Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-10
Lawmakers Map
Delaying Tactics
On Gray Measure

move was reported under way to-
day to have the Legislature adopt
a resolution expressing a State
policy for continuing segregated
schools in the 1867 school year.
At the same time some law
makers were leaning toward the
view the Gray Commissions
program to minimize integra-
ton should be held up for legis-
lative action until at least Sep
tember-after a new school term
has begun.
These feelings on segregation
came to light after II legislative
leaders met secretly at the Capt.
tol yesterday to discuss a time
table for the Gray program.
Gov. Stanley has indicated he
is leaning toward a special ses-
sion rather than have the regu-
lar session, which adjourns
March 10, take up the Gray pro-
gram.
A convention will be held in
Richmond March S to amend the
State Constitution to permit TUT
ton grants to be issued for chill
dren to attend private schools in
cases where parents wish to
avoid compulsory indignation.
Major Bills Advanced
The Legislature rounded the
halfway bend today with four
major pieces of legislation out
of the way.
Approval has been given to
bills on interposition. the adj
ministratlon's tax speedup plan,
bills creating six new judgeshipS
and a resolution setting up a
study of the State Milk Com
mission.
/ Yet to be acted on by both
Houses are bills to enact a sales
tax or its alternative, a sales
levy study; to require the ABC
Board to sell liquor in half-pine
bottles; to levy a scent tax on
liquor; to increase jobless COM
pensation benefits and tighten
certain phases of the law; to set
up a State council of higher
education; to raise small loan
maximums to 5000, and to outlaw
horror comics.
! There's also the Moncure bill
to outlaw Arlington's elected
school board, which may stir the
biggest fight of the session.
Also pending is the 1868
budget.
/ S62 Million Construction
I The budget contains a S62.
million item for State construc-
ton projects and the assembly
yesterday completed action on
the tax speedup plan that will
provide s48.5 millions of the
sum. The money will be provided
by two years of tax payments in
one fiscal year-1957. The levies
whose payment dates will be ad-
vanced from the fall to the
spring are individual State in
come and public service firm
taxes.
! The plan won Senate approval
38-l. In addition to the speedup,
a provision is included repeal
ing the Byrd Automatic Tax Re-
/ duction Act whereby some $40
million surplus funds have been
earmarked for tax cuts since
the acts passage in 1850.
The Senate Roads Committee
gave unanimous Endorsement to
projected bridge tunnel across
Chesapeake Bay that would be
financed by revenue bonds to be
paid off from tolls. The Chesa-
peake Bay Ferry Commission
would undertake the project.
The House received a bill by
Delegate w. T. Leary of Norfolk
County that would give the
State a withholding system for
State income taxes similar to
the Federal system.
New Bills Introduced
When the Legislature con-
Ivened yesterday after the Mon
cure bill hearing, it received a
batch of new bills. Among them
were these;
Two pills by Delegate Harri-
son Mann of Arlington to amend
the civil defense laws. They
would bring civil defense work
ers who are killed or injured
while on duty under the work
mems compensation laws. They
also would allow certain travel
expenses to civil defense workers
while performing their duties.
Fairfax Senator John A. K.
Donovan introduced legislation
to strengthen the motion picture
censorship laws. His bill places
a more clear definition on OBJ
scene and immoral pictures and
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