Evening star., 1942-02-08
3Faiirfax Bills
To Be Offered
By ykcCand|ish
Rosenberg Measure
To Abolish Milk
Boord Gets Hearing
BY ALEXANDER r. PRESTON,
Star Staff Correspondent.

Stdr StdII COIItSpOHQclt
RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 7.-Legis-
lation to give the police OF his
county indefinite appointments, to
exempt gasoline used by police cars
from State taxation and a measure
to levy a tax on trailer camps, are
among the first items on the pro-
gram of Delegate Robert j. NC
Candlish, jr., of Fairfax County.
County Police Chief Carl Mcln-
tosh has requested the legislation
which would abolish the present re-
ouirement that policemen be ap-
pointed each year. Reappolntment
of veteran members of the force Is
a routine matter and should not
be necessary in the community, Mr.
McCandliSh said.
In drafting the legislation, he IS
studying provisions for removal o
officers for Just cause. One eHecI
of the legislation would be to give
nolicemen a better sense OF security
in their jobs, he said.
The Fairfax County Board OF
Supervisors have asked the exemp-
tion from the cents gallon State
tax on fuel used in police cars. IL
is estimated that a saving OF from
s7o0 to $3.50 annually would result.
Control Over Trailer Camps.
The tax on trailer camps would
be imposed primarily to give the
county more rigid control over tnls
type of enterprise.
The Fairfax supervisors will come
here Thursday and stay through
Friday to review plans for local
legislation which is to be intro
duced at the current session.
Mr.. McCandlish was offlclaily
seated yesterday. succeeding the
late Col. r. R. Farr.
A spirited floor fight is indicated
In the House Monday on the bill
by Delegate Ben Chapman OF
Roanoke County to hold anneXa-
ton proceedings in abeyance until
1914. Mr. Chapman claims the
civilian defense program should not
be complicated by prolonged an
nexation suits which will demand
considerable attention from local
governing bodies.
Rosenberg Bill Sets Hearing.
The House General Laws Com
mittee has set a public hearing for
3 pm. Tuesday on bill by Dele
gate Maurice D. Rosenberg of Alex
andria which would abolish the
State Milk Commission. Mr.. Rosen-
berg has introduced similar legls-
lation at two previous sessions. but
on both occasions the committee
declined to report the measures to
the House floor. The Alexandra
delegate believes his bill will have
more support this year.
The House Finance Committee
has set hearing for $3.50 pm.
Tuesday on the bill by Delegate
Charles r. Fenwick of Arlington
County, who headed a special COM
mission studying motor vehicle tax
alton. The bill already has created
considerable interest among COM
mercial motor carriers and farmers
owning trucks throughout the State.
The Senate and House Commit
tees on Privileges and Elections have
arranged a joint hearing Thursday
on several poll tax proposals intro
duced so far.
Among these is Senator Vivian
Pages resolution aimed at abolition
of the poll tax as prerequisite to
voting. This proposal has been ad-
vanced in previous sessions, only to
die, and there is little indication it
will fare better this time. The Ar
lington County Civic Federation has
turned down a proposal favoring
abolition of the poll tax.
Exemption Plans Offered.
Senator E. Glenn Jordan has Of
fered a resolution exempting Span
ish-American Var veterans from
poll tax payment, as Confederate
veterans have been exempted, and
Delegate Preston Moses is patron Of
a House resolution to exempt Vlr-
ginians in the United States armed
forces from payment of the poll tax
as voting prerequisite.
The House Courts of Justice Com
nittee has set hearing for 3 pm.
Wednesday on five related bills by
Mr.. Fenwick and others, carrying
out recommendations of Virginia S
Young Democrats. for curbing the
power of most State administration
agencies.
Delegate G.. Alvin Massenburg OF
Hampton, chairman of the Privl-
leges and Elections Committee
which held public hearings last week
on reapportionment of House and
Senate districts, said the committee
will be called into session again
early next week to study legislation
which would carry out recommended
tions of the Fuller Commission on
Reapportionment, giving Northern
Virginia stronger representation in
the assembly. This committee
meets only on the call of the chair
man.
Boundary Bill Drafted.
Mr.. Fenwick said he has virtually
completed the draft of a bill de-
signed to settle the jurisdictional
dispute between Virginia and the
District of Columbia and this meas
ure probably will be ready for in
PRODUCTION next week. Mr.. Fenwick's S
bill is similar to that offered in
Congress by Representative Ran
dolph, Democrat, of West Virginia
in which the disputed boundary
would be placed at the existing
high-water mark on the Virginia
shore and would place the Washing
ton National Airport in Virginia
Mr.. Fenwick's measure would es-
tablish the status of the airport as
a Federal reservation and would au-
thorize the Governor and Attorney
General to negotiate concerning
certain enforcement problems.
Mr. Rosenberg disclosed today he
Is preparing a bill whiclr will au-
thorize the Alexandria City Council
to appoint permanent assessing Of
ficers who would establish real es-
tate values for tax purposes on a
year-to-year basis instead of one
time every four years..
A general law, sponsored by the
League of Virginia Municipalities