Evening star., 1944-02-11

Dy vnyInId SeIIdIe
Doughtrey Liquor Profits
Bill Recommitted; EorIy
Adjournment Seen
By the Associated Press,
RICHMOND, Feb. 1.-THE Vir.
ginia General Assembly apparently
was headed today into quiet inter-
lude prior to consideration of the
$235, 900 900 budget bill by the Senate
Finance Committee and the ad-
vancement Of further controversial
measures to the debate stage.
Both houses were well advanced
in the work OF their calendars and
there was renewed talk Of the pos
sibility Of an adjournment earlier
than the usual 90 days ending
March II.
Senator Aubrey G.. Weaver, Front
Royal, said the Finance Committee
expects to begin work on the appro-
priations bill early next week. The
bill was quickly passed In one day
by the House Wednesday.
The Finance Committee was re.
quested yesterday by Francis s.
Chase, executive director Of the Wiz
ginia Education Association, for q
public hearing on the school appro-
priations, set by the House in the
appropriations bill at $500 per
teacher unit for each year Of the
biennium.
The YEA has supported the rec
ommendation of the State Board
OF Education for a minimum OF
81 200.
Chairman Weaver said the public
hearing might be held late next
week, although no date has yet been
set.
Daughtrey Bill Recommitted.
The Senate recommitted the
Daughtrey House bill, which was
frequently used in the House debate
on the appropriation bill as an argu-
ment for defeating efforts to increase
the school appropriation above the
Governors recommendations.
The bill would give to the localities
approximately 1856 900 of LIQUOR
proflts, based on available estimates.
and delegates opposing an increased
appropriation for schools under
present conditions had argued that
the localities could increase teacher
salaries with the additional LIQUOR
revenue.
When the measure came up for
second reading in the Senate YES
terday, Senator Weaver moved that
1t be passed by for the day to allow
time to study amendments which
had been offered from the floor.
Later the Senate voted to send the
measure back to the Finance Com.
mittee.
Small Loan Bill Passed.
The Senate small loan" bill In.
creasing from 2 to 3 Der cent a
month the rate on unpaid balances
OF $3.50 or less passed the Senate by
vote OF "a to IA yesterday, but not
without q final charge that there
had been some "efiicient lobbying"
by the small loan interests.
Although the issue had been yir.
tuaily settled by the Senate Wed.
nesday IN rejecting, 1s to Is. an
amenoment to retain the present z
per cent rate, Senator Leonard G.
Muse. Roanoke, took the parting
shot" at the measure as it came IN
for passage.
I shall speak only briefly" hs
said, but I do feel like coneratu-
Iatlng the small loan concerns for
their ef1cient lobbying. 1 should
IKE to make the prophecy that the
time will come when the stranele
hold of the small loan interests will
be loosened,"
Senator Robert O. Norris, jr.
Lively, co-patron of the bill. replied
that III there has been any lobby.
ing I have not been able to obserys
it.
Arlington Speed Limit Bill.
The Moore-Huff House bill to
authorize the Governor to increase
or lower the speed limit on high
ways between IS and so miles an
nor was before the House today for
passage. An amendment provides
LOT Arlington to continue speed
regulation on highways In that
county.
A resolution to make the nro.
posed merger between the Univers-
ity OF Virginia and the Virginia
folytechnic Institute the subject Of
a study BY the Virginia Advisory
Legislative Council will be intro.
ouced IN the Senate today by Sena.
Tor w. N. Neff, Abingdon,
The Senator said his pronosa,
designed to integrate the aims of
an State-supported institutions OF
nlgner learning instead of the pres.
ent system Of several individual in.
stltutlons all developing their own
AIMS along their own lines"
Inc council would be required IA
report the results Of its findings
within go days before the start Of
tne next regular session of the Cen.
eral Assembly.
currently being studied by the AS.
semoly are two measures which
would carry out the Governors rec.
concentrations for merger of Msrv
washington College at Fredericks.
ourg with the University OF viz.
einla and Of State Teachers Collage
al Eadford with Virginia Tech,
Inc Dill affecting Mary Washinv.
ton was up for second reading vas.
eeroay IN the Senate but was nassed
oy until today. It already has heer
approved by the House.
-. Servfcemen's Vote Bill.
The House COMMITTEES On Gan.
eral Laws postponed until Tuesday
nnal consideration of the Monc,,rs
Rouse bill to regulate the practice
OF oarbering and to establish a
board Of barber examiners. Oppo-
nents OF the measure at a public
nearing yesterday contended the
Dill would act to discriminate
against Negro BARRIERS and that II
IS not an essential health measure,