Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-31

lation designed to reduce the States
judicial circuits from IS to % was
before the General Assembly today
in form which presages no imme-
date change for the Arlington Cir
cult or Alexandria Corporation
Courts.
The Circuit Courts of Alexandria,
Fairfax and number of other
Northern Virginia counties and mu-
inequalities would be altered, how
ever, and an ultimate system
whereby one judge would preside
over the Arlington Circuit Court and
the Alexandria Corporation Court is
contemplated after removal of con-
Istitutional barriers. The measures
were introduced yesterday.
Continuation of liquor rationing
until the ABC Board sees fit to lift
sales restrictions also appeared prob
able today following House action
yesterday killing a bill by Delegate
Paul Crockett, York, and D. French
Slaughter, Culpeper.
Another ABC bill to begin distri-
button of ABC profits from the first
dollar rather than reserving the first
$500, 900 for the State, as proposed
by Delegates John Spiers. Radford,
and Norman G. Bailey. Orange, was
advanced on the calendar for final
action today.
81 New Bills in House.
Altogether 81 new bills we're intro
duced in the House yesterday, a
record for 1916. Six pieces of legis-
lation were offered on the Senate
iside.
Mr.. Bailey and Mr.. Slaughter were
co-patrons Of bill to require county
and city school boards to equip
school buses with adequate heating
devices.
Delegate Edwin w. Lynch, Fairfax,
introduced a bill increasing the per
diem allowance of the county's rep
Preventative on the board of the Dis
trio Home for Indigents at Manassas
from IS to 81, not to exceed a total
of $3.50 annually. The present rep
resentative is w. D. Buckley, board
chairman.
Mr.. Lynch found it unnecessary
to introduce other special legisla-
ton requested by the Fairfax
County Board of Supervisors to in
crease the ceiling of the county's
real estate tax levy for schools.
Instead he joined as co-patron with
delegate Robert l.. Whitehead, Mel
son, on a bill to raise the State
wide ceiling for such levies from
81 to So for each 500 valuation.
The general law limits to 81, how
ever, the levy that may be made
for capital expenditures. The min
imum amount of the levy is set at
so cents per 500.
| Court Given Jurisdiction.
The Senate passed without OPP
position a bill by Senator Andrew
'lW. Clarke, Alexandria, amending
his city's charter to establish the
jurisdiction of the Alexandria
Juvenile and Domestic Relations
Court. The court was created at the
last session of the Assembly and
Judge Martin B. West was named
January l, but its was subsequently
discovered the official lacked juris-
diction.
| Following yesterdays Senate ap-
proval Senator Clarke asked for and
was given permission to. take the
measure direct to the House to
expedite its passage and early set
Element of the courts powers.
Another bill sponsored by Senator
Benjamin T. Pitts. Fredericksburg
and Senator Clarke, also passed
without opposition. 1t eases exist
ing ABC laws so as to permit q
distributor of wines and beer tt
make deliveries direct to warehouses
without first making a token ap-
pearance at the places Of business
| Senate action yesterday now
clears the way for constitutions
amendment referendum or conven-
ton to permit the State and local
tiles to tax Federal properties in
| Virginia with the consent of the
United States. The measure was
sponsored this session in the House
by Delegate Stuart B. Campbell
Wythe.
| Changes in Judicial System.
/ Mr.. Campbell headed a special
interim commission to study the
administration of justice and was
the author of the series of IL house
bills to reduce the number of judicial
circuits. At the same time he in
troduced joint resolutions propos-
ing constitutional amendments
which would, among other things
eventually permit the Arlington
circuit judge to preside ex-officie
over the Alexandria Corporation
Court or would qualify the Alex.
andria judge to sit on Arlington.
i Circuit bench. The measure woule
have to pass two sessions Of the
i General Assembly and then be rati.
j fed by the people.
i Under qualifications of judges, tn,
CONSTITUTION now requires a circuit