Evening star., 1944-01-14
Assembly Due
ToAdjourn
Until Monday
Virginia Legislators
Likely to Vote on
Apperson Tuesday
Py the Associated Press.

RICHMOND, Jan. 14.-The vir.
ginia General Assembly, with a
heavy program and a $235, ,000, 900
general appropriation bill before it,
was in the paradoxical position of
having little work for today.
Brief sessions were planned, with
adjournment expected today until
Monday. Next week committees will
begin turning out grist for the legis-
lative mills to grind the remainder
OF the 60-Gay session.
A resolution by Delegate L. Lake
Triplett, Fauquier, to allow House
members an additional sl5O-ap-
proximately 20 per cent of their
legislative pay-because of the in.
creased cost of living in Richmond,
was expected to remain on the clerks
desk over the week end because of
Mr.. Triplett's absence due to illness.
An amendment, by Delegate A. O.
Boschen, Richmond, to increase the
amount to $3.50 is pending.
Apperson Vote Due Tuesday.
The Assembly is expected to delay
until Tuesday election of Senator
Harvey Apperson, Roanoke County.
70 the State Corporation Commits
sion. He will be voted on then.
along with Democratic nominees for
uncontested judgeships.;
Yesterday Gov. Darden recon-.
mended to the General Assembly
capital outlays of $4,000, 900 and
an increase of $9,842 ,32O in public
school aid in his record breaking
$235 ,074,911 budget based on esti-
mated receipts and a surplus to.
falling s238, ,489 1868.
Delegate Robert Whitehead, Nell
son County, introduced a House bill
which he said would raise $1,000 900
In the biennium by reviving the 10
per cent State tax on liquors and
wines.
Mr.. Whitehead said that should
the forecast of a substantial de-
crease in revenue in the new bien.
mum occur "the State will be un-
able to appropriate sufficient sums
to meet adequately, pressing needs
in public service"
In his budget message, the Gov
ernor said general fund estimates
were cut 10 per cent in the first
year and Is in the second, from
the record-breaking receipts in gen.
eral funds estimated at $42,207, ,74S
for the current year.
An appropriation of $4,000 900
proposed for capital outlays, which
would be in new money made pos
sible by the surplus, is increased by
$4 900 900 in unexpended capital out
lay funds appropriated by the last
General Assembly.
Provides for Building.
The total of s18,523.O42 available
and recommended by the Governor
would comprise the following aI|ot-
ments-$6, ,448.187 for the 10 State
institutions of higher learning, with
So, ,826, 900 of that sum going. for new
construction, to the University OF
Virginia; $5,7l4,974 to the six mental
hospitals, of which $3,251,274 would
be for undermining Eastern Stats
Hospital at williamsburg; S1,726, ,348
for penal institutions improvement.
| Other proposed capital outlays in
cluded S1,156,173 for tuberculosis
sanitoria, $317 $40 for schools for the
deaf and blind, $446,020 for indus
trial schools, s2,262 900 for miscel-
laneous, such as Governors Office,
Virginia truck experiment station
and other items, and s432 900 in spe-
cial fund items for the Dejarnette
State Sanitarium,. the Division Of
Motor Vehicles, State police and
other State agencies.
The S18,523,042 listed for capital
outlay compares with an accumu.
lated need estimated at SOS, 900 900
Would Boost Employees Pay.
In recommending drawing on the
general fund surplus for capital out
lays and homecoming expenses, the
Governor said: "' It Is recon-
mended that $1,550000 a year of
the surplus be applied to the pay
ment Of temporary addition to the
pay OF State employees receiving less
than $500 a year. for period not
exceeding two years from January
l. 1914 OF the remainder, it is rec.
commended that $4,000 900 be ap-
propriated for aiding the develop
ment of vocational education and
that the balance be used for urgent
capital outlay needs of State insti-
tutions.'
To pay for deficit of $958, ,e84
authorized for increased teacher pay
during the present biennium and to
raise the State appropriation
teacher unit from s720 to $500, the
Governor recommended an increase
IN general fund appropriations OF
sc, ,029 ,984 for the new biennium.
The total general fund appropri.
alton recommended for the public
schools for the next biennium is
$35 ,290, 500, an increase of $9,035, $40,
compared with the biennium of
1886, the Governor said.