Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-03
Budget Facing
Move toUpset
axCredit Law
Northern Virginia
In on House Plan
To Add 81 Million
By Alex R. Preston
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RICHMOND, Mar. 3.-The
House of Delegates knuckled
down today to the task of ap-
propriating three-quarter billion
dollars in the budget bill as a
final attempt was made there to
force the State Senate to sus-
pend the automatic income tax
credit law.
Nearly all of the Northern
Virginia delegation was in on a
move to throw the budget out Of
balance by appropriating about
81 million more than estimated
revenues.
BY this maneuver, the budget
then would be sent to the Sem
ate where a committee has
killed the so-called Carter bill
to suspend the Byrd tax credit
law for three years. The 81 mil
lion represents the amount due
to be trimmed from taxpayers
bills next December.
Scattered Projects.
Today's attempt has been gen.
orally publicized-and for a pur-
pose: The idea was to spread the
81 million throughout the State
for various worthy projects
which would have the most
widespread appeal to delegates
who will vote on the proposition.
At the time the Carter bill
passed the House more than two
weeks ago, the Washington Star
reported then that a movement
already was afoot to force favor
able Senate action. Opponents
OF the Byrd tax credit law. in
view Of subsequent developments.
now hope to force the Senate
Finance Committee to reconsider
the vote by which it passed by
Indefinitely" the Carter bill. 9th
erwise. if today's House maneuver
is successful. the Senate would
be confronted with the POLITICAL
ly dangerous predicament of
having to remove 81 million
worth of projects included by
the House.
Setback for Stanley.
In other developments yester-
day. Gov. Stanley took another
setback at the hands of the
Legislature when the House
voted to advance for final action
today the Elliott bill to tax dis
titled spirits by 8 cents per bot
tie. The revenue would be used
to rehabilitate alcoholics.
Shortly before the House
acted. the Governor let it be
known he is opposed to the
measure.
Earlier, the Senate refused to
approve the Governors request
for a l-cent increase in the
gasoline tax and the House
passed the Carter bill to sus-
pend tax credits after the Gov
ernor personally interviewed with
a message urging its disapproval.
Meanwhile. Capitol corridors
buzzed over reports that Gov.
Stanley had broken another
campaign promise of last year
when he Endorsed proposed
amendments to the so-called
right-to-work law.
Denial Issued.
The reports were becoming so
widespread that the Governors
Office felt compelled to issue a
press release denying a state
ment by Delegate Jack Witten
OF Tazwell that Mr.. Stanley.
while a candidate last year, had
promised not to support new
labor legislation.
The Governors statement
said: With reference to a meet
ing with labor leaders at the
home of Delegate v. C. Smith
OF Buchanan. referred to in the
press today by DR.. j. w. Witten.
made no promise to these
gentlemen, but stated to them
that / would undertake to pro-
tect the rights of both labor and
management ="
Il sincerely regret that anv
one has the erroneous impress
sion the pending bill is in con-
f1lct with any statement during
the campaign and this comment
IS offered simply to present the
facts"
In another development, the
House Education COMMITTEES
amended and reported the Ar
llngton delegation bill to require
the State Board of Education
to approve all sex education
films used in public schools.
AS amended. the bill makes
no reference to sex education"
but adds films" to the language
IN the present law which re-
quires the State board to an.
prove textbooks.
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