Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-02-18
COMMISSIONER
IS DISCUSSED
Senators Strobe, Addison
and West Enter the
Debate
REDIsTRICTING BILL
General Assembly Prepares to Reap
portion Members of the House of
Delegates and Senate.

Richmond, Feb. 1S-The Senate de-
bated for more than three hours yes
terday that provision of the Mapp
bill providing for the creation OF the
officer OF commissioner of prohibition,
and the method of his selection.
Speeches were made by Senators Strobe
Conrad, Addison and West. Messrs.
Strobe and Addison opposed the crea-
ton of the Office of commissioner ana
offered as substitute that the en-
forcement of the law be placed in the
hand of the Governor and of the
Attorney General
This discussion was probably the
most interesting of the present ses-
sion of the General Assembly. IN
tense earnestness characterized the
speeches and they were heard with in
teress ~ full Senate and crowded
galleries. A special afternoon session
was held and the debate will he re-
sumed today Immediately after the
morning hours.
Two of the speakers yesterday were
experienced lawmakers and two arc
new members of the Senate.
AT the close Of the debate the Sen
ate adjourned til! noon today.
Richmond, Feb. lS.-,Debate of the
! provision of the Mapp Prohibition
bill to create the Office of Prohibition
Commissioner featured yesterdays
session of the State Senate. Sena-
tor Aubrey f. Strobe, of Amherst.
and Senator Waiter f.. Addison, Of
Lynchburg, opposed the creation of
the commlissionerShip. while Senate:
George n. Conrad, OF Harrisonburg.
and Senator J. l.. West, Of Suffolk,
spoke for the bill.
The House voted down the Brown
ing bill, providing for license tax on
physicians and surgeons. and passed
the Myers bill. making it legal for
banks to charge % cents on small
loans.
Delegate Myers, Rolston and Slant
introduced in the House Il bill which
rearranges the House and Senate
districts on the basis Of the Federal
census of 1910. The bill carries into
effect the recommendation of Gov
ernor Stuart that this General As
| sembly re-district the State in ac-
cordance with the requirements of
the Constitution.
The bill seeks to establish an cqui-
table representative of the basis OF
Virginia's population in 1910, The
State then had 2,061 ,612, inhabitants
On this basis each member of the
House is entitled to represent pop
ulation unit of 20.S00 inhabitants
and each Senator 51,500. The bill
gives Richmond seven Delegates and
three Senators. instead of five and
two. The city of Norfolk, which now
has two members in the House, IS
given four. Bedford county, with one
Delegate, is added to Roanoke City,
and the combination is given one
Delegate. Some of the counties in
which population has decreased are
combined and the Delegates appor-
toned to counties in which there has
been increased population.
Delegates Browning and Commms
declined to indorse the plan and with,
held their names as co-patrons Of the
bill, which was referred to the COM
mittce on Privileges and Elections.
Among the changes provided toi
in the new distributing bill are the
following:
Twenty-ffth Senatorial District
Counties of Prince William, Loud
oun and Fauquier.
The counties of Prince William ant
Stafford, shall have one delegate ant
thk county of Fauquier one delegate
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