Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-22
Virginia Session
Asked 10 SET Up
Transit Study
Area Delegations
Propose Agency;
Milk Bill Offered
By Alex R. Preston
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operation with officials of the
District and Maryland, was pro-
posed to the General Assembly
today.
The Arlington and Fairfax
delegations in the House offered
a resolution on today's deadline
for the introduction Of new
legislation.
The commission would con-
sist of one member of the House
of Delegates, one from the Sem
ate and one from the State Cor
poration Commission. In call
ing for the study for report to
the 1856 legislature. the pro-
posal avoids any commitment to
a Metropolitan Area Transpor-
tation Authority with power to
regulate throughout the area.
Milk Agency Study.
Another bill by delegates from
Arlington would create COM
mission to study the Virginia
Milk Commission.
The inquiry would be directed
at determining whether the
agency's price-flx powers
should be restricted or eliminated
in some areas, whether consum-
ers are adequately represented or
whether the commissions juris-
diction should be expanded in
certain fields.
Delegate John Webb of Fairfax
introduced measure that would
give faSt-growing counties the
benefit of rapid increases in
school enrolment.
At present. State aid to the
countries is based on average
daily attendance in the preced-
ing year which means that such
communities as Fairfax do not
receive State funds for as many
as 1000 students who come into
the schools for the first time.
The proposal would not be-
come effective for two years in
order to avoid upsetting the
local economy in rural areas
which might lose funds under
the new formula. Mr.. Webb has
attempted to accomplish the
same thing by amending the
budget bill now before the
House Appropriations Commit
tee. -.
He said the measure offered
today would be pushed if the
budget amendment is rejected.
Arlington Bond Issues.
Senator Charles r. Fenwick of
Arlington dropped in a bill to
validate all bond issues sold in
his county. The measure is Spe-
officially directed to establishing
unquestioned legal clearance to
the purchase of $2.3 million Of
school construction bonds by the
State Retirement Board.
Senator John A. D. Donovan of
Fairfax offered a measure to per-
NIT counties to impose a local tax
on deeds that are recorded in
courthouSeS. The measure, which
allows a levy of up to IS cents
per 500 valuation, could mean
as much as 1925 900 for each year
for his county, he said.
Today was the last day that
new bills could be introduced
into the Legislature without a
specific request from the Gov
ernor or unanimous consent of
both houses.
A deluge was expected in both
the House and the Senate, as if
the General Assembly did not
already have its work cut out.
Three weeks remain Of the 1864
session, and much of the contro-
verSial work still lies ahead.
Gas Tax Measure.
The "gas tax bill" was high on
the agenda Of the Senate as 1t
got down to work. It was up for
debate but If the administration
forces still lacked the votes for
its passage, a move to pass it by
again or send it back to COM
mittee was expected.
Another controversial measure
on the Senate calendar was the
Fenwick resolution to change the
constitution so that the Assembly
would meet annually instead OF
biennially. The present 60-day
sessions would be supplemented
by 30-day off-year sessions de-
voted to tax and appropriation
matters and emergency legisla-
ton.
While not on its calendar, the
House was in receipt of two new
bills to change the Byrd tax re-
duction law. The Carter bill to
suspend the Byrd law was killed
in a Senate committee Friday,
but Saturday Delegates Armi-
stead Boothe of Alexandria and
George Cochran of Staunton
each put in new bills to COM
promise the tax credit law.
AS the legislators came back
from their week end at home
a one-day week end for the
House which was in session Sat-
urday-they could contemplate
some Of the action of last week
and what it portends.
No Tax Cut Tampering.
The Senate Finance Commit
tee showed, for instance, by q
decisive Is to S kill Of the Car
ter bill, that it wants no tam
pering with the tax credit law.
BY an equally decisive vote this
same committee approved the
administrations gas tax in
crease. but when the bin reached
the floor Of the Senate it ran
into q stone wall of trouble. II
came up for debate on the Sen
ate calendar Friday, but pro-
ponentS could not muster a sure
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