Evening star., 1946-03-03
Virginia House
Arlington
Charter Bill
Measure Limits
Powers Of Council
On Licenses, Taxes
BY Alex R. Preston
Stor StoH CORRESPONDENT.

Siof Sfon correspondent
RICHMOND, Va, Mar. with
both Houses having cleared their
calendars of general legislation
originating in their respective
the burden of controver-
sial measures which have survived
the 1916 session will come up in
the Senate when the General AS
sembly begins its final week Mon-
day.
Among bills passed by the House
today was one sponsored by Dele
gates j.. Maynard Magruder and
George Damn, both of Arlington,
providing for charter for Arling-
ton. The measure bears committee
amendments changing the time Of
elections for proposed city officials
and limiting the powers of the sug-
gested City Council to enact ordi-
nances with respect to licenses and
occupational taxes.
Also passed by the lower body
were the companion bills of Dele
gate Willis E. Cohoon, Suffolk, to
impose sales and use tax on avia-
ton fuels consumed in flights over
this State. The patron had rejected
amendments proposed by Mr.. Ma
gruder so as specifically to exclude
from taxation fuel sold at tho
Washington National Airport. Mr..
Cohoon said today, however. that
he is now agreeable to the amend
ments being added when the meas
ures come up in the Senate.
Bills Due Senate Action.
Other controversial matters sched-
uled for Senate action within the
coming six days includes the follow
ing:
Disposition of the $4,000, 900
budget bill.
The Moncure-Locher bill to ban
for five years the rehiring of any
public employe who strikes against
State, county or municipal govern
ments. Bearing the support of the
Governor, the bill was reported by
the Senate General Laws Commit
tee, to 5, after that group previ-
ously had voted, to 6, to pass it by
indefinitely.
The bill of Delegate E. Blackburn
Moore, Winchester and Clarke, to
prevent pollution of streams, has
been amended in a manner accept
able to the patron but still is ex-
pected to draw some fire. The
changes added in the Senate would
authorize the proposed State Water
Control Board to use discretion in
issuing permits to mines, the water
from which does not damage fish or
result in unhealthful conditions.
Suffrage Bills Get Priority.
Priority Monday will be given to
the series of bills to revise the suf-
frage laws, prepared by the Camp
bell Suffrage Commission. The leg
islation has been set for special and
continuing order at 12:45 pm, on
motion of Senator William D. Med
ley. Arlington, a member of the
commission.
The most controversial legislation
Of the session probably will receive
high priority early in the week. It
is the omnibus bill to carry out
Gov. Tuck's recommendations to re-
wise the road tax structure, includ-
ing cent per gallon increase on
gasoline, repeal of the 2 per cent
gross receipts tax on common and
contract truckers, an increase in
their license fees and reduction by
20 per cent in private automobile
licenses.
The road tax program, which has
become an issue between adminis-
tration forces battling against rail-
way, petroleum and motorist inter-
ests, gained approval by the Senate
Finance Committee after a lengthy
public hearing this morning A vote
of 10 to sent the bill, already
passed by the House, to the Senate
floor, with only one change of any
consequence, the striking out of
House provision freezing certain
carriers in the contract classifica-
ton.
Bills Passed in House.
Passing over all Senate bills on
its calendar, the House passed more
than score of it's own bills, m
cluding the following:
Loving bill repeating the law re-
quiring destruction of sporting guns
conflscated so as to permit fines of
S25 to 500 and recovery of weapon
by the owner.
Irwin bill amending the law with
respect to property posted against
hunters SO as to require written con-
sent when such lands are posted
and oral consent in any event.
Moore bill providing a new char
ter for Middletown, Frederick
County.
Bill of Delegate Edwin w. Lynch.
Fairfax, providing a new charter
for Falls Church.
Lynch-amended bill authorizing
the Fairfax Board of Supervisors to
pass ordinances requiring the re-
cording of subdivision plats and to
control such developments.
Bill of Delegate William j. Glib
son, Fredericksburg, amending the
charter for his city. -,.
By vote of 80 to Al, the House
killed bill of Delegate Edmund T..
DeJarnett, Hanover, to revise the
fees for hunting and fishing licenses.
The Senate also skipped over
passage of House bills but did ad-i'
vance several. During considera-
ton OF its own measures, however,
it killed the Crowder bill to regu-
late the possession of firearms, after
tight parliamentary tangle result
ing in 1t. Gov. Collins having to
cast the deciding vote.
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