Evening star., 1944-02-20
10000 Workers
AT Pentagon
Await Tax Bill
Measure Reported
Would Exempt
Nonresidents
pv the Associated Press.

RICHMOND, Feb. 19.-Approxi-
mately 10000 nonresident workers
in the War Departments Pentagon
Building would not have to file Vir-
ginia income tax returns under a
bill reported out today by the Vir-
ginia Senate Finance Committee.
State Senator William D. Medley,
Arlington, author OF the bill, said
his measure would relieve nonresi-
dents paying income taxes elsewhere
from having to file State income
tax returns. He pointed out that
while the majority of Pentagon en-
ployes are taxed either in Maryland
or in the District and therefore do
not have to pay any Virginia State
tax, they still must file Virginia
income tax returns. Present law
requires reporting Of income earned
in Virginia.
Meanwhile, the Senate Privileges
and Elections Committee adopted a
resolution requesting the attorney
general to determine whether the
General Assembly has authority to
enact laws permitting Virginians in
the armed services to vote.
Wants Servicemen to Vote.
The committee asserted that it was
anxious to enact legislation which
will permit, encourage and facili-
tate the voting for State and local
officers by members of the armed
forces"
Tax Commissioner c. H. Norris
sett told the Senate Finance Com
mittee that he believed the same
secrecy regarding intangible person.
al property returns should be MAIN
tanned as is maintained in the
reports of incomes, and declared he
believed much property was not re-
turned for taxation because infor-
nation on such returns is now avail
able in the counties.
Secrecy regarding such returns,
he said. is observed in the cities. but
not in the counties.
The matter was taken under ad-
visement as the committee hastily
reported four bills and went to Gov.
Darden's office for an hour-long
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Workmen's Compensation Bill.
The Senate gave final approval
to legislation including occupational
diseases under the workmen's COM
pensation law by passing the Moore
Ferguson Garrett Hopkins House
bill. The measure allows employ
ers to apply to the Industrial Com
mission for blanket coverage of all
diseases which might be traced to
employment, although the bill lists
only specific schedule of diseases.
The Senate also passed by unani-
nous vote the voluminous Weaver
bill for the regulation, supervision
and control of firms. persons. cor
porations owning. controlling, oper-
ating and managing aircraft used
for air transportation of persons anc
property for compensation, or the
carriage of mail over the State. The
bill was worked out with the CO.
operation of the State Corporation
Commission.
Other measures passed were:
McCandlish House bill making 1t a
crime to summon without just cause
certain emergency vehicles and fire
apparatus.
Haynes House bill requiring cir
cult clerks to make reports to the
Supreme Court of Appeals within
Is days after the end of each CAL
endar month.
Spiers House bill removing the
limits on financial aid to depend
ent children.
Collins House bill allowing school
boards to borrow money for pur-
chase of equipment to replace worm
out buses when such equipment is
available.
Collins House bill providing for
setting up reserve funds by coun-
ties for purchase of new school
buses when they become available