The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-14
FIGHTING OVER
SALE HOLT BILL.
Redistricting Measure Discussed
at Length, and Goes Over
Until To-day.
AGAINST THE AMENDMENT
Judge Rhea, Tate Irvine. Senator
Bruce and Hon. M. B. Booker
in Opposition.

The Salc-Iolt congressional reappor-
tionment bill was partially considered
by the House Committee on Privileges and
elections yesterday afternoon, and went
over until $3.50 p. NJ. to-day, when argu
rrent will be concluded and final action
taken. The bill has already passed the
Senate amended so as to take out of the
Ninth District the counties of Bland.
Giles Craig. wythe and Pulaski, and put
them in the sixth
AS originally drawn the bill sought
mainly to readjust population conditions
between the First and Second Districts.
and to separate the cities of Norfolk and
Newport News, both of which are now in
the Second.
1t is the amendment over which the
great fight IL. This was true of the bill
In the Senate. where the amendment car
ried by only one majority, and it is
equally true on the House side.
Senator Saxon w. Holt of Newport
News. the joint patron of the bill. was
the first speaker. He asked that the
measure be reported, and said he cared
nothing as to amendments, except that
he did not desire to see his bill hampered
and its passage put in jeopardy.
Judge William +. Rhea, of Bristol:
Hon. II. Tate Irvine of Wise. and former
Senator r. p. Bruce made speeches
against the amendment. They pointed
out that Its adoption would mean that
the Ninth District would be and remain
Republican forever and Il Day, while, If
left as AT present constituted. tho Demo-
Gratis had strong hopes of redeeming It.
Each one of these gentlemen urged that
the committee reject the amendments,
and declared with one voice that vast
majority of the Democrats in the Ninth
District stood opposed to their adoption
Hon. Marshall B. Booker the junior
member of the House from Halifax. was
The only speaker on behalf of the Sixth
District, and his speech while brief. was
strong and pointed. Mr. Booker sub
United figures to show that there was
no reason, from population standpoint.
why the proposed change should be made
and declared that he was in a position to
say that the people of Halifax and the
SIKH We're earnestly opposed to 1t.
Resorts to Figures.
He cited that the population of the
State is 1,sOo, 000 that the present Sixth
District has 1886, and the Ninth
22l,3u; that the proposed new lines
would give the Sixth 2S7,176 and the
Ninth only 1T1.751. thus making the dis
crepancy much more glaring than at pres
ent.
you are proposing he said holding
in his hand map with the new lines
drawn, TO make out OF the Sixth Dis
trict u great, long meal-bag, with a string
tied in the middle
He contended that the Sixth District
is now larger than the First. Fourth.
Fifth or Eighth Districts, and that it Is
but little larger than the Third. which
has within it the city of Richmond.
The speeches expected in favor of the
amendments this afternoon will be by
Hon. A. a. Campbell, of Wythe and Sen
ator p. F. st. Clair, of Giles, the latter
being its author in the Senate. Hon. w.
L. Barrett. of Newport News. will speak
for the bill in its original form. and 1t is
said that Congressman Carter Glass, of
iIynchburg, will probably be here and
state his position on the subject. The
opponents of the amendment seem conf
dent that II Will be defeated in the
House, even though it shall be reported
1avorably from tho committed
a bill offered in the House by Speaker
Cardwell of sweeping interest is that
which has for its object the changing of
the method of constituting the State
Board of Fisheries, and the increasing of
The salaries OF the paid officers thereof
The bill provides for the appointment
by the Govc&nor ot.a fish commissioner.
at a salary OF S2,10 per year and four
members of a board of fisheries without
salary. The commissioner shall nominate
10 the board a secretary. whose salary
shall be $1,000 per year The appo->t-
lnents of the Governor shall be made on
February 18th of each fourth year
AT present the Governor appoints five
members of the State Board of Fisheries
one of these shall be = chairman at
Sl.2oo per year. and another n secretary
at Sl,o0, the other three receiving only
their actual expenses while engaged on
the business of the State.
The bill was referred 10 the Committee
on the Chesapeake and its Tributaries
The House Committee on General Laws
last night considered modified substj-
tute for the Gaines bill requiring that
the formula be placed on the bottles of all
patent medicines sold in the State and It
WAS passed by indefinitely because il
was determined that Is notifications
rendered it useless. Another bill. sup-
gested by the State Board Of Health.
1orbiddins the sale Of poisonous drugs
except on prescription, tool; the game
course the committee holding that the
situation is met by tho present law.
An anticipating bill, applying to rail-
way cars, steamboats, and public halls
was favorably reported The committee
passed by indefinitely Mr.. Barret,s biz
TO restore The jail punishment FOR viola
lions OF the liquor laws, and reported a,
substitute for his bill. regulating the
closing of bars, which leaves the matter
to the boards of supervisors in counties
and the councils in cities.
In the proceedings of the House the day
after on passage Of the bin authorizing
The appointment of commissioners OF
the revenue by the courts, the name OF
MIR, Booker. Of Halifax. was not recorded
as having voted in the newspaper reports
Mr. Booker stated upon the floor that
he Was paired with the gentleman FROM
Cumberland, Mr.. McRae: II he had beer
present ne would have voted AYE ant
Mr., Booker would have voted mo-
The subcommittee from the Commit.