Evening star., 1944-01-18
Gov. Darden May Ask
Increase in Record
Virginia Budget
Estimates for Higher
Educational Institutions
Will Be Re-exomined
By the Associated Press.

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Will Be Re-exomined
By the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Jan. 18.-The all
time record budget Of $235, ,074,911
proposed by Gov Darden to the
Virginia General Assembly may be
increased still more to give the
States institutions of higher learn
ing additional money to Offset de-
creased revenue under wartime con-
ditions.
Gov. Darden, announcing plans for
a re-examination of budget estimates
for a number Of the higher educa-
tional institutions, said he probably
would recommend some increases in
appropriations scheduled in his
budget message submitted to the
General Assembly last week.
Any estimate of the increase over
the already recommended total, the
Governor said, would have to await
the further study and the determine
ton Of the approximate amount Of
money that may be expected from
the Federal Government.
School Enrollments Drop.
The States institutions of higher
learning have suffered a sharp drop
in enrollments and a consequent de-
crease in revenue. The Federal Gov
ernment's war training program, the
Governor said, has failed to make
up the loss.
Although referring specifically to
revisions in the operating budgets
for Virginia Military Institute and
the University of Virginia, the Gov
ernor said the revision program
probably would include all of the
educational institutions and per.
haps some others"
The supplemental recommended
tions may be ready in about two
weeks, he said.
A bill introduced yesterday by
Senator Leonard G. Muss, Roanoke,
would permit deduction of Federal
taxes in making State income tax re-
turns.
The bill is similar to one killed at
the 1912 session. Senator Muse,
patron OF that bill also, said he was
informed then the cost to the State
if the deductions were allowed
would be approximately S2,000,O0O.
Offered in House.
The House received the budget
bill. 1t was introduced by Delegate
c. C. Louderback, Page. chairman
OF the House Appropriations Com
mittee.
A vote on the question of allowing
$3.50 additional compensation to
House members at this session was
postponed yesterday. The resolu-
ton calling for the increased COM
pensation to meet increased living
costs in Richmond was offered by
Delegate L. L. Triplett, Fauquier. It
was referred by the House to the
Committee on Appropriations. Dele
gate A. o. Boschen, Richmond.
withdrew a pending amendment to
make the allowance $3.50.
A bill offered in the House by Del.
egate j. w. Gray, Washington and
Bristol would authorize the govern
ing bodies OF counties to prescribe
that the per cent penalty imposed
on local levieS after December shall
not be incurred until after Janu-
ary Is.
Senator Thomas B. Glascock, Up
pervllle, was sworn in as Senator
from the 28th senatorial district in
his room at Richmond hospital,
where he is a patient.
Committees to Meet Jointly.
/ The Senate Finance COMMITTEES
and the House Appropriations Com
lnittee will hold join public meet
ing tomorrow night TO hear requests
for appropriations, and will follow
with similar session Monday night.
The Commission of Fisheries, in
seven-point sea food conservation
program for consideration by the
General Assembly, proposed that
the shad season be ended May Is,
two weeks earlier than at present,
and that the commission be given au-
thority to permit dredging for oys-
tiers by power as well as sail boat.
The program also calls for a $3.50
license fee for persons digging rib
bed muSsels from natural oyster
beds, and $3.50 license for persons
taxing crabs by any means except
for those taken or caught for i'm
mediate household use IT lie nro-
posed also to amend the law setting
up a 400-square mile crab sanctuary
in lower Chesapeake Bay so as to
make it unlawful to possess sponge
crabs in violation of the act, and to
authorize the commissioner of fish
cries to shorten the sponge crab
season in any designated area in
Virginia waters.
The commission recommended an
act regulating crab pots, their loca-
tion and license fees.
Under another proposal, the mini
mum size of rockfish which NAV be
taken legally would be raised from
10 to IL inches. and maximum
poundage fixed at Is pounds. The
State Association of Izaak Walton
Leagues and other sportsmens or
ganizations have agreed to recon-
mend minimum size of 18 inches,
but without any limitation on the
poundage.
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