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

promises being In progress
when 4 O'Clock arrived Mr.. olive
announced that the friends and op
papents of the bill had tried 10 ACRE,
on something. and as a result of tn,
agreement he moved to strike out al
reference to the senatorial districts
from the bill in question, with this
understanding that the Senate would
atreud TO that part OF the measure
Mr.. Stratton, Of Arpomattox, OF.
fercd amendments 10 the bill to con.
.iinue Prince Edward ard AppomattoN
roun sc as separate districts, and 70
take tho delegate needed in order TO
make this amendment possible from
the four delegates the measure gave
the city of Norfolk.
Mr.. Oliver. floor leader for the
committees bill. said that the amend
ment would not harm the framework
OF the bill.
\ Real surprise.
Mr.. Coleman, Of Norfolk city.
arose and sal dthat Norfolk city con-
ceded we o. the delegates TO which
I; Was entitled to the historic old
county Of AppomattoN.
Mr.. Watts, OF Roanoke, declared
tina, the whole sixth congressional
district had but six delegates, He
had heard the speaker OF tho House
plead for the equalization of taxes. and
II had hurt him that on ycster uaN
the speaker had taken a course look
ing 10 defeating What see med an
equalization Of representation. tic
declared that il WIS unfair to de-
nrive Bedford county of one of its
Two mem bers Of the House aud that
Roanoke city was clearly entitled t.
two members. the bill giving Bedford
county one, Roanoke one and q fioater
between them.
Colonel Bowman, Of Roanok" com
~, declared that If his friends Of
Norfolk city had anything 10 give
away they should give II to those who
were entitled To 1t.
White Wars on Bill.
$ Mr. White. Of Rockbridgo. made n
warm assault upon the Norfolk Ap-
pomattox deal. He declared that the
combined population Of Appomsttox
and Prince Edward counties barely
entitled them to one delegate, much
less two. He WIS at loss 10 under
stand how any such deal could I've
rouSuHruIated IN 8 Democratic House.
He knew of no reason why historic
recoliections or surroundings should
t&--t..-AFs+t 4. sss,-e -ret,rt-
seHtatien I'm the Legislature. On that
basis he would want six members for
Rockbridge county, in which Lee and
il kson were buried and half
dozen governors He was surprised
ne declared. that the advocates Of the
original measure. which he was pre-
pared to support, could favor any
such discriminating amendment
which gave COUNTY ~i4th-ett4F- e,
600 population. half of whom he
understood were of the colored per
saas,on. a delegate to itself
Politics made strange beifellows he
declared and II WAS a strange thiEa
when the city of Norfolk and tht
county of AppomattoN dealt.
He declared that he wanted I,
stand for Justice. and he asked Tn,
Democracy Of the House 10 vote donI
any such unfair and unjust propose
ChalkIcy's Solemn Protest.
Mr.. Chalkley. of Wise. entered 1
solemn protest against any such
course as that proposed. He declared
that while the redistricting bin Dor,
his name. he had only introduced i
originally as a framework, and tina
the measure now was entirely diff
ferent from that introduced by him
There was nothing to justify an,
transaction by which one delegat
should represent 5000 people AM
another $1,000.
He declared that he had travele.
In the gerrynandered legislative dis
tricts of Kentucky. where one maj
sometimes represented as many a
10000 people In the Legislature. an
the effect of such transaction wa
10 solidify the minority party. IF Vol
want to make Southwest Virginia
solidly Republican, persist in a cours
like this said the able and earnes
delegate from Wise in low but en-
phstic tones.
Dir. White again took the floor 70
a brief but ringing speech. in whicl
he demanded to know who compro
missed away the rights of the peopl
of Roanoke by such a redistrctini
program.
Deal Goes Through.
The amendment Was then put an
carried by a recorded vote OF So t.
50. Those voting in the affirmative
were Adams. Banks Bell. Brewer
w. n. Brown. Browning. Buck
Christian. c. f. Coleman, ID. Cole
man, Cox, Creamer. Curtis. Evans
Ewing. Fitzhugh. Harvey. Houston
HawerteB, sNegs Jordan, kiHseS. Love
Iunsford. Malhon, Massie, Meetze
Milstead, Moncure. Montague, Old
Oliver. Page. Parker. Peek. Peyton
Rakes, Rev, f. f.. Roberts. Robert
son. S,ebbins. III. L, Stephenson
Strattou, Sutphin, Tate. Templeton
Terrell. Weaver, Webb. John 5. White
Williams. the Speaker-52-
The negative votes were w. W
Baker. BargaInin. Bowman. Burt
<-haikiey Daniel Flanagan Fulton
Gillian. Grant. kemper. Kent. Moore
Mustard. Norris Radford, Richard
son, Rolston. Row. rutherford
Smith. Spessard. J. w. Stephenson
Throckmorton. Tiffany. Utz. Walton
Watts, Hugh A. White. Wise, Wiss
ler--3s.
axs.s sss,sS.s~rf,,ess.; sen .4esecrtei h
have Powhatan kept out OF III,
Goochland- Fluvanna district, at th'
request Of his constituents. but hi
amendment TO that effect was Fotet
down.
Mr.. Rolston. of Rockingham
sought to have the status quo al
Rockingham restored. leaving her tive
delegates. Mr.. Earman, OF Rocking
ham. made II strong speech In aie
of his Democratic colleague. but theii
!, pseAs ~ are unhenheai
Mr.. Wise was defeated in an enor'
To save the foater delegate for Lou
douu and Fauquier.
Mr.. Watts amendment to give Bed
ford county two delegates and the
city Of Roanoke two then Went the
aame way.
Steam Roller Strikes stob.
II looked like the steam roller
operated under the direction of Mr.
Oliver. vas having good going. The