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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-07
SEN4 TIE

The Seaa.: yc-i"sal! m,in'ng ?.i.s
ed the ten hour labor bill with the COM
mittce amendments excluding from its
operation laundries and Mercantile es-
Establishments OH Saturday nights. The
bill was taken UP out OF Its order up
on motion of Senator Folkes. y num-
Der OF local bills were taken up out OF
their regular order upon the calendar
and passed without debate, and moro
than an hour was consumed in tbs dis
cussion of the limestone grinding bill
When the chair was vacated at ,
o'clock senator Tavcnnrr was IN tho
midst of his argument asains; the
passage 81 tho BILL.
Lieutepant- Govern9r !, Taylor ELY
son convened the upper houso at II
o'clock. and Rev. j. J. Scherer offered
prayer. A number OF House amend
ments to Senate bills wSre upon mo-
ton adonted. Nrhc House joint rGsoln-
ton reported the day before directing
that beginning this mocninG the Sen
ate shall consider only House bills or
House amendments to senate bills, ana
the House, only Senate bills and senate
amendments to Rouse Bills. was taken
from the table and discussed.
Senator Hart pointed cut That IL the
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Dyspepsia, Constip a.
ton, indigestion No
Longer a Terror

Did you ever stop to consider that
there Is absolutely no reason why you
should suffer from stomach troubles?
The cause has been found to be poi
sonous gases in the stomach, produced
by fermented food. which failed to
digest. When these gases are re-
moved and the gastric juice begins
TO perform its proper function. the
food is readily digcsted and you feel
we'll and strong again. Physicians
fnd a drug that would cure these
ttomach troubles, without doing harm
to tho other organs of the body. To-
day the Leftwich Chemical Company.
OF Lynchburg, Va. have on the mar
ket purely vegetable compound call
ed CONQUERINE. This is harm
less remedy and conforms In every
way to the National Pure Food and
Drug Laws. This Is sold by all Of
the leading drug stores everywhere
In 35c. soc and $500 bottles. Miss
Mamie Haywood. Bena. Va, writes
that Conquerine did her so much
good she can highly recommend Il to
all sufferers from stomach troubles
and enclosed S1.00 for another bot
tle." Cali on your druggist and pur-
chase q csc bottle. Take II with tho
understanding that 1t Is guaranteed
to cure you OF all stomach troubles.
You will then he clad to tell yonr
friends about This wonderful remedy
and how much II helped you But
don't put this OF. Delays are dan
gerous. Do 1t. right now while you
think of 1t.
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AFTERNOON SESSION

When the House reassembled at $3.50
the redistricting bill was postponed
to O'clock
The House passed the Senate bill
recurring cities. towns and public in
sttutions to deposit two copies of
each OF their publications IN the state
Library.
The Senate bill authorizing guar
dams to pay over amounts less than
$500 to infants or parents without re-
porting to courts was briefly opposed
by Hugh A White, who thought IL a
dan gerous proceeding. II was defeat
ed. % to 40.
Fight for FeebIe-Minded.
DR.. H. U. Stephenson made an ef-
fort to secure the passage OF the bill
TO establish home for the feeble
minded on the grounds of the State
Epilepto Colony. He told OF the i'm
sportance of this move to the State.
Aubrey G. Weaver objected to the es.
Enlistment of nav institution. The
bill was favored by Chairman Bow
man. OF the Finance Committee, who
said that In the long run II would
save tho State much money by taking
care of feeble minded women and
preventing the propagation OF their
kind
BY e vote OF IS to IS. the House
took the bill up out of its order The
committee amendment. limiting the
appropriation to $1,000 for the first
Year and $4,000 for the second, were
adopted
Then Mt spessard opposed tho bill
itself. He protested against going
into new institution. which would
require appropriations in the future.
The bill seemed likely to pass, when
Mr.. Weaver made the point OF order
that the hour OF o'clock had arrived,
and that the redistrictlng bill must
be taken up.
Bills Arc Advanced.
During tho consideration of this
bill the rules were suspended for a
Few minutes, and the following Senate
bills were read the second time and
advanced TO their third reading:
Amending the act regarding the
listing and posting of poll tax pay
ments.
Requiring the Secretary of the Com
monwealth to place two additional
sets of Virginia reports in the State
Library.
Amending the license tax law as 10
public exhibitions
Continuing the approprla ton for the
Gettysburg monument.
Amending the charter of the town
OF Bedford City. and changing its
name to Bedford
Permitting clerks of courts to close
their Offices on Christmas Day and
Thanksgiving Day
Amending the charter of the town
of Bowling Green. Caroline county.
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err. he said, he thought tine district
was to be arranged according TO popu-
lation. but now saw that such a mo-
tive was to be Ignored.
Mr.. Oliver pointed out that Spotsyl-
vania and King George are not con
tiguous. and the Wise motion was
lost
Mr.. Watts then proposed to cut out
the noater between Bedford county
and Roanoke city. and give these sub
divisione two members each. He pro-
posed to take the extra man from
Richmond. This brought Edwin P.
Cox scurry!nE TO his seat. The amend
ment was lost. 27 to IS.
Wiiieroy Fights Time.
Thon w. A. wi!leroy began his ar
gument on his substitute for the com
mittee bill. Ills measure makes prac-
tically no changes in existing lines.
1t was speedily evident that no pro-
posed to fllihuster against tho bill. for
he did not discuss it's merits to any
extent. He devoted himself to ar,!-
OF the day before, In which ne was
pictured as consulting with the sac
rotary of the Anti-Saloon League,
which statement he denounced as "a
positive. absolute and unqualified
fsisehood"
AS to the statements by an after
noon paper regarding the work OF
prohibltionlsts, he said he did not be-
lieve there was single prohibitionist
on the floor.
Befors he had proceeded vary Far
Mr.. Willeroy announced that the House
would probably DO in session until this
morning. The members wanted TO
leave. having accepted the invitation
to dine at the Business Mems Club.
Trying to Adjourn.
Al last Mr.. Willeroy yielded 10
motion to adjourn. 1t was lost. Ac-
cordlng to Judge Williams. in tho
chair, this cost him his right to the
foor, and Mr.. Peek was recognized 10
move the pending question The pend
Ing question was declared carried OH
show OF hands by a vote of - to
80, but on roll call 1t WINS defeated by
81 10 so
AR. wllieroy again got the floor and
continued. Hugh p. White carried
him copies of morning newspapers to
use when he was through with those
printed In the afternoon. The House
sat. intensely amr>ad. and figured OIL
some way to cure the situation. Judse
Williams said that IL the speaker
Yielded for a motion to adjourn, and
II were carried. he would be entitled
to the floor when the special order
comes up again. But If the motion
were defeated. he would lose the floor.
Thereupon, Mr., Willeroy said he would
speak on.
a, last he appealed to the honesty
and .fairnsss OF the House to adjourn.
and yielded tor such motion. which
was carried AT GEO o'clock
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REDISTRICTING

For tho next two days at least tho
House and the Senate will be In TN.
throes of recasting the districts Of
Delegates and Senators Nothing SO
disturbs the peace of member oil
either branch of thu Legislature as to
propose to dismember his district
Never was any legislative body called
upon 10 make substantial changes in
the political districts of the State with
out creating a certain number of heart
burnings and hard feelings. IN some
cases a member must sit and see him
self legislated out OF his seat. In
those cases grief may bs Ill concealed
and lamentations loud.
The saving grace OF redistricting bills
is that thay are nsver passed in such
q thoroughgoing form as that In which
they are proposed By a series OF COM
promises and adjustments. the most
acute causes Of Enlargement are re-
moved. and only the most unfortunate
really sunsr.
The House committee has endeavored
TO effect such B. pacific result and has
almost succeeded. Strange TO say. the
proposed reshapinS OF the senatorial
districts occasioned nearly as great
disqualification In the House as that OF
it's own districts. This hone of conten-
ton has boen removed BY cutting out
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resolution We're adopted it might re-
suit In killing the reiistricting bill,
since II the House should not complete
II by the time OF adjournment yester-
Gay. II would be unable TO take up it's
further consideration under the resolu-
ton, and the bill could never reach tho
Senate. He suggested that an amend
ment be added excluding from the rule
all special orders In either House.
Another amendment to exempt bills
OF purely local nature, was offered
by Senator RIson. Upon motion Qr
Senator Walker action upon the res6-
tuition was deferred until t.as morning.
Conference on primnry Bill.
A message from tho House reported
that that body refused to concur III
the Senate amendments 10 the Byrd,
Featherston primary bill. The Senate
insisted upon it's amendments and
voted to submit the bill tn a Joint con.
ference.
Senator Holt asked the Senate to
take out OF It's regular order his bill
to prescribe the effect as evidence to be
given to deeds prior to the year 1868.
Determined opposition was offered by
Senator Royal, who expressed II as his
belief that the bill will prove OF ir-
reparable damage to landholders in
many parts OF tho State" The meas.
ure. he said was innocent In appear
ance. but far-reaching in effect. The
statute proposed to establish out or
hand missing link In deed. he said.
instead OF requiring the missing link
TO BIO established by court procedure.
In the district which lie represents,
said Senator Royal the law would
work special hardship. In one OF the
counties tho courthouse has been de-
stroyed three separate times with con
sequent damage TO records. Landhold-
ers have proceeded to ro-establish their
claims in accordane with the law pro-
rided now in cases whore recorda are
destroyed. The proposed law, he sela>
would tend to muddie still further the
titles to these deeds, instead OF to
clarity them.
The bill was defended BY Senator
Mapp and Senator Walker, Mother OF
whom could see how the law could
Continued on Eighth Pase3
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Of the House bill that section which
related to the Senate districts, the Idea
being that when the bill reaches the
Senate 1t may be amended by lacking
on the provisions for the senate rial
districts which that body may choose
to adopt.
neat parliam entary point presents
itself there. Is redistrictlng bill
which does not provide for Senate dis
tricts complete bill? If not, can It
be considered in the Senate until 1t is
made complete? or course It might be
made SO by lacking on the present
scheme OF senatorial subdivision, with
perhaps only one slight change.
1t is freely talked about the Capitol
that IL the scheme of senatorial dis
tricts. as proposed by the Senate is not
satisfactory to the House. the latter
body will reject IL and send the whole
matter 10 confer ance. with results
which no man may furesee.
One thing Is certain, the Constitution
requires the recasting OF the legisla-
tive districts at this session, and the
thing must be done. 1t certainly
cannot be done in manner wholly
satisfactory TO all more particularly
concerned, yet 1t Is pretty certain to
be accomplished In q way that will be
reasonably acceptable to tho State at
largs
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HOUSE
Morning Session.

discussion over procedure oocu,,.d
considerable time at the opening 81
yesterdays session OF the House ~,
oeiesates B. a. Banks had a plan 10
permit each member to call up on.
nill on iIs second reading. Five min
each MEASURE
Hill Montague approved this. SAYING
that many House bills arc In se,at.
committees and will not DO reported.
speaker BYRD opposed tina resolu
t'on. pointing out that no House bin
now on its aecond reading he. any
chance OF enactment at this late day
and that therefore Il would be waste
OF time to discuss any such n,-a.ure
me resolution was passed By. 81 to 10
Chairman Throekmorton. OF the Com
Hittee on Roads and Internal Nayiga-
hon. called up tho Richmond. Fred
er'okshurg and Potomac hills. but
consented that they go over 10 to-day
Federal Income Tax.
Alden Bell tried to get consideration
OF the Joint resolution proposing tho
income tax amendment TO the Consti-
tuition OF the United States. He
pointed out as did Hill Montague. that
this was part OF national Demo
GRATIS platforms. and that Governor
Swanson had recommended Il IN his
last message Ar. Montagu said that
Senator Martin In h,a speech In this
city last summer, unqualinodly In
dorsed the amendment.
The motion. to take tho matter IN
out OF it's order was defeated, 20 to 81
1t is dead
The clerk reported the primary bill,
coming from the Senate with amend
ncnts. Speaker Byrd said II did not
suit his views. and asked that the
amendments. which was carried by a
vote OF TO ca. Later, when the SEN
alto insisted on its amendments and
asked for a conference. Acting Speaker
Williams appointed Messrs. Byrd. Jor-
dan and Weaver as the committee,
speaks for Party.
W W. Wil!eroy tried to get up out
of It's order bill amending a section
OF the Code. Judge Williams said
that IL the House persisted In such
moves, he would absolve himself as
Democratic moor Leader. from all party
responsibility, He called attention to
tho fact that such motions could only
be made TO allow members 10 tell their
constituents that they got the bills
through the House and were killed
In the Senate. sinoo there WAS no
chance OF passage. The Willeroy mo-
tion was lost.
The following House bf11s weTo read
the third time and passed:
Codifying the militia laws OF the
State Patrons. M.ssrs. Cox, Colema n,
OF Norfolk and Gillian.
Amending the aot in reintion to the
civil Justice for the oity of Norfolk
Patron. Mr.. Banks.
Providing for Obtaining Information
as to taxes and their source from local
treasurcTs. Patron, Mr.. White. of
Rockbridge
Relieving supervisors OF Wiss ooun-
~ from refunding certain moneys re-
ceived BY them for services in connec-
ton with road building. Patron, Mr..
Chalkley, by request.
Permitting Accomao county to Issue
$4,000 road bonds. Patron. Mr.. Rev.
Permitting the supervisors OF Acco-
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LEADERS AGREED
ON REO|STR|CT|NG
Continued from First Paso.)

tSouthueu from FIRST HaBo.l
amendments win BIZ readily agreed to
by tho House.
There is somc chance for tho West
BILL requiring foe officers to keep ac-
count of their receipts. 1t is set for
hearing in tho House Finance Chm
mittee this morning. AS a last resort.
fee officials on yesterday flooded the
Capitol with kilograms to the affect
that they aresunnble to keep their ac-
counts lacking the ability therefor
Senator West will ask the committee
to report the bill, and 1t will CONS up
In the House II It can DO gotten on
the iloor The amendment put on by
the Senate committee. extending itR
operation to petty magieter!al district
officers. which arc not desired. may be
cut out In the House. and this may
mean ito defeat In the Senate when It
goes back for concurrence.
Game Dill I'm Doubt.
IL is getting quite late for compre-
hensiVe game bill. The Moncure meas
nre has been pushed out of It's place
IN IN, Senate from day to day. It may
posalbly pass. but many people who
rear they will DO required to pay 81
year have protested TO their members
against the general hunting license
Probably redistricting bill in some
FORM may pass. perhaps with something
approaching an adequate rearrange-
snent OF lines
Although DR.. H. U. Stephenson was
deprived yesterday on n point of order
from passing the bill in the Hous,
providing for homo for the feeble
minded, he will try once more It
may pass. as there Is a general demand
for 1t.
The Richmond. Fredericksburg and
rotomac billH may pass. unlass amend
ca In the Honse by attorneys who are
preparing to exercise their constitu-
aonal rights OF criticism and amend.
ment' In that event they vii! go back
20 me Senate, with probable death at
1ie hands OF the relentless bill MUIR
derers in that body.
hut the Tax Commission bill is dead.
Ems nna'iy abandoned yesterday by
"p,aher BYRD. lis patron. and II is OH
'aiS BURIED. Hs Will make no effort
20 get 1t out OF the Sonata Finance
committee. realizing himself that in
Us present shape nothing can be done
TO make l; workable
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Continued on Eighth Page.)
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listing outstanding bonds. The vote OF
the bill was SO to g.
Next came the Senate bill to prevent
the taking OF certain nsh in streams
west OF the Blus Ridge Mountains in
the spawning season. MIR. Watts said
that II was bill for sportsmen He
called attention to the fact that the
hsh and game belong TO all the people
OF the State. and not to those through
whose lands strAams run or yh,re
game lives. Mr.. Chalkley smoke for
tho bill. Several counties were ex-
enpted from It's provisions, and the
bill was passed. the House refusing
TO reconsider.
This ended tho morning session.
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LEGISLATIVE. COMMENT
BY LEWIS H. MACHEN.
FIRST SLAUGHTER TODAY

The first slaughter OF bills upon the
calendars begins to-day with the adop-
ton by the Senate of the joint reso-
luton passed by the House Tuesday
10 the effect that. beginning to-day,
the Senate shall consider only House
biil5 and the House only Senate bills.
An amendment has been proposed in
the Senate excepting the redlstricting
bi!ls and those of purely local nature.
THIS amendment will probably he
adopted. and the adoption OF the
amended resolution will follow. then
farewell to the Senate bills on the
Senate calendar and House bills Oh
the House calendar which have any
faint OF generality about them
At e. rough guess. It may be said
that about 100 bills will be executed
by this one descent OF the axe. 1t is
a doleful slaughter. because some or
them are really nleritorious measures.
thought ont with care and prepared
with patience and high hopes by their
patrons. fought through Indifferent or
hostile committees. cruelty cast down
by one or two objections. only 10 fail
lifeless before this FIRST devastating
stroke.
There will still remain. however. a
largo number of bills eligible for pass
ago under this resolution which viii
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nevertheless fail Of passage because Of
insufficient time for them to be dis
cussed and put upon their passage.
An or nearly all. OF the time and
thought which has been bestowed
upon these deceased measures Is SO
much waste. Session by session the
archives are Uttered with these legis-
lative efforts which come to nouKht.
Ii some mems is ever found to limit
the Introduction of bills to such a
number as may be actually reached and
voted upon, tie efficiency OF the Cen
eral Assembly VIII he Increased at
least one-third. Yet how lie the lin
itation to he done, ana by wnon is
it to be applied? The question is ttll
Of perpieNity ana perhaps may never
be solved. II the rules of the two
bodies We're amended so as to prohibit
the Introduction Of bills after the FIRST
two weeks OF the session. with such
exceptions as a special joint commit
tee might allow, there would be fair
opportunity for all OF the bills intro
duced during that time (Which en-
brace the great majority of the we'll
considered mcasuresJ to he discussed
and submitted for final action. a bet
tor plan. or course. would be to nave
Il session long enough to properly dis
poae OF all the bills OH the calendars
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Requiring fsh ladders in Clinch
River at Speer's Ferry. Scott county.
Adjusting the payment for tuition
OF free school pupils who attend In a
district other than that in which they
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-09-08
The Garden.

The concerts at the Garden to-day will
be the hest that an enterprising man
ager such as Tom Moore makes 1t a
policy to give. and for the elaborate
and unusual bill no expense has been
spared.
\ unique feature is the appearance Of
Prince Makarenko and his princess, IA
nous Russian soldier, dramatist. tenor
and actor. who also lectures in con-
nection with the showing of a photo
play production. The Heart of a Cos
sack. n which the prince appeared as
the leading actor.
Following the f!m the prince and prin-
cess will give a highly entertaining
vaudeville speciality. singing in Russian
and English. Rarely has such comhi-
nation appeared on any stag"
other features Of this great SUNDAY bill
Will h" Grrti" RAY and company. sing
"rs and instrumental.sts From Grand
opera - raGtime covers a variety Of uu-
-" f." e." capable OF rendering
Tn" TO, Wonder. billed as another
l~tdd." 'iin. Harry PELHAM an Engl "a
c"arh,t" ter singer. VIII prove u delight
Strhuss hiE orchestra viii render
mHsl' al pr"Srdmme 81 selected numhe.s
making all as high class tud oNp.7-
slV" SUNDAY concert I'M as one ruIId
" ah for
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SUNDAY CONCERT.
The Cosmos.

In anticipation OF the Ella borate cele.
hration Of the annual fall opening and
floral festival week OF the Cosmos Thea
ter. which begins tomorrow. the pro-
Gramme for the concerts this afternoon
and this evening is exceptional in length
and merit.
Seven vaudeville speCiilties include
'ie"rr" r"naldson. monoInCist. Durothea
Randolph. singing comedienne: Ruth
Wright pTi1Ii donna soprano tho Four
Banta EruthCrs. EXPERT musicians with
many instruments. GeOrI" NCAulff" the
Witt Musician. spencer and Williams.
brilliant m humor and dainty In song
and dane number. and III" Gilmore
Sisters and brigham. character song
srl'r-'
Ten numbers make ur the orchestral
programme. m, ludtnE N"Ir, Wt,"E II
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