
To Adjourn Tomorrow
Without Usual Rush
By the Associated Press.


RICHMOND. Va, March 13.-
With the s219. 100000 appropriation
bill set for a special and continuing
order this afternoon, the Virginia
Senate sought to clear q heavy cal
endar today before taking up the
budget measure.
Approval of minor House amend
ments to the Senate bill abolishing
the fee system and placing sheriff
and city sergeantS on salary basis,
will place the main bills of the jal
reform program on the desk of Gov
Darden, who recommended the legis-
lation. The fee-salary bill was the
key measure in tie flve-bill program
to modernize penal administration
and provide a probation and parol,
system.
The House, its calendars N gooc
condition, sought to keep them tha
way IN expectation of a heavy fl,
Of legislation from the Senate.
Might End without Rush.
Unless important differences de.
velop over the appropriation bill
or retirement legislation for teachers
and State employees, there was gooc
prospect that the Assembly might
end its 1912 session tomorrow with
out the confusion of the usual Satur-
day night rush.
Extensive revisions in the retire
ment legislation were made by the
Senate. Finance Committee. and
Senator A. E. S. Stephens of Isle
of Wight, who headed a subcom-
mittee on the legislation, was pre-
pairing a detailed explanation for
the presentation on the floor Con-
sideration probably will be delayed
until after the appropriation bill
passes.
There was plenty of important
legislation before the Senate. It's
calendar included such important
bills as the House measure to refund
on a proportional basis, automobile
license taxes to motorists unable to
get tires; the Fenwick bill changing
the basis Of taxation of motor
trucks from the manufacturers
rated capacity to gross weight of the
load; the long-delayed reorganiza-
tlon bill. with an amendment pro-
vidlng for nine-member game
commission: the Massenburg bill
which, as amended by the Senate
Finance Committee, will have the
salaries Of trial justices fixed by a
committee of three circuit Judges
named by the Governor, and almost
a hundred other House bills.
Airport Measure.
Among the important bills before
the House were the Glass -Goode bill
for adoption of airport approach
plans by the corporation commits
sion, authorizing cities and towns
to provide for airport zoning ordi-
nances and to acquire certain prop
erty rights in lands adjacent to air
ports by purchase, grant or condem-
nation, and the Bustard bill author
1zlng the attorney general to ap-
point an attorney to investigate
complaints of violations of the I'm
fair Sales Act"
The House passed q number OF
bills, including the Harrison bill ex-
emptlng from gasoline and automo-
bile license taxes vehicles used ex-
cluslvely for agricultural purposes
on the lands of the owner. Another
passed was the Stuart bill, making
the ages for enlistment in the Vir-
ginia Protective Force 16 to SIS in
stead Of 18 to As. The House added
an emergency clause to the Senate
bill.
Muse Bill Killed.
The House Privileges and Elec-
tions Committee yesterday killed
Senator Leonard Muses. bill to re-
quire that voters in primary elec-
tions make affidavits that they are
supporting the candidates of the
party holding the election. The pa
tron said the bill had been amended
in a manner to destroy its pur-
pose.
The same committee killed Dele
gate Preston Moses resolution to
exempt from the poll tax men who
are in the armed services for the
period they are in service, and a
resolution by Delegates Blackwell
and Lewis to freeze" county city
representation in the Assembly. II
also killed Senator Glass bill re-
quiring that candidates for Office
file affidavits of loyalty to entitle
them to get their names on the
ballot. The bill would have re-
quired candidates to state that they
do not belong to any organization
advocating the overthrow of the
Government Of the United States.