The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-05
BUSY WEEK AHEAD
FOR LAWMAKERS
Antigambling Bill, Back From
the Grave, Will Be UP in
House To-Day.
WORKING ON APPROPRIATIONS
Institutions Will Get Little.
Woman Suffrage Comes Up
Wednesday.

During the past week the death OF
one bill and the resurrection OF an
other have been events In the Legis-
lature. The measure providing for tax
equal cation has been slam and is
merely awaiting cremation. It's demise
Is admitted by even the most sanguine
OF the physicians who attended II.
Up from the graveyard mas come the
Stephenson antigamDling bill. 1t was
merely sleeping. THIS bin was one
OF the first TO emerge from commit
tee, and came UP when the House of
Delegates had nothing else to do. Its
consideration consumed most of two
daycs Clerk John w. Williams gave
II the number Of thirteen, and 1t has
mad hard luck ever since. After brav-
ing the s.orms OF the engrossment
period, II WAS recommitted TO the Com
mittee on General Laws. Ito be reca ST.
There SIR. stephenson followed II, and
tried TO rcvivify 1t. He made one I'M
successful effort TO get the commit
tee discharged. At last measure
came back from 'ttee, which was
said to be the Stephenson bill. The
patron looked at 1t and failed 70
recognize II. True, IL was No 49, and
the enacting clause looked familiar,
but otherwise there were no points of
similarity
This proposition, which In It's pres-
ent shape merely forbidg playing Tor
any amount of money. and which no
longer prohibits betting or conducting
church raffics, is at the head Of the
calendar, and comes up to-day in the
House Mr.. Stephenson Will try TO
restore its former beauty and
symmetry. Failing in this, nc will try
TO get it through as 1t Is He says
| there will be roll cali anyway.
There viii probably be some oratory
Other Events of Week
-Ahothcr funeral Is set Tor Thursday
al l2:3", when Hill Montague viii
plead Tor equal suffrage for women
ne mas promised to make the OBJ
seauies short.
are the amendments to the Cons,!tu-
ZION permitting city trcasurers and
commissioners Of the revenue to sue
coed themselves, in the senate to-day.
ana the rolling stock bill in the House
on Wednesday.
ASIDE from these propositions. the
week III the two houses will probably
DC aeVoted to the disposition of u .sreat
uchl or local and unCont.stcd business
WIN the gambling bin out OF tho
way. which should be accomplished to-
nay, ther" VIII follow In the House "A
long hst OF measures which Will mere.
~ involve interminablc roll calls
SiAcc all House bills now OH their
third reading were approved on their
cnsrossmcni under rules which per-
in'tted one objection to pass a Bill,
ny, II Is improbable that any one viii
ns contested excepting the treating
Dill which got through at the time
by mistake. and or which there viii
be- light
Withln day or two the House will
nave cleared away this material and
W II again reach second reading bills
many OF which Will provoke opposi. .
,lon. Near the head of tho calendar
IN tnis division is the won1ans col.
ieee oiii which will arouse a debate.
Not since anybody can remcmb.r
mas so much work been done in com,
hittees up TO this early point in Tho
session, nor has there before been so
large calendar in the House
AS result of this activity, The SEN
ate calendar Is also well filled larr.-
~ with House bills approved by san
ate committees
Work on Appropriation,
II is probable that actual. work -,
me preparation Of the general ammo.
priation bill! will be begun to-day IN.
suocorhmlttees Of the Senate and
mouse Committees on Finance. II q,
sLili being hoped to get the bills nm
the calendars within the next ,wo
weeks so that they may be debated
ana published and criticized ana