The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-08

tersburg. asked what reason the
House could give for deliberately Vfo-
isting the Constitution by such pro
possl as WAS Indicated 81 the Apo.
mattox Transaction. II want to il
2uire who is responsible and what Is
the cause ri this proposal" said the
Petersburg member.
The question Was then put on The
amendment. giving Roanoke two dele
gates. BEDFORD two and Prince I'd
ward and Appomattox ono, and they
were carried by vote OF is TO a.
The House then took recess until
$50 under the rule requiring Inter-
mission at o'clock.
Hot Parliamentary Clash.
When the House reconvcaed Mr..
Cox offered a resolution to rescind
the order Of business under which
tte House has been working for some
days. his object being to permit the
House to resume consideration and
dispose of the redistricting measure.
Mr.. Willeroy attacked the legality
of the rcolution. and having secured
the floor began a speech which
heightened out and heightened cut
until the House determined that not
vithstandinE tho King William grn-
tismans attitude rs 70 ffiibuStcrt, tg
his tactics We're agait approaching
those used 10y filihusterers. Mr., Cox
attempted To apply a rule that would
limit the debate on such a resolution
TO two minutes. The chair ruled
against Mr. Cox. Mr.. Willeroy on
tInued the speech. Mr.. Cox tried other
expedients. They didn't work. Mr.
Wilieroy continued to talk. half
hour had gone by since the House
had reconvened in the hopes Of an
ari. NF
Rew's Shrcwd Device.
Then the brightest parliamentary
move Of the session was pulled off.
Mr.. Rev, Of Acromac, was observed
10 consult with Mr.. Cox and Mr.. Mon
tague. of Richmond. When MIR. COS
arose and quietly begged leave TO
withdraw his resolution to rescind
the rule. Hardly had he gotten he
words out of his mouth before Mr..
Montague offered resolution 10 sns-
pend the regular order until O'Clock.
The parliamentary move which had
been figured out hy Mr.. Rev de-
prived Mr.. Willeroy of the floor. and
left Mr.. Montague in possession. and
he promptly made such motions as
were necessary 70 trtng the bfif 10
an immediate vote,
MT Wileroy moved to dismiss the
bill.
The House replied with chorus of
noes.
Mr. Wiliernx- raised- the point that
the bin had not been actually en-
crossed
The House was accom- odating and
consideration OF the meas
ure fifteen minutes while the bill was
actually engrossed
Makes Last Move.
tyNt hu
the t.iii had not been actually read
the third tune as provided by the
constitution:
The clerk Of the House was in
structed 10 read the bill, but before
he had gotten half through Mr. Willie
row withdrew his objection. and
finally, in the last ditch. threw up
the sponge. having Naged single
handed light against the measure
since the Bedford Roanoke amend
ment had carried and removed the
opposition from that quarter.
The vote was then taken on the
final passage o. the bill and IL was
adopted by vote or rs r. 6, those
voting in the negative being Messrs.
Ewing. Jennings. Land. Walton,
Syflleroy and Wise.
The measure was imm ediately sent
over to the Senate where, in CON
nection with the, senatorial redis-
trtcting II will be considered and
probably voted on today,
The passage OF the bin In Its pres
ent form will retire from the House
the fioater from Loudoun and Eau
duier the floater from King William.
one member from the counties OF
Prince Edward and Appomattox. and
one member from the county OF Rock
ingham.