Evening star., 1946-01-11

tain their committee assignments,
including number of major legis-
lative groups. They are Senator
Clarke, Alexandria, Prince William
and Fairfax; Senator Pitts, Fred
ericksburg, Orange, Stafford, Louisa
and Spottsylvania, and Senator
Burgess Nelson, Winchester, Clarke,
Frederick and Shenandoah.
New committee assignments have
been made for Senator Robert Y.
Button, Fauquier, Loudoun and Gull
peper, and for Senator j. A. CARRIER,
Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Page,
Warren and Rappahannock.
This year for the first time Sena-
tor Medley will serve on the Finance
Committee and as chairman of the
Nominations Committee. The Sem
ate Finance Committee handles both
revenues and expenditures His ap-
pointment fills the vacancy created
by the death last year of Senator
Thomas B. Glasscock, Fauquier.
Drops Laws Committee.
Other committee assignments now
held by Senator Medley are Courts
of Justice and County, City and
Town Organization. In taking over
the finance assignment the Arling-
ton legislator voluntarily relin-
quished his post on the General
Laws Committee because of a heavy
docket and conflicting meeting
times. -
Senator Clarke's major assign
ments are to the Committees on
Courts of Justice, Public Institu-
tions and Education and Insurance
and Banking. He also is one of
two Northern Virginia members of
the Fish and Game Committee.
Senator Pitts retains membership
on General Laws, County, City and
Town Organization; Roads and In
ternal Navigation, Insurance and
Banking and Public Institutions
and Education. -~-
Senator Nelson has been as
signed again to Roads and Internal
Navigation; General Laws, Inter-
state Cooperation and Moral, So
cial and Child Welfare. He is the
second member from the area on
the Fish and Game Committee.
Senator Buttons assignment are
to privileges and elections, general
laws, moral, social and child well
fare, library and a committee to
examine the Senate clerks Office.
CARRIER on Four Committees.
Senator CARRIER, the only Repub-
lican from Northern Virginia, was
given roads and internal naviga-
ton, agriculture, mining and manu-
featuring and joint committee on
special, private and local legislation
as his major assignments. He also
will serve on the Enrolled Bills
Committee.
The House of Delegates, which
has 100 members compared with the
Senate's 40, did not complete COM
mittee assignments before the week.
end adjournment, but is expected to
announce them when it reconvenes
Monday.
During yesterdays joint session
to poll the results of last falls
election, however, two Northern Vir-
ginians were appointed to a Spe-
cial Inauguration Committee arrang-
ing for the ceremonies next We'd
nesday when Gov.-elect Tuck will
take office. Delegate Magruder was
one of eight house members ap-
pointed, and Senator Pitts was
among six from the Senate.
Before adjourning members of the
General Assembly recommended
that Gov. Darden join with neigh
boring governors in closing hurley
tobacco markets as a means Of
checking falling prices.
An appeal by Gov. Willis of Ken
lucky that hurley sales be suspended
until the Government could act to
support prices went unheeded by
West Virginia and Tennessee. How
ever, Kentucky growers caused sales
to, be halted at two Louisville ware
houses in protest at the dropping
average.
In Tennessee, Gov. McCord said
he had been urged to order the
States hurley markets closed pend
ing action to peg falling prices, but
added that he planned to take no