The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-08

BILL PASSES
AFTER 4 f|6||
Roanoke City Wins Dele11
Norfolk Surrendered tck
Appomattox
WILLEROY FIGHTS
ALMOST SINGLE
HANDED TO La
Assails Newspapers for T.
cribing His Fight As -
Filibuster-Bill Retires
Four House Members IL

Roanoke city put one over on -
folk yesterday.
1t came when the House OF e.
gates voted to undo the work ~
daae on WedHesaay, when It axno1
the House redistrtcting bill. 49,
gave Appomattox county a dAIe0
which had been graciously and greA
fully given UP to 1t by Norfolk
senatorial consideration. lSl
The House not only undid
act, but utterly failed to restoe0SA
Norfolk Its property-voting to O.
the Appomattox delegate to the
of Roanoke. which will now -
two members in the House.
Bedford county, by reason o.
| activity of its delegates. MeSSrs-
ford and Bargamin, succeeded.
the strong cooperation OF COto
! Bowman, of Roanoke county.
Mr.. White, of Rockbridge. In AuIoM
| ing the bill SO that the county
| retain its present representatives
/ stead OF having one delegate Au0#
floater representative with RoanO1e
Strange to say when Norfolk ~
unable to deliver the goods" 70 -
toric Appomattox, the Norfolk o.
CATION did not make a fight for e.
| restoration of the delegate. and tea1
quite certain that. having dono
part In carrying through the tra
action, Norfolk will now insist NJ
being given the extra senator.
The redisricting bill. after
amendments above noted had -
adopted, was passed by the He
at ABS o'clock yesterday afteru0l
after q day OF strenuous debate e.
| parliamentary conflict. tha4-aS
against the redistricting measure
reported by the COMMITTEES bclu4s
one man struggle, Delegate W.
Willeroy, of King William. conti4u
the fight against the measure q t.
very last ditch. in which he ngus
lively and legislatively died. ngns
and talking TO the end. sS
May BE Last Flights In House, ID
As the passage Of the bill coneo
dates Hanover and King William ~
one legislative district and does AM
with the fioater delegate, King
liam being the smaller county o.
district. Mr.. Wllleroys skruM
against the measure may be h1o
opportunity to display his ngNk
Qualities on the floor Of the Hon.
When the House convened yoM
day morning the members VINO
anxious to choke off what waaa
orally believed to be an afiemQS
talk redistricting to death on the r.
OF Mr.. Willeroy got busy and -
a resolution limiting all furthers
bate on the subject to ten m1m~
for each member.
When the special order was reaG4
and before launching into his 90
ment against the redistricting
Mr.. Willeroy rose to a Questl0M
personal privilege. He desired
said. to deny absolutely the
ment printed in the Richmond
gilman and the Times Dispatch
he had been adjusting on th9
vious evening.
He declared that Mr.. Oliver
taken an hour and a half to sexI
the provisions of the original h114
he felt that he was entitled
much time on his side to 01kH
his substitute measure, W
He referred to the Times-D1q
as having imputed selfish
In his opposition to thn cNsq
BILL and he disclaimed such
declaring that there were oth1
terests involved save his own
Exeoriatss Debate 1hrokttoe
He excoriated the action OF 49,
ponents in crowding through ANJ
luton to limit debate when he
the evening before. consented III
render the floor only On condtt16
he should have 1t when the How
sumed consideration OF the rod1
Ing measure, He was imnAllA4aN
belief that the passage OF q re-
to throttle debate under eue1
cumstances was unjust and
and that he should have ro
under the conditions which ex1M
adjournment. HUI
Had he suspected that such. g
luton would have been introdS
declared that he would nev1
yielded the floor. sss
Moves to Rscomnit.
Mr.. Land moved that the CO.
bill be recommitted. with ins11y
to report a measure that WU
fairer and more in accordn4<
the constitution. He declares
tice to himself that certain
had been tacitly agreed up0n
mittee, he having been q me-
the Privileges and Election
tee, but that the bill which
ally reported was not tho
he had agreed to. He d0c)1
he was willing to redtstTtck
advantage. but he was moi
reSlistrfee fer anyene-s peG0o
vantage. Better NO bill, h4A
than one patched up a. 3A4&
ueared TO be. For his p4&&
willing to stay in RlchmQ1
proper bill could be drawn
ed.
Mr.. Williams. OF Giles.a
the Committee on PT1N1