Evening star., 1952-02-24
Virginia Delegates I
Kill Last Proposed
Liquor Law Change
Dv me Asseslslsd p,s,.

NICHMOND, VAu Feb, 2J,s--The
House Of Delegates today buried
the last Of o number OF LIQUOR lew
change proposals 10 the accom-.
panlment Of the oratory II 70.
serves for such occasions.
The Anal victim OF the dele
gates dlsfav0f WAS 4 measure 10
permit the sale OF fortified wines
BY certain licensees IN fifst class
cities ID we'll % In state llqu0f
stores, 10 which the Assembly re-
Strleted such sales 10 years aEo
Aetl0h on The high power wine
bills was The highiieht Of The
General ABsembiy's ArBt Saturday
session Of The 1863 term, H0Wa
ever, The Assembly aib0i
Gave lts Anal approval 10 the
tucker House BILL 20 open the
states welfare rolls % bubble IhE
Speetl0hl 4'hls came when The
House Approved 4 senate AiilendH
nAent which bahs the publication
OF the names OF children receiving
public assistance
bieHOP Study Proposed
Approved a l0lDt resolution
calling for ON overall study OF the
States Rlg0h0lle beverage eentP9i
laws by R legislative commission
which WNHld make ita Feegmmens
dAtlens Ia tho 1864 session.
Pushed the peJRPnette bill 10
establish q supplemental FetlFer
ment system for State employees
hallway TO adoption by giving II
unanimous approval In the House,
The measure, part OF the new
Federal Social HeeUrity-6tate sup
plemented retirement plan, was
amended to exclude trial justices
from the system,
Both Houses cleared their cal-
endaTs OF non-oontroversial mat
ters but had to forego censidera-
ton OF q number of charter bills
because Of the absence Of men,
eFs, 1t requires o two-thirds vote
to alter city charter, Only about
62 memers Of the House, were on
hand and about 25 Of the 90
Senator'S.
Anti-Klan' Bill Passed.
The Senate also passed and
sent over to the House the
Stephens-Button Anti-Ku Klux
Klan bill after tightening its pro-
visions to prevent cross burnings
or other evidences Of terrorism as
well as wearing masks in public.
But the sound and the fury
came In the House on the fortified
wine bills by Delegate w. Moscoe
Huntley Of Richmond.
Huntley pleaded that his pro-
posal wasn't designed to weaken
the ABC laws--which the dele
gates have held inviolate. Rather,
he said. his plan merely would
allow the sale Of certain high grade
wines, such as imported ports and
sherries, to be sold In package
lots BY department stores or fancy
groceries.
Licenses TO conduct this busis
ness would cost $3.50 a year and
would be restricted TO stores In
cities OF the first class.
Accommodation 10 Women.
Huntley said the plan would be
an accommodation 10 housewives
who didn't care TO 80 into ABC
stores And he pointed out that
the state still would eentfel the
sales by exercising the licensing
power and still would receive q
profit on the wine sold,
All the debate came on one Of
three bills by Huhtley on the sub
jeet==the one hxing the license
ton OF $3.50 which had previously
been killed and then resurreeted
In the House Finance Committee
And when the House siiiaeked
down the license taM bill by TO.
fuslng TO advance II TO third
reading by voice v6te, Huntley,
himself, moved 10 strike tho two
companion bills from the ealen-
dar, These dealt with how the
wines should be handled and TO
whom the licenses would be issued
Delegate Norman Bailey, OF
ofahee, called the wine bill an
opening wedge TO weaken the
AB6 system II the House passed
10, he said, the Senate was apt
TO open the feedgates by amend
Ing the plan 10 permit the sale
OF the fortified wines anywhere,