Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-11
Right-to-Work
Bill Heads Into
House Test
Milk Bill Killed;
D. c. Area Transit
Resolution Approved
By Alex R. Preston
Star SSuff CORRESPONDENT


the Stanley administrators
right-to-work proposal today, as
the House prepared to take up
the Senate-approved bill.
Alexandria Delegate Armistead
Boothe was In the forefront of
q move to tone down the bill
without. however, removing the
new teeth that would be added
to the present law.
In other developments:
The House Appropriations
Committee killed. 5 to 10. an
Arlington delegation proposal
calling for an overall study Of
the Virginia Milk Commission.
The Senate gave final approval
of the Magruder resolution Great
ing a commission to work with
Maryland and the District Of
Columbia on Washington Met
ropolitan Area transit survey.
Longer Terms Asked.
New legislation was offered to
amend the State constitution so
members of the House Of Dele
gates would serve four-year
terms. instead Of two-year. This
bore the backing of House
Speaker e. Blackburn Moore and
10 other organization leaders.
House action on the right-to-
work bill remains one of the two
major stumbling blocks in the
way Of an orderly adjournment |
Of the 60-day session on Satur- |
day. The other obstacle is the
budget bill. reported out of the |
Finance Committee last night,
and its involvement with the |
question of Suspending or reyis- |
ing the Byrd automatic tax re-
duction law.
A block Of delegates led by |
Mr.. Boothe planned to offer |
amendments to the labor bill |
this afternoon, which might |
serve as a compromise between |
opponents and those who favor
the tightening-up language in
dorsed by Gov. Stanley.
Left in the bill would be high
er penalties. which the admin |
istration says it needs to en-
force the law. Violations would |
be Glassed as misdemeanors. |
subject to fines Of up to $500 a
day.
Amendment Asks Report.
Removed, however, would be a |
prohibition against contractors |
and subcontractors from enter |
ing into agreements on the hir- |
ing Of all union or non-union
labor.
In addition. the amendments |
propose that the Virginia ADJ |
visory Legislative Council go
over the entire subject Of labor
management relations for re-
port to the 1856 General AS
sembly.
Committee action on the milk
commission study proposal came
after M. A. Hubbard, executive
secretary Of the Farm Bureau
Federation, who, also represented |
the State Dairymen's Association
and the Grange, spoke against 1t.
Delegates j. Maynard Ma
gruder and Harrison Mann OF
Arlington, two of the sponsors
Of the plan, had presented argu-
mentS earlier and made only
brief statements on their second
appearance.
Mr.. Magruder again criticized
the lack Of a consumer repre- |
sentative on the agency, which |
fixes the retail prices of milk.
Cites Lower Quotation.
He recalled that q record Of |
q recent hearing in Alexandria |
showed that the Safeway Stores |
Co. said it could prof1tably sell |
milk half a cent cheaper per |
quart than the commission |
forced the company to charge. |
Mr.. Mann estimated there are |
million consumers In urban |
areas of the State "who feel bad |
~ put on" by the commissions
actions.
Mr.. Hubbard suggested that |
the $500 cost of the study be |
spent. instead, for research in
the milk industry. He denied
arguments that milk prices were
too high.
In 1899. the average weekly
labor wage was 1884. or the
equivalent of 100 quarts Of milk,
he said. In 1853. the average
wage was $71.54. which could
purchase 292 quarts in the Ar
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS market.
The House deferred for action
on the Magruder resolution call
ing on Congress to repeal Sec
tons Of the Hatch Act that
prevent partisan participation in |
politics at a local level.
The Senate completed action
on resolution to end the tame
duck" term Of the Governor so
that every four years he would
take Office the day after the
Legislature meets, instead Of q |
week or more later.
The Senate passed and sent to
the House q Fenwick resolution
directing a commission study
Of the ACCESSIBILITY of creating |
q division Of industrial develop |
ment.
Sent to Governor.
Passed and sent to the Gov |
ernor were the following:
Donovan bill to permit Fairfax |
supervisors to appoint a welfare
director.
Donovan bill to permit those |
accused Of drunken driving to
request chemical analysis to |
prove their innocence.
Donovan bill to authorize |
transfer Of property to Gunston |
Hall.
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