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

fore the people Of this state 30 d.
vided among ourselves that we can't
frame 4 re-apporticnment bill then
the Democratic party ought to get
out Of business and IL they do con
tinue their personal psoues and dif-
ness emphsticaIly declared the
Democratic moor leader, now weli
warmed up to his work.
He declared that there had prru
talk OF an extra session for the pur-
pose OF framing redistricting bill
We are Just as near together as we
will ever be, Mr.. Williams declared,
and the House should proceed to bust
ness. He asked the House to vote
down the .Willeroy substitute and
pass the redistrictng bill as 1t came
from the committee.
when Mr.. Williams had finished
speaking Mr.. Wnlern?. under the
agreement made at the time of the
adjournment "Wednesday evening. TOOK
the floor, having, however. the right
of way for ten minutes under the res
olution adopted in the morning hour.
lie repeated his arguments against
The original redistriciing hill for a
few minutes and then turned his bat
teries again upon the newspapers.
AsSssils Newspapers.
He hammered the morning papers
again for having said that he vas fill
ibustertng on the evening before. He
made sweeping assertions rejecting
upon the reliability Of newspapers and
OF newspaper men and took final
whack at them by saying that when
the newspaper men ell died they
might all be buried in q common
grave with a maidstone on which
the ep!taph should he Here lie the
newspaper men--it is a habit of
theirs
He declared tina, had had real res-
sen. to advance for fight upon the
redistricting hill fls substitute had
lost some Of its supporters by reason
Of certain transactions. lie declared
that the measure reported BY the
committee WAS not drawn In accord
snce with the constitution. and that
it had every appearance Of being
loaded,
Oliver Closes Debate. --
Mr.. Oliver. the real Trainer Of the
rsdistrictng bill as 1t reached the
House, MAS the last sneaker for the
measure. He declared that he re-
GREETED that any member of the House
scould have referred to the blu rs
loaded one. He had heard from
many quarters, and had seen II re-
ported in the public press. that he
frzri tJe zrtustst ny stUtstsT motives
In drafting the bill. He denounced
such anputations as being wilful.
deliberate and malicious falsehoods
Mr.. Watts. Of Roanoke. asked II
there had been a deal by which Nor
folk WAS to get ar additional sena~
tor for giving up delegate 10 Ap-
pomattox Mr.. oliver declared that
he had no knowledge OF any ruch
a transaction.
The House then voted on Mr.. Lands.
motion 10 recommit the hill to com
mfttee The motion MAS defeated by
vote Of 20 to SIS. The ayes and
noes were called and this time the
motion WAS defeated by vote OF
10 TO so.
Substitute Is Killed.
Then by a recorded vote Of 81 to
II the House voted down the w111eroy
substitute the redistricting bin adFo@
Gates now having the steam roller
In first ciass running order.
New the first real fight Of the day
came. Heretofore ii had been Willie
roy against the field.
Mr.. Radford. Of BEDFORD. had Of
fered amendments which were now
reported consolidating again Prince
Edward and Appomattox counties and
taking that delegate so gained and
giving It TO Roanoke city and then
giving Bedford county two delegates
in the place or the one and the half
interest in another with Roanoke pro-
posed by the redistricting bill, the
effect of this amendment being to
nnllify the amendment adopted on
Wednesday taking one Of Norfolk's
delegates and giving II TO Appomat-
tox. SO that Appomattox could con-
tnue TO have a delegate to Itself
Amid numerous protests. Mr.. Mon
tague called the pending question I'M
medistely that Mr.. Radford had con-
cluded his speech In advocacy of the
amendments, and as Mr.. White. of
Rockbridge. was rising To speak to
the amendments, The House voted
down the call OF the pending ques-
ton by an overwhelming majority.
probably being DESTROYS of hearing
good speech on the situation.
Whites Hot Shot
Mr.. White, Of Rockbridge, then
made a vigorous speech In advocacy
Of the amendments proposed by Mr.,
Radford. He declared that such
proposal as had come to give Apo
mat;ox q representative while depriv-
ing the great county Of Bedford of a
portion Of its representation would be
hurtful In every way. and especially
10 the interests OF Democrcy in that
section Of the State
When the House had adjourned on
the day before there was before il
motion TO dismiss the bin. Then there
came one change only in Its provi-
sious and that motion had not been
renewed. ''Who are the we whose
wishes have been consulted?' asked
the Rockbridge man. Although II
might have come as a gracious gift
from Norfolk 10 AppematteN DID
net Ike the looks OF the saction.
Appornattox was historic for surren-
1 der: and ne 'was' afraid thar theirs
had been a considerable surrender In
thls matter. He doubted not that
this surrender of delegate TO Apo
mattox fitted in well in the historic
setting OF Appomattox. But no one
had the right TO surrender the good
Of the State. and deprive the thickly
populated sections Of their just rep
resentation. The only. thing TO do
when q mistake had been made was
TO hasten TO correct II. II was heid
that IL this measure was NOT nasxed
as II had been agreed 10 by 'we'' there
might he no redistrlcting measure at
all. Better adjourn with no redis-
tricting Than with such a measure. It
was not right TO give and take on a
proposition so rnonstrousiy unjust as
the Appomsttox arrangement. He
challenged any one TO FAY aught
against the Righteousness Of the Rad
ford amendments He challenged
anyone To rise even Of the I'VE" and
defend the Aupoyna:tox uroposaI