Evening star., 1942-03-06
Bill 10 Curb
Annexation Of
County Killed
Measure to Permit
Vote on Incorporating
Arlington Reported
BY ALEXANDER r. PRESTON,
Gtar staff rorrospopdeof

Star Staff Correspondent.
RICHMOND, Va, March 6.-Leg-
aslation to freeze the present bound
aries of Fairfax County against an
nexation from any adjoining town
or city was killed yesterday by
the House General Laws Commit
tee.
A bill by Delegate Robert J. Nc
Candlish, jr., of Fairfax County
designed to prohibit Alexandria,
Falls Church or the proposed city
of Arlington from annexing ada
cent territory was passed by in
definitely" by the committee on the
recommendation of a subcommittee
which has studied the measure the
past week.
The House Counties, Cities and
Towns Committee voted to report
the bill by Delegate Charles r.
Fenwick of Arlington County pro-
viding for the incorporation of that
county as a city, subject to the ap-
proval of the voters in referendum.
The House referred to committee
a joint resolution by Delegate Ben
Chapman of Roanoke County, call
ing on the Virginia Advisory Legis-
lative Council to study annexation
law and report back to the 1914 ses-
sion of the Legislature. Mr. Chap
man was the author of a bill de-
signed to prohibit all annexation
proceeding until 1914 This bill,
however, was defeated by the House
several weeks ago.
Fenwick Bill Amended.
The Senate passed and sent back
TO the House for concurrence in
minor amendments the FenWick bill
exemptlng persons in the military
service from payments of penalties
and interest on taxes during the
period of such service Also ap-
proved and sent to the Governor
was the bill by Mr.. Fenwick, H. B.
Davis of Accomac and C. F. Black
well of Lunenberg County. providing
for refunds of gasoline taxes on fuel
purchased in Virginia for airplanes
and used in flights outside this
State.
The House held the first night
meeting of the present session last
night.
Among the measures advanced
to the stage of passing today are
A bill by Senator Medley requiring
operators of apartment houses of
IL or more units to report the
names of the occupants to COM
missioners of revenue for taxation
purposes.
The Fenwick bill to establish
central registrar for Arlington
County.
Includes Trailer Bill.
A bill by Delegate McCandlish |
permitting the Fairfax County
Board of Supervisors to license and
regulate trailer camps.
A McCandlish bill to provide
three optional methods of selecting
Fairfax County School Board men,
bers, to be decided in a referendum.
A bill by Delegates Burnett
Miller, jr., of Culpeper: Maurice D.
Rosenberg of Alexandria, c. G.
Quesenbury of Waynesboro and
others to establish a system of
personnel administration for State
employees and promotion. on merit.
This measure was introduced at
the request of Senator Medley,
whose duplicate bill is now tied up
in the Senate pending disposition
of the budget there.
A bill by Mr. McCandlish and
Delegate E. R. Conner Of Prince
William authorizing the appoint
ment Of police for indefinite terms
in Fairfax and Prince William
Counties was also advanced.
Mr.. Fenwick last night amended
this measure so as to bring Ar
lington County into the provisions
of the act. The method of ap-
pointment in Arlington will re-
main unchanged. A similar bill by
Mr.. FenWick authorizing appoint
ment of police throughout the State
for five years has been referred to
committee where it will probably
be killed because of opposition from
other sections of Virginia. The
same purpose can be accomplished
for Arlington County by amending
Mr.. McCandlish's local bill, Mr..
FenWick said.
The Senate not only passed its re-
districting bill, but found time to
adopt numerous amendments to the
penal reform bills and pass four
of the five bills proposed by the
Legislative Advisory Council. 1t
also approved the House bill reserv-
ing to State liquor stores the sale
of fortified wines.
In fact, the Senate did such
thorough job on its calendar that
only bills on first and second read
ing were left for consideration to-
day. Unless it suSpends constitu-
tional reading and passes some un-
contested bills, the Senate will have
to content itself with amending and
advancing bills to position for action
tomorrow.
The four penal reform bills passed
by the Senate include two House
measures winch must be returned 10
the lower branch for consideration
of amendments. and two Senate
bills. A third House bill, abolishing
the Office of constable, was kept on
the Senate calendar until the House
acts on the other four.
The bills passed put the sheriffs
and city sergeants on salaries, paid
two-thirds by the State and one
third by the localities. instead of
the fee system, and end the much
criticized per diem method of COM
pensating the officers for care and
feeding of Jail prisoners; set up
department of corrections to admin
lister the States penal system and
prescribe standards of local jails;
create a parole board to divide the
State into probation districts and
supervise one or more probation
officer in each, and transfer funds
from the present prison board to
the Board of Corrections.
All four bills passed without
disseting vote, and the only debate
came on a proposal by Senator H. B.
ApperSon to have full-time deputy