The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-19
jOAOON ENABLING
ACT UP TUESDAY

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district people will fight the proposed
changes to the bitter end. They
want to he let alone as they are, They
have an overwhelming Democratic ma
jority, the district is already as nucn
OF a shoe string as 1t ought to be.
they declare. and they do not think
that Halifax. with which they have
been so closely identified so long,
should be taken from them, and Taze-
we'll Giles and Bland DO given to
them in its place, thereby lengthen-
ing the district out to the West Nir-
giftia line
Will Mean Hot Discussion.
should the proposal to hold IA Demo-
cratic caucus materialize as now
seems to be possible there will be II
very warm fight. Sixth district rep
rescntatives are receiving the sympa-
thy of quite number of the Tide
water people, and shOuld the program
outlined s1 the Committee on Privi-
leges ana Elections be finally adhered
to 1t viii only be after an exceed
inEly warm contest Mr.. Stehbins,
one Of the most ready debaters in the
House, and a member of the Halifax
delegation, is one of the leaders
against the proposed district changes.
Fifty-two Bills Engros~ed
The House session on Saturday was
devoted TO straightaway hard work,
the body deVoting its time TO passing
bills to their engrossment, iifty-two
measures being advanced, and the
calendar being completed as to UNI
contested measures ON their second
reading. Among the measures ad-
Vanced To their engrossnent were the
White bill to have the remains OF
General Light Horse" Harry Lee re-
moved from Georgia to Virginia. DR.,
Kolston's bill to provide a uniform
method of settlement beween incom-
ing and outgoing county treasurers;
the Weaver measure to place the
Mineral Assessor and the commits
sioners Of the revenue on an equal
footing in the assessment Of mineral
lands, and in case of dispute as to
assessments referring the questions 40
issue to the Judge of the Circuit
Court. the present law making the
decision OF the commissioners of the
revenue final In such matters; tho
White bill rsqaiTtns special terms at
grand juries to be held each year to
investigate the question OF assess
ments. the Grant bill to prohibit rail-
way companies from requiring bonds
from their employees to be given in
some one company but enabling such
employees 10 give any financially re-
sponsiple hondsmen Or bonding com
pany: MIR. Peek's bill to protect I'M
Incorporated villages and communi-
ties from live stock running at large;
Mr.. Bains bin to prohibit the selling
or .cidet ~eNreEt snrh AS Ia made d.
rect from fruit. unless the seller of
the imitation cider shall have taken
out license for such selling: Or.
kent's bin To give Red Bank district.
In Halifax county. the right to vote
on the question Of aboishing the ex-
listing dispensary, the Watts bill to
prevent the oppression or intimida-
ton of persons under arrest and to
provide for the punishment of per-
sons violating the act; Mr.. Throck
morton's bill to make IL INSIDE
meanor to use an automobile unless
authorized to do SO by its OWNER: Mr.
divers bill to prevent deception In
the sale of ice cream and requiring
that ice cream made of condensed
milk is so branded; and the Norris
bill to require ratings to he placed
along one side of causeways where
passengers embark or dsembark
from steamboats,,
Double Daily Sessions.
Both branches OF the General AS
serubly will today get down tC bust
ness with two sessions each day.. The
calendars OF both houses are very
much crowded. The House calendar
this morning will contain something
like eighty pages. but II will begin to
be reduced as this morning the body
will come back to the front of the
book and begin work on the fifty
pages of bills now on their final pas
sage. With two sessions running with
tix,a n MA
deal Of business should be gotten out
of the way Among the Senate bills
that may be reached by the House
today will be the measure to prohibit
the use OF the name. photograph, or
likeness of any deceased member Of
Confederate army or navy az the
name. brand or trade mark for any
Intoxicating liquor or beverage. An
other Senate measure prohibits any