The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-08

Al the end or stormy days session
Tho House OF Delegates yesterday al
7crnoon passed the Legislative redIs-
1rictlng bill so far as It applies 10
House districts only. Roanoke city and
Bedford county were each given t"o
members, and Appomat,o% and Prince
Edward were joined into one district,
the House in this respect recedins
from its amendment OF the previous
DAY. Otherwise the original COMMITTEES
report. SO far as the House is concerned,
~ unchanged.
throughout the day W. \, W;lleroy,
OF King William, continued his iilibus-
ter, which nc began on Wednesday al
tcrnoon. IL lost his temper over a
resolution passed ~ The opening OF
tho day. limiting debate 10 ten minutes.
and roundly denounced everybody he
could think Of, selecting the Richmond
his fury. He put all newspaper writers
anto the category Of liars. denying
ahat he had attempted 10 nlibueter and
saying in the same breath that he had
intended TO talk all the Dr-cei Hrs
might.
Get. prompt Denial.
II ended his remarks by sayinS tina;
tic committees report on t.ic .cdH-
tricting bill was loaded. This brought,
e statement from Mr.. Oliver That Mr.
Wiil.roy's remark Was absolutely false
The member from FairfaN had the
floor aud the opportunity 10 reply.
which the newspaper mon had not. w.
i, r'itshugh. of Northampton, defended
The reporters saying everybody knew
1h:y were not liars
Mr.. Willcroy kept up his obstructive
tactics until he had earned the disgust
Of practically every member ana had
but TWO or three supporters when ne
finally went down. late in the ait r.
noon. under the united parllamentary
work OF nearly every member. BY the
terms OF the bin rs II passed In:
lIousc. Mr. Willeroy viii probably IL.
prevented from returning 10 the Cen
cral Assembly. since it reduces Han
over and King William counties frona
TWO members 10 one according % pop
ulntion. Had he talk: until saturday
night as he once threatened, the OLD
law would have saved hts sea-.
1t may he that the lighting i. not
ended. The bill was considered last
night by tho Senate Committee on
Privileges and Elections. No intorna-
zion was given out Chairman Hnlt
saying that the committee agreed to
Keep all matters secret, 10 avoid being
besieg I'd this morning. However, it is
known, as all executive sessions become
known. that one or two changes were
made In House districts. No Startling
changes were made in senatorial lines
although some localities which have
increased in population were given adj
ditionel representation.
Opposition Dies out.
While the bill may not entirely suit
the House. the force Of the opposition
10 the original committee bill has spent
its fury. The attempts of Ana. Saloon
League leaders to convince The man.
hers that the committee planned 10
has been SO vigorously dcnied that it Is
Martin Williams himself leader fo.'
the Jordan prohibition enabling act
rcpudiatcd the accusations which hava
been made against tn. committee and
absolutely denied their truth. In ad'li-
ton he did not hesitate TO use his posi-
ton as Democratic floor reader to urge
the members OF the iIous. TO pass tho
bill and not to go home as weukllngs
jnnd acknowledge to their constituents
ana to the State that ninety members
in d House OF l0D did not have he ab!i.
fly to seth: childish tunrrcIs ana uass
rcdistrlciing bill This had 4 visib,,
effect and will probably result In concur
renee With the Senate anendmt uts
However. II Is not certain.
Appomattox loses its Delegate, with
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