Evening star., 1946-03-09
State Appropriation
Argued as Assembly
Ends Session Today
By Alex R. Preston
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RICHMOND, Va, Mar. .9.-The
General Assembly today will termin-
ate its biennial session as conferees of
the Senate and House of Delegates
seek to meet on common ground
with respect to the last remaining
piece of major legislation-the$ $780,
100000 appropriation bill necessary
to carry out State functions for the
next two years.
Today's deliberations will be de-
voted mostly to sweeping up" a
number of bills which have hereto
fore been delayed in passage. The
legislative process comes as an anti
climax, one day after Winston
Churchill of Great Britain and Gen.
Dwight D. Eisenhower addressed the
joint assembly.
Among bills given final approval
and sent to the Governor were the
following:
Omnibus road tax BILL bearing as
chief patron the name of Delegate
z. Blackburn Moore, Winchester.
and Clarke.
Antipollution legislation, also spon-
sored by Mr.. Moore.
Bill providing a charter for in
corporation for Arlington in the
event voters decide to become a city.
Picketing Bill Approved.
The House approved the Moffett
Senate bill to restrict picketing in
labor disputes to peaceful demon
strations by employees OF strike
bound organizations.
The Northern Virginia delegation
to the Senate split evenly, however,
when the Senate voted II to 81 to
kill the Whitehead House joint reso-
luton directing the Virginia Ad-
vlsory Legislative Council. to study
labor relations between MANAGEMENT
and employees.
Those supporting the resolution
included Senators Andrew w
Clarke, Alexandria, Fairfax and
Prince William; A. ]. CARRIER. Har-
risonburg, and William D. Medley
Arlington. Voting against it were
senators Robert Y. Button, Cul-
peper; Burgess Nelson, Shenandoah.
and Benjamin L. Pitts, Fredericks-
burg.
Final approval of the Governors
road tax program came as the House
concurred to Senate amendments to
the bill. Principle change involved
reduction in the cost of private
automobile licenses by Is per cent
instead of 20, effective in 1947.
The House also agreed to Senate
changes to the anti-pollution legis-
lation which are designed to furnish
the State Water Control Board more
latitude in regulating natural drain
age from coal mines into the States
streams, and to strengthen the Ian
guage OF the act so as to make more
dlncult the establishment of dunn
my sanitation districts to evade
regulations against contamination.
Delegate j. Maynard Magruder,
Arlington, who, with Delegate
George Damn, also of that county
sponsored the Arlington Charter
bill, moved that the House agree
to Senate amendments to that
legislation. The changes include one
provision that city form of gov
ernment would become effective on
the second" day of the year follow
ing successful referendum, rather
than on the first day, thus assuring
a victorious candidate to the Coun-
ty Board who may defeat an in
cumbent, an opportunity to qualify
Tor the proposed city Council.
Other Bills Passed.
Also passed by the Senate and
sent to the e@Governor were the fol-
lowing:
Damm-Magruder bill authorizing
voters to determine whether to
change over from the present stagger
system to simultaneous election of
members of the Arlington County
Board if the community retains its
present form of government.
A bill of Delegate William j. Glib
son, Fredericksburg, amending the
charter of his city to merge the
Civil and Police Court with the
Juvenile and Domestic Relations
Court.
A bill of Delegate Edwin w.
Lynch, Fairfax, providing a new
charter for Falls Church.
A bill by Delegates D. French
Slaughter, Culpeper, and Norman
c. Bailey, Orange, extending by 80
days the time in which farmers may
apply for refund on taxes on gaso-
line used for nonhighway purposes.
The Lynch bill, authorizing loans
from the school literary fund
amounting to 100 per cent of the
cost of projects rather than the ex-
listing IS per cent.
Dodd-Louderbick bill, providing
free textbooks for elementary school
children.
Moore bill, providing a new char
ter; for Middletown, Frederick
County.
Slaughter bill, authorizing coun-
ties to assume outstanding indebt-
edneSs of magisterial districts in
curred for constructing public
roads which subsequently have
been taken over by the State.
Loving Bill, abolishing require
ment that improperly plugged"
guns, or sporting firearms confis-
Gated, must be destroyed by game
wardens so as to permit return to
owners.
Quesenbury Bill authorizing local
tiles to regulate subdivision devel-
opments.
Subdivision Measure Passed.
With respect to subdivisions, the
Senate also approved the Lynch
Bill, local in application to Fairfax
County, which relates to the same
subject. The Quesenbury measure
was prepared by the State Planning
Board and number of State
planners, including Arlington's zon-
ing officer, Donald R. Locke. The
Fairfax Planning Commission, how
ever, felt that the Statewide law
was not strong enough for local
purposes and drafted the Lynch
Bill, which has been sent back for
concurrence in amendments.
Also returned to the House for
fno1 onnrnuo1 was %I1 na-;. D;I1