Evening star., 1944-02-10
Debate on Allotment
For School Aid Opens
In Virginia Senate
Lower House Defects
All Efforts to Override
Governors Proposals
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 10.-The
fight for increased State aid for
schools was transferred to the Sen
ate today after the House. rejecting
all efforts to override the Governors
school recommendations passed the
$235 100000 appropriation bill yes
terday, IS to O.
Advocates of State appropria-
ton of more than 5000 per teacher
unit are expected to carry the fight
before the Senate Finance Com
mittee and to the Senate floor.
The fast action by the House in
finishing work on the budget bill
in one day is expected to speed
action in the Senate on the Daugh-
trey House bill to reduce from
s2,500,000 to $75O,000 the amount of
liquor profits reserved to the State
before 1t begins division with the
cities and counties on the basis of
one-third to the State and two
thirds to the localities.
Used as Argument.
The Daughtrey bill was widely
used in the House debate on the
appropriation bill yesterday as an
argument for defeating efforts to
increase the school appropriation
above the Governors recommended
tionS.
It will give the localities approx
imately $l,666,0 of liquor revenue,
based on available estimates, and
Delegates opposing an increased ap-
preparation for schools under pres
ent conditions said the localities
could increase teacher salaries with
the additional liquor revenue they
receive. 1t was also argued that if
the House increased the school ap-
preparation it might jeopardize the
Daughtrey bill in the Senate.
Also on the Senate calendar for
action today was the Norris-Battle
bill providing for a split" small
loan rate of per cent per month
on unpaid balances of less than
$3.50 and 2 per cent from $3.50 to
$500. The Senate defeated yester-
day an effort to amend the bill for a
straight 2 per cent per month, spon-
sored by Senator Leonard Muse,
Roanoke, which would have left the
rate the same as at present.
Higher School Aid Defeated.
The test vote in the House on the
school appropriation came on an
amendment by John Spiers, Rad
ford, to increase the 5000 per teach
er unit recommended by the Ap-
preparations Committee to 1850
year, estimated to add $1,752, 900 to
the total in the bill. 1t was defeat
ed on a roll call after extended de-
bate by vote of 81 to 81.
Previously the House had de-
feated, 27 to IS, an amendment by
DR.. E. w. Dodd, Botetourt, to raise
the appropriation to $500 q year uu-
conditionally, with an additional
$40 per year conditioned on 1t not
creating or adding to a deficit. The
Dodd amendment would have
changed also the proportion OF 10
per cent State and 80 per cent local
funds for teachers to IS per cent
State and Is per cent local.
Gov. Darden recommended $40
for the first year of the biennium
and $500 the second year. He said
he had no objection to the action
of the Appropriations Committee
in making it 5000 for each year of
the biennium. the total being the
same. Under the committee amend
ment, adopted by the House, the
appropriation per teacher unit is
greater the first year, but leaves
the teachers on lower plane at
the end of the biennium.
$1,000 Is Sought.
The State Board of Education
and the Virginia Education Associa-
ton have declared 81 200 per teach
er unit the miQimum appropriation
on which the schools can be oper-
ated efficiently.
Gov. Dardens recommendation
for s3O00.0 900 for the University of
Virginia, to provide dormitory, din
ing and recreation facilities for
1000 students and bring the univer-
Sity within the reach of Virginia
boys of modest means, was not chal-
lenged during House consideration
Of the appropriation bill.
The entire bill went through the
House as it came from the Ap-
preparations Committee except for
one minor change, giving the Peters,
burg Travellers Aid Society $1,000
year.
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