Evening star., 1942-02-06
Virginia House
MayAct Today
On ParoIeb
Z Other Measures
Backed by Dorden
Also Coming Up
~ the Associ ated Press.

RICHMOND, Va, Feb. O. Bills
establishing q probation and parole
system, adding 50 to the maximum
weekly payment under the Work
mems Compensation Act and sep
arating the police and tax collec-
ton activities Of the Division of
Motor Vehicles were in line for pas
sage by the House of Delegates yes
terday.
All three carry the Endorsement of
Gov. Darden, whose inaugural legis-
lative program moved steadily
ahead in a cooperative General
Assembly that gave final approval
Wednesday to his plan for substi-
tuting a single administrator for
the three-member Unemployment
Compensation Commission and sent
the bill to the Governors desk to be
signed.
Another administration measure
repeating the 1910 State tax on
liquor and wine moved down the
corridor to the Senate after a 73-
to-20 vote In the House of Dele
gates, while the Gibson House bill
to lower the interest rate which may
be charged by small loan companies
from 31a to 2 per cent a month
came from the Insurance and Bank
ing Committee with an unanimous
ly favorable report.
No Dissent on u. G. C. Bill.
BY suspending constitutional read
ings. the House completed action
on the U. C. C. bill yesterday with
out dissenting vote and passed the
hquor-wine tax repeal measure with
a majority that sponsors predicted
would be paralleled or surpassed in
the upper chamber.
The Senate bill enlarging the
State Highway Commission from
five to nine members. on the House
calendar at the amendable stage,
and the small loan bill which prob
ably will appear on the calendar
Monday, may both reach a position
for passage early next week.
The House Roads Committee gave
its approval yesterday to the Eliza
beth River tunnel bill in amended
form to permit the construction of
a tunnel linking Portsmouth and
Norfolk, and spokesmen said the
revised measure found Representa-
tives from both sides of the river in
complete agreement.
The probation and parole bill pro-
viding for the appointment by the
courts Of Is probation and parole
omcers and setting up three mem
Der parole board with a full-time,
S6,000-a-year director, is one OF the
penal reform bills recommended by
the Legislative Advisory Council.
Another Of this series of bills pro-
viding for the abolition of the office
Of constable and the transfer of
duties of this ofiice to the sheriffs
also moved ahead with the probation
and parole bill The House already
has passed q bill setting up a de-
partment OF corrections.
Edward Arnold Speaks.
Edward Arnold, the movie actor,
yesterday spoke to both branches on
invitation and told the members
that the moving picture industry
was taking a leading role in war
work by producing technical films
for the armed services and by en-
listing movie stars in sales efforts
for defense bonds and stamps.
New bills introduced yesterday in
cluded:
BY Senator Cary: To require ap-
phcations for licenses as small loan
companies to file a list of directors
and stockholders as well as officers
and partners, and to furnish such
information at any time it is asked
by the State Corp. Commission.
BY Senator Cary: To permit wom-
en- to work up to 56 hours a week, in
stead Of the present 48, in bona fide
war industries and on express au-
thority of the State labor commits
sioner.
BY Delegate Robertson: To au-
thorize courts to enforce satisfac-
ton of judgments out of future
earnings Of judgment debtors.
BY Delegate Hopkins: To ex-
empt operators of machines vending
merchandise only, viewing machines,
musical machines and service ma
chimes from the $1,000 annual SLOT
machine tax, but continuing the
tax on pinbal and other slot ma
chimes.