The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-18
Williams to Force Par
ty S Attitude on Re-
districting.
EFFORTS TO HAVE
ANOTHER CAUCUS
Senatc's Division Of Rolling
Stock Taxes Will Be Agreed
To in House-Tollgate Bill
Reported Adversely-Scn-
ators Discuss Flags on
S,hoolhouscs.

Rcdistrloting has lcapcd into prom
incncc as the lvest topic before the
House of Delegates. As Il result OF
the failure 10 hold a caucus of the
Democrats of the House on Friday
night. the hSht over the change of
congressional lines as proposed in the
committee amendments TO the Bow
man bill. has become warm, indeed.
y petition for another caucus, to be
held Tuesday night. is now in c!rcula.
ticn, ana it is believed tina, there
VIII be no difficulty In securing a ma
jority of the members signatures. IN
which event Chairman Cox will issue
a call FOR a meeting.
But the crucial point in the contest
is likely to be reached before caucus
is held Chairman Martin Williams.
Of the Committee on Privfleses and
Elections. Will offer a resolution In
the House tomorrow recomrnltting
the redlstrictng bill to mis- COMMITTEES,
with instructions To arrange the lines
SO as TO make every dtstric, as Close
to the average OF 100000 population
as possible. and with the further in
stTuction 10 make every district as
GEAR square geographically as can be
attained.
0ucstioD of PDIItIc,
HIS object is to put directly up 10
hc House the proposition as to
'hether OR not 1t proposes 10 make
constructing party matter II It
ieciaes TO do So then he wants q
'aucus to determine what the arrange.
nent shall be. this caucus TO bind
every Democrat. II party interests
are not to DO considered. thon he
you'd have avery district contain an
iqual population, and have the lines
nut automatically, without regard
20 any persan or personal ambition.
Out OF the result OF the vote on his
:ssoiutlon he PROPOSES to reach So
luton OF the whole question.
It is easy to be seen that Judca
Wiiiiams's proposition VIII arouse in
tense antagonism. The First. Second.
Third, Fourth. Seventh, Eirh,h ana
Ienth Districts want 10 be lie, alone
or at least agrecments have been
reached that the existing lines sinai,
remain Untouched
Inc result of cutting arbitrary lines
ior districts would be to legislatc at
lcast two congressman out their post
tons By throwing them into new
Attachments and associations, ,vn,ch
preclude the possibility OF their 70 .
turn to tac hall Of national LEGISLATION.
Likcl! 10 settle Matter.
or course. nobody expects Judge
Hilliams's resolution TO be adoptnd
Under these circumstances. and as a
;esult he seems likely to win his nrht
20 have the whole matter settled from
The standpoint OF party cxpediency.
"hich ne insists Is done In every State
n the Union by the dominant party
IL Its Legislature. The impression Is
that M nj, tiD
N a Democratic caucus. This would
not of course, bind the Senate.
Considerable feeling has Seen
aroused. Some members from the
Fifth, Sixth and Ninth Districts re-
sent what they call the interference
OF those from other sections OF the
State, who have no direct interest in
the matter, and say that If members
from outside Of these districts are to
control. the entire state shall tc re.
districted. The protestants of the
Sixth District are doing enective work
and making potent appeals, although
their chances are not regarded a, this
time as particularly bright They al
so resent what they feel is a. brea king
up Of their district lines for political
purposes. Judge Williams says that
is just what it is dono for. as between
the two parties, While he totally dis
claims any blow against any Demo
crat; in fact, points to his record In
/ opposition to attempts at such q
policy.
Accept Rolling Stock Division.
All doubt as to the final effect OF
tho rolling stock tax was settled yes
tGrday. when Judge Williams. patron
Of the bill in the House, gave notice
yesterday that when the measure
Genes UP on the calendar, he Will
move to concur in the Senate amend
ments. This means that no question
remains that the home cities of the
railroads will retain % per cent. OF
this revenue. and that the other cities
and the counties through which they
run will receive the remaining IS per
cent.
The senate spent most OF yester-
days session in discussing the pro-
position 10 put United states flags on
school houses. The cost proved n con-
pose VAS generally commended, the
practical application was felt by many
senators To be Independent. No action
was taken, the bill going over until
tomorrow.
No bills were passed by the House,
which spent the day advancing bills
on their second reading. with ten OBJ
jections passing any measure by. The
call, OF the calendar on this propo-
siton. which has consumed three days.
was completed. and many measures
are now awaiting final passage
DfsapprovcA ToilEntc BiII.
The House Committee for Courts of
Justice on yesterday afternoon report
cd the Tavennor bill forbidding the
placing OF more thnn one .tolIsate
on section of turnpike of five miles.
with II recommendation that It do not
pass. Tho measure was opposed by
officers OF tho Valley Turnpike Com
pany. with lts counsel Speaker II. L.
Byrd. It's specific aim Ia to forbid
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