Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-27
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Public HEARING
On zoning Bill
Legislation Sponsored
By Civic Federation
Meets Mixed Reaction
BY staff cerr..pend.nt Of III. s,sr

BY Staff Correspondent Of The star
RICHMOND, Feb. ia public
hearing on a bill to revise the Ar
lington coming laws will be sought
by that county's legislative delega.
ton, 1t was announced today.
A bill by Senator Charles r. Fen
wick Of Arlington would require a
four-fifths vote of the county board
to bring about any coming change
unless the application is accom-
panied by petition bearing the ap-
prevail Of the owners of so per cent
OF the property within the area
affected or within a 500 feet radius.
IT the petition accompanied the
application, a simple majority vote
would effect the change.
At present a four-fifths vote il
required only when owners of 20 per
cent or more Of the property affect
ed, or within 500-foot radius, file
q petition of objection.
Reaction Reported Mixed.
The legislation was introduced ut
the request of the Arlington Coun-
ty Civic Federation, but the coun-
tvs delegation in the General AS
sembly said there was mixed reac-
ton to the proposal. Senator Fen
wick announced he would seek a
public hearing on the bill to give
both sides an opportunity to present
arguments.
Meanwhile Anal approval was
given to the major portion OF Gov.
Tuck's tax program designed to IN
crease State revenues by $4,000, 900
each year. The Senate passed five
of the six bills to carry out this
program after a divided vote on two
OF the measures.
Action was taken after the SEN
ate defeated q proposed amendment
to limit increases on income taxes
to two years. Senator Harry r.
Byrd, jr., Of Winchester was among
those who supported the limiting
amendment because, he said, the
House Appropriations Committee
had reported the budget bill which
accounted for all but $2,172 OF an
ticipated revenues in a fiscal pro-
gram which entails expenditure of
$512, 433,47 during the next two
year budget period. This is ST.
438, 426 more than Gov. Tuck recon-
mended.
Sales Tax Bill Defeated.
Chairman c. c. Louderback Of
the House Appropriations Commit
tee, meanwhile, announced he ex-
pected to have the budget bill set
for special and continuing order In
the, House for Tuesday so as to
speed the measure over to the
Senate
In passing the tax programs the
Senate turned down proposed sales
tax bill proposed by Senator Charles
T. Moses, Appomattox, as q substi-
tute for the increase, in income
levies. s.,-
Senator John S. Battle: Chariot.
tesville, sponsored the Governors
tax measures in the Senate. A sixth
bill in the program, to increase rates
on public service corporations, Ia
still pending in the House of Dele
gates.
Among measures given final pas
sage yesterday was one by Delegates
George Damn and j. Maynard Ma
gruder, both of Arlington, to give
that county taxing powers on busi-
nesses and professions, now reserved
to cities.
Senate Passes Jury Bill.
Also sent to the Governor was q
bill authorizing this State to enter
into the Ohio River Valley water
sanitation pact.
The Senate approved and sent to
the House the Fenwick bill to ex-
empt persons from serving on juries
more than one time within a year
and 1t sent back to its Fish and
Game Committee House bill to in
crease hunting and fishing licenses
and to segregate the funds.
The House passed, SO to Is, the So
called anti Communist" bill Of Del
egate Frank P. Moncure of Stafford
and Prince William Counties. Ac-
ton came after prolonged debate.
Delegate Armistead L. Boothe, Alex
andria, was among opponents Of the
measure who contended that a po-
litical thought cannot be legislated
out of existence and that the Com
munists seek prohibitive laws be-
cause of the public attention given
to their cause.
The bill by Mr.. Magruder and
Mr.. Damn, to permit Arlington to
receive all pending road funds allo-
cations at such time as 1t may in
corporate as a city, ran into opposi-
ton on the House floor. When sew
eral members began oral sniping
tactics, the patrons agreed to pass
by consideration until this afternoon.
The Senate Committee ON County,
City and Town Organizations IA
vorably reported two bills by Sem
ator Andrew Clarke, affecting Fair
fax County. One provides for a
county trial board to hear charges
against police officers, and the other
would give the county governing
body authority in the unincor-
porated portion of the county to
regulate the distribution OF popula-
ton.
The House Committee on General
Laws heard a group of farm leaders
urge the passage of bill which
would permit co-operatives to enter
the telephone business.
Led by H. c. Blalock, vice presi-
dent of the Virginia Farm Bureau
Federation, they asked the General
Assembly to provide cooperative
organizations with authority to ex-
pand telephone services into regions
not served by existing telephone
companies.
Opponents to the measure were
Arthur w. Harrison, general COM
ms cial manager of the Chesapeake
g. Potomac Telephone Co., and STAN
ley Owens, Manassas, practicing
attorney who represented independ-
ent telephone concerns in the State.
Democratic Club to Dance
The annual dance OF the Demo-
cratic Club Of the Second District
will be held at 10 o'clock tonight
in the Prince Georges Coli and
Country CIyih Mrs Retty Tavnnan