The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-07

With the close of the session
three days off should the GeneA
Assembly adjourn at the expira0e
of the sixty day limit. on March ~ S4
the legislative situation assumed 5SS Y
most critical aspect last evening WM~ IA
In his fight on the Legislative r00la
tricting bill reported by tse Hon
Committee on Privileges and Eige4
tons, Mr.. Willeroy. member fr0
King William, inaugurated deeAkSB
mined filibuster against the measuN
AS a result there may be no r0d14M
tricting bill passed.
Although once taken of the ho93
by what was generally regarded A
erroneous ruling OF the chair. r.
Williams. of Giles. then presadM n
Mr.. Willeroy was able by the SENS 4
| fairness of the House, to regain Z
! fioor and hold 1t until adtoufnMM3
at $40 o'clock last evening. with
| understanding that when the Sp94
| order comes up again today ne 49,
! again have the floor. 8 aSSMM
| Rather than permit what he c0M
| siders an unjust redistrtcting bill 1M6
| 60 through. Mr.. Willeroy will Con-
! tinue the fight today and unless ~
| compromise Is reached he will F4Q&|
sbly succeed in blocking the rod11
| tricting measure in its entirety.
| 1t is not improbable that Mr.. WQIN
roy will be aided In his fight on t|
redistricting masure by Mr.. White. ~
| Rockbridge, who. in eloquent t0514
| excoriated the manifest unfatrn0U4A
certain amendments agreed TO by q A.
, tain opponents and friends or q
| original measure, he declaring N
| politics had made strange b0dfo114
| indeed.
| NorfoIk's Magnanimity.
| The mystery of the day ASU
when, the House having voted
strike out Of the redistricting
before 1t ali reference to the 64u
with the statement from Mr.. Ctx
| champion of the measure In
House, that the Senate would
acre of the senatorial redistfice
an amendment was offered by
6tratton, of Appomattox, taking xx
| Norfolk city one of the four ~
bers given it under the new bill
| giving Appomattox and Prince
ward counties each one deleEAtes
| original bill consolidated those G3l
ties with one delegate. Then thu
happened which gave the Hcsl
| real surprise. MIR. Coleman, ~
folk city, rose and said that No14
/; city would be glad to surrende2 AdRx
It's delegates TO the historic old IT.
ty OF Appomattox. the city sAttm
itself with three delegates.
Norfolk Anxious 10 st3kxn
And so anxious was Norfolk ,tQ
render the delegate to AppOnS
| that in every vote after thAta
not only Norfolk city. but the
folk county, members wero -
ingly active In the matter.
1t is believed that the magnan1
| Surrender Of a deiarpfA nv
| was not without a Quid pro ~
/ Will be surprising. indeed, 70 TN
! those who fought the prOp0GY n
clare. II Norfolk city does mat
| additional senator as q result
magma nimous treatment OF tn
| ty OF Appomattox.
All interested and active yta1S1
| the floor of the House at the tn
discussion of Norfoik's surrou1
! the good Of historic Appomat46
| in progress and until the Notl
| been taken on the amendMAs1&f
samuel Ferguson. OF Appomnt&
| partner OF Congressman HaIlS0
a well-known figure In the poI
| the State.
| Byrd Does Now Renew -
| After the agreement had -
by certain members that tn
rial redistricting should 49,
out OF the House bill. Gpea6
| who was on the fioOr kAoSs
the day. did not renew hto
dismiss the original redte&Tt~1
! The sum total OF the -
30 far a. redistricting was e
| was this:
| All amendments to theg
measure were voted down
one carrying out the NOk19
Inattox transaction. x*s
l Th> hSn Svna oueovAn&