Evening star., 1952-03-08
Battle Urges Clause
To Make Redistriciing
Effective Immediately
By Alex R. Preston
stny Stoff coyrespondant

RICHMOND, Va, Mar. 8.-Gov
Battle today sent the Congress
sional redistricting bill back to the
State Senate with a message urg-
ing addition Of an emergency
clause that would make it effec-
tive Immediately.
The bill, which creates a new
10th Congressional District OF
Alexandria, Arlington, Fairfax and
Falls Church. was passed by both
houses without the emergency
clause.
Addition of the clause would
give candidates time to file before
| the April is deadline for this
years primaries.
The Governor had limited that
he planned to request the emer-
gency clause. =
Opposition Forming.
Senator Walden said he would
put the Governors suggestion be-
fore the upper chamber just as
Isoon as routine matters could be
cleared away.
There is opposition forming
fast, however. several Senators
said, to tacking on the emergency
clause. Representatives from the
Norfolk area. in both houses. have
wanted the new 10th district fol
their section. 10
| The House Of Delegates, by Q
vote Of 81 to 80, refused yesterday
to discharge a committee so that
a resolution on reapportionmeni
of Assembly representation coulc
be brought to the floor for show.
down.
New Attack Underway.
Hardly had the forces, led b!
Alexandria Delegate Armisteae
Boothe. been defeated, when {
new attack was started. Petitions
which today bore the names o.
over half the members Of th'
House Of Delegates, are. being cir
culated to require Gov. Battle Il
: call the Assembly back into extrs
session.
I The session. requested on ol
before December 3, 1862. woult
: consider only the problem Of re.
apportionment, Q problem which
the Assembly has refused to NEE
openly during the last go days
Various reapportionment bills
, some introduced as early as Jan
uary 15-have been successful!
bottled up in communicative o
them, making token changes in
volving only one Of the State
hoo counties. did pass the Senate
but they. too. were killed by {
House committee.
Attorney Generals Opinion.
Gov. Battle, meanwhile. said h
Ihad been given an informal opin
lion from the State Attorney Gen
: eral that the Legislature coul
, postpone the matter without VIC
Ilating the constitution.
Both houses gave final approve
= yesterday to the $700 milliol
: general appropriations bill. tn
Senate acted in the afternoon
!, and House approval came las
night as the delegates voted, 6
to 20, to accept recommendation
7 7|of a House Senate conferenc
S committee which had met to irol
out differences on amendment
to the bill made by the Senate
!, Opponents of q cut in welfar
) funds made by the Senate sough
rejection Of the conference re
elport. but were outvoted. Delegat
Robert Whitehead of Nelson un
: successfully urged the lowe
J chamber to recomr1nit the bulge
bill to conference so the. welfar
fund cut could be restored.
Hits Salary Increase.
:. Mr.. Whitehead criticized tn
Senate's restoration of salar!
increase, which partially had beer
lcut by the House. He said i
looked like the Senate was giyini
money to those who needed i
'Ileast. He was critical Of a 81 1.00l
|raise for State Treasurer jess,
Dillon. The Senate found j
couldn't increase Mr.. Dillon's sal
larry during his term Of Office, since
he is a constitutional officer. II
increase his pay from $4,000 Il
$9. 900 year it finally found |
loophole whereby it could aware
Mr. Dillon a $1,000 yearly salar!
las treasurer of Virginia's new sup
Elemental retirement system.
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