Evening star., 1948-01-21
Virginia Moves TO Lei
u. ), Workers Act as
Officers in Elections
By q stoff Correspondent Of The star

RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 21.-Tht
General Assembly today will receive
legislation calling for a State consti.
tutional amendment to permit Fed.
eral Government employees to serve
as registrars and judges of elections
This is to be followed later in tht
session by a resolution memorable
ing Congress to repeal that portion
of the Hatch Act that prohibit!
Federal employees from participating
in political activity.
Delegates j. Maynard Magrudel
and George Damn. both of Arling-
ton. will sponsor the effort to let
Federal workers serve in election
posts.
A proposed House joint resolution
will be sponsored today, they said
seeking to eliminate from the Vir-
ginia constitution the ban against
Federal employees serving as elec-
ton judges or registrars.
II enacted the measure would
have to be brought before the 1886
General Assembly for passage and
then submitted to the voters in q
referendum.
Tax Proposal Hearing Set.
The second resolution to be in
troduced later in the session asking
for Hatch Act reVisions involves nc
State constitutional changes and its
effectiveness would depend on what
action Congress takes.
Meanwhile, it was announced
that the finance committees of the
House and Senate will hold a joint
hearing next Wednesday in the
House of Delegates on Gov. Tuck's
tax program.
The Governor proposes to raise
$21, 100000 during the next two
years by increasing rates on exist
ing sources, including personal in
comes.
The Governors $505 ,000, 900 budget
bill, which partially depends on the
tax measures, was introduced yes.
terday by Chairman C. c. Louder.
back of the House Appropriations
Committee. Mr.. Louderback repre-.
sents Warren and Page Counties.
Fairfax Bills introduced.
In the Senate, four bills were in
troduced by Senator Andrew w
Clarke of Alexandria, Fairfax ane
Prince William, at the request ol
the Fairfax County Board of Super.
viSorS.
They would increase the per diem
salary from 50 to 81 of county roac
viewers who recommend additions
to the State highway system3 permit
the Board of Supervisors to hole
more than II regular meetings 9
year without limiting matters thai
could be considered at each session
authorize the payment of $25 a week
for 10 years to permanently disabled
volunteer firemen and permit the
supervisors to publish annual state
ments of receipts and disbursements
in condensed form, instead of in de.
tail.
Delegate Walter H. Murray o1
Richmond sponsored a bill to tighter
the State automobile inspection sys.
tenn. Declaring it is an attempt tt
abolish alleged ''unscrupulouS prof
teering" by some inspection station
operators, Mr. Mutray's- bill woulc
transfer the activity from super
vision of the Division of Motol
Vehicles to the State police.
Automobile inspectors would be re-
quired to pass an examination fol
proficiency and display State GER
tificate. An inspection fee of 2!
cents would be permitted.
Because of reported abuses of thu
present system, Mr.. Murrays bill
specifically prohibits the denial O.
an inspection sticker to a MOTORS
whose automobile glass is cracked
or SCARED without serious impair
ment to vision.