The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-25
|BARKSDALE BILL
STIRS THEM UP
Will Be Fought by congessmen's
Friends.
HEAVY LEGISLATIVE WORK
.ommittee Meetings Galore Yesterday, and
Muny Billed for To-Day-cot,ou Bill
Seems Doomed-G Gathered From
the Lawgiysrs,
HEAVY LEGISLATIVE WORK
committee Meeting. Galore Yesterday. and

Senator w. r. barkSdate mas CoihPiSlSo
his bill reapportioning the State into new
congressional districts and will present
it in, the Senate to-day. The scheme
changes the entire State and might be
properly called a general shaking UP.
No Congressman, is legislated out except
Mr.. Flood his county being placed IN
| the Sixth District with Major Otey. Inc
Eastern Shore is taken from the First
| District and given to the Second, and
| there are great many other sweeping
| charges. Halifax the home of Mr..
Rarksdale. who is said to have Congress
sionaI aspirations. is placed in the Fifth
| with Mr.. Swanson. The bill will cause
| a big fight in both branches and many
| amendments will be offered Mr. Barks-
dale's plan Of reapportionment is as fol-
lows:
| First District-NeWport News, War
| Wick, York. Elizabeth City, James City,
| Gloucester, Mathews, Middlesex, Essex,
Kin., and Queen, King William, Rich
mond, Lancaster, Northumberland. west
| moreland and King GeoFge-total popu-
| lation, 1854.
| Second Distrfct-Nansemond NorfSel
county, Norfolk city, Princess Anne,
| Portsmouth, Accomac and Northampton
total population, l95,4B.
| Third Observation-Disclosures city, Man
| chester. Henrico, Chesterfield, Goochland,
| Pcwhatan, New Kent and Charles City
| total population, 16o,SI9.
Fourth District-Petersburg Charlotte.
Mecklenburg, Lunenburs, Nottoway, Arne-
! liza, Dinwiddie, Brunswick, Greenesville,
| PRINCE George, Surry, Sussex, Isle OF
Wight and Southampton-total popula-
ton, 204 ,343.
Fifth District-Danvile, Patrick, Henri,
Franklin, Bedford, Pittsylvania and
Halifax-total population, 19l,5sS.
Sixth Distrct-Lyrchburg, Staunton,
| mi Nelson.
buckingham, Cumberland, Fluvanna,
| Prince Edward and AuSusta-total popu-
lation, 1854
Seventh Observation-Disclosures Win
chester, Frederick, Clarke, Warren, Shen-
andoah, Page, Madison, Greene, Rock
ingham, Albemarle, Orange and Kappa
hannock-total population, 115,5H
Eighth Observation-Disclosures Alex
andria city, Alexandria county. Stafford
Fauquier. Prince William, Loudoun, Fair
TAX, Culpeper, Louisa, Caroline, Hanover
and Spotsylvana-total population, 1885.
Ninth District-Bristol, Giles, Grayson,
Smyth Bland, Lee, Scott, Wise, Dicken-
son, Russell, Buchanan and Washington
total population, 1S4,2T.
Tenth District-Roanoke. Wythe, Bath,
Carroll, Floyd, Pulaski, Highland, Mont
gomery, Craig, Roanoke. Aleghany and
Rockbridge-total population, 1886.
Inc IrieltiS OF congressman otey anu
Flood are up in arms over the bill which
has been prepared by Mr.. BarksdaIe.
which throws the latter into the Sixth
| District, with the former These two
representatives are among the most as
tute politicians in the State, and their
friends here declare that there is not
the slightest prospect OF that feature of
the bill remaining in it. The bill, as pre-
pared by Mr.. Barksdale, will, of course.
-
haps anticipated that it would be amend
ed, and only presented it in order to have
something as q basis % work on; but
the Sixth District as he lays it out is
very unpopular, and will be amended in
committee in short order, according to
the friends of Messrs. Otey and Flood.
The county of Halifax goes with the
Sixth District, and should the blu pass
as il is proposed and should Mr.. Banks
dale stand by his declaration to run
wherever he falls he will be up
against" the ddshng young Congressman
Mr.. Swanson, who. up to this time. has
been invncible before his people. The bill
is causing a great deal of talk III the
Hobbies.
The matter of reapportionins the leg
one of great interest 10 the politicians.
!
ley is now pending, which enbodies the
only proposed as a basis on wni,a to
work Nc.foll. city will probably get an
additional member OF the lower house,
Newport News will be given ono 10 her
SELF. stn: Roanoke city will prooi.y oe
i
and Franklin will each get a separate
member and many readjustments will be
made in other counties and cities. There
is said to be much politics mixed up IN
both the questions of reapportionmenr,
and the ambitions of future statesmen
I.M... p. ..i ey gno e.
| Mr.. X. 3. Fulton, conteStee IL the case
OF Fulton I,emoc1aD VS.. tlibbetts (Re-
publican .or seat in the House for the
District. If Buchanan, Dickinson ana
Wise, is n the city to look after his inter-
ests before tbs Elections Committee.
ChairrI.aIi Kelley mas issued call Tor a
meeting of the committee at IL o'clock to-
day. when dates Will be set for taking up
both OF the contested election cases Rorh
sides; appea red to be ready In the Norfolk
case, and they viii likely be considered
snortiy A,eanwhi!e thc Southwest case
may be disposed Of as the record In II is
very short The Norfolk record covers $50
nripteI pages The committee wiz
also today fix a time for taking up the
reapport onlGent oils,
, There will be L. letting OF those in
: terested III Virgirias proposed exhibit al
the ST. Louis Exposition to be held IN
1907. at Murphy's tomorrow night Dele
cations are expected from Lynchburs
Roanoke and other cities OF the state
and REPRESENTATIVE of the Riohmonq
Chamber OF Commerce will also be pres
emf. 1t is expected that d delegation from
st. Louis. headed BY ex-Consressnlan
Seth W. Cobb, will reach here to-morro"
ana appear before the meeting and u 60
the massage of an adequate approprld-
ton on the part of the State me RI
nance Committee of tho House VIII IKE
" have a sitting at the same time ana
Io,r tho anneaIs in favor of an appro-
nriation from the Virginia and ST LOUIS
coro rittees. Governor Montague has
requested TIE committee to hear the ..
louis people. and the committee cheer
fully assented.
Msssrs. John Stewart aWlker. j. &
Williams and Il. L. Winfree are some
& frr,