Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-24
HOME FOR HOLIDAYS.
ADJOURNMENT OF THE GENERAL AS
sEm5LY FOR CHRISTMAS SEASON.
The Road Law-The Rcspportionment
Bill Signed by the Governor.

Tho General Assembly, after going
through the form OF session yesterday.
adjourned for the Christmas holidays. In
fact, there was not a quorum 10 either
house, most Of the members having de-
parted for home Tuesday night.
In the Senate there was some opposi-
tion. led by Mr.. Echols, to taking so long
q holiday as that provided for in the House
resolution. but the argument was advanced
that this Legislature had done more work
than 1t is usual for General Assembly TO
pet through with before the holidays. see
ing that all the county judges have
been elected and the apportionment Tor
meinbers of the Assembly has been dis
posed of.
AFTER THE HOLIDAYS
Among the important questions and
measures the body will have TO consider
after the holidays are the Railroad Com
mission bill, the report of the Committee
| on Reduction of Criminal Expenses, the
| oyster question. the report of the state
| Debt Commission. the reapportlonment OF
| the State for members OF Congress. and
last but not least, the road law.
| The road law promises to start as ln-
teresting a fight as will the oys-
| ter question, while when the Railroad
| commission OIL COMES up ~ q,
| pro obable that more is going TO be heard
| from the saltwater section about water
| transportation than the members from
| other divisions of the State ever dreamed
| Of. Anent the railroad bill 1t may be men
| toned Just here that new candidates Tor
the position of Commissioner are heard OF
| nearly every dav Among the names more
recently mentioned are Nlr. James +. Nc;
Kinney, Mr.. u. W. Pckrell, MIR. Richard
A. Dunlop. secretary of the Chamber, OF
Commerce, and Colonel e.. L. Barbee, late
treasurer Of the Virginia Farmers ALL
ance,
THE APPoRTIoNMENr BILL SIGNED.
The Governor yesterday morning signed
the apportionment bill. The new law
makes the following changes from the old
apportionment
Sendte. .-Frederck county is placed In
the Tenth district and Page IN the Twelfth.
Dnwiddie is put III the Petersburg DIS
trlct and Prince George and Surry form
district with Sussex and Greenesyille.
Pittsylvania and Danville will elect one
senator. as at present. and that county and
| CITY and the county of Henry will have
hoater. Patrick, Carroll, and Grayson
will comprise one district. and Floyd is
placed with Franklin.
Rouse.--Richmond city and the districts
of Pittsylvania and Danvllle. Roanoke
| Craig and Elizabeth City gam each men,
Der. Bedford loses one. The following
new hoater districts are provided for:
Accomac and Elizabeth City, Gloucester
and Mathews, Essex and Middlesex. Page
aud Rappahannock. GoOchland and Flu
wanna, Appomattox and Campbell, Floyd
and Franklin, King William and Hanover,
New Kent. Charles City, James City, York
and Warwick.
In addition the following counties in the
new floater districts will each be entitled
20 ono delegate: Accomac, Rappahannock,
Campbell Franklin. and Hanover. Acco-
Irac also elects n hoater with Northamp-
ton, US al present.
A feature of the new law is the large
number of foater districts. Several Re
publican counties are placed with counties
Overwhelmingly Democratic III order to H.
crease the Democratic representation.
TIE SENATE.
The Senate was called to order by Sena-
tor Lovenstein, but after Mr.. Bloomberg
had gone through the form of calling for
reports of the standing committees adj
jOurned until Tuesday, January 9Th, at IL
81
THE HOUSE ADJoURSs.
The House was called to order promptly
nj noon yesterday, and held the shortest
session on record. Only fourteen or fif-
teen UtHDtis NtEc pIt0cut'- IHV IchhLuS
oe the Journal was dispensed with and Mr..
Hddein Immediately made u motion to nd-
louTn.
Mr.. Letcher asked that the rules be sus-
pended in order that he might put bill
on it's third reading, but at the suggestion
Of several Of the members he withdrew his
request.
The motion Of Mr.. Hudgln was then put
before the House and carried, and the
august lawmakers Of the Old Dominion
departed for their country homes to enjoy
the delights of Christmas.