Evening star., 1944-03-01
School Aid Increase
Will Be Sought Today
In Virginia Senate
Bill Giving Localities
HoIf Of Stote Surplus
On House Calendar
BY the Associateo Press.

BY the Associateo Press.
RICHMOND, March. Ian In.
crease Of $50 per teacher unit In
State aid for the public schools Of
Virginia would be provided In
amendments to the Daughtrey
House bill which Senator w. NJ.
Minter of Mathews said he planned
to offer today in the Senate.
The proposal, which Senator
Minter said would aid the schools
and the localities as well, calls for
the retention by the State of ST.
845, 900 In liquor profits during tho
first year of the biennium and 81
$50 900 the second year. t
From this money going into the
general fund. $730,0o0 would be ap-
propriated the first year and $740,-
900 the second for school aid.
The Daughtrey bill, which pro-
vides that the State receive the first
$500 Of the Alcoholic Beverage
Control revenues, was In line for
passage today after being advanced
to third reading by the Senate yes
terday.
Coburn Bill on House Calendar.
The House, which spent hours In
debate yesterday before passing the
Dodd- Collins House bill for the
licensing Of chiropractors and ma
turopaths, had another contro-
versial measure on its calendar to-
day In the Coburn House bill to
give the localities one half Of any
State surplus remaining at the end
Of the biennium.
The Coburn bill was reported out
by the House Appropriations Com
mittee, 10 to 4, last week. The House
passed it by for the day at its session
yesterday.
The House Privileges and Elections
Committee reported tentatively the
revised soldier vote bill as recon-
mended by leaders of the American
Legion. Action on similar bill has
been held up by the Senate Commit
tee pending opinions from Attorney
General A. P. Staples on constttu-
tional questions.
The Senate Finance Committee
heard plea at a public hearing
from Senator L. U. holland, New
port News, that it report favorably
his bil| to increase from 3 to S per
cent the tax rate on net incomes Of
corporations and individuals in ex-
cess Of 5000.
Grandfather Clause" Killed.
The Dodd Collins bill was approved
by vote Of 81 to after the House
killed a grandfather clause" offered
by Delegate Stuart Campbell, Wythe,
for the benefit Of the chiropractors
and naturopaths who have prac.
ticed for four years in the State.
This clause furnished the principal
fight in connection with the bill,
and after 1t was killed the House
adopted the committee amendments.
The. bill, with the committee
amendments, provided for a board
of medical examiners to consist of
nine medical doctors, one osteopath,
one homeopath, two chiropractors
and one naturopath. This board
would give to new applicants the
first part Of the State examination
in the basic sciences" while the
successful applicants would then be
examined by the board members Of
their profession.
The Observation-Disclosures H.
H. Adams bill increasing the hours
women in essential war industry
may work from 48 to So per week
and from 9 to 10 per day also was
passed by the House by a vote Of
68 to 9. Chairman c. @. Quesen-
bury Of the General Laws Commit
tee, told the House he had tele-
gram from the War Production
Board urging passage Of the bill.
Jobless Act Revision Approved.
Another bill passed by the House
was the Battle Senate bill amend
ing the Unemployment Act, the most
important revision providing that
person leaving a job voluntarily
or refusing to work shall lose unem-
ployment benefits.
Gov. Darden yesterday signed q
number of bills. Among them were:
The Moore bill which would allow
victims Of occupational diseases to
benefit under terms Of the Work
ingmen's Compensation Act.
The Moore-Huff bill authorizing
the Governor to raise the highway
speed limit to so miles an hour any
time he sees fit. 81.
Two Collins bills, one allowing
local school boards to make loans
for the purchase of new school buses
and the other to allow the State to
set up reserve fund to buy buses
when available.