Evening star., 1942-01-16
Assembly 10 Gel
Bill on Taxinq
New Residents
Fenwick and Medley
See Morrissette on
Change in Law
By ALEXANDER r. PRESTON,
Star staff Correspondent.

By ALEXANDER r. PRESTON,
Star Staff Correspondent.
RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 16-Legis-
lation to clarity the status Of new
residents relative to State income
taxes will be introduced in the Gen.
eral Assembly by Delegate Charles
R. Fenwick of Arlington County.
Mr.. Fenwick and Senator William
D. Medley conferred yesterday with
State Commissioner C. H. Morris
settle about several tax legislation
proposals urged by Commissioner OF
Revenue Harry K. Green OF Airing
ton. AS a result OF the conference,
it was agreed to introduce one OF
Mr.. Green's proposals to require new
residents to file tax returns when
they have lived in Virginia for one
year prior to the tax deadline on De-
cember 5. The present law required
that a person must have lived In the
State for six months prior to jan
uary l of the taxable year before
being assessed with State taxes.
Mr.. Green made his suggestion as
chairman of the Legislative Com
mittee of the Commissioner of Rev.
enue Association of Virginia. Sew
eral other tax proposals urged by
Mr.. Green are now being studied
by the two Arlington legislators.
Fenwick on Rules Unit.
As the House of Delegates COM
pleted It's organization yesterday.
Northern Virginia legislators found
themselves assigned to some OF the
most important committees OF the
General Assembly. The election of
former Delegate Maitland H. Bus
tard to the Senate had created a
vacancy on the powerful Rules Com
mittee and Speaker Thomas b.
Stanley appointed Mr.. Fenwick to
the place, as well as giving him the
new assignment as member OF the
Committee on Interstate Co-opera-
ton. In addition, the Arlington
Delegate retains his membership in
the important Courts Of Justice
Committee, the Militia and Police
Committee, the Federal Relations
Committee and the Resolutions
Committee, with the result that he
has more committee assignments
than any OF the Northern Virginia
representatives.
Delegate Maurice D. Rosenberg Of
Alexandria has advanced in senior
ity on the committees in which he
held membership at the last ses-
sion. They are the General Laws
Committee: Counties, Cities and
Towns; Militia and Police, Auditing
and House Expenses Committee.
Edgar r. Conner of Prince William
County retains his 1910 assign
ments-Roads and Internal Naviga-
ton, Finance, Manufacture and
Mechanic Arts and Omces at the
Capitol Committees. Howard c.
Rogers of Ioudoun County again
will serve as 8 member Of the Labor
Committee. Agriculture; Counties.
Cities and Towns. and Moral and
Social Welfare.
Triplett Heads Committee.
Delegate l.. Lake Triplett of Fau-
quier County has been elevated by
Speaker Stanley to the chairman
ship of the Retrenchment and Econ
omy Committee. Other assign
ments of Mr.. Triplett are to the
Privileges and Elections, Claims
and the Appropriations Committees.
Mr.. Triplett has a high seniority
rank Of the Appropriations Com
mittee, which will pass on the
budget submitted by Gov. Price. He
also will use his influence on the
Privileges and Elections Committee
to support recommendations of a
reapportionment commission to give
Arlington County two members of
the House and Senator.
Gov. Price presented his budget
message for the biennium begin
ming July to a joint Assembly yes
terday. An examination of the 497-
page budget showed one specific rec
ommendation of significance to the
Northern Virginia area. He sug-
gested that $4,000 be set aside each
year for the Northern Virginia Re-
gional Defense Council. The fund
would provide an annual salary of
$500 for an associate executive.
which post is now held by Mrs. Alma
Ramsay of Arlington. Gov. Price
also has recommended two senior
clerks In Mrs. Ramsay's office at
total annual salary of $2,4OO and
one Junior clerk at 5000, making the
total for salaries 5000 each year.
Other annual allowances recon-
mended by the Governor for this
council are $500 for travelling ex-
penses, $1,000 for communications,
$1,700 for miscellaneous expenses,
$500 for Office supplies. 5000 for Of
flee equipment and $1,000 for rent.
Tribute to Farr.
A resolution paying tribute to the
late R. r. Farr, member ELECT of the
House of Delegates from Fairfax
County who died in Washington
Wednesday, was adopted by the
House. It's patrons were Mr.. Rosen-
berg. Mr.. Fenwick, Mr.. Conner and
Mr.. Rogers, all representing juris-
dictions adjacent to Fairfax Coun-
ty. Speaker Stanley named Mr..
Rosenberg, Mr.. Penwick, Mr.. Con-
ner and Walter w. Edward of Car
roll County as committee to repre-
sent the House at Col. Farr's funeral
tomorrow.
Mr.. Fenwick was the author of a
Joint resolution passed by both
houses yesterday calling for week.
" report of lobbyists and legislative
agents who have registered for the
1912 session Of the Legislature. The
reports are to contain the names of
the individuals or firms represented
by the registered lobbyists. The reg
iStration Of lobbyists was required in
. law adopted at the 1910 session.
Both the houses met Jointly yes
terday to make the ofdcial canvass
of election returns Of last Novem-
Der. Named as official tellers were
Mr.. Fenwick and Senator John S.
Battle of Charlottesville.