Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-10
CLEAR ASSEMBLY
MAJORITY IS SEEN
FOR ROAD BONDS
Half of Senate. 10 in
House, Definitely Pledged
for Issue.
SUPPORTERS COUNT
81 IN LOWER BODY
Several for Highway Improve
mcnt Who Have Signed
No Statement.
ANNOUNCEMENT IS MADE;
President Hubert G. Elliott. or Vir-
Sinih Good RondS Association.
Gives Out Figures.
SUPPORTERS COUNT
6l IN LOWER BODY
PRESIDENT Hubert &. Elliott. or Nir-
S'nin Good Roads Association,
Gives Out Figures
LRv Aasociateh rrnss 1

ROANOKE. VA, Oct. t-Forty-
nine members Of the House OF Dele
gates and twenty members of the
State Senate have definitely pledged
themselves 20 vote for the Slo 900 Oon
bond issue, if the special session OF
the state Legislature is called. ac-
cordinG TO Il statement made vcs-
;erday by Hubert c. Elliott. prrei.
dent OF the Virginia Good Roads As
ISOLATION
In addition to the mon who have
signed statements to the effect that
they VIII support tho bond issuo
Mr.. Elliott stated that others whom
the association felt reasonable sure
would support the measure. ran The
total up TO twcnty-four votes in the
senate ana siNty-one in tho House
Are Nearing Minority.
To secure passage Of tho bill nf
ty-one votes are needed in the Hons.
OF Delegates and twenty-onc I'm III,
senate In the House, the good road
advocates lack only two sirnr,I
piedscs and one in the Senate. The
anticipated vote OF which the com,
roads people. say they have eycr,.
reason to think they will rccciya
VIII give the bond issue ten cy;r,
votes IN the House of Delegates and
TWO more than required i'm tbn
Senate
Mr. Elliott stated that. in addi.
.ion 10 the men who have written
'cttcrs that they Will suponrt ,h.
measure. eight men, who suppor,.d
snc bond issue at last session nav
siSnifed their intention of yotipt.
ror the measure. PERSONALS, to y;,y-
ernor Trinkle
Willis for spccInl Scssion,
H. ioiman Willis. floor leader of
a' Virginia House OF Delegates, in a
statement today said that regard
iess or the legal questions Involved .,
sound public policy and ius,ice
=" 'he various sections of the state
demand that the Legislature he con
vened before the exp,ration ~ 100,
ia order to correct the omission i'm
.ne senate redstricting bill by
"hlch Madison County was omitted
AS pointed out by Mr.. Willis in
thc interview, the provision in tbs
constitution is mandatory as 10 the
Is'Eic'ins evary ten years and the
pur rPose or the provision was to re-
uui'e the Legislature to reanportion
thc representation after each IInii.d
states census.
Pats or Eject UntiI 1920.
~ the correction of senate redis-
'S''hs oiil is put OF until next ses
VII oe l3-S until the new
eu's'rictinS VII actually 80 into
rorce as the members clccted' to tho
senate in 1924 will have 10 serve
out 'heir four-year terms. Mr.. willis
pointed out that if tho matter ia
h'iowed 10 stand the members OF tho
rouse Will be elected by the new hIII
passed by the House while III, mem
n'rS IN the Senate Will be elected
ny the old rediStrictinE bin.
This opinion OF the election ,f tb.
Two bodies is contrary to an opinion
OF Attorney-General Saunders prIpi
ed Ill The Richmond Times Dispa,ch
IN which lie states that l., is no,
dt al necessary TO call special
session OF the Legislature to nct an
tho matter. and that a subs,ouent
LEGISLATURE is empowered to corrcr,
Nhile Mr.. Willis in his statement
ala not deny the fact the subsc-
lu"nt Legislature might correct the
error he contends that under In.
constitution IL is mandatory upon IN.
w. Assembly TO perform this wor;
ana even II 1t were not. out OF ;us.
ucc 10 all sections OF the State .
special session should he called and
laws passed that should PUT bevon,j
question OF validity any rcdistric,Inr
In an ofr-year.