Evening star., 1946-02-11
Action Slated
This Week on
Tuck Road Tax
Bulk of AssembIy's
Work Still Ahead With
Session Half Gone
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va; Feb. l1.-Gov.
Tuck's road tax revisions and some
half dozen other major legislative
proposals will engage the attention
Of the Virginia General Assembly
this week.
The lawmakers return at noon to-
day from what may be their last
weekend recess, in view of the fact
that more than half of the current
60-day session has elapsed and that
the great bulk of controversial leg
islation is yet to be acted on.
Today's House and Senate calen-
dars call for consideration of only
comparatively minor matters by the
two branches. Committees were
scheduled to renew their work
among them the House Appropri-
atiops Committee, which is studying
the $4,000, 900 biennial budget bill
IN hopes OF getting 1t out of COM
mittee by the end of the week.
Heavy Schedule Tomorrow.
Tomorrow will bring the sessions
heaviest single days schedule of
committee hearings, topped by
joint session of House and Senate
Finance Committees at 10 am. to
hear advocates and opponents Of
the Tuck road tax program and
other bills affecting motor vehicle
revenues.
Mr.. Tuck's four-point changes
repeal of the 2 per cent gross re-
ceipts tax on motor freight carriers,
increases in these carriers license
tag fees, one-cent boost in the
State gasoline tax and a 20 per cent
cut in license tag costs for private
mobiles-have stirred up oppo-
sition among oil interests and auto
mobile clubs. Evidence of a con-
certed drive against the Tuck pro-
gram by some well-organized group
or groups was seen last week in the
flood Of telegrams-all with similar
wording-urging the finance COM
mittees to delay hearings for a week
or 10 days.
If the pressure indicated by the
horde of kilograms from all parts
|of the State can generate enough
weight on the individual lawmakers,
the road tax issue may develop into
the sessions greatest challenge to
administration leadership. The lat
ter, however, whipped sizeable ma
jority into line last week on the
only real test of strength so far and
pushed the Tuck-sponsored resolu-
ton against unionization of public
employees through the House by a
6l-to-25 margin.
Labor Bill Action Nears.
Another item of labor legislation,
the Moncure-Locher bill to black
list State or local Government em-
ployes who strike, is due for action
tomorrow by the House General
Laws Committee. The same group
will also conduct hearings on q
batch of bills proposing various
changes in ABC laws, including a
measure to replace the present ABC
Board with commission form of
adminiStra ton.
Tomorrow's crowded committee
schedule also includes:
A hearing by the House Commit
tee on Counties, Cities and Towns
on the Williams bill to prohibit an
nexation of more than 10 per cent
OF county within a period of 10
years.
! Consideration by the House Com
mittee on Schools and Colleges of
the bill to implement recommended
tions of the State Board of Educa-
| tion for revising the method of ap-
portioning State school funds to To-
calities, so as to eliminate the old
teacher unit plan and put it on a
basis of pupil attendance.
A hearing by the House Commit
tee on Courts Of Justice on the
Campbell bills to overhaul the State
judiciary setup by reducing the
number of circuits and making
other changes.