The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-30
Will Evid e thy Have
Six During Coming
Decade.
EQUAL SUFFRAGE
LOSES IN SENATE,
Committee Hears Argument of
Women and Reports Unfavor-
ably-Book Company Will
Get Approving Report.
No Decision on Rolling
Stock Bill.

| Richmond Will probably get what it
asks in the way OF representation in
! the House OF Delegates for the next
ten ycars--s!x members. This IS an
! increase of one, to which, il was stated
| ut yesterdays hearing on the Chulk-
ley bill. IL Is clearly entitled by rea-
son OF the Increase in population and
| in proportionntc numbers 10 the rest
OF the state. Bcsidcs. the annexation
OF Manchester relieves the situation
SO that readiustments can be made
elsewhere.
Norfolk asked for four House mem
bcrs instead of two. as at present.
! That city Is likely TO get three, which
Is the average according to the census
| OF 1910. Its representatives said that
| population has been annexed since
tie census was taken. but such will
| be the case with Ittchmond before tho
! decade is ended. Roanoke city asks for
two House members and seems likely
to get them. Wise asks two, and may
| get one by itself. Buchanan and Dick
| enson will probably form one House
district while Tazewell will elect q
member independently.
Must Change Others.
To take care of the increases in
these few localities there must BE-
some Encouragement Therefore. with
Manchester eliminated. "A district may
| be made out Of Chesterfield. Powhetan
| and Goochland. or Buckingham Elay
| be called into action. .Appomattox.
! which has far too few people as an
| average. will probably be Joined to
some other county. All this is so far
In the breast OF the Committee on
| Privileges and Elections of the House.
which had a hearing yesterday on
| House districts only. The Senate dis
wi. tI.i1I
afternoon. with delegations from
Northampton and King William couu-
| ties. who desire TO discuss their rep
reservations In both houses
| Altogether. the same spirit OF stund-
pattism that was SO much In evidence
| In the matter of rcarranging the lines
| OF congressional districts, was present
! In this instance. and the changes nude
will not, it is safe to say, be extern
| sive or startling.
Reports Book Company.
Two reports will be made to the
| House OF Delegate. to-day from the
! special committee appointed 10 in
ycstlgatc the business OF the Virginia
| Book Company. The majority report
| will be signed KY :. Z. y. Kent, OF
| HslifaX. the chairman. and b. W. a
| Wiileroy, of King William. The
minority is composed OF S. H. Love, of
| Lunenburg.
| While the members of the commit
tee, which has held -everal open ses-
sions, declined to discuss the reports
in advance OF their presentation to
the House to-day. it is known tina,
on the whole 1t ia favorable TO the
Virginia Book Company. That concern
is stated to be a trust, but one whose
! operations arc valuable To the people
and not injurious in the matter of
| prices. While II is suggested that .f
| the State Board of Education were
! To see that book publishers comply
, literally with their contracts. there
would not be the necessity for the
existence OF this distributing house,
which now appears to be the case, the
concern itself is not criticized to any
| appreciniole degree
Mr.. Love thinks the Virginia Book
Company is OF a trust, hut he thinks
also that the State Board Of Edu-
cation has not done It's full duty by
! the people.
Women Sec Senator's.
| Into the ears of the Senate Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections
there were poured last night the pleas
of women OF Virginia for equal suf-
fraSc. To large extent the argu-
mcnts were naturally along the same
| lines already heard by the House COM
mittce. good sized crowd attended
the session, which was held in the
hall of the House of Delegates.
The proposition met the same fate
~ il did In the House. The Senate
committee held a brief session and re-
ported the joint resolutions with
recommendation that they do not pass.
Not a voice was raised against them
at either hearing.
The House Committee on Roads aud
Internal Navigation has so far found
| it impossible to reach any decision
| on the Williams rolling stock tax
| bill, argument OH which was concluded
| Friday night It met yesterday after
noon al o'clock for this purpose, but
| had hardly begun when It was learned
! that the Governor desired to consult
the committee in regard to contract
! convict labor and the road building
questions. prior to the beginning of
the formal hearings. and the commit
| tee rose and proceeded to the executive
! fices.
The House Committee on Privileges
| and Elections has placed the matter OF
congressional redistricting into the
| hands of subcommittee. with in
| structions to prepare and report Il
| bill
Take Up Tax Bnl To-Day.
At 1880 o'clock to-day there will
begin In the House the consideration
| of the hill introduced by Speaker Byrd
Tn create state TAX Commission ana
to give 1t powers OF supervision over
| local assessing officials. The House
will go Into Committee of the Whole
on tho matter, and at the conclusion
of the debate the Speaker will request
that 1t be recommittcd to the Com
mittce on Finance, with Instructions
TO emhody' iniit such changes as will
by that time have been made by votes
of tho House on amendments which
are to be proposed. KS
| In this debate tits expected that all
| sorts of ohicctions- To the hill thai