The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-04
CUMMING
Bill, !. MAY DIE.
Legislature MAJ Not Tot; r ',l1I. !:
triCt State.
VERY STRONG OPPOSITION
VERY STRONG OPPOSITION.
Motonto Get the Measure as Special
Order Was RidicuIed Mr.. Pow
ers Offers Interesting Bill.
Legislative Gossip. js9
IN

IT beg ms to look as II the House 10
not going TO pass any bill to reapporton
the State with reference to8congressional
districts at the present session. II Is per
fectly fair to all parties to- say tina sen
timent has radically changed on this SUBJ
tjeot since the recess. and although the
Z bill of Senator Barksdale. which Was YES
toed by Governor Montague, went
through both houses with great ease, It
would be hard to get q much less radica
measure through either now.
Senator Barksdale himself, who led the
former fight so successfully. has no In
a erest In the pending bills. and VIII tight
any attempt to disturb the present lines
or the sixth District. II h 81
More than this, the First and Eighth
Districts, which seem TO be largely aimed
attn the Cumming bill. are lined up IN.
opposition, and are drawing strength
from many Of the other districts.
The other day when an attempt was
made to act the bill for q speca order
the motion was ridicnlcd, and there WAS
much quiet talk along the Inc OF WORK. WORK
Ing to dismiss or rfconlnit N 4 asia 5s
q Thcre are four bills pending but only
one that OF Mr.. Cumming. has been
favora bly, reported, 1t Is not unllkelyB
Sthatslf amy action Is aiken It viii pe slc
pass the bill offered by Cole''eii y. =
Lee, IJr., of Fairfax, TO re-en'ic me pF -
ent law. fgk IN ff55$
IA Hon David B. Powers. Jr., Of Caroline,
offered In tho IIpuse YESTERDAY q plii i q
more than usual interest TO those y ter.s
ested in tho great supJect @. ~,
delivery. IN his bill It is provided tnat
the special delivery mail boX,I 50 lsein,
ana convenient In the rural dis riots, q ~
vet hitherto so unsafe sfnli Do 70 sats 2
AZ SIT Is convenient. he nl,ll prsse Y, 10
heavy penalty for my y.
provisions and tits felt that IN a mater LET
- - smc,;l 7 mportance to the people Of the
state herea fter infractions Of the laW
,,Ii 10 mat as they SO justly deserve,
We We, can We'll imagine the torments and
1yeSations, to say nothing O, tile serious
consequences growing out g .ns ,, noss - !.
NAL. which has too Z: often resulted q
.I,ns.S Who have availed themselves Of the
onnveniences OF, the system. Since It -
oniv through the punishment OF those
caught taipperng With Or otherwise dam
aging this species Of property that these
more serious consequences can be .avp.t-4
cd. It is anticipated that the very ole- +
some provisions Of Mr., Powers bill as
4 la Nj will be generally felt and acknoWl-
edged all over the State. The bill hxes
the punishment on any one who shall
OPEN destroy damage, or remove = any
such mail boxes at not less than $40 nor
not more than 800 and confinement ~
jail not exceeding six months i,
4 THE opponents Of the Wallace 5f blll,
creating n board Of telegrnphy examiners,
twillS be heard before the Committee on
General Laws to-day at o'clock !. M.
The session OF the committee has been
postponed BY series Of accidents
MessrsS4W. A. Glasgow and A, p. Thorn
will represent those railroads who arc
opposing the bill. Bin,
The Stearnes bill, which makes the
keeping or exhibiting Of g slot machine
a criminal oftense. Is still hanging flre ~
the committee. The COMMITTEES on Gen.
eral Laws, to whom the bill WAS flrst
referred has turned 1t over to the Com
mittee on Courts Of Justice. Mr.. stearneh.
however, has an eye on the bill and mas
no doubt Of Its ultimate passage,