Evening star., 1952-02-13
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Reflection ] Set
Today for -Four
Nearby Judges
Caucus Of Virginia
Assembly Democrats
Selects Nominees
By Alex R. Preston
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memper OF the supreme Court
viii be reelected by the General
Assembly this afternoon.
Nominated at q joint House
and Senate Democratic caucus
last night, they are Judges Wal
ter T. Mccarthy Of Arlington Cir
cult Court: william p. Woolls Of
the Alexandria Corporation Court,
and r. Watson Sadler Of the
Charlottesville Corporation Court,
each for an eight-year term,
beginning February /, 1853, and
Justice Lemuel F. Smith. of
Charlottesville to the State
Supreme Court.
The bill Of Delegate Armistead
Boothe of Alexandria, to give that
city a second Corporation Court
judge, was among measures
passed by the House and sent to
the Senate yesterday.
Moved up in line for passage
by the Senate today is the Fen
wick redistricting bill to create
a new 10th Congressional District
out of Arlington. Alexandra
Falls Church and Fairfax.
Inspires Bitter Debate.
It brought on some of the ses-
slon's most bitter debate and
kept its chief patron, Senator
Charles r. Fenwick of Arlington
and his supporters busy counter
acting parliamentary moves by
opponents.
The most critical test came
wnen Senator Major M. aillard
OF Portsmouth. representing the
strongest antagonistic block from
the Norfolk area, attempted to
amend the bill by placing an
emergency clause on it..
Senator Fenwick said such an
amendment is not acceptable I'd
the patrons "at this time"
Senator Hillard retorted that he
knew the strategy called for tack
ing on an emergency clause be-
fore final enactment, but that the
nlll's proponents knew they didn't
nave enough votes to pass the bill
by the required four-flfths vote
as an emergency measure.
The emergency clause was de-
feated IA to Is. after Senator Fen
wick said Senator Hillard had
raised d straw man by injecting
the emergency clause issue.
There were two outright threats
to attack the bill in the Supreme
Court, If it is enacted. Opponents
contend there is too much dis
parity in population between the
smallest and largest districts.
These threats came from Sena-
tor Ted Dalton, Republican, of
Radford and from Senator Hill
lard. who said he would argue the
case before the high court him
sell II necessary.
In all, four other amendments,
each rejuggling various counties
and cities from one district to an
other. had to be beaten down be-
fore the bill was advanced to
third reading.
Highway Survey Voted.
In the House, meanwhile, final
passage was given to the joint
resolution of Delegate Edwin
Lynch Of Fairfax. calling for a
Highway Department survey of
roads in the Metropolitan Area of
Washington. It was sent to the
Senate.
The Senate passed and sent to
the Governor a bill to permit
banks to establish branches with
in the locality where the home
office is located.
The House passed and sent to
the Governor the Fenwick bill
setting up a formula for holding
special referendums in Arlington
Senator John A. K. Donovan OF
Fairfax and Senator Fenwick in
troduced a resolution calling fol
a study to determine the feasi-
bility. Of establishing a weekly
publication for legal notices.
Two other Donovan bills would
exempt military personnel from
the law prohibiting minors from
going into public pool rooms and
would spell out. in another law
that every person operating q
motor vehicle shall give full time
and attention to driving.
A bill to step up education re.
quirements for applicants for State
bar examinations was referred
back to the Courts of Justice Com.
mittee. when it came up for final
action In the House.
The surprise move to recommit
came after the bill had barely
been advanced by a 47-to-40 vote
the previous day. Opponents, who
said the measure set educational
requirements too high, contended
they had won over suffeient votes
to kill the bill outright.
Among other bills passed In the
Senate was one by Senator Robert
Baldwin Of Norfolk to provide 9
fiat $40 automobile license fee fol
private passenger cars. The fes
lis now 80 cents per 100 pounds
Senator Baldwin said the measure
is designed to save elaborate com.
|putations in the Division of Motor
Vehicles.
Poll Tax Repeal Studied.
The House Committee on Privi.
lleges and Elections referred twt
proposed poll tax repeal resolu.
ltions to . subcommittee for study
latter q public hearing.
Among the witnesses were Mrs
Charles Planck Of Arlington, rep.
lresenting the League of Womer
Voters. She said a league surve,
Of key citizens in the State shovel
overwhelming sentiment for re.
lpeal.
The survey, she said, favored
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