The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-09

With tho end Of the session only a
few hours away. there seems small
prospect FOR the passage OF any bill
red!str!c,ing the state for representa-
ZION in the General Assembly a
minority in tho Senate. fearing per
haps that the cities. which have grown
in population. Nll add greater
strength against prohihition by rea
son Of increased representation oh
strue'ed any disposition o: the com
nit'ee Pill or yesterday, aud i, IS 10
Dc presumed they VIII continue the
same tactics to-day. The Senate b!il
VIII be on its sccnni reading. anu viii
Eegu'rN 4 constitutional four-nfths 20
dispense villa It's readings Tais vote.
II aPpears, it VIII b= Unable 10 get,
and II is altogether !mp-obabi. ,ha,
Until MONDAY.
= 10 tho House bill the situation
IL somewhat different. That measure
VII be on It's third and fnai reading
today and may De passed oy mere
majority vote the opposition admits
this bu: says that IL mGst pass un-
amended or NJ, At all-that :, has
raised its amenGahlc stage. and that
motion 30 reconsider It's Arsrossmcn,
ihs.
Fighting for tppomattor
Al effort TO pass the House BIZ
without anendmsnis even those pro-
posed by tho committee would meet
Tith opposition not only from the
pTohh!t!ou!sts. but from taosa who
have been enlisted by REPRESENTATIVE
II y Flood and : I. Ferguson. IN
support Of the move 70 have Appomar-
Sc, Z.
House Of Delegates M. Ferguson
has been here for several days and
Mr. Flood was on hand yesterdav from
Washington. Should no bill pass al
his session. and the constitutional
requirement Be enored Appomatiox.
with less than 1000 people, will have
eQnal Representations With the coun-
ties Of Wise and Dickenson. with
$4,000. while Richmond VIII have out
the Two nneTnocys OF the Senate and
Ave OF the House This one demand
may defeat the constitutional require
ment for rcdis;rIcting
The personal feelings and convent
ences OF members. combined with the
obstruction OF SOM OF the prohibi-
tionists has apparently wcll-niyh de-
foated any chance OF redistric;ing This
session. But there may Dc a com
promise. or the situation may change.
Fee Bili Is Lost.
Although the West fee bill received
ma jority in the House IN favor Of
taking II UP out q, its order II fail
ed to get the necessary two.thirds. II
is dead. in all probability. Colonel r.
l.. Brewer. Ir., in forccfui speech for
The measure pointed on; that IL could
inconvenience nobody, but was only
intended to advise th- people what
amounts their officers are receiving in
compensation The vote in tho House
perhaps little Inaccurate lccause Of
the confusion ~ the time, but here
recorded as it was understood BY the
clerk is as follows:
For taking up ont of nrdcr-AdHms.
Anderson. baker. Of Chesterfield: Hnr-
gnmiD, Dell. Burdcn, Brewer. Brown.
Of DaDrlIlc; Browning, EHrmau. t:ynns,
fftxhUgb, Giliinm, Harvey, INcy. Jor-
dan, Kent, Love, Martin. MectEc. Moore,
Moscic,. Mustard. Page. rcytou, Rad
ford, takes. Nabrrtsop, Rulston. Row.
Smith. Stchbins, Stephenson, Of Bath;
Stephenson, OF James city: rabbi. Tenn
plctou, Terrell, Throci>morton. ut2.
Walton. Waits, Weaver. White, or
HocE.bridrc; WiIIcroy. WIssIer aud
Speaker Byrd--tG
ASainst-BnnIss. ChnlI.lcy, ChrI.tinn.
Clarke, Coleman, of Norfolk; Cox.
Fulton. Grsut, Houston. Howcrton.
kcmpcr, I<inscy, Lmnsford. Mulbon,
Nnssic, NIiiatcud. MOncurc, Montague.
Norris. Old, Oliver, Parker, Peek. Rev,
Itohcrts, of NecklcnburEt Roberts, OF
Washington; spcssHrd, Strnuon, SUIT
pblp, Taylor, Webb. White, of A1hc-
marie; Williams and Wisc--3S
Womau's College Bill Dismissed.
Tho bill for tho establishment OF a
woman'B CO. ordinate college WAS taken
up in tho House. out OF Its order and
dismissed ~ Or. II. L. Stephenson. it's
patron. he briefly explained that con
ditions IN the Senate, ana the latencss
OF the day in the louise, had prevented
n fuil discussion Of the merits of the
plan IN either body, or demonstration
y