Evening star., 1950-03-09
Stor Stoff Correspondent

Stor Staff Correspondent
RICHMOND, Mar. g. The
State Senate yesterday passed
and sent to Gov. Battle a bill ap-
propriating $50,0o0 for participa-
ton by Virginia in the Districts
sesquicentennial celebration. Co.
sponsored by Delegates George
Damn and j. Maynard Magruder.
the bill sets UP a commission to
arrange for appropriate exhibits
and programs for the Old Do
minion.
The House of Delegates passed
the Lynch resolution directing a
study of the feasibility of estab-
fishing an alternate flying field
for Washington National Airport
in Fairfax County. The Virginia
A Advisory Legislative Council
would make the study. Delegate
Edwin Lynch of Fairfax said the
Government plans to build an al
ternate flying field in the Wash
ington area at a cost of about $14
million.
The Senate approved the joint
resolution of Senator Harry F..
Byrd. jr. directing the Legislative
commission to study the, nossi-
bility Of holding annual sessions
of the General Assembly, similar
to the system recently adopted by
Maryland
$4,000 Voted for Woman
The upper branch also passed
Senator Charles r. Fenwick's res
olution appropriating $4,000 for
damages to Mrs. Patricia D. Par
rott, Arlington, who was severely
burned when boiler exploded at
the University of Virginia. Her
husband was a student there.
It also approved resolution of
w. r. Broaddus. Henry, calling
for commission to study reap
portionment of representation in
the General Assembly and in, Con-
gress, based on results of the 1850
population census. Mr.. Magruder
and Mr.. Damn had sponsored a
similar measure because the
Washington metropolitan area
normally would be- expected to
gain more representation as a
result of rapid population in
creases during the past 10 years.
The Arlingtonians' bill, how
ever, was held in committee in
favor of the Broaddus resolution,
which had as co-patrons members
Of the Privileges and Elections
Committee.
The House adopted a resolution
Of Delegate Norman c. Bailey,
Orange, calling on the Governor
to proclaim March 16 as the 200th
anniversary observance Of the
birth Of James Madison, the
fourth President. Madison spent
much of his youth in Orange
County, Mr.. Bailey stated.
Arlington Judge Bin Passes
Among bills passed by the House
yesterday were the Fenwick bill
giving the Arlington County Court
an additional judge; the Fenwick
bill permitting payments of more
than $50 a month to persons re-
ceiving old age assistance; a bill
raising the Warren County clerks
salary to 1900 a year, by Sen
ator Raymond r. Guest, Bayard;
Byrd bill reducing from Is to
10 per cent the penalty for nom
wilful failure of dealers to file
motor fuel tax returns.
Among a large number of bills
passed by the Senate were the
following:
Easing the procedure for a
spouse to adopt the child of a
natural parent, by Delegate
Frank P. Moncure. Stafford; Ma
gruder-Damm bill giving judges
the same discretion in imposing
penalties for burglary that juries
now have; Lynch bill, requiring
water companies in Fairfax Coun-
ty to provide fire hydrants to
communities at reasonable rates
where adequate lines exist.
Also. Bailey bill. imposing $50
license fee on tobacco whole
salers and strengthening law
against unfair sales: Lynch COM
panion bills permitting towns to
avail themselves of the services Of
county coming and planning COM
missions, when the county agrees:
Lynch bill increasing salaries OF
county surveyors from So to not
more than $25 a day; Lynch bill
to permit portions of Fairfax
County sanitary districts to with
draw from the districts prior to
Issuance of bonds; bill enlarg-
ing powers Of the Fredericksburg
City Council to tax consumers OF
public utility services and to tax
amusement admissions, by Dele
gate William Gibson Of that city