The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-07
Compromise by Which
Each House Fixes It's
Apportionment.
WILLEROY BEGINS
TO FILIBUS Err
Threatens to Hold Floor Until
House Yields-Vital Statistics
Bill Passed, Lime. Grinding
Considered, Fee Bill Doubt
full and Tax Commission
Officially Dead.

/ 9ol4e SORT OF agreement or Compro-
| mise was reached yesterday morning
between Speaker Byrd and his sup
porters on the one part and the Conn
] rnittee on Privileges and Elections on
the other part, whereby some progress
! was made in the matter of rcurraifgiig5
| the Senate and House districts in com
| pliance with the mandate of the Con
| sttutIon Mr. Byrd did not renew hiB
| motion to dismiss the bill and thereby
leave Nil districts as they are. Instead.
! the committee eliminated all mention
| OF Senate districts and proceeded 10
! the consideration of House rcprcsen-
! tation alone All amendments to the
! committee bin were voted down save
! one. which was not opposed by Sub
I chairman Oliver. and which gives Ap-
! pomattox, the smallest House district
| in the state. with only 1000 people.
! 81 member OF tho House for the next
! ten years.
| This member was given to Appomat-
| toS In the agreement by the city Of
! Norfolk. which Is to he content with
| three members instead OF four. as
J given in the bill The action Is large
| " due 10 the personal work or T. !.
| Stratton. the House member from APP
| ncnattoN.
Don't Agree TO Agreement.
| Blu; peace is not restored by any
| means. There are strenuous oojec-
| tons from many quarters. Hugh A
White is in open revolt, and Colonel
| y. VI. Bowman and William Watts are
I exceedingly dissatisfied with giving
i members 10 small counties In the East
/ ern part OF the state and denying the
( same representation to much larger
! population in the growing counties
/ west Of the Blue Ridge. Besides, it
! was charged on the fipor thn, tho
! compromise was dictated from wash
| ington
| The most earnest oppoaent is W. A.
| Willeroy. OF King William. Under the
| committee bill. the two counties Of
| King William aud Hanover, with 25,-
| 7iI people. are given one member,
whereas they now have two. Their
population is no, largely in excess OF
the avera &C, especially when IL is
! noted that Rockingham county with
| 3i.90$, and Wise. with 54l62. are each
! given but one member In the bill. But
| as Mr.. W.lleroy is from the smaller
! county OF the proposed district he
| doubtless sees his defeat pending.
| So he took the floor for the purpose
of filibuster!ne. and still has il. He
| yielded only for motion to adjourn.
and has right TO be heard at noon
to-day when tho special order comes
| up. He is we'll supplied with news
! papers, law books and other publica-
| tons Ia read from. Last nigh, he was
| in defiant mood, and ready TO hold
the floor until Saturday night to pre-
| vent the passage OF the redistrictinC
| bill. But it is predicted he will be
forced TO yield by pressure. and that
| the committee bill will be passed.
| The Senate is to be left - fix up
its own districts.
Opposing Lime Dill.
Consideration Of the lime grinding
| bill was continued in the Senate yes
terday. but no vote was reached. SEN
| ators Smith and Tavenner spoke
against the proposition, attacking it
! from Il business, moral and con-
| stitutional standpoint But there is
believed to be no doubt of It's passage.
| The effort TO have Virginia ratify
the income tax amendment TO the Fed
cral Constitution Is definitely dead.
| An attempt to get the matter UP out
| of its order at yesterday mornings
. session OF the House failed, and 1t can
F, not now be revived.
The House on yesterday passed the
| vital statistics bill. designed to keep
| accurate records of births and deaths
| in this State. for the use both OF the
| medical and the legal fraternities. The
| State Health Department is to have
| charge of the work.
t1uer tntcrcbtS Lose,
Cider people wero defeated yesterday
| In the House by refusal on the part
| of that body to add to bill amending
the Byrd liquor law. a provision per-
hitting the free sale of cider up to
| per cent. of alcohol without the pay
ment of license taxes anywhere In the
State Speaker Byrd repudiatod this
section. which had been added to his
bin increa sing the license taxes on
col M % laf
The bill was passed as the Speaker
desired In the shape OF a revenue
measure. increasing the State tax on
retail saloons from $3.50 to S5To, on re-
tail and shippers licenses from $1,000
to $1,000. and on wholesalers from
$3.50 to s1.750.
Three more days remain of the ses-
sion, since final ad1ournm ent on Satur
day IS no longer In doubt All bust
ness which can be passed AT all will
by that time have been disposed OF. In
fact. no bill In either house not now
on its third reading stands any chance
Of passage save local matters.
What Remains 10 DC Done.
The following measures arc all OF
those of any general Importance which
stand the least chance If enactment:
The conference report on tn. general
appropriation 'blll will, of course, be
agreed to before the session ends. This
is a necessity. There ls bare posi-
bility that furthsr disagreement may
result and the bill go back again to
conference, but such action is alto
gether unlikely.
The lime grinding bill is practically
certain of passage The sentiment Is
strong for It, and It is claimed that. a
large majority OF members OF III. SEN
ate will vote for it to-day. Even
should il be amended no one believes
tho changes will be material, ana minor