The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-01-28
HEAVY WORK
IS NOW AHEAD
RedistriCting Bills to Be Con-
sldered Thursday.
BILL AS TO EXEMPTIONS
Mcssrs. stcarncs and Stafford TO Offer
Important Measure To-Day--Pure
Elections Bill Comes Up This
Morning Live Gossip.
BILL AS TO EXEMPTIONS

Elections has liked t0-morrow morning
at W o. clock as The time for the consid-
Grafton or tho four bills having for their
purpose the apporuonin,; of tho State into
congressional districts
The measures pending on the subject
were introduced, respectively, by Mes5rs.
Cumming. OF lfampton; Baker, Of West
merchant; Lee, Of Fairfax, and Herr
mans. OF Montgomery.
'rheb offered by Mr.. Cumming makes
sweeping changes In tho First, Second,
Third Fourth and Eighth Districts, but
does not disturb tho others. The ono of
which Mr.. Baker Is the patron makes
changes only in the First. Second and
Third while that offered by Mr.. Lee
makes no change anywhere. but simply
re-enacts the present law on the subject.
Mr.. Heermans' bill proposes to redis-
trict the whole State, MS he claims, or
constitutional lines. 1t nearly equalizes
population and the districts are com
pact and contiguous" Tho nvetage pop-
ulaton should be 1SG4lS This present
Ninth has 227O00. the present Second has
$4,000, while the First has but 100000. the
Fourth 10000 and the Eighth $4,000, the
Seventh 10000. He says this inequality
cannot be remedIed without general
shake UP, ana that the best interests OF
the State demand It. He claims that the
political question does not enter into his
bill, and while politically the new Sixth
and Tenth are nearer equal. he considers
the Ninth the only safe Republican dis
trlct under MS bill.
Tho fight over these bills Ia going to be
spirited and long drawn out. Each of
the patrons arc good lighters, and Will
work earnestly for their respective mea-
surcs No report IS anticipated for sew
eral days, as there are many prominent
Democrats and Republicans who desire
to he heard on the subject. There Is con-
siderable talk in favor Of no change, in
which event Mr. Lees bill may pass.
Messrs. stearnes, Of Newport News,
and Stafford, of Giles. will to-day offer
Jointly the following interesting bill on
the subject Of garnishment:
TO amend and re-enact section S652 OF
the Code of Virginia in relation to the
exemption of laboring men who are
house holders.
/. Be 1t enacted by the General Assem-
bly, of Virginia that section three thou-
sand, six hundred and nifty two OF the
Code OF Virginia Of 1857 In relation to the
exemption OF a laboring man who is q
householder be amended and re-enacted
so as to read as follows.
Section 1862. Wages owing to labor
nang being athouse holder, not exceeding
fifty dollars per month, shall also be ex-
empt from distress. levy or garnishnent.
provided. however, such laborng man
may waive such exemptions, In order to
obtain food and raiment foc himself and
family by signing written instrument
and having the same witnessed, which
instrument shall be In the following form
to wit:
In consideration of--furnlehing
Urom this day FORTH to me and my fam
NY, to be used by me and my family.
food and ralment ! hereby waive my
exemption under section 1859 of the Code
of Virgin.a--------------------- -----------
Such writing when drawn and signed
MS above shall operate to waive such ex-
ernptlon during the time such necessaries
are being furnished, and for sixty days,
only. after the last article Is 80 furnish
ed.
The House Committee on Chesapeake
and it's tributaries held prolonged SEES
son yesterday, and heard argumen. upon
the bill offered by Mr.. Jordan, of Fred
erlck to stop the taking of seed oysters
from James River above Days Point,
on October LIST OF ench year. and to- Inn
pose n special license tax OF 81 per year
upon the tongmen In that territory The
bill was passed by and set for another
hearing on "Wednesday next, when the
bill Of Mr.. Jordan to break the Baylor
survey and that OF Mr.. Edwards to
shorten the season all over the State Will
come up for consideration.
All these bills are of the utmost
interest to the people OF Tdewater, and
big fights will take place before they
are finally disposed OF.
The Barksdale pure elections bill will
be considered by the House Committee
on Privileges and Elections at 10 o'clock
this morning, and a big fight IS expected,
Tho bill has passed tho Senate and beon
reported favorably from tho House. but
was recommitted at the request OF tho
committee. Am effort will he made -
insert the word .corruptly'' In the bill.
and this Will DO bitterly opposed by Mr.
Barksdale, and those who are training
with him.
The general revenue bill will be up In
tho House for consideration to-day, 1t
having been received from the hands OF
tho printer The bill Is n Uoluminous
document, and It's consideration wilk re,
Quire a great deal of time The bill will
Inc In charge OF Chairman Boaz. and he
hopes to get 1t passed by February LIST,
II possible.
The bill offered by Mr. Lewis, OF Eau
quier, to permit the tagging OF through
passenger trains at way stations will be
considered by the House Committee on
Roads on February 10th. IT came up
yesterday and was passed at the re-
quest of the railroad people. Mr.. w, A.
Glasgow general counsel for the Norfolk
and Western Railroad, was present to or
pose the bill.
SCHOOLHOUSE BURNED