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There has been more than a little evidence in recent days that the role of the state Senate in setting the financial policy of the commonwealth, which is to say to role of Sen. Edward E. Willey of Richmond, is continuing to grow.
Whether by design or coincidence, Willey has ventured forth in the couple of we«iks,,$it¥;e the elec- . tioft with several ideasfand proposals wju^i h^ve some of his fellow legis- - latOTS shaking their Heads as well as mopping their brows.
Let us be certain that Willey’s role is clearly understood. He is the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, perhaps the most powerful single committee in the General Assembly. Unlike the House of Delegates, the Senate has one committee which is charged with the oversight of both taxing and spending legislation. In the House, the Finance Committee, chaired by Del. Theodore V. Morrison (D-Newport News) writes the tax bills while the Appropriations Committee, headed by Retiring Del. Richard M. Bagley (D-Hampton) is in charge of all spending measures.
In addition Willey, who has served in the Senate since 1952, is president pro tempore of the upper house.
During the last several years, the senator has been in the vanguard of efforts to increase the clout of the
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