The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-05

! S3satfax delegation, says that he pes
lsrv~s that his people WITH be glad 10
- into the Fifth district under the
circumstances so. long as Ghariotte
county accompanies them, and he docs
not think that had this been the pro.
posal at the outset that there wouio
have been AM objections TO the pre-
gram, SIS his people generally reaiise
The absolute necessity for the Strength
ening OF the Fifth district.
In connection with the anal vote on
,he reapportionment measure IN the
xenate yesterday IL Is OF interest," 10
rot that senator Sowder, one OF the
Republican members, onered an
amendment to the bill by which ne
sought 10 transfer Floyd county from
the Sixth TO the Fifth. Floyd, unti.
~sosn. Years. was a part of the fifth.
bu, Was tackled or TO the sixth 10
relieve the political situation IN the
Tffth.
Pensioners Must All Share Alike.
Mr.. Oliver Of Fairfax. led one OF
The most interesting fights Of the day
YESTERDAY when he procured reeonsid-
eratien OF Senate bill number lsS,
which had passed the House, and nm
any bringing about the defeat Of the
measure. Tne bin provided that here.
A. ,.s,rt 90, asa De no proratine OF
pensions and that all pensioners should
~, paid in the order IN which they
we're enrolled upon the pension lst.
Hece should the fund run short again
the most recent 80 be piared upon the
roll " ould get nothing, although they
might have complied with the law in
every respect. MIR. Oliver based his
plea against the measure or the ground
that ii rlade difference between Con
Aederate pensioners, and that eaey
should al fare alike.
More About Mount Vernon Today.
The House Committee on General
Laws VIII make final disposition this
morning of the request made by WASH
ingtcn people for an investigation into
the affairs of the Mount Vernon La
de ASSOCIATION the owners Of t1e
toni Of Washington. II is generally
he'll, that the Legislature has no
jasi ,.>t.on in the matter, and there
viii he no Investigation ordered.
Recommend Hotel Pait base.
Tho NANCE Commute or the
House on yesterday made d favora bic
yspnrt upon the bill authorizing the
ssrsasss.se- -t,ff,-~hs,tf Of tho F ord no
te property from the city for the pur-
pose OF the erecting thereon tire
proof Of libarry and Office building for
In. Slste That such structure IL
needed is generally admitted and that
both branches OF the Assembly will
take acticn In the premises seems
certain.
Sure ii Get Protection To Miners
The bill introduced at the instance
Of Com missioner OF Labor poherty
TO provide protection for the miners
Of the State vii become a law with
OF. opposition from the MINING in
tsresis as IL Is generally regarded as
4 most re eessary piece OF legsiauon,
there being now no laws on The boo Is
In Virginia having AZ their object the
protection OF the lives and limbs of
.ne mcn who work In the mines OF
the STATE Last night however, the
E"use 4 Ynm!ttee on Agriculture and
Mining heard arguments on an
anendnisI, having for its object the
better protection OF the rights Of the
heirs OF any person killed In a mine
the bill as originally introduced being
technically defective along that tine
W. II. Worth, prominent lawyer
OF Taeweli county. argued In favor
Of the amendment.
To Put Farmers In Jail.
The continued tendency TO make
use Of the criminal Law for the col
lection OF debt again manifested it.
self In the legislation of this session
Of the General Assembly, yesteroa,
when bin was passed making 1t i
crime punishable by imprison ment
for a farmer to fail to repay a deb
In the form OF an advance made
him by tobacco warehoaseman I'm.
der the bill which pasesd the Houss
by a large majority II the advance /.
made on the promise of the farmer
TO market his crop through thu
agency of the warehouse from whict
he borrows. and he should sci
through another agency and fall Il
pay. criminal action Will lie
Rilgrway and Warrenton DsEcnsarie,
In the large batch of Senate bill
ordered to their engrossment and
third reading by the House yesterda
were bills providing !, the holding
OF elections for the esta biishment o
dlspensaries In the towns of Ridge
way and Warrenton,