The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-09

Fifteen men effectually blocked
senatorial redistricting in the Senate
yesterday. Backed BY q majority. but
lacking q necessary two-thirds vote,
the bin drawn behind locked doors
by the Senate Committee on Prsvi-
l<ges and Elections advanced auto
mAticaily TO its second reading and
stopped. In all likelihood 1t is dead
Twenty three members stood be-
hind the committee and voted to dis
pensa with the constitutional reading
OF the bill and throw ii on its passage.
The number lwindied to 10. when a
motion was made TO take up the
House bill. Both are special and
continuing order for today. the last
day Of the session.
The question asked on all sides
last night was. Can parliamentary
procedure In any form be invoked to
pass the hill7" The opposition says 1t
cannot be done. Members OF the
committee and others say the attempt
will be made.
Ftrst announcing that a motion TO
dispense with the reading OF the bill
had carried when the clerk announced
twenty three votes. President Eliyson.
Of the Senate. ruled with the minority
when C. Harding Walker, of Nerth-
cumberland, cited rules of the Senate
10 shnpr that tha constitutional read
Ing Of no bill could be dispensed with
unless by a four-tifths vote OF the
members present.
There was no appeal from the
! ruling.
Stir Follows Report Of COMMITTEES.
3 Opposition to the bill developed I'M
Nediately after the committee report
was made accompanied by moton
that the hill be taken up at IL: 10
o.clock. and voted upon before adj
1ournment at . O'Clock. II was so
stronR that Chairman Holt. OF tho
committee, Withdrew the motion and
substituted one TO take the bin up at
= O'Clock. This carried And at
O'clock the unsuccessful attempt to
paas the bill came.
EAanuss contaissa ~ AiA.
Two really important changes in the
present districts are contained in the
bill.
rether are given a Senator. The
Twelfth district, represented by Mr..
smith. Ii abolished. From Il are
taken Clarke and Warren and put in
the Tenth. PAGE goes 10 the fifteenth.
N. Smith would be placed In Mr.
sIAgenner'x district. -
~ O4hcr changes are: @
8 Prince.s Anne is taken from the
thirty seventh. and given to Ports
sn,outh to take the place Of Norfolk
4 county. which goes to Norfolk.
Highland. dry county that came
from HE district. the Ninth. and put
]. d the Seventh: represented BY Mr..
Madison, whose place II taken by
Pare. goes 10 the Sixteenth.
d Chesterfield becomes = part or the
1lchmcnd district WITH three senator's
alt0getherx.
~ only change made In the House
b1ll was to take from Bedford dele-
rate and give to Apponaattox.
Numbers 81 the senatorial districts
nom the Twelfth 70 the Thirtieth are
CHANGED to I'LL the vacancy caused
~ abolishing the Twelfth.
That deal was made was openly
oue9seted by dry members Of the
GeSuate and House yesterday when tho
confenfn Of the bill became public.
sThe fact that vets would gain another
0enn4or In Norfolk was pointed OUT
q was the fact that Highland county
Wa nut In 4 dry district.
orye 3ay Ooat Was Made.
Although the nSst redi1tricting aug
g1ntad waS the creation of district
\ Hle 6rys IN showed fhers was TRUTH
4 fn ~ foDoft tha4 = 0oAl waa n1ade;
&N1ln Nopuh15cnnD to ut thetr v0to
aGntnDt ~ enabling act
~ 01xth dietsick, coneisting Of the
/ ~ Carroll 0r1y10n and RAt.s
1ep< ~ ropreoenfs1 ~ Edmund HArr,
u Alieen. The 1wenty.s!xth dts-