Evening star., 1952-01-26
Bill for Fairfax
County Attorney
Being Readied
Virginia House Votes
Opposition to Federal
Expansion in State
By Alex r. Preston
Sfor Stoff Cerrespondent

By Alex R. Preston
Siar Staff Correspondent
RICHMOND, Jan. 26.-With
the General Assembly in weekend
recess. legislation permitting Fair
fax to have county attorney was
being polished up for introduce
ton when sessions are resumed
Monday.
State Senator John A. K. Dom
ovan of Fairfax is drafting the
bill. It would permit. but not
require. the Board of Supervisors
to appoint an attorney at salary
of not more than $4,000 a year.
The job would be held on part
time basis.
Both the supervisors and Mr..
Marsh have asked for the bill,
Senator Donovan said.
If a county attorney were ap-
pointed, the Commonwealth's At
torney would be relieved Of the
duty of prosecuting violations Of
county ordinances. of advising the
supervisors in preparing ordi-
nanceS and of defending suits
against the county and its officials.
The county attorney would
serve in a capacity similar to a.
city attorney in a municipality.
He would be directly responsible
to the Board of Supervisors, and
act as the boards legal adviser.
Oppose Federal Inroads.
Before adjourning yesterday
the House of Delegates went onI
record opposing continued expan-
sion of the Federal Government
into Virginia. The vote was 48I
to 33 and the question provided
the first major issue Of the 1882
session.
Sponsored by Delegate Paul
Crockett of York, the measure
came out of committee toned down
to the extent that opposition was
expressed to condemnation of land
unless absolutely necessary for
the national defense"
Although general in its terms. |
the resolution, which now must
pass the Senate, was aimed Spe-
cifically at the Army's projected
condemnation of several thousand
acres in James City County to ex-
pand Fort Eustice.
Delegate Edwin Lynch of Fair
fax, who has extensive land hold
ings within the site Of the proposed
Burke airport near Washington. |
had the record show that he did
not vote on this resolution. A
House rule prohibits members !
from voting on matters in which |
they have personal interest.
Now pending before a commit |
tee is another resolution by Dele |
gates j. Maynard Magruder and
George Damn of Arlington and
Mr.. Lynch, calling on Congress to
compensate the localities for tax
revenues lost due to Federal ac-
cushion OF lanQS.
Get Redistricting Bill.
The House received a copy of
the Fenwick redistricting bill,
bearing the names of A delegates
as co-patronS. This would place
the elusive 10th district back in
Northern Virginia, as originally
proposed by a study commission,
instead of in the Norfolk area,
as provided for in a bill intro
duced on Wednesday.
The Fenwick bill, whose chief
House patron is Delegate John
B. Boatwright of Buckingham.
fell seven names short of bearing
the intended 81 names as spon-
sors-one more than half the total
membership. Delegate Norman
c. Bailey of Orange. who has been
shepherding the bill around the i
floor during the last two days
to get names signed to it. said
that there are more than enough
votes pledged to pass the bill but
that some refrained from acting
as sponsors because of local po-
litical problems.
The measure was a duplicate of
the bill introduced Thursday by
Senator Charles r. Fenwick of
Arlington. which bore the names
of 20 Senators, or half the mem
berShip of that body. Both bills
were show of strength in re-
sponse to the Norfolk delegations
earlier legislation designed to
snatch the 10th away from Ar
lington, Alexandria, Falls Church
and Fairfax, and place it down in
Eastern Virginia.
"Hot Rod" Bill Introduced.
Senator Fenwick introduced a /
bill aimed at irresponsible "hot
rod" drivers. It would require an
under-age applicant for an auto
mobile drivers permit to state
whether he had ever been charged
with an offense coming under the
jurisdiction of a juvenile court.
The Division of Motor Vehicles
would be prohibited from issuing
permits to any minor who had
been so charged, unless written
permission were obtained from the
judge of the court.
The Senate Finance Committee
voted, Is to /, to report the auto
matte income tax revision bill of
Senator Harry F. Byrd, jr., Of
Winchester. Senator Fenwick.
who voted against the original
law in 1850 because he said it was
unsound, was the committee men,
ber who opposed the new bill. He
said he is still opposed to the
principle involved.
The committee also killed a
counter proposal by Senator E. o.
McCue, jr., of Charlottesville to
repeal the Byrd Law outright.
Drunk Hunters Bill.
Mr.. Crockett offered DILL to
increase membership of the Com
mission of Game and Inland